CayenaBlanca is Maria Virginia Montiel.
Graphic designer specialized in pattern design and illustration.
CayenaBlanca, Venezuelan glory, through you I come alive, in rare and untroten lands, you bring to life a spark of light.
CayenaBlanca is the way we name Plumeria in Venezuela. I chose this name because it reflects my culture by the way we call it back home.
If one is to see the Cayena, we cannot think other than pure rawness mixed with subtle elegance. This is the way I design my line of textiles.
Using simple yet appealing elements I convey a sensation behind each pattern and drawing. To dress a woman, a table, a wall,a chair , I always bear in mind the essence of the item my pattern will at some point disguise.
EDUCATION
10/2008 - 07/2009
Editorial Illustration.
Diploma, Escuela de Dibujo Profesional Madrid, Spain.
Light, color, drawing, anatomy, comics illustration.
10/2007 - 07/2008
Master in Textile and Surface Design..
Master, IED, Madrid.
Pattern design, printing techniques, knits and woven textiles, ceramics ,
history, concept and motif development.
02/2000 - 03/2005
Graphic Design..
Graduate, La Universidad del Zulia, Venezuela.
Photography, animation, printing techniques, design history.
PROJECTS, PUBLICATIONS AND AWARDS
2010 Collective exhibition. "Jóvenes valores del diseño en Femenino" Instituto Europeo di Design. Madrid, Spain
2009Published work on EXCITING WORLD of PATTERN DESIGN , ZEIXS Germany.
2008Published work on TEXITURA No. 46 , Spain.
Printing design magazine. Advance trends 2011.
2008Published work on TEXITURA No. 45 , Spain.
Printing design magazine. Advance trends 2010.
2008 1st prize award, SIMM promotional design contest, Spain
IFEMA, Madrid fashion camera.
2008 Finalist, FOSSIL contest design, Spain
2008 1st prize award, Vista Alegre porcelain design contest, Spain
2006 Published work on Earth First for ART NOT OIL contest , London.
2004 Excellence award, CNAC. Venezuela.
Best mention for EL SILBÓN anime short.
2002 2nd prize,Torneo de Ajedrez Poster, Venezuela.