Hello everyone!
March officially marked the beginning of Spring but it’s still not feeling like it, when will this rain let up?
Some announcements are that from May 5- June 26, I will be an artist in residency with Centro Cultural! My residency will be focused on illustrations, paper art, and mobiles.
This is such a special residency because it allows me to work on my own economic development, community events, and I get to make artwork on an issue that I am passionate about (to be announced later.)
I feel so strongly about the value of art in society: artists are always much further ahead than the rest of the world at being compassionate towards the varying experiences of being human. So I feel so honored to be working with Centro to bring this project to life and admire the work that Centro does within the arts so much!
Join me for an Instagram live Q/A session on May 3rd at 4pm, hosted by Centro!
Water Day
A joyful picture book from acclaimed author Margarita Engle about a young girl and her community celebrating the arrival of the water man who visits weekly to distribute water to the village.
Water days are busy days,
grateful, laughing,
thirsty days.
A small village no longer has a water supply of its own, but one young girl and her neighbors get by with the help of the water man. When he comes to town, water flows like hope for the whole familia, and everyone rejoices.
Also, you can now pre-order my debut illustrated children’s book, Water Day, on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Books A Million, and Bookshop.
I have also been taking a ceramics class every Wednesday. So far I have been making small vessels that could function as cups, containers, or flower pots. I have been illustrating them with flowers, butterflies, and birds. Very in theme with Spring. So keep your eye out for when I drop them on Etsy!
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One last thing, I have listed some of my original cut paper illustrations on my Etsy for sale. So if you have ever wanted on of my original artworks, now is the time to get one!
Take care and happy Spring!
Warmly,
Olivia