I'm an illustrator, designer, and crafter based in Manila.
My work is inspired by color, childhood, and nature. I love to tell stories with my work, and I draw to celebrate the world around me. I work with different media — from watercolors, colored pencils, and digital illustrations to ceramics.
I graduated from Ateneo de Manila University with a degree in BFA Information Design, and received a Loyola Schools Awards for the Arts in Visual Art (Illustration). In 2018, I attended the Summer Illustration Residency at the School of Visual Arts in New York. I was a recipient of the Adobe Creative Residency Community Fund in February 2021.
I am a current member and former president of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), a Philippine association of artists committed to the creation and promotion of illustrations for children.
When I’m not drawing, you can find me in the garden or talking to my cats.
MY DREAM PROJECTS
I am currently working towards my lifelong goal of making 100 picture books. I would also love to have my art on clothes, homeware, wallpaper, stationary – basically anything and everything. I dream of making my own Google Doodle, designing a playground, working on the branding and decor for a coffee shop, preschool, and plant store. Last but not least: BTS, hire me!
I am currently working towards my lifelong goal of making 100 picture books. I would also love to have my art on clothes, homeware, wallpaper, stationary – basically anything and everything. I dream of making my own Google Doodle, designing a playground, working on the branding and decor for a coffee shop, preschool, and plant store. Last but not least: BTS, hire me!
SELECT CLIENTS
Adobe • Adarna House • Room to Read • Lampara Books • Tahanan Books • UNICEF Philippines • Wonderbooks • Sentro Rizal Filipinas
RECOGNITION
7th National Children's Book Awards Best Reads 2020-2021
for Magtanim ay Di Biro (Adarna House)
3rd National Children's Book Awards – Kids' Choice Award Finalist
for Sandwich to the Moon (LG&M Publishing)
for Sandwich to the Moon (LG&M Publishing)
PUBLISHED WORK
Ang Dangkal ni Matmat
Written by John Patrick F. Solano
Published by Tahanan Books
Anything Grows: A Beginner's Guide to Home Gardening
Written by Jamie Bauza
Published by Andie Books
Spikeys, Prickles and Prongies: A Coronavirus Discovery Story
Written by Natasha Viszcarra
Published by Tahanan Books
Written by Jamie Bauza
Published by Andie Books
Spikeys, Prickles and Prongies: A Coronavirus Discovery Story
Written by Natasha Viszcarra
Published by Tahanan Books
Magtanim ay Di Biro
Published by Adarna House
Published by Adarna House
Sera, the Shell, and the Storm
Written by Dannika Patterson
Published by Wonderbooks UK
Written by Dannika Patterson
Published by Wonderbooks UK
Maya at Laya
Written by Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan
Published by Anvil Publishing
Written by Maricel Laxa-Pangilinan
Published by Anvil Publishing
Masaya Maging Ako
Written by Zarah Gagatiga
Published by Room to Read and Lampara Books
Written by Zarah Gagatiga
Published by Room to Read and Lampara Books
Angelica: Ang Multo ng Balete Drive
Written by Segundo Matias, Jr.
Published by Lampara Books
Written by Segundo Matias, Jr.
Published by Lampara Books
Get Your Schtick Together: The Adulting Sticker Book
Contributor
Published by Summit Books
Contributor
Published by Summit Books
Field of Play (Book cover)
Written by Francis Paolo Quina
Published by Visprint
Written by Francis Paolo Quina
Published by Visprint
Kara at Play
Written by Lara Saguisag
Published by Adarna House
Written by Lara Saguisag
Published by Adarna House
Sandy Beaches to Snow / Snow to Sandy Beaches
Written by Mila Bongco-Philipzig
Published by Anvil Publishing
Written by Mila Bongco-Philipzig
Published by Anvil Publishing
Ang Sabi ni Nanay, Ang Sabi ni Tatay
Written by Sacha Calagopi
Published by UNICEF Philippines
Written by Sacha Calagopi
Published by UNICEF Philippines
Choco Chip Hips (Book cover)
Written by Agay Llanera
Published by Visprint
Written by Agay Llanera
Published by Visprint
Save the Cake (Book cover)
Written by Stella Torres
Published by Visprint
Written by Stella Torres
Published by Visprint
Vintage Love (Book cover)
Written by Agay Llanera
Published by Visprint
Written by Agay Llanera
Published by Visprint
Cover (Story) Girl (Book cover)
Written by Chris Mariano
Published by Visprint
Written by Chris Mariano
Published by Visprint
The INKredible Coloring Book for Big and Small People 1 & 2
Published by Anvil Publishing
Published by Anvil Publishing
Hue Can Do It! The No Pressure, No Judgement Coloring Book
Published by Summit Books
Published by Summit Books
Hue Can Do It, Too! The The No Pressure, No Judgement Coloring Book
Published by Summit Books
Published by Summit Books
Marvino’s League of Superheroes
Written by Rae Rival-Cosico
Published by Adarna House
Written by Rae Rival-Cosico
Published by Adarna House
Big World for Little People
Written by Heidi Emily Eusebio-Abad
Published by LG&M Publishing
Written by Heidi Emily Eusebio-Abad
Published by LG&M Publishing
Sandwich to the Moon
Written by Jamie Bauza
Published by LG&M Publishing
Written by Jamie Bauza
Published by LG&M Publishing
Ang Aking Photo Album
Written by Genaro Gojo Cruz
Published by LG&M Publishing
Written by Genaro Gojo Cruz
Published by LG&M Publishing