Image courtesy of Rosaura Rodriguez.
ROSAURA RODRIGUEZ
Rosaura Rodríguez [1989] is an artist and educator from Puerto Rico interested in nature, society and daily life stories through a multi-sensory approach. She creates illustrations, graphic narratives, pigments and objects in which handcrafted, artisanal traditions converge with contemporary experimentation.
Her academic formation is a BA in Hispanic Literature and a MaED in Special and Differentiated Education with a focus on Autism and Sensory Processing Differences. These interests play a role in the sensory and narrative approach to her art making and art education practice.
She has been researching tropical-carribbean sources of color in nature from plants and soil by creating watercolors, inks and dyes and connecting this practice with her history and context. A big motivation for this work is gathering and rebuilding the Caribbean natural color knowledge that has been lost or undocumented. This work is mostly abstract, drawing inspiration from textures of water, air forests and land.
Her narrative-illustrative work has been recognized by the publication “Días” and “Rapiña/Carroña”, co-edited, written and illustrated with Omar Banuchi, the children’s book “Tinti: el corazón de Casa Pueblo”, and many book covers. These publications and her pigment work share a few common themes: Puerto Rican history, colonialism, environmental action, mundane / daily life stories, inclusion + education and sensory exploration.
She is co-director of Camp Tabonuco, an experiential education project in the mountains of Jayuya, Puerto Rico, where she recently designed and co-led the Natural Color Encounters — an immersive natural pigment workshop series focused on local colors and sustainability.
Image courtesy of Rosaura Rodriguez.
Image courtesy of Rosaura Rodriguez.
Image courtesy of Rosaura Rodriguez.
Image courtesy of Rosaura Rodriguez.