ADAM MURILLO ALFIE NUMERIC AUTUMN RASHAK BUFFALO ONE CARLETON STARR DANIEL JAIMES DAVID GOFF DEBI WINGER E.VIL EGOR FRANK WALLZ GEOFREY REDD GMONIK IWATSUMI ORIGAMI JACK STRICKER JORGE GUTIERREZ KEEMOWERKS KRISTEL BOE MR BENJA NATE PEINE ROD MOJICA SAM WALLACE SEKOH ONE SR. HUEZO TIK SISKODA UBE VANESSA TURKELTAUB VICTOR VILLA VONBONG
Special Star Wars Video by: ORGANIQA STUDIOS
Live art by: ALEX JULIAN TRUE DELORENZO DAVID GOFF SHARIF I. CARTER ROB PIPER
Jewelry by: PARIS DAVIS DESIGNS
Music by: JOHNNY TRAN RON RZO
"Maganda Ka"
Acrylics on canvas
10"x10"
Reworked a previous painting and replaced the "Ka" sign with the C3P0 head. A tongue-in-cheek critique on how George Lucas used Tagalog words for some of the Ewoks' language, thinking that nobody would be able to place such an obscure language. But what happens with you add a bit more stereotype in the mix?
Thanks to Terry M. of Crunchy Sandwhich Productions, I am part of this year's Common Ground art show taking place during 2012 San Diego Asian Art show. The opening reception for the artists is tomorrow. 20% of the sales goes to Pacific Arts Movement to help fund their continued efforts in producing events like the SDAFF.
For those of you who are in the area, stop by, mingle, listen to some awesome music, drink wine and beer and meet new friends. See you there!
My newest addiction: Races... Particularly obstacle races.
Working out at the gym can be boring sometimes. Don't get me wrong. I love my gym. I have too many distractions at home and running at 10pm at night with out a partner is dangerous for a woman.
But how effective are your workouts if you are doing the same things over and over and over.
And if you are like me, I need structure. I need a goal, a plan and an action. That way I am focused on small tasks in front of me, accomplishing small goals which will ultimately lead me to the main goal of obtaining great health.
One of those goals can be participating in races through out the year.
Earlier in the year, I did the Warrior Dash. I HAD SO MUCH FUN! When Darrin asked us, I knew I had to do it this year. Especially when my cousin seemed like she wanted to do it.
3.1 miles.... 10 obstacles...
These are the guys we ran with...
Yes, they ran in costume.. which made them so much more bad ass!
and this is my team:
I love these ladies! They breezed through a lot of the obstacles. A lot of he obstacles involved climbing walls! I didn't think I was afraid of heights until you realize that the only way down is a fireman pole, cargo net or lowering yourself with upper body strength and then dropping down. They were my biggest supporters!
There were a couple that were pretty hard but one that I can't wait to conquer next year is the lake buoy raft. I couldn't get myself ontop of that raft for the life of me and you had to get it on the first try or you just get tucker out. I ended up wading around it.
I only posted the muddy pics in my private profiles. No need for those floating in the net.
Here are the shirts. I need to print new ones because we recruited five more folks to join our team!
and here is my little reward:
I know it's only 3.1 miles and the LA marathon I did was 26.2 and the LA Half Marathon is 13.1 miles. But this one holds dear to me because I did it with family.
The Disney Half Marathon is sold out so I am pretty bummed. But my Bay area friend hit me up to this...
I love this show.. I love this graphic novel.. and I love challenges! I can't decide whether I want to be a Survivor or a Walker. I think it would be fun being made up professionally and be part of the ambiance. Of course, I will have to brush up on my martial arts skills in case any of the patrons act to crazy for their own good.
It seems like the only time I can update my blog is when I am forced to rest. Currently, I have a bit of a fever and I have been sleeping all day and evening. Now I am wide awake and can't sleep. With the rain falling down outside, and with Blood+ streaming on Netflix, what perfect time than to spill my guts onto my blog.
March is Women's History Month. Luckily, I live in a state which hosts so many events and March was not only beautifully filled with such events but it was also stressful.
I managed to triple-booked myself again.
But don't get me wrong. It's all blessings and I am nothing but thankful.
I have been involved with Mujeres de Maiz for the past eight years. This year marked their 15th anniversary- their quinceniera! I started getting involved with the group/show as a spoken word artist, way before I was known as a visual artist. This year, since I was spread so thin, I could only be involved as a visual artist. I am so grateful that Erica F., the curator, chose my work to be part of it.
"Water to the Flame"
2009
This year, I was asked to be part of the 1st Annual Bgrrrlz Rhapsody Festival. This was hosted and organized by hip-hop legend, Kuttin' Kandi. This festival was a month-long hip-hop themed show dedicated to Women's Herstory Month.
Kuttin' Kandi asked me to be part of an all women panel called "Womyn in Hip-Hop: Representing, Resisting and Revolutionizing." I don't know how I can express how much it was an honor to be sitting up there with people whose work I have respected for the past 15 years. I admit, I wondered why I sat with reknowned Bgirl, Asia One and Kuttin' Kandi as well as awesome lyricists, Cihautl- Ce and Shelly Quest.
What was revealed to me is that my role is not just being onstage, but being part of the force behind-the-scenes. As an organizer and as an event producer, I work so that there is space for people to showcase their skills. We often do get looked over and Kuttin Kandi wanted to bring that to light.
And I am very thankful and grateful to be part of this first of many festivals to come!
Anthony Thomas and I teamed up for this special art show.
Anthony is a cartoon illustrator/animator/game character developer. He has a skill of developing characters and I knew this collaboration would be fun.
We both have a fascination in mythical creatures from different cultures. One creature we both dig are bakus, creatures that eat dreams but mostly nightmares.
I gave him a base drawing, giving him space to create the creatures in the middle. He then gave it back to me and I added the shading and the details to make it blend more with my characters ( the little girl and her bunny rabbit.)
If you look at it dead on, the Bakus are blue but at an angle, there is an iridescence to it.
I managed to triple book myself on March 10th, 2012. This is like the 5th time I have done to myself. Often times people approach me well in advance and they all sound good, so I answer with an enthusiastic "yes!"
I need to carry a calendar, or at least use the calendar feature of my iPhone.
One of the shows was the opening reeeption of "Microcosm" at Thumbprint Gallery.
I showed two older works and one new one for the show.
"Sometimes It Feels This Way"
Mixed Media on canvas
2012
This piece is influenced by the earlier piece I have done for the show at the Glasshouse in Pomona, "Part of your world." I want to be mindful to work in similar themes. This way, my work is not all over the place and can act like a series. It's good practice for me to focus on execution and critical thinking in painting a piece and also keeping in mind, having a good solid series of work for my portfolio.
You can check out the rest of the show with this catalogue.
(The coolest part of March 10th was, as I was the guest speaker for an all female panel board for the women in the Hip-Hop movement (which I will write later,) was being up on the stage and getting a text from the curator that one of my paintings was sold.)
In conjunction to our show was a solo show of Mr. DVICE who in a short amount of time, produced a series of work that was vibrant, beautiful, and impressive. He filled up the other half of the gallery and was a solid showcase.
On March 2, 2012, I was part of the second annual Power Animals show curated by Paul of Thumbprint Gallery and showcased at Zepf Alt Gallery in Downtown SD.
My piece is called "I am Atticus now" named after one of my favorite songs by the Noisettes. It is of a lucha libre masked owl carrying the heart which appeared in one of my earlier works. It's about being able to be strong and confidant in yourself but also being able to see through love. It's being able to see in clarity the truth in situations that surrounds you and not fall into trickery, lies and from those who don't have the best intentions for you.
Here is a quick walk through of the opening reception of Power Animals II. For more pictures of the opening and to see more pictures of the works themselves, visit Thumbprint Gallery's Blog . There are so many amazing art work under one roof and I am glad to be part of the show!
Monday, October 10, 2011
"If I can't be Beautiful, then I want to be Invisible."
"If I can't be Beautiful, then I want to be Invisible." Mixed Media on wood 2011 "Choruses & Hidden Guns" Chuck Palahniuk themed art show
This is a line from the book; I don't really believe this line nor do I think this way but I thought this quote was interesting to illustrate and sums up the mood of the book nicely. Check out "Invisible Monsters" about a fashion model who had an accident and lost her lower jaw. She meets a transexual man and has an unlikely friendship, as she teaches the model to feel fabulous and beautiful again, regardless of the deformity.
