Two sleeps left days before Valentine's Day! If you and your kids are in search of a craft activity for the ocassion or are in need of some ideas for presents and giveaways, I have compiled 5 easy projects my girls and I have done in the past which you can easily make in your own homes within just a few hours. Take your pick and let's spread some love! Marbled Cards If you have nail polish in your dresser you haven't used, it's time to get them out! This marbling project is fun to make and have delightful results that's why it's quite popular online! All you need are two to three Read More
Singapore Photo Diary: Minimalism, A Revelation
At the top of my hitlist visiting Singapore last month was a trip to the museums. We were able to catch the multiple-venue exhibit entitled Minimalism: Space Light Object, a collection of over 100 artworks that look closely into the development of the Minimalist movement over the last 70 years. ArtScience Museum When one hears the word minimalism, what usually comes to mind is sparse, bland or plain. But this exhibit reveals just the opposite and how multi-layered, varied and engaging this particular style can actually be. This collection shows just how minimalists have explored Read More
Singapore 2018 Photo Diary: Coffee Shops
Kayo and I went to Singapore last month for a weekend convention but we made sure to dedicate the rest of the trip to meeting new friends and exploring new places, which of course included some coffee hopping. I actually didn't get to visit many coffee shops on this trip but these three I made to where pretty superb. All three shops not only serve solid, flavorful brews, they're also beautiful spaces that anybody will surely appreciate and enjoy. Next time you plan a trip to Singapore, maybe include these shops in your hit list. APARTMENT 161 Lavender St, #01-12, Singapore 338750Open Read More
On Celebrating Wins, Recognizing Losses and Starting Fresh
I remember beginning many years of my adult life already feeling overwhelmed, way before anything has actually started happening. Planning the year was a daunting task and something I did but, in secret, was always a little scared of. I wanted the "new beginnings" but the work put into starting over and setting goals and making plans intimidated me. I always have this discouraging voice inside my head telling me that by casting a vision for my future I'm really just opening myself up to more disappointment.But I pushed myself to do it January last year -- to sit down, assess what I want for my Read More
Catching Up
After a real busy crunch through 2018's Q4, it's great to have time with this crew and be 100% with them. It's a really interesting time for them, now that they can all communicate and try to be friends. It's a privilege to be able to observe that. I'm thankful for this. As things ramp up through 2019, I want to be sure to have days like these. Read More
Merry Making at Quriocity
Making ornaments with my kids during this time of year has become one of our much-anticipated family traditions. I enjoy it and treasure it simply because it helps add more life and meaning to our Christmas preparations. We all know how chaotic this season can be so setting aside a few hours to just sit down together as a family to make things with our hands, help us slow down and meaningfully savor it all somehow. So when Quriocity -- a one-of-a-kind space in Quezon City that encourages creativity and imaginative play -- reached out to me a few months back asking if I was interested in doing Read More
Not So Fresh. Thoughts on Work Wear.
Build day! (Follow along in Instagram stories.) Something I've been experimenting with is upcycling denim work wear, and personally customizing pants to my own style. Here at the build site, I'm very happy to see they that the pants are actual functioning perfectly in the carpentry workshop. It's nice and airy, but also keeping out all the sawdust and protecting from there odd scrape or flying nail. Street wear and work wear are so often about looking and being "Fresh." I have no beef with that, but it's not something I relate to. It's just not how I was raised, or who I've become. But who Read More
Play No Matter Your Skill Level
Follow our journey on Instagram (@kayocosio) this week as we build and roll out interactive street art installations with 5 young artists from our mega city. It's all part of the art leg of Nike Battle Force, a month long celebration of basketball culture and the subcultures that coexist in the same spaces. Spray paint, silkscreen, upcycling, metal, wood, and cement. We've been planning/building for weeks now and can't wait to share our creations with you, along with the stories that inspired those creations from the artists' respective home towns and street subcultures. The installations Read More
All The Different Things I Bleed
Despite of the short time I had left to work on my part in this piece (because crammer!) and suddenly deciding to change some things about it at the last minute, I very much enjoyed this project. I'm thrilled to share it with you! Let me quote Kayo's write-up about it on his Instagram post: This mixed media piece is the Carlos + Veronica contribution to Hidden Space's Halloween group show, "All Hallow Tide." Nica came up with the concept of working through collage, which is an ongoing theme in her work through 2018. We combined my current exploration with pens, typography, Read More
Pop Culture, Street Art, and Moments in our Memories
Fascination with pop culture never ends. This afternoon we took a moment to check out EXLD's newest mural at Eastwood City's mall dropoff. Summer, Emma, and Jo were enjoying Twin Popsies on a pleasantly warm October afternoon. It's snapshots like this that I hope stick in their memories. Pop culture and street art's continuous fascination with it are like the angelic voices of a young Justin Bieber or Micheal Jackson. In the case of these musicians, we would hear their young, innocent, angelic voices and be transported back to a time when our own perceptions of love we're equally as pure Read More
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