There is a raw, grit-to-glory resourcefulness found on every island in the Philippines. It’s a specific kind of magic. The type of talent that doesn't ask for a stadium. Sometimes all it needs is a makeshift kit, a guitar, and the heart to create something out of nothing.

Growing up around this, you realize our music isn’t just entertainment, it’s a heartbeat. I wanted the heavy, carved texture of the linocut style to mirror that energy. The sweat of the crowd, the gear, and the pure, unrefined joy of making something. To me, there is so much beauty in that Filipino resourcefulness. I just wanted to put that soul on paper.

This is a screen print, hand pulled on Aurora Natural White paper.

• Paper Size: 13 x 19"

• Print Size: 10 x 15"

• The Paper: A heavy 300gsm (80lb) paper with an 18-mil thickness, archival, and museum-quality.

More about this on going series of prints:.
Lately, my thoughts have been drifting across the Pacific to where my mom is. There’s a weight to that distance. These prints are my way of closing the gap until I can finally be there in person again.