{"id":100487,"date":"2025-12-11T11:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T10:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.made-in-asia.nl\/?p=100487"},"modified":"2025-12-18T11:55:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T10:55:24","slug":"ontdek-de-artiest-achter-onze-mascotte-meritxell-garcia-bij-hmia-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.made-in-asia.nl\/nl\/2025\/12\/11\/ontdek-de-artiest-achter-onze-mascotte-meritxell-garcia-bij-hmia-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontdek de artiest achter onze mascotte: Meritxell Garcia bij HMIA 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"100487\" class=\"elementor elementor-100487 elementor-100486\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f0b670c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f0b670c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1d5c8c0\" data-id=\"1d5c8c0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4246252 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4246252\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Onze special guest is terug: <strong>Meritxell Garcia<\/strong>, de artieste achter de geliefde <strong>Heroes Made in Asia <\/strong>mascotte <a href=\"https:\/\/www.made-in-asia.nl\/nl\/mascot\/\">Mochi<\/a>, keert terug naar Utrecht voor de 2026-editie van het event. Bekend om haar kleurrijke stijl, karaktergedreven storytelling en haar populaire webtoon <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/geckochanofficial\/\">Gecko Chan<\/a>, blijft Meritxell fans over de hele wereld inspireren met haar werk.<\/p>\n<p>Dit jaar komt ze niet alleen terug als gast, maar ook als een van de creatieve krachten achter de visuele identiteit van het evenement. Met een sterke achtergrond in Graphic Design, Art Direction en meer dan 15 jaar ervaring in de reclame- en designwereld, maakte Meritxell de overstap naar Concept Art en Illustratie, een keuze die leidde tot een indrukwekkend portfolio binnen onder andere videogames, animatie, publishing en haar rol als docent aan Escola Joso in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Meritxell heeft artwork geleverd voor grote uitgevers zoals <em>Editorial El Pirata<\/em>, <em>Norma Editorial<\/em>, <em>Planeta C\u00f3mic<\/em> en <em>Salvat<\/em>, terwijl ze tegelijkertijd wereldwijd succes blijft behalen met haar komische webtoon Gecko Chan. Haar vermogen om personages en werelden tot leven te brengen met humor, emotie en diepgang maakt haar tot een van de meest veelzijdige illustratoren van haar generatie.<\/p>\n<h2>Meet, Greet &amp; Laat Je Inspireren<\/h2>\n<p>Tijdens het weekend krijgen fans de kans om:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Meritxell persoonlijk te ontmoeten<\/li>\n<li>Meer te leren over haar creatieve proces<\/li>\n<li>Items te laten signeren<\/li>\n<li>Een blik achter de schermen te krijgen bij het ontstaan van onze mascotte<\/li>\n<li>Haar werk te ontdekken op het gebied van comics, illustratie en concept art<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Haar passie, humor en verhalende energie maken elke ontmoeting inspirerend en waardevol.<\/p>\n<p>Volg <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/meritxellgarciadotcom\/\">Meritxell Garcia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Blijf op de hoogte van haar werk, nieuwe projecten en creatieve inzichten.<\/p>\n<p>We zijn verheugd haar opnieuw te mogen verwelkomen. Zorg dat je haar tafel bezoekt en de creativiteit ervaart van de artieste die mede de visuele ziel van <strong>Heroes Made in Asia<\/strong> heeft vormgegeven.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0ce648 elementor-skin-carousel elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-media-carousel\" data-id=\"e0ce648\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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