July 2024
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KOKUYO Collection Progress
I’ve been finishing up KOKUYO, the collection I’ve been working on for a while. It’s taking a little longer than I hoped, but I’m trying to be patient with the process. I wanted to share some of the pages from my sketchbook where I played with different brushes, forms, and concepts. And prepared ideas for the animation I made for the collection.
Included in the video newsletter is a peek at the first section of the animation!
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Stickers
As I mentioned in the last email, stickers are now up in the shop, and there are 2 more designs I’ll be listing in August. Orders under 12 stickers have free shipping!
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La Cara Del Indio
This is La Cara del Indio, a sculpture embedded into limestone created by artist Isaac Laboy in 2000. It depicts a Taino leader who died resisting colonization, and it faces the sunrise. He was Cacique Mabodamaca. You can find information online about the legends surrounding his story and about the artist who sculpted it, but here is the inscription that accompanies the sculpture:
Taino chief whose yucayque was located in the Guajataca region and included the current territories of Isabela and Quebradillas. The chief's residence was in the territory currently known as the Bo. Coto, Guanabanos sector in Isabela. The historical events that took place in 1511 are known as the Indigenous Rebellion of 1511, where the battle took place in which, presumably, the chief who was the leader of that battle was killed. This allows us to remember his bravery in facing the Spaniards who had better weapons and tactics.
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Note about the video newsletter:
There are some timelapse and visually fast scenes that may trigger symptoms in people who are sensitive to movement on screens. Prior to the scenes, I’ve added an accessibility note and an opportunity to skip ahead to a specific time stamp. I’m working on being able to add chapters that specify that as well, so there are various options.
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