https://sofiaquimbo.com Sofia Ella Quimbo Mon, 18 May 2026 21:03:11 +0000 https://sofiaquimbo.com en https://sofiaquimbo.com/Index Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:57:54 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/Index https://sofiaquimbo.com/More-Dolls Mon, 18 May 2026 21:03:11 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/More-Dolls <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/40ef8c642fd374c6da39085575a0d8de3b0e1132306336a6d07a224f2937827b/APC_0713.jpg" data-mid="248449189" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/40ef8c642fd374c6da39085575a0d8de3b0e1132306336a6d07a224f2937827b/APC_0713.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d2c296f9c1097c12346ea3f9d0db0487af2ff18e2e963a205f204891c2072199/APC_0715.jpg" data-mid="248449190" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d2c296f9c1097c12346ea3f9d0db0487af2ff18e2e963a205f204891c2072199/APC_0715.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0740210742d411af84552b8b28d098fba14f8cb3991a5d3b2cf998d288a71a57/IMG_3585.jpg" data-mid="248449191" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0740210742d411af84552b8b28d098fba14f8cb3991a5d3b2cf998d288a71a57/IMG_3585.jpg" /> https://sofiaquimbo.com/Wafuku-II Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:28:06 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/Wafuku-II <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/65356571de310ad3896713b55d46a394896b8ac7e3fe7e294fa5a340a6c5586f/Wafuku-II_01.jpg" data-mid="247556120" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/65356571de310ad3896713b55d46a394896b8ac7e3fe7e294fa5a340a6c5586f/Wafuku-II_01.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ad7d4905076d50ef116a045d20b6204babb7c9ad9af40080f2f9a10236553430/Wafuku-II_02.jpg" data-mid="247556138" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ad7d4905076d50ef116a045d20b6204babb7c9ad9af40080f2f9a10236553430/Wafuku-II_02.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/71052b428c5d7bf305d9f671fbc7070a3628f0f97834cbb46d35829a3a2c9187/Wafuku-II_03.jpg" data-mid="247556139" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/71052b428c5d7bf305d9f671fbc7070a3628f0f97834cbb46d35829a3a2c9187/Wafuku-II_03.jpg" /> Wafuku II /&nbsp;和服 II 2026 Habotai, Hibiscus Flowers 6.5 in (width), 6.5 in (height) https://sofiaquimbo.com/Wafuku-I Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:01:41 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/Wafuku-I <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6dcb08305031253977575ec0f61a9a8ef85c304524d23f7b1bca2da7649a8039/Wafuku-I_01.jpg" data-mid="247556034" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6dcb08305031253977575ec0f61a9a8ef85c304524d23f7b1bca2da7649a8039/Wafuku-I_01.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/199247f9bc0194cc838e8e693b2704e0e4234fc94a87d0535f09f2cb42ea0dd0/Wafuku-I_03.jpg" data-mid="247556109" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/199247f9bc0194cc838e8e693b2704e0e4234fc94a87d0535f09f2cb42ea0dd0/Wafuku-I_03.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/312c3deb88a949950290ea3fd9add81f5e2f1fc50441777a83df7ef1c32c5b6c/Wafuku-I_02.jpg" data-mid="247556107" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/312c3deb88a949950290ea3fd9add81f5e2f1fc50441777a83df7ef1c32c5b6c/Wafuku-I_02.jpg" /> Wafuku I / 和服 I 2026Cotton, Cotton Batting 47 in (width), 19 in (height) https://sofiaquimbo.com/Doll-Collection-1 Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:08:54 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/Doll-Collection-1 <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6b05033508bc1dfb772b5b3fd9fad3b3021a19675edad34fe7b2a19d64018289/Doll.png" data-mid="247495067" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6b05033508bc1dfb772b5b3fd9fad3b3021a19675edad34fe7b2a19d64018289/Doll.png" /> Doll Collection2026 - present Cargo, HTML/CSS dollcollection.cargo.site &nbsp;&nbsp; https://sofiaquimbo.com/MAKE-MAGIC Mon, 12 Jan 2026 23:59:16 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/MAKE-MAGIC <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2a2e5ed2e4c4c8d71f9159c7f3a28ea30fc8800f0e470c3e7426a90454c2db38/IMG_3137.jpg" data-mid="243212215" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2a2e5ed2e4c4c8d71f9159c7f3a28ea30fc8800f0e470c3e7426a90454c2db38/IMG_3137.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bf5e0d859fbe6c14561e52f3c0a2fb562c021b671128efad74c3ac5596122ed4/IMG_3138.jpg" data-mid="243212217" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bf5e0d859fbe6c14561e52f3c0a2fb562c021b671128efad74c3ac5596122ed4/IMG_3138.jpg" /> MAKE MAGICCotton Dimensions:3 x 5 ft Pirate Ridgewood, January 2026 For fun, the blazon:&nbsp;Checky of four, Purpure, Cerise, Tenné, and Carnation, a Wyvern statant regardant Bleu Celeste &nbsp;&nbsp; https://sofiaquimbo.com/soft-power Sun, 02 Nov 2025 22:48:02 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/soft-power <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/5f0f5931704b73f90e1c49359c598aab4f1637bac426e4c9073bfe3576c30dfb/soft-power-01_202510.jpg" data-mid="240175520" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/5f0f5931704b73f90e1c49359c598aab4f1637bac426e4c9073bfe3576c30dfb/soft-power-01_202510.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/461aa4ac490d7dd8fff1ba5bad698ff5b3e27fb265eb7bd4a495c10156fd8110/IMG_2623-Edit-Edit.jpg" data-mid="240175516" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/461aa4ac490d7dd8fff1ba5bad698ff5b3e27fb265eb7bd4a495c10156fd8110/IMG_2623-Edit-Edit.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ecf7e724602929eb195f26edd26b748fe01784c8e25d8c4b8bb6726e132f63d2/IMG_2622-Edit.jpg" data-mid="240175517" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ecf7e724602929eb195f26edd26b748fe01784c8e25d8c4b8bb6726e132f63d2/IMG_2622-Edit.jpg" /> soft powerFabric Remnants, Polyfill Dimensions:11.5 x 6 in (Cat) and 10.5 x 6 in (Flail) October 2025 https://sofiaquimbo.com/body-water Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:26:23 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/body-water <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67d8d6ffa78cbca1de4c37cbe4273bcf12a608146b2bef184ff71bee4255a280/20250908_Tag-cloud_0002.jpg" data-mid="237956151" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67d8d6ffa78cbca1de4c37cbe4273bcf12a608146b2bef184ff71bee4255a280/20250908_Tag-cloud_0002.jpg" /> body waterCollage, Inkjet Print, Pen Drawings September 2025 https://sofiaquimbo.com/Grendel-1 Mon, 08 Sep 2025 19:50:23 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/Grendel-1 Beowulf and&nbsp;&nbsp;Grendel<img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f5d2a269fa39ef38619b373c113686431186abeb56944fa795c06938aa1016db/20250831_Extremely-rough-treatment_0001.jpg" data-mid="237956250" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f5d2a269fa39ef38619b373c113686431186abeb56944fa795c06938aa1016db/20250831_Extremely-rough-treatment_0001.jpg" /> Beowulf and Grendel: A Stop-Motion Film/Puppet Show (whichever eventually works) Inkjet Print 7.5 x 6 in August 2025 <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67d8d6ffa78cbca1de4c37cbe4273bcf12a608146b2bef184ff71bee4255a280/20250908_Tag-cloud_0002.jpg" data-mid="237956229" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67d8d6ffa78cbca1de4c37cbe4273bcf12a608146b2bef184ff71bee4255a280/20250908_Tag-cloud_0002.jpg" /> body waterCollage, Inkjet Print, Pen Drawings 7.5 x 5.5 in. September 2025 <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0be2345c66c8aca594021253c8460ed26175c3f92fb8193ef7da9d5ff20069d0/20250831_Extremely-rough-treatment_0002.jpg" data-mid="237957179" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0be2345c66c8aca594021253c8460ed26175c3f92fb8193ef7da9d5ff20069d0/20250831_Extremely-rough-treatment_0002.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b72f6402a63ea95e31d0379e92b559390ea773b2d07b997f2f314b2aa2e315e2/20250908_Grendel-Collage_0001.jpg" data-mid="237957180" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b72f6402a63ea95e31d0379e92b559390ea773b2d07b997f2f314b2aa2e315e2/20250908_Grendel-Collage_0001.jpg" /> <img width="1536" height="2048" width_o="1536" height_o="2048" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26cdc3a480bb341914c224bd7876859fb36456c5b176ae08d748abd3b7007d0e/20250908_Beowulf_0003.jpg" data-mid="237957181" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26cdc3a480bb341914c224bd7876859fb36456c5b176ae08d748abd3b7007d0e/20250908_Beowulf_0003.jpg" /> Character Design Notes Collage, Inkjet Prints, Digital Sketches Dimensions variable August - September 2025 https://sofiaquimbo.com/Listening-to-Silence Sun, 23 Mar 2025 18:58:49 +0000 Sofia Ella Quimbo https://sofiaquimbo.com/Listening-to-Silence <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/67f08f00a84489a5f0db8d01d0f917cdb6a90cad507149774a563e2945563a6e/Listening-to-Silence_Cover-Version-2_20250717_01.jpg" data-mid="235948434" border="0" alt="The front cover of the book showing its lightly creased spine" data-caption="The front cover of the book showing its lightly creased spine" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/67f08f00a84489a5f0db8d01d0f917cdb6a90cad507149774a563e2945563a6e/Listening-to-Silence_Cover-Version-2_20250717_01.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/06dfcef8fff6ee15d190d6e2974910db241966f06af6da2a35357c358fad97ca/Listening-to-Silence_Frontmatter-Version-2_20250716_04.jpg" data-mid="235948215" border="0" alt="A close up shot of two copies of the book stacked on top of each other to show the tail detail" data-caption="A close up shot of two copies of the book stacked on top of each other to show the tail detail" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/06dfcef8fff6ee15d190d6e2974910db241966f06af6da2a35357c358fad97ca/Listening-to-Silence_Frontmatter-Version-2_20250716_04.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/327e230674fe60698df1d30ddca2d5f7d923399432945f4e2b21209b6322cf9b/Listening-to-Silence_Frontmatter-Version-2_20250716_02.jpg" data-mid="235948213" border="0" alt="An oblique shot of the spread showing the book's Table of Contents" data-caption="An oblique shot of the spread showing the book's Table of Contents" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/327e230674fe60698df1d30ddca2d5f7d923399432945f4e2b21209b6322cf9b/Listening-to-Silence_Frontmatter-Version-2_20250716_02.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1536" width_o="2048" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6cbc62b8dccee4c0ec3d6e253ef9c878f495ff19c54e83caf74432385ff2c14/Listening-to-Silence_Frontmatter-Version-2_20250716_03.jpg" data-mid="235948214" border="0" alt="A close up of the book's spine to show how it opens" data-caption="A close up of the book's spine to show how it opens" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f6cbc62b8dccee4c0ec3d6e253ef9c878f495ff19c54e83caf74432385ff2c14/Listening-to-Silence_Frontmatter-Version-2_20250716_03.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1491" width_o="2048" height_o="1491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/c5591652fe7cec4f02b92c64e04a12e3e72f20e820407596423567f5660e4559/Image_20250628_0002-Edit.jpg" data-mid="235969761" border="0" alt="A spread from Chapter II: Martial Law" data-caption="A spread from Chapter II: Martial Law" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/c5591652fe7cec4f02b92c64e04a12e3e72f20e820407596423567f5660e4559/Image_20250628_0002-Edit.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1491" width_o="2048" height_o="1491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/936873802f273b633ee30ad14bbd25a527a0ca54793bdc9cad552b5f28762b2e/Image_20250628_0004-Edit.jpg" data-mid="235969762" border="0" alt="Another spread from Chapter II: Martial Law" data-caption="Another spread from Chapter II: Martial Law" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/936873802f273b633ee30ad14bbd25a527a0ca54793bdc9cad552b5f28762b2e/Image_20250628_0004-Edit.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1491" width_o="2048" height_o="1491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/908268f13efe658f156b621b41af7160eb0ea1e7b7165c6a63eabe8c17bdca20/Image_20250628_0006-Edit.jpg" data-mid="235969763" border="0" alt="Another spread from Chapter II: Martial Law" data-caption="Another spread from Chapter II: Martial Law" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/908268f13efe658f156b621b41af7160eb0ea1e7b7165c6a63eabe8c17bdca20/Image_20250628_0006-Edit.jpg" /> <img width="2048" height="1491" width_o="2048" height_o="1491" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cb44165da99396ed99e9438aadf6ccc50accc2a02e6db265709fb87809a7e5e2/Listening-to-Silence-Version-2_20250716_0004-Edit.jpg" data-mid="235969748" border="0" alt="A spread from Chapter IV: The Form of History showing a puppet of an old man" data-caption="A spread from Chapter IV: The Form of History showing a puppet of an old man" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cb44165da99396ed99e9438aadf6ccc50accc2a02e6db265709fb87809a7e5e2/Listening-to-Silence-Version-2_20250716_0004-Edit.jpg" /> Listening to Silence May 2025 7.5&nbsp; x 4.75 in 124 pages Edition of _ This piece explores how silence holds and protects the past, focusing on the Marcos dictatorship in the Philippines (1972–1986). Silence is often mistaken for absence, but it is a record: of the regime's suppression of dissent and of the underground movement's survival. I trace how people preserved knowledge through documents collected from the personal collections of former activists informed by oral accounts from my father and his comrades. Today, with a second Marcos president and ongoing attempts to rewrite the past, these unofficial and informal ways of record-keeping are more urgent(ly needed) than ever. If we learn to listen closely, silence reveals a different kind of history. Part of my MFA thesis project at Pratt.︎ Read PDF here. ︎ Read manuscript here.