Jingo de la Rosa

What’s your day job?
I’m a freelance illustrator and teaching artist.

What’s your favorite breakfast food?
I was born and raised in South East Asia, so anything with rice will pass as my favorite breakfast food!

Where’s a place you’d stop on a free afternoon in Indy?
Calvin Fletcher’s. It’s a great place to sketch, brainstorm or read. Plus, their coffee is really tasty!

What’s one thing you’ve been inspired by lately?
The “Alice: 150 Years of Wonderland” exhibit at the Morgan Library and Museum on a recent trip to New York City. They had original manuscripts, illustrations and other artifacts from the “Alice” universe that were on public display for the first time. As a children’s illustrator, one of the things I try to do is to think like a child, so seeing Lewis Carroll’s imagination through his work up-close was a real treat.

In the spirit of August’s theme Action, was there a project you worked on recently that you had to take immediate action on?
As a personal project, I recently started doing Art Drops, where I leave a piece of original artwork somewhere and then post the clue on my Instagram so people would know where to find it. I’ve left artwork in Indy, to as far north as Toronto, and the response has been overwhelming so far. The idea behind it was to make a habit out of of giving, and to do it freely and joyfully. As much as I believe in artists getting paid for what we’re worth, I also believe in making art accessible for everyone, and I felt an urgency in me to put that into action through my Art Drops.

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