91 LAYERS

Mural created inside of The Lady apartments in downtown Columbia, S.C.

Piece focusing on humanity’s unfortunate self destructive tendencies. Digital.

Digital Illustration.

Collaborative illustration featuring Nora William’s photography and her model Teddy Temz. Designed for Nora William’s apparel designs.

Comic book cover created for the character, “La Santa”. Created in collaboration with Palmetto Luna, an arts advocacy organization for the Latino/a/x community in South Carolina.

Hand drawn, digitally colored illustration of Nina Simone. Paying homage to her cover of “Strange Fruit”.

Mixed media painting created for the “ECOS: Resonances of South Carolina Latino Stories” Project. This project was created in conjunction with the Citadel College Oral History Program and Palmetto Luna. Audio and visual project depicting immigrants and their stories of migration. 36 x 24 in. on canvas.

A limited edition print/t-shirt design created in part for a fundraiser organized by the non-profit organization Bullets and Bandaids. This organization focuses on bringing together veterans, writers and artists to help tell their stories, bond communities and hopefully heal military personnel that served for their countries through the act of storytelling.

www.bulletsandbandaids.org

Digital illustration.

Mural design created for AHAM (English translation is Hispanic-American Women’s Association) and their community event where attendees painted my design throughout their event.

“The Wild Called Maxx” is a re-telling of “Where the Wild Things Are” but set in modern day New York with updated themes for the millennial generation. Created by Russ Zokaites as a multi-media musical storybook performance. Whitney George scored the music as well as conducted the live orchestra on stage as the storybook unfolded on a projected screen by my illustrations. Performed at The National Sawdust in Brooklyn, NY.

Personal Illustration. Because, why not?

A poster design I created for the “Cult of Culture” Halloween art show held in Marquette, Michigan. Based on “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” 1992 film interpretation.

Illustration entry created for the 2021 Pabst Blue Ribbon can contest.

“Limpiare la Manchas de mi Pasado” (I will wash away the stains of my past) is a mixed media work on paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

“Mi Espiritu Necesita Aire” (My Spirit Needs Air) is a mixed media work on paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

“Dejame Ir” (Let Me Go) is a mixed media work on paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

“Espero Que Tenga la Fuerza” (I hope I Have the Strength) is a mixed media work on paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

“Memorias Del Pasado” (Memories From the Past) is a mixed media work on watercolor paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

“No Me Muevo De Aqui” (I Won’t Move From Here) is a mixed media work on watercolor paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

“Quien Sabia” (Who Knew) is a mixed media work on paper. Part of the “Blanco y Negro” (Black and White) series created for a gallery showing at Frame of Mind in Columbia, SC.

Original mixed media works created for the art show “What’s Love” in Columbia, SC. Exploring voyeurism, obsession, personal diaries, internal monologues and the psyche of a person trapped within their obsession as they document their personal decline.

Hand drawn, digitally colored illustration of Barack Obama.

Prints available at piensaartcompany.bigcartel.com.

Mixed media artwork created for “FUERZA” (Strength) art show held at the Columbia Museum of Art. Topic focused on domestic abuse within the Latino community.