Calligraphy Pursuits for 2013

It's no secret that I've been obsessed with calligraphy since I got into it last year. I was fueled by the motivation to able to incorporate better letter writing to my doodles, which was initially a personal goal. Fozzy Castro-Dayrit's work has been instrumental for the inspiration to start writing--I follow her work from Facebook to twitter to instagram (I drop a line or two of appreciation, para naman hindi masyadong stalker ang dating!),...

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The Weekend In Pictures: Atlantic City

It was an impromptu road trip, and we left the hotel so late in the afternoon, around 4:30 PM that we didn't have much to do when we got there. I'm not much of a gambler, so I didn't stay too long at Caesar's--I'd rather spend my money doing shopping or watching something entertaining. We had dinner at a Vietnamese restaurant, then just took photos while watching a cool light show at the AC Boardwalk. Even though it's already spring, it was freezing,...

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Doodle Caboodle: Empire State of Mind

I don't want to start a discussion about lyrics and their grammatical errors, but since I am smitten with this city, this ode to the good old NYC is the first song that came to mind. Plus, I love Alicia Keys. I used Leonardt Manuscript 300 nib with this and my Panache italic calligraphy nib in medium on my Moleskine. I'd like to learn Adobe Illustrator so that I can make this into vector art and have it printed and framed. Would you buy...

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Inspiration With Wrapping Paper

During my visit at The Met, I was looking for a souvenir that would remind me of my trip to one of the most renowned art museums in the world. I wanted something that will inspire me to draw and be more creative. If only I had endless amount of moolah, I would've bought a bunch more stuff, but decided to pick my books wisely. I've always been a fan of Gustav Klimt, so I picked a book called Gustav Klimt: Painter of Women. His art nouveau paintings...

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The Weekend In Pictures: New York City

I've been raving about my past weekend, and I haven't had the time to really get into the details about what we did. My cousin Mayel planned our itinerary based on what I wanted to see and experience in the city. I have been to NYC in 2008 and did a lot of touristy stuff already. This time, I wanted to see more bits and pieces of New York that wasn't usually highlighted in the guide books. It was an educational trip coz she gave trivia about...

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NYC Street Art - 5Pointz Graffiti

Finally, an uninterrupted weekend in New York City! This is the first weekend in which I didn't receive any text messages from my teammates about work, and boy it has been a pleasant change. I'm so excited to write about my artsy fartsy experiences here and one of the first things that I wanna share is this awesome graffiti place called 5Pointz in Queens. This is not part of my original NY 2013 Bucket List, but one afternoon, it just occurred to...

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Craft Loot, Hooray!

One of the first things that I did when I arrived in the U.S. is get myself more calligraphy and crafting tools. While the handcrafting movement in Manila is starting to grow thanks to her, her, her, and her, the tools needed to get into the movement isn't as available as we would've liked.  I took advantage of this onshore assignment in buying stuff that I wanted to buy but couldn't find in Manila. The first thing that I had intended to...

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Channeling An Inspiration - Meera Lee Patel

I am proud to say that things are looking up this week. The work that we have done with the Project has been well received by our clients and we are off to a good start since we went live yesterday. The sleepless nights are all worth it. :) Since my I.T. life here in New Jersey is starting to look good (by good, meaning, I don't have to stay in late for work), it's time for me to catch up with my creative life and continue working on crafty things....

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Snippets of the Past Couple of Weeks

This assignment has been super intense, I haven't had much time to travel and see places except for that one weekend in Manhattan when I decided to just take a bus from Jersey Gardens and explore the Big Apple. My thighs still hurt from all the walking. I still have a lot of things to tick off in my Things Do To In New York list, but alas, I'm at risk of not accomplishing all of them. The good news is that my Project is pushing through with Go Live...

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