Welcome to Olivia Carder's Portfolio

My name is Olivia Carder, I am a 23 year old art student graduating from Miracosta College and about to transfer to UCSD this fall. I am a second-generation Brazilian, and I am proud to be pansexual and gender-curious. My work focuses on my own love for the whimsical and fantasmic, as well as a return to childhood innocence and wonder. As a child, I was always enchanted by the beautiful illustrations in children’s books, and would constantly find myself rereading certain ones just to immerse myself in a world where so many unfathomable things were possible and to admire the beautiful worlds that were created both visually and in writing. I’m a huge fan of bright, beautiful colors and bold lines, and I invoke these themes in a number of mediums such as chalk pastel, crayon, watercolor, acrylic, collage, mixed media and more. With references to memory and pop culture combined with fantasy and playfulness, my work reminds me and hopefully others to step away from everyday stresses and allow myself to return to what makes me feel truly myself.