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Welcome! I promise it'll be interesting
I must warn you, I'm not an academic at all. I'd say I'm more of a rebellious conservator. I also don't consider myself an expert in all things paper, but I'm learning. And it's this learning that I want to share here.
This is a space where I divulge my findings, mistakes, and successes as I navigate through the field of paper and art making, with a sprinkling of paper conservation-related tips here and there (it's what I do for a living, after all...).
About Me
Apparently, I've always been into patterns (check out my slideshow to the right if you're on a desktop, or below if you're on a mobile device). That makes sense, considering my childhood and adolescence in the Dominican Republic. A colorful, bright and hot place making way for color-saturated patterns in my work.
Fast forward to my early 20s, I earned a BFA in Illustration from Parsons. Then skip ahead to late 20s, and you'll see me getting an MA in Paper Conservation, like a boss! Now I spend my early mornings (dawns) making art and figuring out what it means to be an artist, my days as the conservator at the UConn Library, and my evenings getting my butt kicked by static trapeze and other circus classes.
Here are the things I'm interested in:
paper-related activities and art, teaching, circus, and cats.
Here's my mission for the site/my blog:
I aim to demystify what I know about paper and paper conservation through non-stuffy means and to figure out for once and for all, what it takes to be a successful artist. Let's figure it out together!


Work created in my time at Parsons features bright colors and patterns, much like my current style.

Work created in my time at Parsons features bright colors and patterns, much like my current style.

Work created in my time at Parsons features bright colors and patterns, much like my current style.

Work created in my time at Parsons features bright colors and patterns, much like my current style.

Not-that-many-moons ago I had a company that designed anti-street harassment clothing. These are a few of the patterns I made.

Not-that-many-moons ago I had a company that designed anti-street harassment clothing. These are a few of the patterns I made.

Not-that-many-moons ago I had a company that designed anti-street harassment clothing. These are a few of the patterns I made.

Not-that-many-moons ago I had a company that designed anti-street harassment clothing. These are a few of the patterns I made.