Manuel needed a present for his newborn nephew, Tomas, and he gave me free reign to come up with a special idea. I hand-illustrated and lettered a piece of fine art, and I crocheted a toy rocket ship to match. Manuel is a research scientist who grew up in South America, so I wanted to include those themes to really personalize his gift. 

Later, the illustration served as the basis for a relief print, which is available in my etsy shop.