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Case study

La Ruta Nicaragua

An illustrated Nicaragua, its volcanoes, its lake, its masks and its birds, printed onto a line of objects people carry home.

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The drawings

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Five volcanoes in flat orange, blue and violet rising over scalloped teal water under a spiral sun

An erupting volcano between a purple field and the blue and white of the flag, kite birds crossing the sky

An orange volcano over scalloped water, banana palms and a tiled house at its base

A crowd of carnival masks in black and vivid color, a village and its clock tower behind them

A mug wrap of a festival crowd in traditional dress before a volcano, surfboards and palms at the shore

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The imprint

The drawing holds still. The things it became rise past it.

A mug wrap of a festival crowd in traditional dress before a volcano, surfboards and palms at the shore

A stack of ceramic plates illustrated by Elsa Basil, the top one lettered San Juan del Sur above a row of surfboards — San Juan del Sur

A hand holding a deep blue serving board illustrated with birds and white flowers

A magnet of the Guardabarranco, the national bird, on a watercolor wash — Guardabarranco

A magnet of El Güegüense, the folk theatre mask, in yellow and blue — El Güegüense

Five volcanoes in flat orange, blue and violet rising over scalloped teal water under a spiral sun

A hand holding a cup printed with the San Juan del Sur artwork, its illustrated card behind

A blue gift box holding a plate illustrated with birds and white flowers

Illustrated notebooks standing on a bench, captioned Tierra de lagos y volcanes — Tierra de lagos y volcanes

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