Psychedelic Adventures: Nagsasa Cove, Zambales

My friend Leslie and I were talking about bucket lists one day at work, because we only have 1 year left before turning 30 in 2014. We agreed to seize the moments and not waste any time, go to places we've never been to and during our talk, she mentioned about going to the beach before the year ends. I was up for anything that can be done on a weekend, because  I was reserving my vacation leaves for a week in Bohol to do some volunteer work...

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Watercolor Weekend: Pinatubo Good Vibes

I went to Mt. Pinatubo early this year and chanced upon two lovely Aeta kids hanging out under a small bush. It was a brief encounter as I was about to leave with my group for our descent from the peak to the drop off point. The dark clouds were looming above the Pinatubo crater and we risked not being able to get back safely. Before finally leaving, I managed to take out my camera and grab a photo of the two pals. They had a curious exuberance...

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Weekend Artsy Fartsy Afternoon!

Hello all! Hope you had an awesome weekend! This is long overdue post, but here are a few photos from my artsy fartsy watercolor-rubber stamping-calligraphy afternoon with my cousins and my super artsy niece at Cafe Boheme in B.F. Homes, one of the local cafes in Aguirre Avenue. I absolutely love this place. They play great music, they have amazing desserts, the staff are really nice and it's one of the cafes in B.F. that has good coffee.  A...

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Designer Feature: Oh Hello Dy!

It's funny how I chance upon so many awesome stuff on the blogosphere and end up connecting and reconnecting with people. I was ogling all the pretty and neat stuff from Katha Magazine's first issue when my interest was piqued by this article about a designer who spread good vibes through her work. Her name is Diana Jacinto, a designer from Manila working in Singapore. At first glance, readers will be immediately uplifted by her use of typography...

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#YolandaPh

Over the past three days, I've been receiving emails from my colleagues in different countries, asking how my family is and how badly affected I am by the storm. I'm really thankful that Manila was spared, but I didn't realize how bad the damage was until I tuned into CNN on Sunday evening. Apart from the loss of power in B.F. on Friday evening, no damage has been done. I was on weekend mode, doing arts and crafts with my cousins and working on...

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Watercolor Weekend: Sugar Lily Cupcakes

Hello everyone, here's a quick post for my Watercolor weekend series! I made a Christmas Ad for Sugar Lily Cupcakes and Pastries since the holiday season is just around the corner. I made these cupcakes individually on canson paper then stitched them together with Photoshop. I used two of my favorite fonts, Pompiere and Hero Light, discovered via thefozzybook's Oh Hello Friday Font Series. This year, I've been practicing with watercolor and I feel...

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Artist Life Peg: Joni Mitchell

I mentioned Joni Mitchell in my last entry when I used her lyrics for my most recent drawing. Jim and I were talking about her the other day and I shared to him something that I read before about Joni considering herself primarily a painter, and being a musician was secondary and was just brought about by circumstance. Jim was curious and asked what sort of art she made, all I could remember was her self portraits for her albums. She actually studied...

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Ink Drawing: Lady Sunflower

Hello everyone! Just wanted to quickly share this piece I did yesterday. I was in the mood for some inking and digital coloring after all that watercolor practice. So I digitized one of my drawings and played around with the good ol' Photoshop. The lyrics were taken from my favorite song by Joni Mitchell coz of the flowers-in-your-hair-hippie-kinda-vibe.  Have a lovely start of week! :...

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Watercolor Weekend: Wrapping Paper Doodle

November Day 1 and I'm off to a good start with my creative sparks. My family and I drove to Batangas last night, and I made a couple of drawings while I was there. Our home in Batangas is such a nice place to get creative. I disconnect myself for a while because there's no internet and the television only has limited channels. I didn't mind, because I was really looking forward to getting some sketching and painting done. More on those in my next...

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Psychedelic Sightings: SM North Skywalk Murals

It's the last day of October! 2 months to go and it's 2000-fureakin-14 already! On my way to work this morning, I was contemplating on the little triumphs and failures of the past year. I think the little victories outweigh the setbacks, so I'm really really thankful. There are a lot of things that I still need to work on, but the pursuit for growth is still pretty much on track. Travel, work, cupcake business and creativity take the biggest portion...

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Watercolor Weekend: Mother Gypsy and the Wrinkled Folks

Finally, another painting! It's been a while since I had a proper sit down but things have been looking up with work and life in general, so I have more time for watercolor practice. I spent the entire afternoon yesterday at Cafe Mary Grace to get some sketching done. Whenever I feel like I need serious uninterrupted time for drawing/crafting, I go to a coffee shop and just spend the hours in solitude. I've always wanted to draw...

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