Wiji Lacsamana is a visual artist based in the Philippines. She tattoos watercolor, botanical and illustrative-style tattoos as well. The themes of her work depict spirituality, feminism, mindfulness and connections--with the self, spirit and the world. She is the recipient of the 2020 Adobe Creative Residency Fund and of the 2021 Adobe Stock Development Fund. She has worked on projects with The Peninsula Manila, University of the Philippines Press, Oxfam. She independently published a picture book called Tiny Universe, and an oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. She has been featured in CNN Life, Girls Club Asia, Rappler, L'Officiel PH, Allure, Forbes.…Wiji Lacsamana is a visual artist based in the Philippines. She tattoos watercolor, botanical and illustrative-style tattoos as well. The themes of her work depict spirituality, feminism, mindfulness and connections--with the self, spirit and the world. She is the recipient of the 2020 Adobe Creative Residency Fund and of the 2021 Adobe Stock Development Fund. She has worked on projects with The Peninsula Manila, University of the Philippines Press, Oxfam. She independently published a picture book called Tiny Universe, and an oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. She has been featured in CNN Life, Girls Club Asia, Rappler, L'Officiel PH, Allure, Forbes.WWW…
Wiji Lacsamana is a visual artist based in the Philippines. She tattoos watercolor, botanical and illustrative-style tattoos as well. The themes of her work depict spirituality, feminism, mindfulness and connections--with the self, spirit and the world. She is the recipient of the 2020 Adobe Creative Residency Fund and of the 2021 Adobe Stock Development Fund. She has worked on projects with The Peninsula Manila, University of the Philippines Press, Oxfam. She independently published a picture book called Tiny Universe, and an oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. She has been featured in CNN Life, Girls Club Asia, Rappler, L'Officiel PH, Allure, Forbes.…Wiji Lacsamana is a visual artist based in the Philippines. She tattoos watercolor, botanical and illustrative-style tattoos as well. The themes of her work depict spirituality, feminism, mindfulness and connections--with the self, spirit and the world. She is the recipient of the 2020 Adobe Creative Residency Fund and of the 2021 Adobe Stock Development Fund. She has worked on projects with The Peninsula Manila, University of the Philippines Press, Oxfam. She independently published a picture book called Tiny Universe, and an oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. She has been featured in CNN Life, Girls Club Asia, Rappler, L'Officiel PH, Allure, Forbes.WWWW…
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Wiji Lacsamana is a visual artist based in the Philippines. She tattoos watercolor, botanical and illustrative-style tattoos as well. The themes of her work depict spirituality, feminism, mindfulness and connections–with the self, spirit and the world. She is the recipient of the 2020 Adobe Creative Residency Fund and of the 2021 Adobe Stock Development Fund. She has worked on projects with The Peninsula Manila, University of the Philippines Press, Oxfam. She independently published a picture book called Tiny Universe, and an oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. She has been featured in CNN Life, Girls Club Asia, Rappler, L’Officiel PH, Allure, Forbes.
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Experience Level
Book Illustration
Expert
Watercolour Illustration
Expert
Editorial Illustration
Expert
Language
English
Fluent
Education
Qualifications
Adobe Stock Artist Development Fund recipient
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021Adobe Creative Residency Fund recipient
April 1, 2020 - April 1, 2021Industry Experience
Non-Profit Organization, Media & Entertainment
Tuere Collective
Logo design and illustrations for local wellness boutique, Tuere Collective. illustrator branding designer insectillustration…Logo design and illustrations for local wellness boutique, Tuere Collective. illustrator branding designer insectillustrationWW…
Quiet Mystic
I had so many daydreams of images in my mind, images I knew I needed to draw or paint. They were all vignettes of different scenarios, and didn't know how to piece them together at first. And then one day, while travelling back to my hometown, as I looked out the car window, the idea struck me: these images were meant to be on oracle cards.
I messaged my good friend, Chinggay Labrador, one of my favorite local tarot readers and deck creators, if she was open to collaborating with me on this. We've worked together before and I've always loved her steady fire.
Months after that we came out with this oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. They are like sage, calm friends for you. illustrator oracledeck tarot…I had so many daydreams of images in my mind, images I knew I needed to draw or paint. They were all vignettes of different scenarios, and didn't know how to piece them together at first. And then one day, while travelling back to my hometown, as I looked out the car window, the idea struck me: these images were meant to be on oracle cards.
I messaged my good friend, Chinggay Labrador, one of my favorite local tarot readers and deck creators, if she was open to collaborating with me on this. We've worked together before and I've always loved her steady fire.
Months after that we came out with this oracle deck called Quiet Mystic. They are like sage, calm friends for you. illustrator oracledeck tarotWW…
Pula Pages
A family leaves their beauty parlor in search of a home away from mudslides, mining and the threat to survival.
Pula is part of Agam Agenda's Climate Migration Stories. It is one of the three books released. All of them contain stories of lived experiences of climate-related migration in the Philippines. Due to the worsening impacts of the Climate Crisis, many Filipinos are forced to move from place to place throughout rural and urbanizing areas.
Pula is written by Josh Paradeza, illustrated by me, Wiji Lacsamana.
Each story aims to meet people where they stand, reflecting local realities and perspectives. People will not usually cite climate change as a reason for moving to a new locality, as shown in research carried out under the Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC) program of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in the Philippines. We offer the Climate Migration Stories comics as vital discussion tools for connecting the dots and uncovering the feedback loops between what is immediately visible to people--extractive development, and what is less visible--in the climate crisis.
Created under the HMCCC program of the Philippine office of GIZ alongside a database of residents and migrants and an open-access knowledge portal, the comic books have been formally handed over to the Philippine government under the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). With each comic book also translated into a Philippine language (Waray, Binisaya, Tagalog), they will be distributed to various communities across the country. illustrator bookillustrator watercolorillustrator traditionalillustration comicbookillustration…A family leaves their beauty parlor in search of a home away from mudslides, mining and the threat to survival.
Pula is part of Agam Agenda's Climate Migration Stories. It is one of the three books released. All of them contain stories of lived experiences of climate-related migration in the Philippines. Due to the worsening impacts of the Climate Crisis, many Filipinos are forced to move from place to place throughout rural and urbanizing areas.
Pula is written by Josh Paradeza, illustrated by me, Wiji Lacsamana.
Each story aims to meet people where they stand, reflecting local realities and perspectives. People will not usually cite climate change as a reason for moving to a new locality, as shown in research carried out under the Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC) program of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in the Philippines. We offer the Climate Migration Stories comics as vital discussion tools for connecting the dots and uncovering the feedback loops between what is immediately visible to people--extractive development, and what is less visible--in the climate crisis.
Created under the HMCCC program of the Philippine office of GIZ alongside a database of residents and migrants and an open-access knowledge portal, the comic books have been formally handed over to the Philippine government under the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). With each comic book also translated into a Philippine language (Waray, Binisaya, Tagalog), they will be distributed to various communities across the country. illustrator bookillustrator watercolorillustrator traditionalillustration comicbookillustrationWW…
Pula pages
A family leaves their beauty parlor in search of a home away from mudslides, mining and the threat to survival.
Pula is part of Agam Agenda's Climate Migration Stories. It is one of the three books released. All of them contain stories of lived experiences of climate-related migration in the Philippines. Due to the worsening impacts of the Climate Crisis, many Filipinos are forced to move from place to place throughout rural and urbanizing areas.
Pula is written by Josh Paradeza, illustrated by me, Wiji Lacsamana.
Each story aims to meet people where they stand, reflecting local realities and perspectives. People will not usually cite climate change as a reason for moving to a new locality, as shown in research carried out under the Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC) program of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in the Philippines. We offer the Climate Migration Stories comics as vital discussion tools for connecting the dots and uncovering the feedback loops between what is immediately visible to people--extractive development, and what is less visible--in the climate crisis.
Created under the HMCCC program of the Philippine office of GIZ alongside a database of residents and migrants and an open-access knowledge portal, the comic books have been formally handed over to the Philippine government under the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). With each comic book also translated into a Philippine language (Waray, Binisaya, Tagalog), they will be distributed to various communities across the country. illustrator bookillustrator watercolorillustrator traditionalillustration comicbookillustration…A family leaves their beauty parlor in search of a home away from mudslides, mining and the threat to survival.
Pula is part of Agam Agenda's Climate Migration Stories. It is one of the three books released. All of them contain stories of lived experiences of climate-related migration in the Philippines. Due to the worsening impacts of the Climate Crisis, many Filipinos are forced to move from place to place throughout rural and urbanizing areas.
Pula is written by Josh Paradeza, illustrated by me, Wiji Lacsamana.
Each story aims to meet people where they stand, reflecting local realities and perspectives. People will not usually cite climate change as a reason for moving to a new locality, as shown in research carried out under the Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC) program of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in the Philippines. We offer the Climate Migration Stories comics as vital discussion tools for connecting the dots and uncovering the feedback loops between what is immediately visible to people--extractive development, and what is less visible--in the climate crisis.
Created under the HMCCC program of the Philippine office of GIZ alongside a database of residents and migrants and an open-access knowledge portal, the comic books have been formally handed over to the Philippine government under the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). With each comic book also translated into a Philippine language (Waray, Binisaya, Tagalog), they will be distributed to various communities across the country. illustrator bookillustrator watercolorillustrator traditionalillustration comicbookillustrationWW…
PULA
A family leaves their beauty parlor in search of a home away from mudslides, mining and the threat to survival.
Pula is part of Agam Agenda's Climate Migration Stories. It is one of the three books released. All of them contain stories of lived experiences of climate-related migration in the Philippines. Due to the worsening impacts of the Climate Crisis, many Filipinos are forced to move from place to place throughout rural and urbanizing areas.
Pula is written by Josh Paradeza, illustrated by me, Wiji Lacsamana.
Each story aims to meet people where they stand, reflecting local realities and perspectives. People will not usually cite climate change as a reason for moving to a new locality, as shown in research carried out under the Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC) program of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in the Philippines. We offer the Climate Migration Stories comics as vital discussion tools for connecting the dots and uncovering the feedback loops between what is immediately visible to people--extractive development, and what is less visible--in the climate crisis.
Created under the HMCCC program of the Philippine office of GIZ alongside a database of residents and migrants and an open-access knowledge portal, the comic books have been formally handed over to the Philippine government under the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). With each comic book also translated into a Philippine language (Waray, Binisaya, Tagalog), they will be distributed to various communities across the country. illustrator bookillustrator watercolorillustrator traditionalillustration comicbookillustration…A family leaves their beauty parlor in search of a home away from mudslides, mining and the threat to survival.
Pula is part of Agam Agenda's Climate Migration Stories. It is one of the three books released. All of them contain stories of lived experiences of climate-related migration in the Philippines. Due to the worsening impacts of the Climate Crisis, many Filipinos are forced to move from place to place throughout rural and urbanizing areas.
Pula is written by Josh Paradeza, illustrated by me, Wiji Lacsamana.
Each story aims to meet people where they stand, reflecting local realities and perspectives. People will not usually cite climate change as a reason for moving to a new locality, as shown in research carried out under the Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change (HMCCC) program of the German Agency for International Development (GIZ) in the Philippines. We offer the Climate Migration Stories comics as vital discussion tools for connecting the dots and uncovering the feedback loops between what is immediately visible to people--extractive development, and what is less visible--in the climate crisis.
Created under the HMCCC program of the Philippine office of GIZ alongside a database of residents and migrants and an open-access knowledge portal, the comic books have been formally handed over to the Philippine government under the Commission on Population and Development (POPCOM). With each comic book also translated into a Philippine language (Waray, Binisaya, Tagalog), they will be distributed to various communities across the country. illustrator bookillustrator watercolorillustrator traditionalillustration comicbookillustrationWW…
Waves for Water x Kleen Kanteen Tumbler illustration
An illustration for the Earth Day 2024 collaboration between Waves for Water and Kleen Kanteen. illustrator digitalillustration illustration…An illustration for the Earth Day 2024 collaboration between Waves for Water and Kleen Kanteen. illustrator digitalillustration illustrationWW…
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