“Ang Maganda At Ang Halimaw”

Ditching ur arranged marriage to be with the cute farmhand

Maria Makiling by Lasarasu

Maria Makiling is a forest nymph associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines.  She is the most widely known figure in Philippine mythology. This artist on Instagram 

AHHH I have three thesis proposals due in 11 days! I already know that thematically I want to explore Asian and Asian American representation in popular American media, but still have to narrow it down.

Here’s some quick character sketches from one of my ideas. I was looking up Filipino legends and found the story of Mariang Sinukuan, a diwata or mountain fairy. She got a little bit of an attitude the more I drew her which is not completely inaccurate based on the stuff I read about her, haha. I might end up doing a big visual development project on her for thesis, but we’ll see how the other two proposals pan out first!

I realized I’ve never posted a full-body draft of these clothes before *o*

peeling

(painting for art class)

A watercolor doodle of Mariang Sinukuan. She ended up not being the subject of my thesis but I’m definitely gonna continue working with her as a side project. As for my actual thesis theme, I am really excited to really delve into it. Can’t wait to show you guys what I’m working on!

Filipino Miku at Jollibee!

Hey guys! This is the title page of a 6 page mini-comic for the awesome Amanda Scurti’s new fantasy Earth-themed anthology TERRESTRIAL. It’s loosely based off the Filipino mythological figure, Mariang Sinukuan. I’ve been wanting to do something with her for awhile, so I was really excited about the anthology’s theme. You can pre-order it here, before it debuts at SPX in September. Check out all the other wonderful contributors!! It’s a mind-blowing list. Thank you again Amanda for inviting me. :)

Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Final Evening Gown

Cary Santiago - TernoCon 2018 

In the Philippines, “terno” refers to a woman’s ensemble that consists of matching colors/patterns. … By the late 1940s, the terno’s meaning and silhouette evolved into any Western dress with butterfly sleeves attached to it.

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Filipino fashion and creativity is next. level.