2025 | Children's Publishing
| Professional
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She/Her - Why did you create this work?
With this book, I wanted to portray the diversity of the feminine condition, also honoring the legacy of female artists and their works, through the short fictional stories of 25 women. The stories take place in the early 1970's, in Portugal, while the country was still under a dictatorship. Through these stories, and their intertwined narrative layers, I also I aimed to prompt a reflection about the evolution of women’s rights, and women’s roles in society, in the past 50 years. - How were your illustrations used?
The artworks were used in the picture book "25 Mulheres", which I both wrote and illustrated. - What materials and techniques did you use?
The illustrations for this book were created digitally, using Procreate and Adobe Photoshop. - Was this project commissioned?
Commissioned - Commissioner Name
Ana Lúcia Maduro - Commissioner Company
Oficina do Livro - Commissioner Instagram
@oficinadolivro - Personal Website or Portfolio Link
littleblackspot.com/
- Instagram
@littleblackspot - Biography
Raquel Costa is an award-winning artist, author and illustrator. She made her writing debut with the picture book “25 Mulheres”, which she also illustrated. The illustrations for this book won a Merit Award at the 11th Hiii Illustration Awards and were juried into the Society of Illustrators 67th Annual.
"Noa" won the Bissaya Barreto Children's Book Award in 2022.
She’s also an Art Educator, and a co-founder of Little Black Spot Creative Studio, working in illustration, concept art and design. - Where are you currently based?
Portugal
