FALL 2024 ︎
THE PLACES WE’LL GO
“It’s opener there
in the wide open air.”
An homage to the book Oh, The Places You’ll Go! by Dr. Seuss. The moment Devynne stepped on the blue hill with the red wool sweater and red tights, the main character, popped in my mind, although the kid is wearing yellow, the red reminded me of Thing One and Thing Two and then to my favorite book by Dr. Seuss, Oh, The Places You’ll Go!
My mind traveld back to when brother gifted me this book, the day of my highschool graduation. It was a moment in my life where I felt completely overwhelmed. Writing this has gotten me to reflect on the many places I go in my mind. I have gone through so many thoughts even through deep dark places inside, the ones I don’t want to face but have to in order to process and heal inner battles. Battles that block you from trusting again or make you want to hide away. But there is also light in this mind, the happy moments, those that bring laughter and radience to life which make you forget all the other stresses, and that light is where I strive and choose to live by. The journey/process is the best part of life, even though it gets a bit though sometimes.
It’s been a rollercoaster of emotions and this book reflects on those life decisions and obstacles one must face to find in this world.
Looking back I can see all the hills that I have gone up and down, up and down, and the many more coming ahead.
“So...
be your name Bauxbaum or Bixby or Bray
you’re off to Great Places!
Today is your day!
Your mountain is waiting.
So...get on your way!”
-Dr. Seuss
Photography by Braulio Lam
Talent Devynne Diaz
talent: Devynne Diaz
photography : Braulio Lam
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UPCOMING EVENTS ︎
︎︎︎Hand beading workshop in Los Angeles, CA at Oeste Shop
October 2024
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Montebello, CA 90640
︎ @isaguadalupe
UPCOMING EVENTS ︎
︎︎︎Hand beading workshop in Los Angeles, CA at Oeste Shop
October 2024
more details coming soon!
︎510 W Whittier Blvd
Montebello, CA 90640
STOCKISTS︎︎︎
Ciudad de México:
Cardón
Columpio
San Diego:
Mingei Museum
San Francisco:
The Perish Trust
Tepoztlán:
Flor del Norte
Tijuana:
Matiz
Ciudad de México:
Cardón
Columpio
San Diego:
Mingei Museum
San Francisco:
The Perish Trust
Tepoztlán:
Flor del Norte
Tijuana:
Matiz
ABOUT
ISA GUADALUPE
DESIGN — STUDIO
My name is Isa Guadalupe Medina and I am a designer and artist based in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. My work focuses on the intricacy and detail that is reflected from nature and my roots. The different motifs I create are inspired by feelings that emerge from the rare beauty and constant change of nature. I received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Parsons The New School for Design, New York. Since then I have been focusing on creating hand-beaded and woven pieces that explore movement and transcendence of time in relation to the human body/experience.
Artist Statement
Through the years of creating and appreciating art, I realized that what I liked most about it was the process and time it took to create something. When I see a piece of art I wonder about the time, work and thought behind it. It is not just about making something beautiful or interesting but how it makes me feel and how much of my heart goes into it. I learned that loss is something that we all have to deal with at one point in our lives and we have to accept the inevitable. I began to explore with the unpredictable; dissolving materials, garments coming apart, transforming, playing around with the thought that nothing lasts forever, everything is transient. Change and transformation is what I want to explore more through my designs. The excitement and, yet, sadness of watching your creation come apart is what life is all about, constant change.
This is only the beginning of my exploration, the unpredictability of change.
- Isa Guadalupe Medina
Through the years of creating and appreciating art, I realized that what I liked most about it was the process and time it took to create something. When I see a piece of art I wonder about the time, work and thought behind it. It is not just about making something beautiful or interesting but how it makes me feel and how much of my heart goes into it. I learned that loss is something that we all have to deal with at one point in our lives and we have to accept the inevitable. I began to explore with the unpredictable; dissolving materials, garments coming apart, transforming, playing around with the thought that nothing lasts forever, everything is transient. Change and transformation is what I want to explore more through my designs. The excitement and, yet, sadness of watching your creation come apart is what life is all about, constant change.
This is only the beginning of my exploration, the unpredictability of change.
- Isa Guadalupe Medina
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