Frances Alvarez Interview: Rising Above Anxiety & Depression as an Artist

Frances Alvarez works as a graphic designer at Studio Dialogo. In 2015 she interned at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in Ithaca, NY. Frances is also a member of the Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), an organization of illustrators for children, and is the recipient of the National Children’s Book Award for Hating Kapatid, […]

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Bow Guerrero Interview: Don’t Be Afraid to Show & Share Your Work

Bow Guerrero works as a freelance illustrator and comic artist. He’s best known for his graphic work on The Dark Colony Book I: Mikey Recio & The Secret of the Demon Dungeon (in collaboration with writers Budjette Tan and J.B. Tapia), which won Best Book of Graphic Literature in English at the 33rd National Book Awards in 2014, […]

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Jamie Bauza Interview: A Healthier Way to Compare Yourself with Other Artists

Jamie Bauza is an illustrator and designer from Manila. On weekdays, she works as a graphic designer for Studio Dialogo. She works with watercolor, colored pencils, and acrylic. She loves to draw children, flowers, food, and silly situations. She is an active member of Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK), a Philippine association of artists […]

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Natasha Ringor Interview: The Hidden Treasure in Artist Friends and Communities

Natasha Ringor is a freelance artist whose work is composed of comics, video game art, and editorial illustrations. She’s also the artist behind the graphic novel adaptation of Janus Silang at ang Tiyanak ng Tabon, based on the novel by Edgar Calabia Samar, and adapted to a graphic novel by Carljoe Javier. Natasha is an […]

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Andrew Villar Interview: Fostering Grit in Creating and Self-Publishing

Andrew Villar is an art teacher at the Community of Learners School for Children, for both elementary and high school. He is also the art director for Batibot, the director of Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas, and one of the heads of a small group of artists that attend toy and comic convention called, Convention Arists. […]

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Manix Abrera Interview: Passion, Hardwork and Turning Distractions into Inspiration

Manix Abrera is best known for his comic strip Kikomachine, which runs from Monday to Saturday in the Philippine Daily Inquirer, and currently appears in twelve book compilations published by Visprint. He graduated from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, with a degree in Fine Arts, and has won National Book Awards for his books […]

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Anina Rubio Interview: Turning Art into a Job and an Advocacy

Anina Rubio is a visual artist whose works and murals can be found in places like the Booth and Partners Office, Pink Manila store, Gourmet Farm, The Park at Shangrila Mall, the Robinsons Place Antique Expansion, and Greenbelt Mall. Anina has also done collaborative works and projects with brands like Bayani Brew, L’indochine, Toblerone, Wanderskye, […]

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