This is my first time to attempt painting a nude portrait using pastels. Work in progress:

In other news, I've graduated from art class, yay! :) I've finally fulfilled my dream of exhibiting my "artwork":


Read more about it in my arts and crafts blog. :)

I finally had my film rolls developed. My Vivitar got broken when I arrived here and I'm really going to miss it, but right now I'm experimenting with an old-school basic point-and-shoot cam that I got for my 12th birthday, if I remember correctly. The hazy quality is still there, but the panoramic angle isn't.
Anyway! Photos below were taken using a Vivitar Ultra Wide and Slim and a Diana F+:

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I've been ticking items off my artsycraftsy bucket list recently, and spending a bit of time in my DIY blog. I've always been pretty vocal about people I idolize and love and am pretty shameless about fangirling, so I started a series featuring local artists I admire over here.

I'm also addicted to Instagram! It's more convenient for me to upload photos there, which explains my neglect of lj (eep, sorry lj!). I'm taking workshops here and there and learning more about things that I really love. I wanted to study art back in college but I was too chicken and I'm still in love with arts and crafts so my savings are alloted to learning more about it while I still have time. :)

Currently I'm learning about printmaking with the Phil. Assoc. of Printmakers and taking some art lessons from the great Fernando Sena. It's physically taxing because I have commute all over the metro on weekends instead of rest but I'm enjoying my classes and am learning so much. I feel so blessed and lucky to be able to do this right now and to be able to meet all these awesome new friends. Thanks, Universe!

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I now have a new favorite beach. Baler, I dub you new queen of my heart:

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With each step that I take, I am filled with joy and wonder at how magnificent this world and lifetime is.





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We explored the Candi Dasa area and ate at this quaint cafe named Water Garden Cafe:

Then we visited Tirta Gangga, or The Water Palace, which reminded me of the Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus:





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Since we liked how we were able to see a lot of tourist spots in one day, we booked another tour package the next day. This time we were going to this beautiful place where the Tanah Lot Temple was located:

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I've always been that kind of person who prefers summer and I can't be gladder that I am reincarnated in this tropical paradise (even if I am based in the city, far from the beaches or mountains). I love living in the Philippines but I also enjoy having the chance to visit other countries especially if our destination isn't too cold (I get cold very very easily). This was why I was so excited about our latest vacation, which was in Bali, Indonesia!

This was the view that greeted us from our resort. The weather was just like the weather back home and my brother and I kept marveling at how it was like an alternate version of our country, except that the predominant religion there was Hinduism instead of Christianity (which I personally love--am not a Christian, by the way, and our Spiritist roots has a lot of similarities with Hinduism and Buddhism, there being a strong belief in karma and reincarnation until Nirvana).




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I posted about why I love travel sketchbooks in my other blog, and how much I am inspired by the art of Danny Gregory and Robert Alejandro. Do check it out! :)

A peek into my travel journals:

Made my own pair of DIY galaxy chucks! Check out the tutorial in my craft blog. Also made a post about papercutting there. :)




Here's what I've been up to for the past few weeks: Birthday parties, a baby shower and a baptism, a bookswap/ghostwatch party, impromptu art sessions, impromptu meetups with friends and MOAR.

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