Anne Rosario studied Accounting, but somehow ended up teaching herself to be an illustrator. Which is a lucky thing for Sari-Sari Storybooks, as she’s illustrating the Cebuano story “Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik” beautifully. Anne’s holding up character sketches of Kalipay and Gamay here. She said they’re based on her two nieces in Pangasinan (one is calmer and quiet, the other a bit naughty). This is a work in progress, so the character sketches will change somewhat. Like so many work meetings in Manila, this one took place at a mall.
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Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik
Working on this passion project is not without its stumbling blocks. I often say it feels like I’m making it up as I go along. But it also has a serendipity to it, an energy it generates on its own.
I came to Cebu City to record a voiceover for the ebook version of “Kalipay and the Tiniest Tiktik,” the Cebuano story in this series. (For those who aren’t Filipino, a tiktik is a creature from Philippine folklore—a funky sort of vampire, though “viscera-sucker” is more accurate.) I found an actor within 24 hours of landing here (the expressive Yon Maningo), via a fellow Brooklynite (playwright Linda Faigao-Hall).


