The Art of Crying

Pepita Sandwich is an Argentine illustrator and visual artist born in Buenos Aires, and trained in Vermont at the Center for Cartoon Studies, who currently resides in New York City. In 2013, she began publishing her webcomics and drawings of relatable life observations with a focus on feelings, friendship, and self-discovery. Since then, her work as won over a fast-growing international audience. Pepita creates visual essays for media outlets like The Washington Post, Vogue, Los Angeles Times, and The New Yorker. Her first two books were published by PRH in Spain and Argentina; Diario de Supervivencia (Survival Diaries 2016) and Las Mujeres Mueven Montanas (Women Move Mountains 2019). In 2021, she launched her online course with the global learning platform Domestika, where she teaches diary comics and storytelling.