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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Ink Drawing: Heart In Chaos

Today has been really productive in the creativity front. The morning was spent frosting cupcakes for a client then drawing and inking all afternoon plus working on a design project with a photography studio's website. I finally re-made this doodle, digitalized it and properly edited it in Photoshop. I've been neglecting ink as a medium for my drawings, so I just thought I'd take a break from the watercolors and go back to basics. Oh...

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Art Stalking: Sara Blake of ZSO

These past couple of months have been quite unproductive for my creative sparks. I've been busy with work, so I needed to put on my I.T. hat and get lost in the world of logic and algorithms and business requirements and such. When I'm not working, I check out the usual blogs, then from one click to another, I chance upon really inspiring finds. I was checking out the Skillshare directory this past week, and I've been strategizing what courses to...

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To Tinfinity and Beyond - An Invitation Project

My sister Tetet has always been one of the people who believed in my artistic skills and creativity. I've done a lot of collaborations with her during her party planning stints that I'm the first person she goes to when it comes to making custom invitations. I was looking at my previous projects with her and saw these invitation designs that I made for her and her husband Noel's 10th Anniversary earlier this year. *Insert awwwww here* As...

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Style File: Tomboy Chic

Many people who know me can attest that I'm not a girly girl. I grew up enjoying the outdoors, playing habulan (tag) or taguan (hide and seek) with other kids, riding my bike or even shooting some hoops. In college, I used to wear trainers and sneakers a lot and have only come to terms with heels when I started working in the office, with my first job being strict on business casual dress code. I think the general style of most Filipinas is low...

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Neon Love

Hello October! Notice anything? I got bored with my layout all of a sudden, so I decided to change it into something more cheerful. I wanted something bright and happy, but still leaned towards the minimalist side. Because of the splash of neons, I switched to a sans serif font so as not to make things too overwhelming. I think the layout overhaul was inspired by a recent project with my sister. My niece Sofia is turning 8 this month and I was...

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