https://www.moniquecastillo.art/contact daily 0.75 2026-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/dff6b74e-9a11-475c-a5ad-004015d276b9/native+students+supporting+final.png https://www.moniquecastillo.art/about-me daily 1.0 2026-05-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/a41f196f-acf1-4a4a-a056-3d2182d77a02/Monique+Castillo.png https://www.moniquecastillo.art/portfolio daily 0.75 2026-05-06 https://www.moniquecastillo.art/portfolio/nmdca-2023-activity-book monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1777962356487-VV7WNH369EPPK6G2XGTQ/Castillo-coloring_Page.png Portfolio - NMDCA 2023 Activity Book "To be Still" (2023) submission by Monique Castillo for New Mexico Department of Cultural Affairs 2023 Activity book Artistic interpretation of "To be Still" by New Mexican Poet Lauren Camp https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1777962741711-M1PKG979R10MT5SCJ48H/Castillo-coloring_Page.png Portfolio - NMDCA 2023 Activity Book Masani (maternal grandmother) teaches her granddaughter traditional weaving techniques on the loom. The rug is purposely left blank to encourage others to color in their own design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1777962397612-HJ1Q307E5R8KQWQ5KSY1/Castillo-coloring_Page.png Portfolio - NMDCA 2023 Activity Book Monarch butterfly sat on a columbine flower with a half-blank wing to encourage people to color in their own design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1777962679439-JHEIPFZTPZ6FPQX38CMX/Castillo-coloring_Page.png Portfolio - NMDCA 2023 Activity Book Tools needed for weaving: Floor spindle and yarn spun from sheep wool and dyed with natural desert fibers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1777962417058-73QRIIZ9FV27QYLM93A0/Castillo-coloring_Page.png Portfolio - NMDCA 2023 Activity Book "The sun settles sideways on a field of seeded columbine; the heart of June is the slope of dusk. Sparrows and finches sing on their absent-minded journey past dandelion brush heads." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/2e74796d-b5c5-4602-96f7-fc53db2c4d96/20240709_144500.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/063b35c8-bfb6-4b47-8b63-141031e41e9d/20240709_144504.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/e7537a5b-1769-4aa8-9a13-b21a7bde4981/20240709_144517.jpg https://www.moniquecastillo.art/portfolio/native-lofi-girl-2020 monthly 0.5 2026-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/211e8cca-271c-4cae-aabe-a4c037aadc71/N8iv+lofi+gurl.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) Native Lofi Girl (digital, 2020) by Monique Castillo https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1778037099527-Y0Y7G1Q81JCQ5AQ1R5C0/N8iv%2Blofi%2Bgurl.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) "Native Lofi Girl" is specifically drawn to be Navajo and is wearing turquoise jewelry (earrings, necklace and ring). Her background is similar to the canyons of Monument Valley, AZ. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/5072474a-05a2-422d-af7d-16e14c5ba3d3/Screenshot+2026-05-06+125252.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/b885ab56-9733-419a-8d09-3a362202e263/Lo-Fi_Girl.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) Original internet meme which originated from Youtube Livestream named "24 hour chill Lo-fi beats to study to". The girl studying eventually became known as "lo-fi girl" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1778036946725-48GHOO7Y07LZ942FYGHE/N8iv%2Blofi%2Bgurl.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) A kachina doll amongst the items on her desk. Kachina dolls are hand-crafted figurines (made by the Hopi people) that represent spiritual beings that bring messages, rain and good health. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/05b5951c-1bf7-4ca5-8519-76c870950e56/Screenshot+2026-05-06+125413.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/5db7f215-7b85-4793-8334-f15b1648f20f/Screenshot+2026-05-06+131331.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1778037133150-LLIZGEODDLRPQNMRHUMB/N8iv%2Blofi%2Bgurl.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) Her bookshelf is filled with novels with Indigenous protagonists: Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse, Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse, and Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/e0b816ac-3b12-4ac0-853f-5b302879669c/Screenshot+2026-05-06+125748.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1778037051234-HCNGF2GD5KVNPB7NZAHZ/N8iv%2Blofi%2Bgurl.png Portfolio - Native Lofi Girl (2020) Framed picture of kokopelli figures and a navajo wedding basket decor https://www.moniquecastillo.art/portfolio/2024-would-jesus-eat-frybread-wjef monthly 0.5 2026-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/14754209-6abd-4b3c-a071-acd4c8c7049c/2024-WJEF+SCREENTONE.png Portfolio - 2024 Would Jesus Eat Frybread? (WJEF) Female Zuni Feast day dancer in traditional regalia sharing a piece of frybread with Jesus. Kokopelli figures are in the background celebrating the abundance of feast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/5d558d00-a81f-4ab2-927a-f64ced239c64/2024-WJEF+SCREENTONE.png Portfolio - 2024 Would Jesus Eat Frybread? (WJEF) Many Pueblo tribes hold annual feast days throughout the year. Foods typically served are: variety of corn, oven bread, blue corn mush, fry bread, posole, tamales, etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/1cd09db3-c5c5-4ae8-835c-2dafd1f0036b/2024-WJEF+SCREENTONE.png Portfolio - 2024 Would Jesus Eat Frybread? (WJEF) Variant 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/7896a202-908c-4337-a89d-220eda29a061/2024-WJEF+SCREENTONE.png Portfolio - 2024 Would Jesus Eat Frybread? (WJEF) A Navajo man also breaking frybread with Jesus. The Navajo man wears his hair in a traditional Diné hairstyle called tsiiyééł. He also is adorned with turquoise jewelry and is wearing a ribbon shirt. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/69f988b3ded4540fdbc1d497/cd640357-e989-4094-b8bd-5cdd711258d9/2024-WJEF+updated+one+color.png Portfolio - 2024 Would Jesus Eat Frybread? 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