Portrait of Jimena Arechavala standing in front of a shelf of print making tools

Patience and Time

I make detailed, intricate illustrations exploring pattern and textures. The images are meticulously created in an exercise that is laborious, meditative and joyful.

I write personal essays and poetry.

 

I’m a Mexican who lived for over a decade in Toronto. The Mexican in me holds on to the colorful and saturated images that echo the overflowing, blooming and hyper-stimulating nature of the neighborhoods where I grew up.