Reflecting on 2024
A Year of Growth, Creativity, and Community
How is it already 2025?! Reflecting on the past year, I’m amazed by how much has unfolded. I didn’t even have a chance to sit with my journal before the year turned (anyone else feel like December vanished?), but looking back, I’m so proud of everything I accomplished and the seeds I nurtured .I’m calling 2024 my “year of the watering can”—a time to care for the seeds I planted and watch them grow.
It was a year of diving deeper into my creativity, connecting with my community, and taking on bold, challenging ideas that helped me grow both personally and professionally.
Highlights from 2024
Quarter 1: Laying the Foundation
• Partnered with OKCLYP (Oklahoma City Latino Young Professionals) on a brand expansion and marketing project.
• Joined AIGA Oklahoma as Director of Community Outreach.
• Collaborated with the OKC Thunder and Patabajo Podcast for Noches-Ene-Be-A.
• Invited as OKC Thunder’s Community Co-Chair and highlighted at an OKC Thunder home game for Latino Business Arenas Sports Center.
• Worked on freelance branding and illustration projects for Bloom Real Estate, OKCLYP’s brand expansion, and Make Oklahoma Weirder’s Halloween in May event.
Quarter 2: Expanding Horizons
• Continued as a marketing mentor and pitch coach for Latino entrepreneurs in Stitch Crew’s Latino Cohort.
• Co-founded All Those Creative, a nonprofit dedicated to professional creatives in Oklahoma City.
• Launched an in-person Adobe Create Now event in partnership with All Those Creative.
• Traveled to Peru to experience the Festival of the Suns, an unforgettable cultural journey.
Quarter 3: Big Projects, Big Impact
• Launched Art 4 Gaza, a collaborative event with Plaza Walls that included artist booths, live painting, performances, and raised over $1,000 for Gaza through donated art sales.
• Planned, organized, moderated, and spoke at The Only Ones in the Room, an honest and powerful event at Oklahoma Contemporary about being creatives of color.
• Partnered with Western Gateway Elementary to share Guatemalan culture through dance, storytelling, and presentations for students.
• Became a highlighted speaker for the OKC Latino Accelerator workshop for Stitch Crew.
• Participated in the Calle 25 Artist Gallery with both illustration and needle-felting works.
• Helped organize, market, and execute Festival Chapín, Oklahoma’s largest Guatemalan festival, with over 6,000 attendees.
• Invited as a live muralist for the Plaza Walls Mural Expo.
• Collaborated with Boom Town Creamery on a bilingual sticker and poster giveaway.
• Featured as a gallery artist at Parlor through FOKAL.
• Invited to Miami by Adobe for their Adobe Community Summit.
• Partnered with Tizos Pops & Ice Cream to host a community live paint and paletas event.
• Freelance branding clients included Guzman Consulting.
Quarter 4: Finishing Strong
• Spoke at the Calle 25 Artist Talk.
• Collaborated with Goodwill to create holiday creative video content
• Became the featured artist for the Asian Night Market Festival, creating a banner illustration of the Kukulkán.
• Brought Fried Design Co to Oklahoma for an All Those Creative speaking event.
• Attended Adobe MAX as part of a brand trip to Miami, participating in their Design & Express Community Summit.
• Continued mentorship and coaching for Stitch Crew’s Latino Entrepreneurs, celebrating the graduation of the next generation.
• Partnered with OVAC to serve as a pitch coach for their Artist Entrepreneurship Program.
• Featured as an artist at Little D Galleries, Flora Bodega, and DNA Galleries.
Looking Ahead to 2025
As I reflect on everything that happened in 2024, I’m so grateful for the opportunities, collaborations, and connections that fueled my growth. This year, I’m looking forward to:
• Big new projects.
• Gallery showings.
• Expanding the shops featuring my work.
• More speaking and community events.
Thank you for being part of my journey—your support means the world. Here’s to making 2025 unforgettable!
