Baby Talk »
Short dialogue illustrating Joey's humor while trying for a baby
Stories from
The Purpose of Life »
A personal analysis inspired by "The Celestine Prophecy" idea that the quest in one's lifetime is to reconcile the opposing approaches and fundamental truths of our parents.
Computer Drawing Tutorial »
Tutorial illustrating the creation of Sophie’s digital portrait drawing with vector graphics software.
A Gender Meme »
Revealing my beliefs and stereotypes about male and female, and a few snippets of my identity.
Coping With a Slap to Your Face »
Three situations from life and work that hit me hard.
Mafe Maria Realigns »
Discussing the goals and design process behind the recent redesign (or realignment) of Mafe Maria, my personal web site.
Real simple, I mean it! »
Looking for simplicity in the web design I create for myself.
Our Wedding Photos »
Teaser for our soon-to-come wedding photo gallery. Five years after the fact, but better late than never.
Reaching Professional Milestones »
I've successfully transitioned from a business background to a career in web design. I've reached that milestone. Now what?
Luz and Lucila »
In memory of my grandmothers and the legacy they passed to me: A passion and skill to create things with my hands.
One Second »
The story of my husband's mountain biking accident
The Notion of Paradise »
If there is a heaven, and if you could choose what it is, what would you want it to be?
Wimberley Landscape »
Commentary on one of my watercolor landscapes. This piece was painted from life, outdoors.
It’s Time! »
It's time to start trying for a baby
Tercer Viaje a mi Futuro »
Justo antes de ir a Business School… En el que vi la cuna de mi nieto y mi futura familia, sana y salva, esperandome despues de esta aventura y muchas mas.
So Amazed »
Amazed by the development of fruit on my tiny potted black bean plant.
Ten Years in the U.S. »
The story of how I ended up coming to live in the U.S.
Color for The Office »
Visualizing colorful paint colors for my web design studio with the help of Photoshop
Transferring Digital Images to Canvas »
Experiments testing different techniques to transfer digital images of abstract art to canvas or fabric
Moving to SLC (Part 2) »
The Road Trip... What kept me going through hell... The glorious arrival to our new home.
Moving to SLC (Part 1) »
Packing our home and leaving Dallas
DIY Abstract Art »
Experiments creating abstract decorative art from crops of a bad watercolor painting.
A Mother’s Figure »
On beauty, and how scary it is for me to lose my far-from-perfect (yet accepted) body to pregnancy.
Where’s the Passion? »
What led me to leave a career in Finance, and how I managed to identify a new field to be excited about for the next years
A Growing Project »
An amateur's gardening experiment attempting to grow plants from seed and train them as bonsai
Must Conquer Vector Art »
First serious attempt at figure drawing in vector format.
A Mother’s Curse »
A scary story from my childhood. It all started with a mother's curse.
Working with la Tierra »
Last weekend we spent both days planting a few rose bushes in our backyard. The work reminded me of one of my sweetest memories from college: Fundagro 1991
Maternal Wishes Still Not Kicking In »
Having never dreamed of becoming a mother, here I write about our decision to try to have children this year, and how I feel about the possibility of getting pregnant.
Married laughs before sleep »
Cracking up in bed with Joey, back in the time when we loved The Iron Chef.
Cuarto Viaje a mi Futuro »
Preocupada por mi decision de cambiar de carrera… En el que valide mi intuicion de partir el jarron.