All posts filed under: watercolor

Luzia, mulher coragem

Illustrations in watercolor for the book Luzia, mulher coragem. Text by Adriano Messias, published by Bennu Editora – São Paulo, Brazil – 2023

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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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. […]

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Luís Andarilho

Illustrations for the book Luís Andarilho, text by Rejane Nascimento de Sousa, Escala Educacional publishing house, 2011.