Pablo’s Circus

An invitation project I worked on before to fill up my illustration portfolio. I was approached by a client to illustrate a circus-themed birthday party invite for a one year-old. The client provided a photo of the birthday celebrant for the clown to resemble.

Jungle characters

Animals I designed for use as online game characters for the website of a children’s TV network in the UK. The brief was to have cute, friendly characters very small children can identify with.

Agency: Joystick Interactive London

Teachermates in the Philippines

I was happy for the chance to illustrate scenes with a very Filipino flavor for the graduate project of some Stanford MA students. These illustrations were used to accompany e-books for teaching young Filipino students in rural areas in the Philippines.

Sweetie Pies Boutique Bakery

This adorable boutique-style bakery selling cakes and cupcakes approached me for their branding. Rebecca, the owner, wanted a cute, sweet, and vintage look for her promotional postcard, logo, and various icons for use in their packaging and website. Their shop is located in Twickenham in London, England. Drop by if you’re in the area and eat a cupcake for me!

Easter Greeting Cards

Select work for Easter greeting cards designed for Tiny Prints, a stationery company based in San Francisco.

Manila: Do as the locals do

My submission to They Draw and Travel, a website that lets users submit an illustrated map of their favorite place or travel spot. No better place to start than your own hometown!

Available for sale as a framed print or canvas panel here, courtesy of They Draw and Travel / Great Big Canvas.

Spot the Difference

Select illustrated game scenes for a 2011 Hollywood movie website’s interactive games section. I can’t tell you what the movie is (non-disclosure agreements and such) but there are talking animals involved!

Sushi Skimmers

Kawaii-style sushi illustrations which Filipino lifestyle retailer Punchdrunk Panda licensed for their footwear line.

Alice Falls Down the Rabbit Hole

My take on Alice in Wonderland. Available for download as a desktop and iPhone wallpaper here.

Cats

I love cats. Especially orange ones. #crazycatlady

St. Patrick’s Day Bear

An illustration which has all the requisites for St. Patrick’s Day – green, a rainbow, a pot of gold, and good luck.

Holiday gift tags

A set of holiday-themed illustrations used as gift tags.

Dragonfly, Dragonfly, Show Us The Way

Three unique friends embark on a journey of discovery which reveals their individual talents. A heart-warming tale of how team work makes the dream work!
An e-book I illustrated, written by Chris and Melissa Bugaj. Download the e-book here, via a free download of the Flying Books e-reader app on the App Store.

Ang Munting Anghel

My first picture book, written by Bobim Papasin and first published in April 2012.

Aki Alupihan

Some scenes I illustrated from an unpublished picture book about a little centipede and his family, written by Bobim Papasin.

ABCs

A series of illustrations to go alongside a corresponding letter of the alphabet.

Woodland Christmas

A themed holiday set featuring woodland creatures, hand-drawn type, and comes with a corresponding repeating pattern.

Book a ticket and leave

A series of illustrations showing a sequential narrative about traveling.

Do More of What Makes You Happy

A personal piece for my 2013 introductory postcard mailer featuring my cats and all of my favorite things.

Monsters

A variety of colorful creatures created for online game characters targeted for very young children. They didn’t make it past the project pitch (the client went with a different set of characters I designed) but monsters these were a lot of fun to work on :)

Tea Time

A variety of tea cups, tea pots, and cupcakes in different designs and related tiling patterns for art licensing.

Fairies

Fairy girls character designs– the tooth fairy, garden fairy, and princess fairy.

#CutTheCrap, #NoMoreButts

An illustrated e-poster I made for Muni PH’s #CutTheCrap #NoMoreButts anti-cigarette butt litter campaign. Learn more about the campaign here.

Sailing to Australia

“I’m sailing to Australia
In a cardboard box
But since I don’t have any sails
I’m using my old socks.

I’ve tied them all together,
So they may catch the breeze
And since I’ve used ten long pairs
I’ll be traveling with ease.”

An illustrated scene from an excerpt from the poem Sailing to Australia (unpublished), written by Alvaro Salinas Jr (M.M. Socks).

Cool Cat Summer

A cool cat taking on the summer heat in style. Single art, motifs/icons, and repeating patterns available for art licensing.

Biking Animals

A set of four themed illustrations originally created for greeting cards and expanded to include seamless repeating patterns. Available for licensing.

Jungle game backgrounds

A few backgrounds and game assets I illustrated for the online games of a children’s TV network in the UK.

Agency: Joystick Interactive London