Hi there! I’m Angelique (she/her), a 1.5-gen Filipino-American illustrator and printmaker based out of the greater Seattle area. ACGUINA ART is a one-woman business (with lots of support from my partner) and a passion project of sorts, something that I created when I finally allowed myself to share my art while struggling with fear of failure. I began printmaking in 2018, with a primary focus on drypoint and monotype. 2020 required a form of printmaking that was more accessible in my home studio, and in the early days of the pandemic, I carved and printed some of my very first blocks, with messages of care that I sent out as snail mail to stay connected during quarantine. I quickly fell in love with the therapeutic and handmade nature of carving, and haven’t stopped since.

My work has evolved since then, but continues to highlight themes of love, connection, and joyful silliness, often portraying florals/plants in addition to quirky creatures. I love to carve tiny, with most of work 3” x 4” in size.

My process begins and ends at a single desk in my home studio, where I create my illustrations, transfer them to rubber blocks, carve, print by hand, and hang the work to dry on a twine line above my work station. Carving takes anywhere from 20 minutes to several hours, with an additional 2-4 days of drying time once printed.

When I'm not carving, I'm dabbling in some other creative medium, teaching, or working my day job as a mental health therapist.

You can find my work for sale at the Burke Museum Store in Seattle. If you would like to stock my work in your shop, fill out my wholesale inquiry form here.

If you're interested in a class, I teach a recurring introduction to block printing workshop at Studio Piano Nobile in Seattle.

See my events page for upcoming markets to shop in-person.

Thanks for stopping by!

A note: “acguina” is a combination of my initials and last name, pronounced A-C-GHEE-NUH.

Photo courtesy of @erick.merc on IG.