I’m not a very articulate person when it comes to verbally expressing things that goes on inside my mind.
There are voices in my head that never stop, invading me even in my sleep.
I found out that the only thing to make them stop is to get them all out of my system.
I write.
Every Christmas tree has its own unique charm that reflects the characteristic of the people who took the time to lovingly and joyfully decorate these trees. I grew up in the Philippines where Christmas is a big thing and my childhood memories is happily peppered with colourful balls, stockings, Santa Claus, gifts, and of course, Christmas trees.
It’s the sheer enjoyment of decorating this symbolic tree that has inspired me to create this concept for Forecepts’ 2009 Christmas eCard. I have worked on the illustrations for all the elements; the trees, baubles, socks, candy cane and the gifts at the bottom of the box.
We originally planned on a “create your own Christmas Tree” concept, wherein users can customize the background, the tree and the elements that each would want to place on their eCards. A personalized greeting would also be possible and in the end, the user can send the card [...]
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I know. It’s been ages since the last time I posted something in my blog. It’s not that I don’t have anything to post. What’s ironic is I do have a lot of things to share. There are photos from my trip back to the Philippines last Christmas, my thoughts about finally saying goodbye to my twenty-something years, crayonslife’s design enhancements, my wedding preps and a lot of web design projects from 2009.
As of now, I can’t find the words to describe the things going on inside my muddled mind. So let me just share with you these simple photos that I was able to capture these last few days with my point-and-shoot camera. While the city is covered in red and everybody is bathed in the excitement of the Chinese New Year, these are the images that captured my eyes.
Happy Chinese New Year to All!!!
Note: Please take note that A [...]
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When my hands felt very light, I realized that it easily follows what my brain commands it to do. A gentle, flowing line there, a hint of a shadow, a hard curve at the corner and a generous flow of veinlike lines to complete the details of whatever it is I’m working on.
There are of course, some really bad days when my hands would feel very stiff and my line becomes very heavy. My drawing would have some hard edges and my fingers wouldn’t budge. They will just stay suspended somewhere in the middle of the paper, and stubbornly refuse to follow what my brain is telling them to do.
So whenever this feeling of “lightness” comes to my fingers, my hands would automatically grope for any pen, pencil and paper or notebook that I might be holding at that exact moment.
I was drinking coffee at Coffee Nations in Bali Lane [...]
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Growing up and watching The Neverending Story, Wizard of Oz and Alice in Wonderland, the idea of “other worlds” and “fantasia” have always inspired me as a child.
Some of these ideas have been even fed to me unconsciously by my parents, uncles and aunties. My childhood has been filled with Philippine folk tales of nuno sa punso, diwata and Ibong Adarna, so its not surprising that this fascination would extend until my adult life.
Recently, I’ve been reading this book by Linda Ravenscroft, “How To Draw and Paint Fairyland”. Linda provides some very useful insights into creating and inventing fairies and fairy environment.
I haven’t really had the time yet to create a real “fairy artwork”, but I was able to create some very rough sketches:
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Footnote:
*nuno sa punso – Philippine ghoul or dwarf in Philippine mythology
*Diwata – are similar to Western fairies or nymphs, possessing supernatural powers. Diwatas are avatars of Nature, [...]
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I’m a very visual person.
I understand things clearly through drawing. Whenever my mind gets muddled by abstract problems or the most mundane of things, I think through drawing.
I enjoy the mindless abandon that I feel whenever I create doodles. Milton Glaser is indeed right about “Drawing Is Thinking”.
Aaron and I still have more than a year ahead of us before our BIG DAY.
I’ve been doing a lot of “thinking” lately.
Seems like I’ve been hit by the wedding bug…
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