Miss International Philippines 2022 National Costume

visited the Philippine Gold exhibit a few days ago, and also tried to catch up with Inktober also stubby fingers

AHHH I have three thesis proposals due in 11 days! I already know that thematically I want to explore Asian and Asian American representation in popular American media, but still have to narrow it down.

Here’s some quick character sketches from one of my ideas. I was looking up Filipino legends and found the story of Mariang Sinukuan, a diwata or mountain fairy. She got a little bit of an attitude the more I drew her which is not completely inaccurate based on the stuff I read about her, haha. I might end up doing a big visual development project on her for thesis, but we’ll see how the other two proposals pan out first!

Pastel Candy  Maria Clara

I tried to draw a modified version of the clothing women from the place I live in wear.

But what if we combine Mermay and Maynananggal?

Behold, a stingray mermaynananggal 🧜‍♀️🦇

my Filipino version of Snow White for Sketch_dailies

Isabella . Filipina “Belle”

starting the year right. here’s my first art for the year. 

American occupation era Philippines but our girlie here is secretly a vampire hunter at a fancy party looking for her target 🦇🧛‍♂️🌴

Nat Lamina 🎨🖌@lasarasu

Maria Makiling, 2023, oil on canvas, 24" × 36".

"Maria Makiling in Philippine mythology is a diwata (fairy) associated with Mount Makiling in Laguna, Philippines. She is the most widely known diwata in Philippine mythology and was venerated in pre-colonial Philippines as a goddess known as Dayang Masalanta who was invoked to stop deluges, storms, and earthquakes."

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Maria Makiling is a diwata or lambana (faerie or forest nymph) in Philippine mythology associated with Mount Makiling, Philippines. She is said to be the benefactor of the townspeople who depend on the mountain, as she is responsible for its bounties. It is said that the mountain resembles the profile of a woman, an image of Maria herself.

She is often depicted as one of three characters: a fierce protector of the forest surrounding the mountains, a provider known to give ginger that turns into gold to poor villagers, and a spurned lover afraid to love a mortal once more. Even today there are still reported sightings of her presence, from lost hikers, disappearances attributed to her presences, and students who go to the university at the foot of the mountain, University of the Philippines in Los Baños.

Translations (Filipino to English):

they are maria makiling

part, n./adj.: this is a part of my love, that I can never wholly receive anything from you - whether it be answers, time, or shelter - and that’s okay. [source of original text]

Filipino Miku~ by RyuuXin