Marcela Szwarc is a multidisciplinary artist working within the intersections of painting, illustration, self-publishing, writing, performance, and puppetry. Born to Polish immigrants in New York, their upbringing has been influenced by a mix of Slavic cultural practices, which are often a muddied duality comprised of Catholic rituals with pagan backbones. Recent interests include learning the violin, learning French, and foraging natural materials for dyeing and pigment-making.