fragrance.

I find inspiration in everything I see, hear, touch, smell and taste. When I'm looking at a snail in the rain--slowly traveling across the wet pavement floor...I don't just see a slug...I see the spirals and color specs in its shell, the slimy texture of its body, and the glistening trail it leaves behind while its searching for the next lush leaf to nibble on....These are flowers from my birthday that I drew for my aunt in the hospital. It's a little piece of me that I can share with her and hopefully it brightened up her day.

scribl scrabble.

A curly haired woman staring into part of a vanity..while her vanity table slants to the floor..all that is left is the word love drawn in red lipstick...

I drew this mystical creature with no rhyme or reason. All I know is that the movement of the figure communicates a sense of savior..her arm reaches out off the page to an unknown situation or object in hopes of comforting....in hopes of searching as she floats with fluid motions through empty waters...She doesn't seem alarmed..but rather serene..but the anticipation is left unknown.

past scribblin'

here are two of my scribblins' from 2002...drawing is fun, especially when you improvise and let loose..i don't know what i'm drawing sometimes...but it doesn't matter at the time...the only thing that matters is that i'm creating something ..that's all.

words..

It's always fun to read the nonsense you write. Here are two of my favorites.

what i keep in my pocket...

I keep a lot of things in my pocket--gum wrappers, pens, nickles, hair ties, jolly ranchers..but there's one thing that never leaves my side...it resides in my pocket regardless if they are sewn or deep pocketed.......some people are afraid of it like an ugly frog with warts...others embrace it...

there's an abundance of it..there's never scarcity.....
it starts with an "S" and ends with eternity....
if you throw a splash of milk on it, it still tastes as good as ever and never gets soggy...

I call it my show-n-tell item for class today ---Silence---

It can be awkward..
It can be freeing..
but it is always necessary...

I value silence and rarely does it bother me because it is the one moment in time where I can truly call mine. It is a time when I can confront what the world has to offer...It's a time where creativity is cultivated...It's the space between the time the ball leaves my fingertips, reaches the arc, and hits the net...and the result is always successful....hit or miss....

I never have to be ready for it, because it is always ready for me...


August 06

stone, rock, pebble... Current mood: good So I have a theory.... actually a tidbit to share... It is absolutely the most important lesson I've come to realize. It's called simplifying an over-analyzed situation. How, you may ask? ..By letting go and letting things just "be". What the hell do I mean?...I mean, sometimes a rock is just a rock..it's not a rock with mold on it because it's been sitting on the bottom of the fishbowl for too long, or because someone painted it green, or perhaps the mold is really some form of algae that manifested itself into something more than mold...no..it's just a rock. Sometimes I feel like people paint a picture for situations in their lives that are above and beyond the actual meaning of the situation itself...Suddenly, they (me included) are Sherlock Holmes dissecting the "when's","where's","whys","if's", "ands" and "buts" of why a cake they baked came out lopsided or something. Ok, granted, some situations have scientific or logical explanation attached to it, but not in every case. We are, afterall humans, neurologically wired to think and analyze in attempts to rationalize the unknown. It is such an amazing and freeing feeling to think beyond the logical sometimes and let things be as they are...a rock as a rock sitting in a pond, or a pencil as just a pencil ready to be sharpened, a person doing you wrong as just doing you wrong, a person making you happy as someone bringing joy to your life......and move forward from it. It's a very difficult mindset to have because our eyes, ears, touch and mouth guide our every move, every judgement which in turn creates our final feeling of something. But what I'm saying is, this is something your extensions cannot direct or answer. It's just a feeling you decide to have and move forward from it...sometimes what your heart just knows about. That's all...so this computer screen you're looking at right now..is just a screenshot into my head at this moment.=)

scribblz

I haven't picked up a pencil let alone a pen to draw for a long time but lately I've had a surge of inspiration. I usually draw random objects that reflect the current state of my thoughts and feelings which often leave the viewer somewhat confused.

Let me explain.

In this piece there are several elements that represent interesting associations to my life.

Word Metro: For some reason I have this fascination with Paris..I'm not sure why and I've never been but it gives me a feeling of love, warmth and splendor. I have a poster of a street lamp in Paris with the word "Metro".

Geometric Shape: This shape is made entirely by a series of lines situated in various angles. It's funny, I actually learned how to draw this in my 7th grade art class. Stuck ever since so I continue to draw it.

Glass Tumbler: One night having long conversations with the roommates....a glass of Black Label always makes for good times..hence the glass..

Tea Pot: This is a very important tea pot that my grandma in Hong Kong drinks from every morning. The intricate Chinese painting motif envelopes the ceramic piece. I love it. It's a little smaller than the size of a grape fruit and it's definitely very adorable.

Plant with popcorn: I dunno, just thought of it ;P

Car: My awesome roomy just gave me this CD from Japan and it showed several vintage cars within the insert...

Message in a Bottle: I just finished the book by Nicholas Sparks. My coworker told me to draw it (not knowing I read the book) and my best friend just told me to draw a bottle (she's thinking Grey Goose).

Drawing is refreshing to me. It expresses something words can never articulate. When I draw single objects, I try to draw connections between each picture in order to create an art piece that views as a whole. It's hard sometimes but I tend to find connections in order to make my sketches flow. Here's to more drawing =).