SEA INTERIORS - Lahat Dagat Fine Art Print Series

Dito Tayo (Day)

2024, Two-color woodcut with hand coloring on 100% acid-free cardstock, 13x20”, printed at MARS Center for Printmaking, Philippine Women's University, metro Manila. Variable edition of 20.

The title of the print is Tagalog for “We Are Here.” Second in the Lahat Dagat series, the print is a celebration of queerness, multitudes, and expansive coexistence in and around Dingalan and Ibona, Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Patrons of the first print were invited to influence this print's development; some of their stories are contained herein.

Featured residents of land and sea:

· Burburtak (Ilokano, Kalingga) / Bur Marigold [Bidens pilosa L. var. pilosa]
· Butiki (Tagalog) / House lizard
· Wendy Roque
· Kandikandilaan (Tagalog) / Blue porterweed [Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl]
· Script lichen
· Akapulko (Tagalog) / Ringworm bush [Senna alata (L.)]
· Seahorse
· Sasa (Tagalog) / Nipa [Nypa fruticans]
· Buting (Tagalog)

Dito Tayo (Night)

2024, Two-color woodcut with hand coloring on 100% acid-free cardstock, 13x20”, printed at MARS Center for Printmaking, Philippine Women's University, metro Manila. Variable edition of 20.

The title of the print is Tagalog for “We Are Here.” Second in the Lahat Dagat series, the print is a celebration of queerness, multitudes, and expansive coexistence in and around Dingalan and Ibona, Aurora Province, Luzon Island, Philippines. Patrons of the first print were invited to influence this print's development; some of their stories are contained herein.

Featured residents of land and sea:

· Burburtak (Ilokano, Kalingga) / Bur Marigold [Bidens pilosa L. var. pilosa]
· Butiki (Tagalog) / House lizard
· Wendy Roque
· Kandikandilaan (Tagalog) / Blue porterweed [Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl]
· Script lichen
· Akapulko (Tagalog) / Ringworm bush [Senna alata (L.)]
· Seahorse
· Sasa (Tagalog) / Nipa [Nypa fruticans]
· Buting (Tagalog)

Lahat Dagat

2023, Two-color woodcut on 100% acid-free cardstock, 13x20”, printed at Lower East Side Printshop, New York City. Variable edition of 15.

The title of the print is Tagalog for “It’s All Saltwater.” A paper nautilus shell shape formed by the title and other marks inspired by Baybayin, precolonial Pilipinx script, moves into the current in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. I created this print to inspire a sense of connection, well-being, and possibility. It is the first in a series that illuminates these timeless values:

· Kapwa: I am you, You are me
· Repair: We don't have to know/understand in order to respect (the depths of the ocean)
· Umahon: Rise up from water

Lahat Dagat

2023, Woodcut on mixed-fiber paper handmade by the artist, 13x20”, printed at Lower East Side Printshop, New York City. Edition of 6.

The title of the print is Tagalog for “It’s All Saltwater.” A paper nautilus shell shape formed by the title and other marks inspired by Baybayin, precolonial Pilipinx script, moves into the current in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. I created this print to inspire a sense of connection, well-being, and possibility. It is the first in a series that illuminates these timeless values:

· Kapwa: I am you, You are me
· Repair: We don't have to know/understand in order to respect (the depths of the ocean)
· Umahon: Rise up from water

Lahat Dagat

2023, Woodcut on 100% acid-free cardstock, 13x20”, printed at Lower East Side Printshop, New York City. Edition of 6.

The title of the print is Tagalog for “It’s All Saltwater.” A paper nautilus shell shape formed by the title and other marks inspired by Baybayin, precolonial Pilipinx script, moves into the current in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean. I created this print to inspire a sense of connection, well-being, and possibility. It is the first in a series that illuminates these timeless values:

· Kapwa: I am you, You are me
· Repair: We don't have to know/understand in order to respect (the depths of the ocean)
· Umahon: Rise up from water