A year ago, I received a request I couldn’t refuse… When my grandma approached me about working on a book together, I was excited. And to be honest, frightened. My grandma is demanding. A perfectionist. She is a talented interior designer, and I’ve always admired her sense of taste. Growing up, I was in aweContinue reading “Drawing a Book to Life”
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Pastelitos and Cafecito, Coffee with my Grandparents
We all have memories of growing up that are extra special, extra memorable, extra, everything. I must admit that I’ve been feeling nostalgic as we continue working on El Cafecito de mis Abuelitos, a book that is personally very special to me. Sifting through memories and committing them to simple illustrated form is an interestingContinue reading “Pastelitos and Cafecito, Coffee with my Grandparents”
Beginning Our Journey…
Hello everyone, and happy Thursday! Hoping that you are all having a wonderful week! To me this week has gone very slowly, and it definitely feels like it should be Friday by now. But alas, there is still one more day until the weekend. But that’s ok, because we’re almost there. Even though it’s notContinue reading “Beginning Our Journey…”
Coffee, familia and a Bilingual Book
Growing up in a Cuban American family, I remember how much I loved my Grandparents’ little house in Kendall, Miami. It was a magical place to me—filled with light, and bright colors, delicious food, and coffee. Always coffee. The coffee my grandparents loved to drink was their “cafecito,” Cuban espresso, with a lot of azúcarContinue reading “Coffee, familia and a Bilingual Book”
Colorful Swans Press 