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Printmaking at The Bee’s Knees

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I'm lying in bed, scrolling through the photos in my phone, remembering all the places I visited prior to the lockdown and I can't help but think about how travel and exploration seem so far fetched and trivial right now.  It also seems very wrong to get all hung up on the trips we have missed, are missing and will simply have to miss in the light of the terrible catastrophe the entire world is dealing with. But to be honest, I cannot stop thinking about how and when we can go out and explore again. I believe a huge part of why we love to travel is because we get to encounter all kinds of Read More

Good Mourning

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As I am reminded by my Google Photos app of Hong Kong -- it being the place where I was a year ago today -- it becomes immensely real to me how much our little corner of the world has changed in only twelve months. I have spent my life primarily in three cities: Manila, Singapore, and Hong Kong. These, plus San Juan, La Union are my home. Now, while they are different countries and vastly different culturally, it does not escape me how small a part of the globe they actually cover. And yet just in this little bit of earth, over only about three hundred days, we as humanity have been Read More

Kusama-esque Paper Mache Sculptures

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We are in Week 3 of community quarantine! To those of you who have kids at home, I totally understand if you find yourself at your wits end, completely out of any more creative ideas to do with them at home. At the beginning of the lockdown, we worked on this project that wasn't exactly quick and easy. But I thought, we've got so much time in our hands, we might as well do something more immersive and can stretch for a longer period of time. So I'm sharing this paper mache project with you now. It's a craft technique that has been around for as long as I can remember but have only recently Read More

Little Creative Goals: Februllage 2020

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Making a point to celebrate every accomplishment right now no matter how small or trivial. Something as simple as a well cooked meal, a nice shower or finishing another book is on my list. This week, included in that list is my completed Februllage 2020 project. Yay! Februllage is an online challenge where you create and post one collage a day for the month of February. Learn more about it from THIS POST from last year when I first joined the challenge I know February feels like lightyears ago and this project really stretched out way longer than it should have, but I'm actually Read More

So Much More Than Just A Drawing Class

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Entering the venue opened up a series of disarming moments. Walls filled with skillfully drawn pictures, the sweet scent of flower fields and soothing music playing unevasively in the background. You'd think you had just stepped into a spa or a fancy dinner party. Except it was not. It was a sketching workshop and, very apparently, not just any kind of sketching workshop. Aside from providing a venue (Artellano 11) and all the materials necessary, OTT Studio, the organizers of this event entitled Bodies & Gestures, wanted a workshop that awakened all the senses in order to bring every Read More

January: Picasso & Cubism

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One of my goals this 2020 is to learn more about the lives and styles of different influential contemporary artists, both of our time and of the past. I also thought it would be best to include my kids in this year long venture into art history as part of their weekly art sessions at home. As an unschooling family, I've discovered that when I try new things alongside them, it becomes a much more memorable learning experience for everyone. Photo from Wikipedia The goal is to focus on one artist each month. In January, we started off with Pablo Picasso who is widely known to have Read More

Let’s Be Explorers Planner: A Closer Look

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One of the things I love about beginning the year is that I get to use a brand new planner or journal. It's quite literally like starting off with a blank slate — fresh pages full of hope and possibility! And the act of setting up my pages and spreads, writing down my vision and goals for the year, plotting out important dates make facing the new year a little less daunting and a lot more exciting. There's something about seeing it all written down on paper that helps boost my confidence. This 2020, I'm so thrilled to be using Everyday Explorer Co's Let's Be Explorers undated planner, Read More

2020 Vision

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Summer tells me that it's the first time she ever saw me cry. 2019 has been such a mixed bag. Losing Kendo, but also having a killer ending party. Building my favourite art installations of all time, seeing people engage with them, but also not being able to complete some concepts I've been planning for ages -- specifically, the return to print media. Building the coworking space I've been planning for 2 years, but having a contractor that's had us in a limbo of back work for half a year now. Honestly, I feel somewhat bled dry. It is what it is? Perhaps. Time is a very interesting dimension. Read More

No 4 Craft For Christmas: Wrap With Scrap

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This countdown would not be complete without gift wrapping! It's another reason why I love this season. I genuinely enjoy getting creative and resourceful with how I wrap our presents for Christmas! I think spending an extra few minutes on a package to add personality and thought really sends the message that you care, no matter how simple the gift inside is. There may be many opportunities to do creative gift wrapping throughout the year but Christmastime just feels really special. And because there are more things to wrap, there are also more chances to try new things. I actually Read More

No 8 Craft For Christmas: Shape Shaker Pins

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Every year, I acquire a new pin to add to my Christmas pin collection. It's a mix of store bought pins, gifts and one I made myself. This fascination with holiday pins started six years ago when I made this felt holiday brooch with rhinestones. I realized how quickly it can make a regular outfit cheerful and festive. So I've turned wearing them into my own little Christmas tradition ever since. This year, I decided to make some with and for my daughters. Using some leftover felt, assorted beads and sequins, and a plastic sheet from a toy packaging, we created these fun shape Read More