“The true soldier fights not because he hates what is in front of him, but because he loves what is behind him.”
G.K. Chesterton

“Experience is not what happens to you. It is what you do with what happens to you.”
Aldous Huxley

“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”
Rosa Luxemburg

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”
Robert Frost

“If you don’t know what you want, you end up with a lot you don’t.”
Chuck Palahniuk

Attempted to draw a graffiti-like typeface for fun with my friend.. and it ended up looking.. vulgar:

Also, decided to go from long hair

To short… from Nikol D at Coupe Bizzare!

Also… on the side note: I will be participating in an artshow during the month of November at Sleeping Giant Gallery. Keep your eyes peeled out for details!!

In queue:
- Secret artshows (completely anonymous, maybe you’ll bump into them in the city)
- Zine making
- T-shirt silkscreening
- Finishing up another EP.. and perhaps a bootleg remix CD
- New business venture
- A soulful trip to Vancouver and NYC (which I’ll be taking some streetstyle photographs for my joint collaboration fashion blog with my bestfriend)
- Adding an interactive/UX design portfolio section to the site
- And lastly… people, people, people

Not done painting my room yet. Yikes.

Download - We Got The Purple Haze (Beastie Boys vs. Jimi Hendrix)

I made, yet another funky mash-up. Enjoy!

88 Tests (Thunderheist vs. The Cool Kids vs. Dead Prez)

Here’s another mashup remix that I made! New Beats, heavier bass, filters, amp simulations and all of that fun stuff!

Thunderheist: Jerkkit
Cool Kids: 88′
Dead Prez: Hip Hop & Hell Yeah

We’re having an artshow in 2 weeks!!!

Details:
White Cloud, Buttermilk Sky
Facebook Invite

Start Time: Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 6:00pm
End Time: Friday, March 12, 2010 at 12:00am
Location: Hotshot Gallery
Address: 181 Augusta Avenue

Lovely poster design by: Andrea. She’s also the brainchild of this artshow idea & curator. Can’t wait to see her work there too!

Oddly enough, we saw clouds yesterday because the weather was amazing. I was joking with Marta about how this is could be a sign of inspiration. Falling into my own joke, I went home and walked around the blocks in search for lonely clouds!

Major Update:
I haven’t stopped drawing daily! Time has been flying so fast with school and random events… But I’m getting back on track ~

Art show!
Andrea is organizing an art show at the Hotshot gallery (in Kensington Market) for the month of March. A couple of us illustration students will be there with new works I’ll post up details later when things have been finalized.

Illustration 2:
I have Jacqui Oakley for my core course this semester. I’m super excited because I love her style and the assignments sound pretty interesting. I have a feeling I’ll be putting a lot of energy trying to “perfect” the projects for this semester

For illustrative drawing & painting, I have Bob Berger again. I have to admit I slacked off a lot last semester, so I’m getting back on track this semester. We have 6 hours of drawing weekly. For the “lab” portion of the class, we have to keep a sketchbook, filled with observational drawings from pure line work only:

So… I picked up a new sketchbook & ERASER today! (I haven’t really used an eraser all semester, yikes)

People, people:
So I’ve convinced two of my friends to get a website and blog running with their works. I’m going to help them out for the next few months and make sure it gets up! It’s pretty exciting seeing people around me with their blog updates and goals

Life:
Life feels like spring and it’s flowing into my drive to make art… It’s weird how appreciating and keeping things fresh daily makes you excited to wake up to walk out that door or nest inside in cozy PJs. Everyday feels like it’s a step forward towards another good day. Everything builds onto each other step by step as we flow through our weeks. Our skills, connections, knowledge are constantly growing… so if you look at it that way, everyday is valuable. We grow into better people not only for ourselves but people around us.

I randomly came up with the concept of “hope & dreams are useless without action” while doing dishes yesterday. I think I was also craving cheese… bloaty cakes.. cereal… and a third breakfast?

( I know, this kind of sounds cheesy and lame )

I took a trip to Pacific Mall today with a couple of friends… and oh boy, did we find interesting things.

Real life size buns as keychains??