Pouring *** cup of creativity. Rosa and Antonio Sarabia start every project the same way it has to be *** ritual before they head into their studio inside their Sacramento home. This husband and wife team own Azul’s design studio where they blend their love of art and culture. We both have our heart in it. And I think that’s what I love about working with Antonio that um that we both understand why it matters. She has all of these great ideas and, you know, when two people are creating ideas together, they just kind of augment each other married to each other and married to the mission of engaging in authentic creative and compelling storytelling through design their latest project, creating designs for the Sacramento Republic Football Club’s annual Hispanic Heritage Collection. And we wanted to create something that celebrated um like Latino America coming together because I think football is so tied to, to our culture and our upbringing, you know, football was always running in the background on Sundays. And this year again, we wanted to incorporate the flags um and *** soccer player and we added the word goal because I think that’s just like you know, when, when there’s *** goal, like you just scream in Spanish. And, and so the use of Spanish is also something we wanted to incorporate from the studio to the pro shop, Antonia and Rosa’s designs come to life. You can see them on shirts, hats, even this beautiful scarf here. And when you buy some of the merch, you also get an original piece of their artwork in this poster. Their other projects include Pachamama Coffee, *** globally recognized farmer owned coffee company with Roots in Davis. And we actually got to work with *** little bit of the farmers to come up with the story and the artwork behind all the labels that we did. And we got *** chance to meet the farmers. We got *** chance to travel to Mexico uh to the coffee fields in Veracruz. Uh And like we created *** bunch of art that was really meaningful to us. It matters because people want to feel like they belong, people wanna feel like their culture is respected, right? Like *** lot of times you see *** lot of artwork out there that might be *** little disrespectful. It wasn’t culturally like right done, right? And so I think that’s something that we pride ourselves in. Like we wanna tell *** very authentic story and be very respectful of where they come from, but also celebrate it, celebrating culture and people, we love people and we love working with people and it almost doesn’t matter where you come from, but it’s cool to know where you come from. You know what I mean? I think something that is in my mind *** lot, especially around Hispanic Heritage Month. Or we realize like, hey, it’s not just *** month to celebrate like our work. Like it’s not just, it’s like, oh, look at um Latino art. No, it’s like, I think for me it’s like to remember like, hey, we are part of the social fabric that is here and they’re sharing their art and their love with the world in Sacramento, Lisa Gonzalez KCR *** three news.
Husband and wife behind Azules Design Studio blend their love of art and culture
Living together, working together and creating art together, one Sacramento couple is sharing their love of culture through design.Rosa and Antonio Sarabia start every project the same way. It’s their ritual to brew coffee together before they head into their studio inside their Sacramento home.This husband and wife team owns Azules Design Studio, where they blend their love of art and culture. Rosa Sarabia says she loves working with her husband. “Our work just speaks to that process that we undertake on our own to push each other and really honor whatever community we’re serving,” she said. “I think at the end of the day, we both have our heart in it. And I think that’s what I love about working with Antonio. We both understand why it matters.”Antonio Sarabia also loves working with his wife: “I love working with Rosa because she’s so creative. You know, I think she has all of these great ideas and, you know, when two people are creating ideas together, they just kind of augment each other. And so we also push each other a lot, right? … and at the end of the day, I think what we’re able to create is something better than we would have done alone.” Their latest project has been to create designs for the Sacramento Republic FC’s annual Hispanic Heritage Collection.”We wanted to create something that celebrated Latin America coming together because I think football is so tied to to our culture and our upbringing, you know, food, what it was always running in the background on Sundays,” Rosa said. “And this year, again, we wanted to incorporate the flags and a soccer player. And we added the word “gol” because I think that’s just like, you know, when when there’s a goal, like you just scream in Spanish and, and so the use of Spanish was also something we wanted to incorporate because I think it’s the way we express.”Antonio Sarabia also loved working on this project. “We’re so fascinated by all the cultures of Latin America,” he said. “You know, like Latinos are so diverse in themselves. You know, like I said, they all have their own history. They all have their own, but for some reason, through certain kind of avenues, through like soccer, for example, all those communities come together, you know, like when there’s a goal, like with creamed corn, everybody recognizes the word football with the accent.” They included flags from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, El Salvador, Brazil and Spain to represent the Hispanic and Latino players on the team. Their other projects include work with Pachamma Coffee, a globally recognized farmer-owned coffee company with roots in Davis. “We actually got to work with a little bit of the farmers to come up with the story and the artwork behind all the labels that we did,” Rosa Sarabia said. Antonio Sarabia added, “The really exciting part in the process of creation: we really wanted to tell a story. And so we got a chance to meet the farmers. We got a chance to travel to Mexico, to the coffee fields … we created a bunch of art that was really meaningful to us that, you know, it was it was art that was really minimalist and simple, but I think it was also whimsical and colorful and it just reflected.”Rosa Sarabia said, “It matters because people want to feel like they belong. People want to feel like their culture is respected. Right? Like, a lot of times, you see a lot of artwork out there that might be a little disrespectful. It wasn’t culturally like, right, done. Right. And so I think that’s something that we pride ourselves in. Like, we want to tell a very authentic story and be very respectful of where they come from, but also celebrate it.”Rosa and Antonio Sarabia love celebrating culture and people. “We love people and we love working with people,” Antonio Sarabia said. “And it almost doesn’t matter where you come from, but it’s cool to know where you come from.”Rosa Sarabia said, “I think something that is in my mind a lot, especially around Hispanic Heritage Month or we realize, like, hey, it’s not just a month to celebrate. Like our work. Like, it’s not just like, oh, look at Latino art.” Sharing their art and their love with the world.This story was produced as part of the KCRA 3 special “Celebrando Nuestras Raíces.”See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
Living together, working together and creating art together, one Sacramento couple is sharing their love of culture through design.
Rosa and Antonio Sarabia start every project the same way. It’s their ritual to brew coffee together before they head into their studio inside their Sacramento home.
This husband and wife team owns Azules Design Studio, where they blend their love of art and culture.
Rosa Sarabia says she loves working with her husband.
“Our work just speaks to that process that we undertake on our own to push each other and really honor whatever community we’re serving,” she said. “I think at the end of the day, we both have our heart in it. And I think that’s what I love about working with Antonio. We both understand why it matters.”
Antonio Sarabia also loves working with his wife: “I love working with Rosa because she’s so creative. You know, I think she has all of these great ideas and, you know, when two people are creating ideas together, they just kind of augment each other. And so we also push each other a lot, right? … and at the end of the day, I think what we’re able to create is something better than we would have done alone.”
Their latest project has been to create designs for the Sacramento Republic FC’s annual Hispanic Heritage Collection.
“We wanted to create something that celebrated Latin America coming together because I think football is so tied to to our culture and our upbringing, you know, food, what it was always running in the background on Sundays,” Rosa said. “And this year, again, we wanted to incorporate the flags and a soccer player. And we added the word “gol” because I think that’s just like, you know, when when there’s a goal, like you just scream in Spanish and, and so the use of Spanish was also something we wanted to incorporate because I think it’s the way we express.”
Antonio Sarabia also loved working on this project.
“We’re so fascinated by all the cultures of Latin America,” he said. “You know, like Latinos are so diverse in themselves. You know, like I said, they all have their own history. They all have their own, but for some reason, through certain kind of avenues, through like soccer, for example, all those communities come together, you know, like when there’s a goal, like with creamed corn, everybody recognizes the word football with the accent.”
They included flags from Mexico, Colombia, Argentina, El Salvador, Brazil and Spain to represent the Hispanic and Latino players on the team.
Their other projects include work with Pachamma Coffee, a globally recognized farmer-owned coffee company with roots in Davis.
“We actually got to work with a little bit of the farmers to come up with the story and the artwork behind all the labels that we did,” Rosa Sarabia said.
Antonio Sarabia added, “The really exciting part in the process of creation: we really wanted to tell a story. And so we got a chance to meet the farmers. We got a chance to travel to Mexico, to the coffee fields … we created a bunch of art that was really meaningful to us that, you know, it was it was art that was really minimalist and simple, but I think it was also whimsical and colorful and it just reflected.”
Rosa Sarabia said, “It matters because people want to feel like they belong. People want to feel like their culture is respected. Right? Like, a lot of times, you see a lot of artwork out there that might be a little disrespectful. It wasn’t culturally like, right, done. Right. And so I think that’s something that we pride ourselves in. Like, we want to tell a very authentic story and be very respectful of where they come from, but also celebrate it.”
Rosa and Antonio Sarabia love celebrating culture and people.
“We love people and we love working with people,” Antonio Sarabia said. “And it almost doesn’t matter where you come from, but it’s cool to know where you come from.”
Rosa Sarabia said, “I think something that is in my mind a lot, especially around Hispanic Heritage Month or we realize, like, hey, it’s not just a month to celebrate. Like our work. Like, it’s not just like, oh, look at Latino art.” Sharing their art and their love with the world.
This story was produced as part of the KCRA 3 special “Celebrando Nuestras Raíces.”
See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter
