Evelyn del Rosario-Garcia never enrolled in any formal art classes, except as a child. Back then, her mother, Helen, made sure her kids had some summer activity like drawing, cooking, voice or piano lessons at home.

Yet her caricatures made of retaso [“retazo” is the Spanish name for cloth swatches, “retaso” is its Filipino counterpart] often surprise or startle relatives and friends for their distinctive uniqueness.