Born in the province of Hagonoy, Bulacan, April recalls her childhood as happy, delightful, and carefree. Growing up with a loving family of parents, grandparents, siblings, and cousins, her youthful years in the countryside evoke a strong sense of nostalgia, prevailing as one of the primary inspirations in creating her abstract works. She remembers roleplaying as a teacher to her cousins and siblings: showing them how to draw flowers, houses, or mountains. April’s father was a businessman while her mother was a teacher, and she was often dropped off at the grandparents’ home during their work days.
“My grandparents, uncle, and I were the only ones at the house, so I had no choice but to play all by myself. Sometimes I make drawings and paper crafts,” says Lopez. During…
