The idea of oasis brings me the feeling of coziness, warmth, nostalgia, “saudade” in Portuguese. It’s inseparable to me from the idea of being with others, family, friends, working together with a group and making all kinds of art. It also brings me to the memories I have, ‘saudade’ of my grandmother and the afternoon coffees we had as a family. I’ve come to cherish these little moments and remember them as my mom would call them: “sublime moments”.
For the challenge I wanted to bring those ideas, being with others, making art and those sublime moments in a simple but cozy place so I searched for color references in moments like Zeniba’s house in Spirited Away, Hearthstone’s “Hearth and Home” Cinematic, Osono’s Bakery in Kiki Delivery Service and arts from Lo-fi Girl.