Illustration and Printmaking
Illustration
Printmaking
About
Illustration and Printmaking
Illustration
Printmaking
About
Celina Carrillo is an llustrator and printmaker based in Baltimore. As an artist who works primarily with traditional mediums, the creation process itself is a source of passion. Their art is colorful and whimsical, drawing inspiration from their dream journal and great curiosity about the world. They are a lifelong student eager to learn more.
When they’re not working they enjoy cosplaying, keeping up with astronomical news, and over-analyzing television shows. For artistic inquires or to discuss how the universe may end, contact celinacarrillo326@gmail.com
Artist Statement
My art is based on my unconscious and subconscious dreams. My work explores desires, fears, and distorted memories. I often have lucid dreams which means I’m making active choices about how I want to continue the story, and this mirrors my art making process.
Process is one of the most important parts of creating art to me and I connect to my pieces through the use of traditional mediums. Being involved in the physical process and making choices, consciously or not, reflects the state of my dreams and I am able to communicate my mental state. I want to retell the vivid stories my mind comes up with and I can do so by pulling inspiration from my dream journal. Journaling has become an important part of my process as I have been keeping a dream journal for several years now. Writing helps me recall the events and examine why I may have made choices the way I did.
The printmaking process mirrors the way I want to relay my dreams. The journeys I go on in my dreams are layered, and being able to replicate that through relief printing and screen printing allows me to tell those stories effectively. I am an illustrator first but that’s not to say that I can ever be just an illustrator or just a printmaker as my printmaking really depends on my illustration practice.
My art is based on my unconscious and subconscious dreams. My work explores desires, fears, and distorted memories. I often have lucid dreams which means I’m making active choices about how I want to continue the story, and this mirrors my art making process.
Process is one of the most important parts of creating art to me and I connect to my pieces through the use of traditional mediums. Being involved in the physical process and making choices, consciously or not, reflects the state of my dreams and I am able to communicate my mental state. I want to retell the vivid stories my mind comes up with and I can do so by pulling inspiration from my dream journal. Journaling has become an important part of my process as I have been keeping a dream journal for several years now. Writing helps me recall the events and examine why I may have made choices the way I did.
The printmaking process mirrors the way I want to relay my dreams. The journeys I go on in my dreams are layered, and being able to replicate that through relief printing and screen printing allows me to tell those stories effectively. I am an illustrator first but that’s not to say that I can ever be just an illustrator or just a printmaker as my printmaking really depends on my illustration practice.