Philippine Environment Month Art Workshops with EDC Binhi

Philippine Environment Month Art Workshops with EDC Binhi

For the month of June – Philippine Environment Month – I had the honor of teaching a series of 5 watercolor workshops with EDC Binhi. Binhi is the nationwide greening program of the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) which aims to restore denuded forests, preserve and propagate threatened native tree species, and protect biodiversity to leave a legacy of a verdant Philippines for the next generation.

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Banaba, Ilang-Ilang, and Katmon Illustration Prints on Home and Office Items

Banaba, Ilang-Ilang, and Katmon Illustration Prints on Home and Office Items

I had the pleasure of being invited as a Crazy About Paper Featured Artist for April. C.A.P. is a webshop that sells print-on-demand products designed by local artists. Was impressed by their line of home and office items especially so I thought of creating patterns inspired by some of my favorite Philippine native trees ~ namely, the Banaba (Lagerstroemia speciosa), Ilang-Ilang (Cananga odorata), and Katmon (Dillenia philippinensis).

Below are the pattern designs along with sample applications. You can see the complete line of products they’re available on in my C.A.P. Artist Page.

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Features in Online Media

Various media features and interviews from July 2020 to March 2021:

DZUP Interview

Promoting Forest Conservation and Heritage Preservation Through Art | DZUP Atin ‘To Interview, March 23, 2021: Link


Drawing Native Trees for Conservation – Presentation + Demo | Ang InK, November 2020: Link
Her Groundwork for Philippine Native Flora and Fauna
Business Mirror, Sept. 27, 2020: Link


Arts for Conservation Episode | MUNI on this Podcast, August 2020: Link

Philippine Native Trees Flora and Fauna Face Maskas

MB Lifestyle, July 17, 2020: Link

The Story Behind ForesTree: Philippine Native Trees Match-Up Game

The Story Behind ForesTree: Philippine Native Trees Match-Up Game

After almost a year of collaborative back and forths, we were finally able to launch the ForesTree: A Memory Match-Up Game app right on International Forest Day 2021! You can download it for iOS and Android .

This app is completely FREE and was built by Gabby Lacuesta of Funny Cow Games under my ongoing Grant with Forest Foundation Philippines. (You can read Gabby’s notes on building the game as a touching tribute for his Dad here.)

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Girls Club Asia and NoliSoli Features + Team Asia Webinar Guesting

Very grateful to have been featured in Girls Club Asia where I talked about my journey as a female creative, the woman in my life growing up, living in Quezon City, artistic influences, and my dream collaborator.  [ GO ]

Girls Club Asia Cynthia Bauzon Arre

Also thrilled to have been interviewed in NoliSoli.Ph where I was asked to talk about the #DrawNativeTreesPh campaign plus how my advocacy got realized, and also how the collaboration with Forest Foundation Philippines began. [ GO ]

Noli Soli Native Trees Philippines

Was also invited by Team Asia to be a guest in Part 3 of their live webinar series, “Experience Online” with the theme, “Live to Drive Passion.” The other guests were singers Karylle Yuzon and Acel Bisa van Ommen, and dancer Stephen Biadona. We all talked about how our passions fuel us to pursue our advocacies and live with purpose. You can watch the hour-and-a-half-long webinar on Team Asia’s FB page via this direct link to the video.

Team Asia Live to Drive Passion

Free Philippine Forest Trees Wallpaper for Earth Day 2020

Happy Earth Day! Even in this time of Covid-19, let’s also think about the steps we can take to protect the home that has nurtured us since we were born. It can be as simple as reducing (if not, completely avoiding) the use of single-use plastic, walking instead of taking your car, supporting our farmers and forest watchers, recycling / repurposing old items instead of throwing them away, and composting kitchen waste, among others. A healthy environment can also care for us more efficiently as we fight this pandemic together.

Also taking this moment to spread the love for our Philippine native trees and their importance in forest conservation and protection. Without our forests, our food and water security will be compromised andof course we can’t allow that to happen especially during this very challenging period.

Sharing these desktop and mobile wallpapers featuring some of the fruit-bearing trees that Forest Foundation Philippines and I showcased in our ongoing #ForestFruitsPh project.You can download them straight from FFP’s site, provided through the links below. Feel free to share them with your friends, hopefully along with the message of conservation. 🙂

philippine native trees wallpaper

Download from Forest Foundation Philippines:
#ForestTreesPh desktop wallpaper (2880 x 1800)
#ForestTreesPh mobile wallpaper (750 x 1334)

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