jo.Vabit
Some time ago, I found myself trapped in a job that drained every ounce of creativity from me. It left me feeling depleted, unmotivated, and stuck in a cycle of monotony. It was as if I were tumbling down a never-ending rabbit hole of darkness, with no light in sight. Then, out of nowhere, I ran into a rabbit named Jo.
Jo. was a playful idea that hopped into my mind at one of my lowest moments. What once felt like an abyss of despair suddenly transformed into a pink, vibrant playhouse—an infinite space of creative exploration with no limits or rules. I never searched for Jo.; he simply appeared when I needed him most. Sometimes he stayed for weeks, other times he’d bounce in and out, but he always brought with him a renewed sense of imagination and possibility.
My pink muse, my wild imagination, my imaginary friend, my alter ego—call it what you will. To me, Jo. was my saving grace.

Reclaiming History Through Art
Growing up as a Mexican kid on the East Side of Salinas, CA, art history never felt like it was meant for me. Sitting in art school, learning about elaborate portraits of European nobility and centuries-old paintings, I found little connection to the world I knew. While some artists and movements resonated—Lascaux, the calaveras of José Guadalupe Posada, the surreal visions of Salvador Dalí, and the raw emotion of Frida Kahlo—much of what I studied felt distant, foreign, and irrelevant to my own upbringing. The only familiar thread was the stained glass I saw in church, offering a fleeting sense of recognition in an otherwise disconnected narrative.
jo.Vabit became my way of bridging that gap—of revisiting, engaging with, and reshaping the historical art that surrounded me but never felt like it belonged to me. Through this project, I reclaimed a dialogue with the past—one that was once imposed on me but is now approached on my own terms. The work I create is a reinterpretation of history, seen through my lens, filtered through my experiences, and made relatable to those who, like me, never saw themselves reflected in traditional art education.























A Rabbit, A Catalyst, and A Bold Perspective
Jo. became the symbol of my creative rebellion, a guide into a world where I could engage with history in a way that felt playful, intentional, and uniquely mine. And as for the color pink? It’s bold, loud, and unapologetically fun—the way I believe life, and art, should be.



























