spring 2024
For my jersey redesign, I chose to focus on Hispanic Heritage Month. I took inspiration from Oaxacan Alebrijes, which are brightly colored, intricately patterned carvings of animals or sometimes mythical beings. My mom had a couple of these in her art room, and she even taught an Alebrijes inspired project to her students. Here’s an example of what I mean if you’ve never seen one:
The shapes in the patterns have various cultural meanings. I tried my best to recreate the essence of some of these patterns, but to reproduce them exactly made me feel kind of gross. So this is more like a hockey themed interpretation of the Alebrijes.
