Growing up, it was the eldest daughter who vandalized the garage walls using crayons but it was the youngest daughter who grew up and turned it into a livelihood. Architect, mural painter, dancer and entrepreneur, Homer and Sol’s youngest daughter is making a name in the field of arts.

In the mid-90s, like most parents, Homer and Sol would ask their kids what they want to become when they grow up. Katherine would say she wants to become an astronaut; Patrick would say he wants to go to Bicol; and Roseanne would say she wants to have long hair. It soon became an inside joke.

When you were younger, what did you want to become when you grow up and why?

Roseanne (R): Magpahaba ng buhok, haha. Joke lang. I wanted to become a pediatrician because I like kids. Naaaliw ako sa kanila.

But as it turned out, only one of the three children pursued the calling for a medical profession. Roseanne got hooked into drawing cartoons and anime characters in grade school. Having an artist for a father helped a lot. During regular trips to Tagaytay, the kids would have art sessions with Dad and learn how to draw nature.

R: Then drawing lang ako ng drawing hanggang high school. Tapos dumating din sa point na gusto ko maging veterinarian kasi I like dogs naman.

R: But when I reached 4th-year high school, I thought of pursuing Accountancy or Fine Arts/Engineering kasi I like Math and of course, I like to draw. So, before ako nag-graduate ng high school, I decided to pursue Architecture because it is a combination of both Math and drawing. And sabi ko sa sarili ko, gusto ko boss ako kaya mas kinuha ko Architecture.

Roseanne graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from the University of Santo Tomas in Manila, Philippines. She took the Architect Licensure Examination the following year, passed and worked for several architectural firms in Ortigas. Doing sidelines (extra projects) runs in the family. Just like her father, Roseanne accepted several standalone projects that have nothing to do with her chosen professional field.

The first sideline was Tyang’s Kitchen. Together with fellow Tomasian Architect Odessa “Ding” Flores, Roseanne became the other half of the “archi-baker duo” and started selling homemade mini tarts and oatmeal chicken fillets. The small operations continue to supply food items to several coffee shops and restaurants within and outside of Metro Manila. Tyang’s Kitchen became the “food” arm of the duo’s sideline operations.