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If until then drawing had been always present in my daily life, from that moment on I was sure that my life path would be through art.

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Hi my name is Catarina Machado. 👋🏻

When I was a kid I would always be surrounded by all kinds of crayons, pencils, pens and notebooks to draw my doodles. Still to this day, it is common for me to open up a drawer at my parents' house and find a notebook or some lose sheets of paper full of doodles from those times.

I was about eight years old the first time I studied a work of art. My teacher of elementary school had presented us one of the most emblematic works of art of all time: Picasso's “Guernica”. With a black and white copy of it in my hand, I was asked to deconstruct and analyze all the symbolism and emotions conveyed in each of its parts. Analysing each part to the most tiny detail was undoubtedly transforming and memorable. If until then drawing had been always present in my daily life, from that moment on I was sure that my life path would be through art. In that moment, art to me meant having a voice, creating an impact and a representation of instants with artistic expression.

My path has been shaped throughout the years, but still to this day as a designer, I try bringing to my work all that has made me fall in love with art. Creating meaningful pieces, having a voice in all of them and telling a story in an impacting way. We can't always be linear, but some things never change and to those we are faithful. Pens and crayons are still around me and doodles in my notebooks too.

If you want to know more about my academic and professional background, check my Linkedin.