Welcome all artsy fellows & animal lovers
NAPAS (NAP) SOMSAWAD
— Biologist by Degree, Artist by Heart ♥
— From Bangkok, Thailand, living in North Borneo
Since 2016, illulasiesta (previously Lasiesta Designs) is created by one's pure passion about animals that started at a very young age. I enrolled Biological Sciences and Wildlife Conservation studies and careers to pursue my dream, yet art is something I can never give up.
"illulasiesta" is a pen name that I go by and a platform for me to sync two of the things I care most about to create some positive impacts towards the world, spreading awareness in a form of art, hopefully pushing it for the better-beings of wildlife and their home.
#INTERVIEW
#ARTVSARTIST
#ARTVSARTIST
I was given a great opportunity by PARDICOLOR.ORG to discuss more about "illulasiesta" — who I am, what I do, and why I do my work. Get to know more about my thoughts behind everything through my published interview here:
#ARTVSARTIST
#ARTVSARTIST
#ARTVSARTIST
Time does fly! Here's a small compilation of some of the work I did in 2022. Prolly not the most productive year I must admit, but I've been having so much fun working on a number of new collections, digging my rotten creativity making Papilio babies, and making meaningful connections along the way :)
#PODCAST
#ARTVSARTIST
#PODCAST
It’s live! Thank you THE SIP SIP SHOW and Borneo Rhythm of Rimba (ROR) Festival for the time and space to let me share my journey with you! Join our little cozy chitchat at the Rainforest Discovery Center here:
Homemade Collectible Prints
Hand-drawn Illustrations
Carefully-selected Materials
Carefully-selected Materials
Another angle of "digital" illustration. Every single piece is hand-drawn and heart-made, with an aquarelle vibe that is aesthetic yet detailed enough to highlight key scientific features of the subject species.
Carefully-selected Materials
Carefully-selected Materials
Carefully-selected Materials
All prints are homemade with high quality 100% Cotton/Cellulose Cold-pressed Medium-textured Acid Free FSC ® Certified paper, and they come numbered with a beautiful emboss stamped by hand individually, making each one specially yours.
Custom Prints Available
Carefully-selected Materials
Custom Prints Available
Not quite what you're looking for? Custom prints from the existing artwork from the gallery plus a custom text and/or a special commission is available — perfect to keep, perfect to give.
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