How to Make a Goathead Soft
2023
Remote
Indigenous Land Stewardship, Research, Illustration
Summary
In collaboration with Forge Project, a Native-led initiative centered on Indigenous art and decolonial education. Rica Maestas wrote this article, which explores the significance of learning from a small seed pod called goatheads and how “they are also key examples of how beings shaped by colonialism build and protect community, reinvigorate damaged ecosystems, and seed solidarity across varying experiences of loss and fragmentation.”
My Role
I was commissioned to illustrate the header, tutorial, and a short animated video that will be published alongside the article.
To read the full article, click here.
Process
On the left are preliminary sketches for the header illustration. The team would give me feedback, and I would iterate.
Collaborators
Mobile Print Power
Forge Project
Marissa Campiz
Hayley M. Bain
Jose Benitez
Patrick Rowe