mikaela.e.roque@gmail.com
Mikaela Roque is an apparel designer and visual artist based in Vancouver, Canada.
Her love for fashion and culture is rooted in her childhood interest in fine arts, photography, and music — always needing to capture the beauty around her. At a young age, she discovered the magic of sewing when her grandmother visited from the Philippines. Turning limp piece of fabric into something beautiful and purposeful was enchanting. As she grew older, her love for drawing, photography, and music, evolved into an interest for digital media and dance — learning to paint a picture using sound, imagery, and movement.
To capture a story through a photo, an act, a sound; to express through the way we dress; to give a body to our inmost being and understand one another in a way words cannot describe — it's this that draws Roque to what she loves most.
To create is a joy. It's way to tell a story, a way to come together and find community. Everyone on this earth lives their own story. We could never comprehend the intricacies unique to one's own; we our bound to our own path. Although we could never know the experiences of another, when we share our creations and stories, we catch a glimmer of the unique lives outside of our own world.