Author Archives: sdelacruz

I think this my final full draft before I actually start to pencil! Here are some fun, shitty thumbnails I enjoyed without context.

PROJECT STATEMENT: For WW12 I am writing and illustrating “The Itches”, a comic about navigating the racist medical system when I accidentally gave myself heavy metal poisoning last year. This webcomic guides you through my process of curating western and … Continue reading →

On Wednesday, I finally sent my model to be printed! I visited NYU’s LaGuardia studio and it was amazing. I’ve done 2D printing there but never 3D so it was great to see their facilitates. The model in total is about … Continue reading →

The amount of math and patterns in numbers I saw was amazing/scary while creating this skirt. I received the most amazing advanced geometry crash course from my friend Aatish Bhatia. We were able to get the skirt to respond to the length of the … Continue reading →

UPDATE: I fixed the polygons on the skirt, now this is an accurate representation of the data model v3 from Sharon De La Cruz on Vimeo. data skirt v1 from Sharon De La Cruz on Vimeo.   I finally figured … Continue reading →

Here are some more poses. I cleaned up the scanned model and I created a “mock skirt” around her waist in order to better visualize the project. The points on the skirt (on the final piece) will be based on climate … Continue reading →

This week I scanned myself in a couple of different poses. I tried to  channel Anna Mendieta and classic Yemaya imagery with three different poses. The one with my hands on my face seemed to be the most honest to … Continue reading →

As a first-generation American POC woman, I’ve started reclaiming indigenous/ancestral spiritual practices in order to deepen my connection to the earth and its presence in ways that go beyond data. Data is an important analyzing tool but is often ignored … Continue reading →