Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Philippine Forest Landscape Maps
Philippine Forest Landscape Maps - Sierra Madre, Palawan
Philippine Forest Landscape Maps - Samar and Leyte, Bukidnon and Misamis Oriental<br />
Philippine Forest Landscape Maps
At the University of Science and Technology of Southern Philippines (USTP) in Misamis Oriental.
Philippine Forest Landscape Maps
At Forest Foundation Philippines’ Sierra Madre Development Workshop in Quirino.
Philippine Forest Landscape Maps
At the University of the Philippines (UP) Tacloban in Leyte.
Bulaklak Philippine Native Flowers Plates Illustrations

My earlier collaborations with Forest Foundation Philippines were able to produce an awareness campaign and advocacy items that champion the importance of Philippine native trees in forest & biodiversity conservation (see #DrawNativeTreesPh). To reinforce the impact of the previous projects, and to hopefully further deepen people’s connection with our forests, the next step was to make learning materials that highlight a Sustainable Landscape Approach in conservation.

“The Sustainable Landscape Approach allows a landscape to be seen as a series of interdependent natural and human systems, and is particularly useful when there are multiple stakeholders within a landscape with varying resource requirements and interdependencies.” (Source: Forest Foundation Philippines, Sustainable Landscape Approach Brief)

Public awareness – especially for people living in the landscapes – about this symbiotic connection can be helpful for identifying ways forward in addressing issues of forest protection, conservation, and ultimately, climate change.

The challenge then was how to visually communicate this idea. With expert guidance from the Foundation’s landscape coordinators, foresters, and project officers to ensure accuracy, I made illustrated maps of the focal Forest Foundation Philippines landscapes: Sierra Madre, Samar and Leyte, Bukidnon / Misamis Oriental, and Palawan. Each map showcases the landscapes’ respective protected areas, indigenous communities, industries and produce, ecotourism sites, and select native flora & fauna through little icons to express how these components all play roles in forest (and even cultural) conservation and protection, and how they also depend on the forests and one another to survive and thrive.

*Thanks as always to the hard-working Forest Foundation team for this meaningful project. <3

Bagui, Diane Estephanie – Landscape Coordinator for National Projects
Belmonte, Schenley Anne – Project Officer
Buduan, Eric – Landscape Coordinator for Sierra Madre and Mindanao
Canivel, Jose Andres – Executive Director
Gabriel, Ana Veronica – Landscape Coordinator for Palawan
Gualberto, Xyla Mercedita – Associate for Mindanao
Pamplona, Marjorie – Landscape Coordinator for Samar and Leyte

Philippine Forest Landscape Maps
Sir Eric Buduan of Forest Foundation Philippines at the Sierra Madre Development Workshop.

As of this writing, we’ve produced posters that are already being used in the Foundation’s development workshops. The Foundation has also allowed me to produce a collection of advocacy merchandise based on the project (enamel pins, notebooks, postcards, tote bags) for selling in my webshop. More items are currently in production and I’ll be updating the blog once they are launched.

* Download a copy of the ForestLandscapesPh Publication for more info on our project.

*On-site activity photos are courtesy of Forest Foundation Philippines

 

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Wedding Essentials Magazine

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EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora and Fauna Illustrations

Bulaklak Philippine Native Flowers Plates
EDC BINHI flagship flora and fauna
EDC BINHI flagship flora and fauna
EDC BINHI flagship flora and fauna
EDC BINHI flagship flora and fauna
EDC BINHI, Energy Development Corporation’s environment program, commissioned me to illustrate select Philippine endemic and native flora and fauna under their Flagship Species Initiative (FSI) – a biodiversity conservation project which generally aims to protect selected threatened flora & fauna species in EDC’s geothermal and wind project sites. These species are:
📍 Bacon-Manito Geothermal Project – Albay and Sorsogon –
Flora: Mapilig (Xanthostemon bracteatus) | Fauna: Golden-crowned Flying Fox (Acerodon jubatus)
📍 Tongonan Geothermal Project (TGP) – Leyte –
Flora: Katmon Bayani (Dillenia megalantha) | Fauna: Philippine Warty Pig (Sus philippensis)
📍 Southern Negros & Northern Negros Geothermal Project (SN/NNGP) – Negros Islands –
Flora:  Red Lauan (Shorea negrosensis) | Fauna: Visayan Hornbill (Penelopides panini)
📍 Mt. Apo Geothermal Project (MAGP) – Cotabato –
Flora: Almaciga (Agathis philippinensis) } Fauna: Apo Myna (Goodfellowia miranda)
📍 Burgos Wind Power (BWP) – Ilocos Norte –
Flora: Igem-dagat (Podocarpus costalis)

The illustration process was carefully guided by EDC BINHI’s foresters which made it possible for me to render the species as accurately as possible. I chose to use a line drawing technique (as opposed to my usual painterly style) in order to highlght and define each species’ unique features. These drawings were then used on t-shirts, bags, and other merchandise (soon to be available in my webshop), and some other items for the organization’s exclusive use.

EDC BINHI flagship flora and fauna
Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Wedding Essentials Magazine

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  • Print design
  • Packaging design
  • Surface pattern design
  • Watercolor illustration
  • Digital illustration
  • Visual identity
  • Art direction

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Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Native Trees Embroidery Kit
Philippine Native Flowers Embroidery Kit
Philippine Native Flowers Embroidery Kit
philippine native produce market tote

A collaboration with CraftMNL‘s Marielle Nadal-Reyes, the Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit which features flowers of the Banaba, Salingogon, Katmon, and Amugis aims to help raise awareness for the importance of Philippine native trees in forest conservation through the leisurely and immersive activity of creative stitching. It was Marielle who had the idea of coming up with embroidery kits using my native flora illustrations, so I gave her a pencil sketch of a floral arrangement which she then beautifully brought to life using needle and thread.

The floral embroidery can be reproduced through an accompanying stitch guide (included in the info sheet) and a series of tutorial videos.

This project was implemented with the support and guidance of Forest Foundation Philippines.

Philippine Native Flowers Embroidery Kit

* Orders for the kits can be placed through CraftMNL’s Lazada shop. A portion of the proceeds will be used to fund more projects and products that can help spread the #DrawNativeTreesPh advocacy.

* All photos on this page are courtesy of CraftMNL and Marielle Nadal-Reyes.

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote: A Collaboration with Slo Store

philippine native produce market tote
philippine native produce market tote
Philippine native food-bearing plants
philippine native produce market tote
philippine native produce market tote

The Philippine Native Produce Market Tote is a project with Slo Store‘s Aryann Avenido. Constructed by a local bagmaker following Aryann’s design, each tote is made of carefully-sourced sturdy canvas and features several compartments to make carrying groceries and other essentials a breeze.. We also had my illustrations of six food-bearing native plants, namely Himbabao, Tan-ag, Pako, Roselle, Niyog-Niyogan, and Libas, silk-screened on the bag as a way to communicate their nutritional value as well as showcase their beauty.

The project was implemented with the support and guidance of Forest Foundation Philippines. Orders for the bag can be placed through the webshop. A portion of the proceeds from the initial batch will go to Philippine Parks & Biodiversity to support underequipped forest rangers in Ipo Watershed with their patrolling & operations.

UPDATE: A total of Php 8,220 from the 1st & 2nd batch sales was raised and donated to PPBCSI. Here’s the link to the transparency report.

Philippine native produce tote bag

* The Philippine Native Produce Market Tote can be ordered through Slo Store. This collection was initially produced under the #DrawNativeTreesPh initiative. A portion of our proceeds will go to the production of more items that can help spread the advocacy. 

* All photos on this page are courtesy of Slo Store and Aryann Avenido.

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal
Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal
Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal
Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal
Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal
Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

With 2020 fraught with uncertainty, releasing new products required a lot of deep thinking. What can we do to help put people’s minds at ease, and at the same time uphold the advocacy of promoting the importance of native species in biodiversity and forest conservation? Following our Forest Series projects (Philippine Forest Blooms, Philippine Forest Fruits), Forest Foundation Philippines and I came up with another collaborative project, the Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal. Part undated planner, part workbook, it encourages users to harness the healing powers of the outdoors while developing a deeper appreciation for nature through art therapy and journaling.

Since it is meant to be used outdoors, the journal’s “packaging” is a zippered carrying pouch made of canvas printed with llustrations of fruit, flowers, stems, seeds, and other elements that make up various species of Philippine native trees. The journal itself also has watercolor and gouache illustrations of native trees and birds, field-sketching tips, and basic watercolor painting techniques. Blank pages at the end consist of 200 gsm watercolor paper that can be used for field sketching, and inserted in the inside back pocket are weatherproof cards that have identification charts for flower and leaf arrangements and bird field marks.

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

* Philippine Forest campaign items, produced under the #DrawNativeTreesPh initiative, are available at the webshop. All proceeds will go to the production of more items that can help spread the advocacy.

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

Forest Landscapes Illustrated Maps for Forest Foundation Philippines

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

EDC BINHI Flagship Flora & Fauna Illustrations

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Bulaklak Collection: Tableware for Casa Juan MNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Forest Blooms Embroidery Kit: A Collaboration with CraftMNL

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Native Produce Market Tote

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Philippine Forest Blooms Jewelry Collection

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Forest Reflections Nature Appreciation Journal

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Sekaya 2020 Prescribing Nature Gift Packs

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

Tanim: A Filipino Botanical Oracle Deck

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

UTMeArtPh x Fiesta T-shirt for Uniqlo Philippines

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Fruits Set of 30 Postcards

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms 2020 Desk Calendar and Notepad Set

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

Philippine Forest Blooms Native Flowering Trees Planner

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Bahay Kubo” for Go Lokal

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

“Garden Bloom” Embroidered Pen Capsule for Filed!

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Pop Culture Postcards

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Pinoy Food, Fruits, Flowers & Birds Stickers

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Philippine Flora & Fauna Notebooks

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Giraffe and Zebra Tees for Googoo&Gaga

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

Eraserheads EP by Esquire Philippines

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“Ang Nawawalang Soundtrack” Vinyl Record

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“The Heads Set” Eraserheads Boxed Set

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Not By The Book” by Tippi Ocampo

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

“Effect Desired: None” Imago Album

Wedding Essentials Magazine

Wedding Essentials Magazine

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