TEXTILE
RESEARCH
& MATERIAL
TEXTILE
& MATERIAL
RESEARCH
THIS PRINT WAS DEVELOPED AS PART OF MY WORK AT MARIA ELENA VILLAMIL. THE MATERIAL EXPLORATION FOR THE SS26 COLLECTION DREW FROM YVES KLEIN’S ANTHROPOMETRIES, REINTERPRETING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BODY, MOVEMENT, AND MARK-MAKING.
As a result, several of the collection's prints were created using only the body as a painting tool.
THIS PRINT WAS DEVELOPED AS PART OF MY WORK AT MARIA ELENA VILLAMIL. THE MATERIAL EXPLORATION FOR THE SS26 COLLECTION DREW FROM YVES KLEIN’S ANTHROPOMETRIES, REINTERPRETING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE BODY, MOVEMENT, AND MARK-MAKING.
As a result, several of the collection's prints were created using only the body as a painting tool.
CASA VELASQUEZ
The clouds in this print were created through an exploratory process combining cotton, acrylic paint, and digital illustration. I wanted the background to feel realistic, so I experimented with painting cotton, photographing it, and transforming it into a sky that felt both soft and highly detailed.
2025
For this prints i used a traditional fine arts approarch: pencils and pastels.
For this prints i used a traditional fine arts approarch: pencils and pastels.
Floral appliqués crafted from Italian leather and Swarovski crystals.
Through crystals, embroidery and pearls these flowers emerged from a material exploration of leather for a collection centered on the reconciliation between the body and sexuality from a queer perspective.
Floral appliqués crafted from Italian leather and Swarovski crystals.
Through crystals, embroidery and pearls these flowers emerged from a material exploration of leather for a collection centered on the reconciliation between the body and sexuality from a queer perspective.
2023
For Maria Lezaca's wedding dress, I designed an embroidery composed of repeating modules of small flowers in iridescent off-white and red tones, embroidered onto tulle.
For Maria Lezaca's wedding dress, I designed an embroidery composed of repeating modules of small flowers in iridescent off-white and red tones, embroidered onto tulle.
Computerized embroidery featuring metallic organza flowers.
UP: Machine embroidered orchid.
BOTTOM: Handcrafted embroidery exploration abstracting the formal qualities of pistils and petals into a sculptural composition.
UP: Machine embroidered orchid.
BOTTOM: Handcrafted embroidery exploration abstracting the formal qualities of pistils and petals into a sculptural composition.
I approach textile exploration by understanding material not merely as a support, but as a field of research where gesture, technique, and experimentation generate meaning before becoming design.
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