Wednesday, December 31, 2014
2014
A self reflection I wrote tonight for 2014, and life in general. Until next year, cheers.
What once was light with covered wings
A developing reflection, a turning leaf
The warm caress of sweet remembrance
Love is constant, an infinite presence
Amidst my eyes, all is dear and held for keeps
These sacred lessons through obstacles, filled with constant leaps
An immense treasure that life engages
Forever walking, and turning my pages
The beauty of solitude, built with silence, deliver their teachings
Close my eyes; fear not these paths that I'm reaching
Change be welcomed, thriving evermore by the second
Life is succulent, chilling and vibrant I thoroughly reckon
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Monday, December 22, 2014
Tonight You Belong To Me Vocal Cover
My vocal cover of Tonight You Belong To Me. It's very shaky, and I have a lot of work to do singing-wise, but I've loved this song for years. It was fun to sing. :) Ukulele played beautifully by YouTuber: WorkingOutTheFingers
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Saturday, November 29, 2014
Meet You at the Moonbeams
This digital painting I created has been an idea in my head for the last two months. It's inspired by the song "Rosemary" by Deftones. The music and the lyrics, as cheesy as it may sound, are incredibly special to me. It SCREAMS my mom. :) It jolts me to a point in time where it is non-existent. In another realm entirely where I meet with my mom in my dreams. Her memory, her love and her energy is felt between this space where we are able to connect again. I'm not sure if I'm finished with this piece. It's been a slow progress, and I may add more or I may not. It's been four months to the day since my mom has passed, yet, she remains very alive in my heart.
"Time shifting
As we collide with the energy
In other worlds
Stay with me
As we cross the empty skies
Come sail with me
We play in dreams
As we cross the space and time
Just stay with me"
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Saturday, September 13, 2014
Barrell Painting
This morning, my friend Dan asked me if I wanted to accompany him to meet a well-known instagram artist named N.C. Winters. He had posted on instagram that he was doing a live-painting in front of Rhino Art Shop here in Encinitas. Very cool. We go to check it out, met N.C. himself and talked to him for a few minutes, then let him focus back on his painting. We were in awe with his work.
Alongside N.C. were about 10-15 other artists working on their own barrels, along with a DJ playing inspiring tunes while they worked.
Afterwords, Dan and I grabbed coffee/tea, and Dan spoke with the person in charge of the Barrel painting event. Apparently they hold it once a year, and once the art is finished, they display them in front of the art shop for the year. Dan asked if he could be a part of it for next time, and the guy explained "Well? There's still a few hours left, and a couple barrels available if you want to do one now!" I convinced Dan to do it, and Dan convinced me to collaborate with him. So, we rushed home, changed into "whatever-don't-give-a-shet" clothes, grabbed our art supplies (spray paints, paint markers, etc) and rushed back to the shop. The man in charge showed us a barrel we could use, and we immediately started putting whatever on it. We had no plan. The event had started around 10-11am, was scheduled to end at 5, and it was already 3 when Dan and I began our bin! I was very intimidated, due to not being that great at spitting out artwork like no other. Dan, on the other hand, is fantastic at it. Either way, we were both nervous at first, especially with only having two hours to fill this thing. It was fun and exciting, none-the-less! And so, it begins:
Alongside N.C. were about 10-15 other artists working on their own barrels, along with a DJ playing inspiring tunes while they worked.
Afterwords, Dan and I grabbed coffee/tea, and Dan spoke with the person in charge of the Barrel painting event. Apparently they hold it once a year, and once the art is finished, they display them in front of the art shop for the year. Dan asked if he could be a part of it for next time, and the guy explained "Well? There's still a few hours left, and a couple barrels available if you want to do one now!" I convinced Dan to do it, and Dan convinced me to collaborate with him. So, we rushed home, changed into "whatever-don't-give-a-shet" clothes, grabbed our art supplies (spray paints, paint markers, etc) and rushed back to the shop. The man in charge showed us a barrel we could use, and we immediately started putting whatever on it. We had no plan. The event had started around 10-11am, was scheduled to end at 5, and it was already 3 when Dan and I began our bin! I was very intimidated, due to not being that great at spitting out artwork like no other. Dan, on the other hand, is fantastic at it. Either way, we were both nervous at first, especially with only having two hours to fill this thing. It was fun and exciting, none-the-less! And so, it begins:
This was a great spontaneous experience, and hope to do it again. It was fun meeting other local artists as well. Before we left, this was what N.C. had updated with:
Good times!
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Earthwalkers
And another "Talented Tuesday" is upon us - it was already a total success. For this week, I was inspired to draw an album cover from a new favorite band I found on Spotify called "In Hearts Wake". Their music has helped me immensely through the tough changes between my mother's passing, and other personal events. One of their songs "Wildflower" hits close to home and makes me think of my beautiful mom. My best friend.
I
know you fly free, and you haven't left me. You're always with me.
Relieving all the pain, you shed away your shell but not in vain. Love
is the only answer, with joy and laughter, forever after. I miss you
wildflower.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Moonbeam
Today is a very trying day. Today marks one month since my mother passed away. It's hard to get used to this new "norm", but I still hold on to her strength and courage that she so bravely possessed all these years.
I'm very spiritual. My mom was, too. Our family has a thing about feathers and hummingbirds. Before my mom passed away, she told us that hummingbirds would be one of her signs. The morning after she passed, my aunt, sis and I were sitting on our backyard patio set drinking tea/coffee. A hummingbird swooped around us and perched on a tree right next to us. It sat there for one-two minutes, staring at us. It was a very emotional and captivating experience. Truly beautiful.
Today, I woke up very depressed. My mom had been heavy on my mind for the past few days. I went to go eat at Jorge's, a mexican food restaurant. As I was walking on the sidewalk (and being oblivious to everything) I all of a sudden look down. My eyes immediately saw a big, bright and beautiful white feather. It has to be half a foot long, and was all by its little lonesome, smack dab in the middle of the sidewalk in front of Jorge's. I smiled big, got chills, and thought of my mom. I never find white feathers like this. I felt so lucky.
Thanks to my wonderful cousins, Heather and her wife Nataly, I have joined them in Talented Tuesdays where we devote to part of our day to becoming creative. I did a quick sketch. I need to dedicate more time in the art world because for a couple years now, I've been dry out of ideas or any motivation to create anything. Here is what I have chosen to do:
I'm very spiritual. My mom was, too. Our family has a thing about feathers and hummingbirds. Before my mom passed away, she told us that hummingbirds would be one of her signs. The morning after she passed, my aunt, sis and I were sitting on our backyard patio set drinking tea/coffee. A hummingbird swooped around us and perched on a tree right next to us. It sat there for one-two minutes, staring at us. It was a very emotional and captivating experience. Truly beautiful.
Today, I woke up very depressed. My mom had been heavy on my mind for the past few days. I went to go eat at Jorge's, a mexican food restaurant. As I was walking on the sidewalk (and being oblivious to everything) I all of a sudden look down. My eyes immediately saw a big, bright and beautiful white feather. It has to be half a foot long, and was all by its little lonesome, smack dab in the middle of the sidewalk in front of Jorge's. I smiled big, got chills, and thought of my mom. I never find white feathers like this. I felt so lucky.
Thanks to my wonderful cousins, Heather and her wife Nataly, I have joined them in Talented Tuesdays where we devote to part of our day to becoming creative. I did a quick sketch. I need to dedicate more time in the art world because for a couple years now, I've been dry out of ideas or any motivation to create anything. Here is what I have chosen to do:
"I want to thank you for every second of your life."
I love you, mom. I miss you. You're always in my heart.
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Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Rooknox
A t-shirt design I did for my adobe illustrator class. I used my wacom tablet which was very fun and easy to use on my macbook pro. With adobe illustrator, the brushes you can use are simply endless. Online, there are various kinds you can download for free. The more I learn from this class, the more I want to explore my creativity.
For this piece, I drew a wolf and named it Rooknox after a toon I play on one of my games. It didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted it to, but I'm not disappointed. I still enjoy the outcome and hope to get better with more practice.
For this piece, I drew a wolf and named it Rooknox after a toon I play on one of my games. It didn't turn out exactly the way I wanted it to, but I'm not disappointed. I still enjoy the outcome and hope to get better with more practice.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Rough Draft Children's Book Cover Project
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Thursday, January 2, 2014
New Brush Fun
Downloaded some new digital paint brushes from Chris Wahl, and decided to play around with the brushes. It was a fast sorta thing, so nothing spectacular. Just abstract stuff. Trying to warm up some inspiration into art land again.
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