Artist Jaana Baker talks about motherhood and Filipino American identity in her first solo show
Artist Jaana Baker talks about motherhood and Filipino American identity in her first solo show By Vera CastanedaStaff Writer After giving birth to her daughter, artist Jaana Baker felt an urgency to paint. She had dropped out of Cal State Fullerton’s art program years prior and decided to return. Becoming a mother made Baker reevaluate her upbringing, identity and her voice. “I always wanted to have my voice be heard, but I just didn’t know how to do it,” Baker said via Zoom from her home studio in La Mirada. “I became much more of an open and emotional person. Before I ...