mixed media art
Below you’ll find my Mixed Media Art projects.
My studio art practice uses experimental techniques to create projects rooted in storytelling. My art weaves through autobiography, history, self-portrait, and conceptual studio projects. Drawing / painting, photography, hand-cut collage, and handmade embroidery are my primary mediums. My art, photography, and experimental films have earned commendations, honorable mentions and finalists distinctions, in both domestic and international contests. I also create projects that explore oral history and documentary audio poems. Some of these works may feature poetry or fragments of text to add an additional layer of meaning.
Skills:
Mixed Media / Handmade Embroidery / Digital Photography / Writing
The Quiet Puerto Rican Series - 1 of 3 (Digital Self-portrait Photography, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery) This series is about how growing up during my teens and into early adulthood, I was constantly told by others, especially Puerto Ricans, that I was not Puerto Rican. They wouldn't believe me when I said I was. No matter my features, or my last name, or where I grew up, all they could see was my skin tone. So in this series, I am bringing the inside (the Taino blood running through my veins) out. The embroidery is based on actual Taino petroglyphs, pottery, and other artifacts found all over Puerto Rico. This series earned an Honorable Mention in the 2024 Student Salon Show at The Art Students League.
The Quiet Puerto Rican Series - 2 of 3 (Digital Self-portrait Photography, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery)
The Quiet Puerto Rican Series - 3 of 3 (Digital Self-portrait Photography, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery)
In Search of Water - (Watercolor, Oil Pastel, and Watercolor Crayon) This piece was an experiment with trying new techniques and applications for layering color. I wanted to see the many different ways I could create texture without adding collage.
Su - (Watercolor, PanPastel, Oil Pastel, Watercolor Crayon, and Collage) This was the second piece inspired by the manga Clover by CLAMP. This piece was focused on Su, one of the main protagonists of the story. Su was the emotional heart throughout the story, filled with longing, who ultimately sacrifices herself.
Kazuhiko - (Ink, PanPastel, Watercolor Crayon, Oil Pastel, and Hand-cut Collage) This piece was inspired by one of most favorite manga, Clover by CLAMP. I absolutely loved the story in terms of genre, characters, and inventive page / panel design. Each time I read it, I get a huge dose of inspiration.
Phönix (Phoenix) - (Watercolor, Colored Pencil, Ink, and Tinted Charcoal) This piece was inspired by the 2014 film Phoenix. I wanted to explore breaking through the smoke of life's obstacles, even when the smoke is at its darkest, often a critical change occurs, a period of evolution to rise above those obstacles, unleashing a strength that you didn't know you had hidden within.
Into the Sea of Memory - (Watersoluble Wax Crayon, Colored Pencil, Hand-cut Collage, and Handmade Embroidery) This piece was inspired by memory and its many layers. The memories that we remember and those that come to us at times when we need them most, to help push us forward. Those jewels in the sea of our memory, shining through the depths to reach and remind us, we'll make it through.
North #2: I (Pan Pastel, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, and Hand-cut Collage) This piece is inspired by the manga Pluto, and the story of the robot North #2. That story moved me and I felt compelled to make a piece about it. This piece is 1 of 2.
North #2: II (Pan Pastel, Acrylic, Oil Pastel, and Hand-cut Collage) The second piece inspired by the manga Pluto, and the story of the robot North #2. This piece is 2 of 2.