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*who is carla turco in *nontextual matters?

  • IntiInti, the Inca Sun God

    According to the Inca mythology, Inti is the sun god, as well a patron deity of the Inca Empire. The sun is the most important aspect of life because it provided warmth and light. Inti, therefore is also known as the Giver of Life. The graphic is used in Argentina as symbol representing independence from Spain. Carla was born in Bahia Blanca, Argentina. Her obsession when she was a kid: watching tv commercials!

  • Fleur-de-lis

    Symbol on French King Louis coat of arms and settlers of New Orleans. In 2008, Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal signed a bill into law making the fleur-de-lis an official symbol of the state. In 1985 Carla and her family moved from Argentina to New Orleans, where finished high school and attended LSU.
  • Leonardo DaVinci

    The Vitruvian Man

    Leonardo DaVinici's interest in proportion. When she was a kid, she saw an exposition of DaVinci's work in Engineers. Amazed with his innovative ways of thinking of that era and his passion and madness, she made him her icon - one day she will also be a (wo)man-of-all-trades. Her mission became clear after reading Leonardo's scientific article in the Codex Leicester about the movement of water. This is the main topic of the Codex, where Leonardo wrote about the flow of water in rivers, and how it is affected by different obstacles put in its way. Hmm.

  • Le Modulor

    Le Corbusier attempts to discover mathematical proportions in the human body and then using that knowledge to improve both the appearance and function of architecture. The system is based on human measurements, the double unit, the Fibonacci numbers, and the golden ratio. Carla attended the University of Louisiana, where she received her bachelors degree in Architecture. Every time she has a designer's block, she goes back to the Golden Rule and Fibonacci's numbers to use proportion in her graphic designs.

  • ELLA Group

    ELLA's logo - a 'positive' flower, always facing the sun. In 2005 Carla and her sister Florencia co-founded a non-profit organization that empowers and teaches self-defense to women and young women. This was an effort as paying it forward to the community of Tucson. The Turco sisters were touched by the support Tucson gave to survivors of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans - among these survivors her family and friends.

  • Frangipani

    or Plumeria, worn by women to indicate their relationship status. In 2007 Carla had the chance to spend a month in Fiji, where she was part of the cast for the TV show "When Women Rule The World". It was an experience that changed her life. Every morning, Carla spent time with Fijian women gathering Frangipani outside her bure.

  • Rosie The Riveter

    a cultural US icon representing the women who worked in factories during WWII, and presently representing feminists. In 2008 Carla got involved with Dia V Tucson. V-Day is a global movement to end violence against women and girls that raises funds and awareness through benefit productions of Playwright Eve Ensler’s award winning play The Vagina Monologues. Carla received the award of "guerrillera de la vagina 2008" (vagina warrior) and in 2009 she became the year's organizer, bringing for the first time to Tucson, the bilingual version of The Vagina Monologues.

  • Arizona State Flag

    In a 2001 poll conducted by the North American Vexillological Association, the Arizona flag was identified as one of the "10 best flags on the continent," ranking 6th out of 72 North American flags for overall design quality. Carla and her sister Florencia moved to Arizona in 2002, where she continued her work as a Freelance Graphic Designer. She currently resides in Tucson.

Carla Turco

"when life gives you lemons, make lemon pie." carla

*my muses