Book illustration for O jardim de Yuki (Yuki’s garden). Text by Marcia Kupstas. Elo Publishing House. São Paulo, Brazil, 2022.
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Tales and Fables of animals from Brazil
Book illustrations for Lendas e Fábulas de bichos do Brasil (Tales and Fables of animals from Brazil). Text by Adriano Messias. Sowilo Publishing House, São Paulo – Brazil, 2019.
Yasuko and the Dream Eater
Illustrations in watercolor for the book Yasuko and the Dream Eater, by A.Kidd. Click here to buy the book!
Luzia, mulher coragem
Illustrations in watercolor for the book Luzia, mulher coragem. Text by Adriano Messias, published by Bennu Editora – São Paulo, Brazil – 2023
Vector illustration – Board game
Vector illustrations for a series of board games by Dados & Jogos, printed in silk screen. Brazil, 2011.
Brincadeira de quintal
Illustration, animation and production for a personal project of an app for kids (unpublished).
Conexia: Textbook illustration
Illustrations for textbooks. Conexia Publishing House, Plataforma AZ project.
Itaú Cultural video classes
Series of 5 videos with art classes for children, for Itaú Cultural, one of the main advocates for Art and Culture in Brazil. They were made during the pandemic, in 2020, to help children and educators to cope with isolation.
Book illustration: I really am (Sou de verdade)
Illustrations for the book I really am (Sou de verdade). Palavras Publishing House. Text by Ricardo Marcondes
Stop motion: Suculentando
Watercolor and stop motion for internal campaign at UNESP University (São Paulo – Brazil). 2018
The treasure of Cavendish (O tesouro de Cavendish)
I’ve illustrated this zine O tesouro de Cavendish in partnership with my friend Stella Elia, from BabaYaga collective, based on São Paulo city, in Brazil. Starting with her memories about playing and drawing under the kitchen table, she had the idea of making a zine […]
Look at the rain! (Olha a chuva!)
Olha a chuva! é um poema sobre um dia de chuva numa casa de papel, parceria com a Carolina Moreyra pelo coletivo BabaYaga.
…and what came before? (…e o que veio antes?)
…and what came before? (…e o que veio antes?) begins at the end and ends at the beginning. Text by Carolina Moreyra, published in Brazil by BabaYaga collective. Dimensions: 11x15cm 32 pages 1st edition: 800 copies Click here to go to BabaYaga collective webpage. […]
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Zine design & illustration: Who is coming? (Quem vem lá?)
Digital illustrations and book design. Zine published in Brazil by BabaYaga collective, text by Alessandra Corá. 4 cards, digital printed with matte finish. Folded, cut and sewed one by one. Dimensions (folded): 18x18cm Digital printing, matte finish Handmade 1st edition: 2016 (sold out) 2nd edition: […]
I exist (Existo)
Illustration and lettering for the book I Exist (Existo), text of Vinícius Cardoso, part of a collection Coletânea Amar de Livres Infantis, published in 2016 with funds that came from Edital Proac 2014 de Manifestações LGBT. To capture the inner feelings and to understand the struggles […]
Let’s pretend that I cook today (Faz de conta que hoje eu cozinho)
A handmade artist’s book for children. Furnished kitchen and tiles made with stamps. There is a refrigerator… …full of fresh ingredients. A cabinet with a pan, a tray and a wood spoon. A stove… …and an oven to bake, just under the stove. […]
Night comes (Anoitece)
Night is coming at Mantiqueira mountains: a bird sings on the top of a tree. In the horizon, blurry mountains in layers… while we flip the pages, the sky becomes darker and darker, and the first star shows up, and by the end the sky […]
I miss kaki (Saudade de caqui)
Project selected and made with funds of Edital de Bolsas de Incentivo à criação literária – Literatura Infantil e Juvenil do PROAC 2015, edited by BabaYaga collective, in 2016. My grandmother was an Japanese immigrant in Brazil. We could live together when I was a child, enjoying the nature’s […]
Soccer in the rain
Watercolor painting selected for the exhibition LXIII Salão de Belas Artes de Piracicaba, in 2015
Beyond the dark (Pra lá do escuro)
Beyond the dark (Pra lá do escuro) was my first indie book, published in 2015. It is about facing the fear of pursuing our own dreams, even when it looks just madness for the others. Watercolor paintings illustrations in a concertina folded book, with handmade papercut. […]
Picos de Europa
A watercolor painting of “Picos de Europa” mountains in Spain. It has received the awards: – Prêmio Aquisitivo Acadêmico no XIII Território da Arte de Araraquara – 2015 – Invited artist for the watercolor special exhibit in the XIII Território da Arte de Araraquara – […]
Soon comes the dawn (Logo vem a alvorada)
Watercolor painting selected for the LXIII Salão de Belas Artes de Piracicaba – 2015
Drawing on sand (Areia riscada)
Watercolor painting selected for the exhibit 1o Salão de Aquarela de Piracicaba – 2015 Invited artist in the special watercolor exhibit in the XIII Território da Arte de Araraquara – 2015
Tales of fruits and trees from Brazil (Lendas de frutas e árvores do Brasil)
Illustrations for the book Lendas de frutas e árvores do Brasil, text by Adriano Messias, Sowilo publishing house, 2019.
Did you see? (Você viu?)
Illustrations for the book Você viu, text by Edmea Campbells, Paulinas Editora publishing house, 2013
Ark of haiku (Arca de haicais)
Illustrations for the book Arca de haicais, text by Lena Jesus Ponte, Paulinas publishing house, 2012
Playing in the bedroom (Brincadeiras no quarto)
Illustrations for the book Brincadeiras no quarto – noite encantada, text by Adriano Messias, Editora Gaivota publishing house, 2013.
Friends in Vichuquén (Amigos em Vichuquén)
Watercolor painting of two friends playing in a lake in Vichuquén, Chile. 2012
Figure (Modelo vivo)
Painting made in a figure watercolor workshop with Cárcamo, em 2012.
Marcia Misawa 