Art

by Isabel Ibasco

Embroidery, watercolor and digital work shaped by botanical form, material attention and designed systems.

01 / CURRENT PRACTICE

Sacred
Interface

Botanical growth and octilinear circuitry share one stitched structure. The work considers how biological and technological systems might coexist through adaptation, restraint and care.

Circular embroidered botanical circuitry on a white ground — 01
**Memory**
Hand embroidery and watercolor · 9 × 12 in · 2026

Vertical embroidered botanical circuitry with peach and silver threads — 02
**Protection**
Hand embroidery and watercolor · 9 × 12 in · 2026

Vertical floral embroidery integrated with octilinear circuit paths — 03
**Growth**
Hand embroidery and watercolor · 9 × 12 in · 2026

PROCESS

Slow lines, designed paths

Each piece begins with a digitally developed structure and is translated by hand into thread, pigment and metal rings. Stitches follow 0, 45 and 90-degree routes, while gaps and open connections keep the system visibly unfinished.

Threads, metal rings and a botanical circuit drawing arranged on a work table — Materials and drawing in progress.

Close view of peach embroidery, metallic thread and ring terminals — Stitch and ring detail.

02 / WATERCOLOR

Works on
paper

2017

The Looming Darkness

A watercolor series exploring emotional tension, vulnerability, memory and psychological states through figurative and floral surrealism.

Watercolor on paper · <ISA INFO: dimensions>

Infatuation, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 01Infatuation

The Warmth, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 02The Warmth

Profound Dream, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 03Profound Dream

A Curious Conversation, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 04A Curious Conversation

Deceptive Charm, Fleeting Beauty, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 05Deceptive Charm, Fleeting Beauty

Subliminal Deterioration, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 06Subliminal Deterioration

Burden to Bear, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 07Burden to Bear

Miscommunication, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 08Miscommunication

Awakening, watercolor from The Looming Darkness series — 09Awakening

2020

Sculptures

A solo hybrid exhibition combining original watercolor works with a self-designed virtual gallery. The physical pieces were translated into an immersive digital setting.

Watercolor on paper · 210 × 297 mm

The Sculptures virtual gallery with visitors and watercolor works — Virtual gallery overview.

Acanthus, watercolor displayed in the Sculptures virtual exhibition — 01Acanthus

Gladiolus, watercolor displayed in the Sculptures virtual exhibition — 02Gladiolus

Helleborus, watercolor displayed in the Sculptures virtual exhibition — 03Helleborus

Narcissus, watercolor displayed in the Sculptures virtual exhibition — 04Narcissus

Digital log

Recent image-making, 3D studies and visual experiments from my Instagram archive.

@isaibasco ↗

ARTIST STATEMENT

I work between digital tools and hand processes.

My practice moves across digital experiments, watercolor and embroidery. I am interested in what happens when botanical forms meet the logic of circuits: when a line is planned on screen, then slowed down through thread, pigment and repeated handwork. The work reflects my interest in nature and technology, and in making forms that feel structured without losing their vulnerability.