Meet Raquel Cruz, Illustrator
Introducing the “Passport to People Series” where I’ll take you around the globe, via inspiring, creative souls I’ve met while on my travels! Meet artist Raquel Cruz, who began her life in Honduras, made her way to Los Angeles, and is now based in Korea for the time being. We crossed paths on a girls night out in Hongdae (aka the stomping grounds of Seoul collegiates.) She’s the very definition of cool but not in an “unapproachable-I-could-never-be-on-par-with-you “kind of way. The first thing I noted was a brightness to her being, a magnetic aura that you couldn’t help but be drawn to. It was a one-time hangout but honestly, she stands out in my mind as one of the coolest people I met in Korea during my year there. And then I came upon her Instagram @raaqueelc and legit, I could not have become a bigger fan. For the past year now, Raquel has been collecting pieces of her day via a series of minimal illustrations. You can see in her dra...