Hello! My name is Taeko (though I also go by Maria), and I’m an illustrator, graphic designer, and storyteller. I’m a graduate from Washington University in St. Louise, and have worked on several comic projects before, as well as design for educational games.

Above you can find access to a brief portfolio and resume, but below here is a more extensive and specific portfolio of my artwork, coupled with explanations of my process.

Featured Work

Construção Comic Adaptation

Chico Buarque’s song Construção, translated both into English and a visual medium

Iterative Character Design

Portfolio of original character designs, complete with their iteration process

Studies From Life

Drawings done on site of their subjects or during figure study classes

Media Illustrations

Artwork made from media and stories of another creator

Comics

A collection of the various comic strips and graphic novel pages I have done for many different stories