Logos
Logo for a leadership and academic empowerment program, Sembrando Scholars, for YMOC in Boyle Heights high schools. Symbolism: Knowledge rooted in ancestral knowings, intellect stemming from our relation to the earth, corn sun rays for the enlightened brown youth. We are all semillas with infinite potential.
Logo designed for Mala Yierba's ancestral, plant medicine, decolonial projects in so-called Bakersfield. For more info, you can visit: http://www.malayierba.com
Symbolism: our body contains memory, stories and knowledge deep in our DNA. |
Intertribal Student Union (ISU) logo for Merritt College in Oakland, CA
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Logo for Serpiente Birth & Spectrum Services by La Loba Loca. For more info:
http://www.lalobaloca.com/ Symbolism: Serpent and Andean textiles. Serpents in many cultures are related to earth and the cycles of our bodies. |
UC Berkeley's Chicanx/Latinx Graduation
Spring 2017
Image was used for the cover of the graduation program for the Spring 2017 commencement ceremony for UC Berkeley's Chicanx/Latinx students. Image was commissioned by the Multicultural Community Center, along with the Chicanx Latinx Student Development Center.
My vision for the image was to bring the idea of "graduation" back to earth. I wanted the imagery to serve as a reminder to graduates to remember their roots, as humxns who have a responsibility to the earth, to the people around them. Graduations are big accomplishments, there are many experiences, feelings, challenges that come from being in academic institutions, especially for first generation people of color–– at the same time I sought to transform the narrative of "upward mobility" to "returning to origins". Them main themes are humility and responsibility, the four elements/directions, planting seeds to symbolize that this accomplishment is beyond this lifetime, and the sunrise to represent enlightenment.
My vision for the image was to bring the idea of "graduation" back to earth. I wanted the imagery to serve as a reminder to graduates to remember their roots, as humxns who have a responsibility to the earth, to the people around them. Graduations are big accomplishments, there are many experiences, feelings, challenges that come from being in academic institutions, especially for first generation people of color–– at the same time I sought to transform the narrative of "upward mobility" to "returning to origins". Them main themes are humility and responsibility, the four elements/directions, planting seeds to symbolize that this accomplishment is beyond this lifetime, and the sunrise to represent enlightenment.
Hood Herbalism
A pamphlet made by a group from the first cohort of Hood Herbalism students in the Summer of 2016. In September of 2016, Hood Herbalism led a Community Medicine Fair at Self Help Graphics where the students facilitated the making of plant medicines such as pomadas, flower essences and elixirs with their families and other community members. I created a drawing to represent the making of flower essences.
For more information on Hood Herbalism and to sign up for future classes, please visit:
http://www.berenicedimas.com/in-the-community.html
For more information on Hood Herbalism and to sign up for future classes, please visit:
http://www.berenicedimas.com/in-the-community.html
I had the honor to design the album cover for musical artist ab, it was an absolute pleasure being able to channel ab's lyricism and vision through my hands. Please take a moment to bear witness to the genius that is "BanksyLoveStory":
https://soundcloud.com/muchobanksy/sets/banksylovestory-as-told-by-ab
https://soundcloud.com/muchobanksy/sets/banksylovestory-as-told-by-ab
Fighting for Life 2016 Celebration w/ East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Check out the awesome environmental justice work that EYCEJ does for the East LA/South East LA communities. From campaigning, youth programming, and revitalizing the LA River, check their website for more information: http://eycej.org/
Lunch Lady Q's Radical Cookbook, Vol. 1
Native chef Quinton Cabellon, aka Lunch Lady Q, created a zine with recipes and hxstory involving the three sisters. The three sisters– corn, beans, and squash– are the staple food for many Native peoples throughout the continent. Traditionally grown and eaten together, combined they support each others' growth and are highly nutritious. WIll be available soon!
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Guardians of the Water Internship Flyer
Program takes place every summer and is open to Native youth and people of various ancestral backgrounds. An awesome program exploring native food and waterways, traditional ecological knowledge (TEK), and many other awesome things.
For more information about projects regarding Native foods, future programs, and the next Guardians of the Water internship, check out the Cultural Conservancy in San Francisco, CA: http://www.nativeland.org/
For more information about projects regarding Native foods, future programs, and the next Guardians of the Water internship, check out the Cultural Conservancy in San Francisco, CA: http://www.nativeland.org/
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UC Berkeley's
Multicultural Community Center
As a student intern at the Multicultural Community Center (MCC), I was given the space to grow as an artist and use my imagination to design several posters, logos, as well as co-curate several student-led art exhibitions. The MCC is a student led, student fought for space rooted in the visions of the third world Liberation Front (twLF) and the fight for Ethnic Studies:
For more information about the MCC visit: http://mcc.berkeley.edu/
For more information about the MCC visit: http://mcc.berkeley.edu/