Rommelj

LATEST ARTICLES ( 47 )

• Vote for Guardians of Tradition at the Filipino Reader’s Choice Awards!

  

  I just found out that Guardians of Tradition, the book that I helped design and illustrate, was nominated for this year’s Filipino Reader’s Choice Awards.... Read more

  Posted on 30 August 2013 ART & DESIGN

• Unboxing: A Behind the Scenes Look

  

  Recurring Boxes I keep coming back to boxes. In 2005, my friends and I made a short film for our Electronic Media class about a boy and a box that took him to... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2013 ART & DESIGN

• The Importance of Saying No

  

  “Something that worked for me was imagining that where I wanted to be – an author, primarily of fiction, making good books, making good comics and supporting... Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2013 ART & DESIGN

• The Secret: Behind the Scenes

  

  I like reading about how other artists made their works. I love how the curtain is peeled back on the finished product to reveal what went on behind the scenes. Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 ART & DESIGN

• Tiger Tales Australia: Kuku Yalanji

  

  Earlier this year, I was commissioned to do a set of illustrations for an article in the March 2013 issue of Tiger Tales Australia. Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ART & DESIGN

• Baon

  

  The Filipino word baon, in different contexts, either means “packed meals” or “provisions”.  “May dala akong baon,” could be translated to “I packed my lunch”. Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 ART & DESIGN

• Grabmentality

  

  I once told myself that I’d be going on a “book diet”. I’m not exactly flush with cash, so scaling back on the book purchases seems like a responsible and... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 ART & DESIGN