and here it is the annual CCA Holiday craft fair!

Hey folks,

I've been doing this fair for awhile and it's always good fun.  Been making new things like these tiny  bird necklaces that were inspired by the beautiful crafts I saw in Mexico city. Love to see you there!

it's this SATURDAY!

Dec. 3rd

11am-3pm

at CCA

for more info check this out>>  http://www.cca.edu/calendar/2011/holiday-fair

Hoping for something good

So I've been in the slumps lately. A handful of you know why... but I'm doing better. At least I think I am? haha :(

made this flyer for my new project

PROJECT : MEXICO (pretty creative right? he he)

I'm heading to Mexico City this Saturday to spend five glorious days with my dear friend and in the process I'm pushing my limits. I'm relatively shy and in a country where i don't speak the language well, I will be on my utmost timidness. So as a socially conscience/ pushing my limits kind of art project I will be giving 10 strangers my art for free. That's right for free, because what is art if it can't be enjoyed by everyone. So to my lovely Californian's I bid you adieu (for a weekend) and to the grand people of Mexico City I can't wait to meet you.

getting over disappointment

No bueno on that art submission. I have to admit... I was in a pretty low spot. Relationships, art, life in general seemed so dramatic and glum. Alas! I got over it. Someone once told my sister (which she than told me) " It's okay, failure is an option." That's it...everything will be okay.

This morning I sit in an empty (packed up) bedroom thinking 'today's going to be beautiful'

Newest work!

With a little discipline and some delicious vegan chorizo to keep me company

I made the deadline to submit work for Neither Here Nor There. Wish me luck!

more doodling, less stressing

The start of a new series: "Home"

I'm thinking to start a set of watercolor drawings of all the places I've considered home...excluding the places I've purposeful blocked from my memory. I find myself ALWAYS going back to this theme. Do I really feel like I don't fit in? or rather I'm always searching for a common sense of home.

I got into an argument with my roommate about that stupid youtube video, where a white UCLA student (Political Science major of all things) rants on Asian kids. She found it funny, I found it infuriating. I thought about what she said; Asian- Asians are different from Asian- Americans. I know this but I didn't really feel like it made a difference. I was wrong. I also was very emotional that day from a long day of work. It may be because I work for an organization that makes claiming your identity as an Asian -American it's top priority. Yeah I would say, it's on my mind a lot.

I also grew up with a lot of white friends, so I didn't really know what it was like to be Asian. It's silly right? Why is it that Asian- Americans (I'm making a generalization here) feel they have to always fight. ALWAYS! Frankly I'm tired of every fucking person's pity me story regardless of race. My dad's siblings and my family lived in one house after coming here by boat. My dad and mom helped sponsor all 6 of his siblings so my sister's and I didn't go to a better school. My uncle was called a dirty Jap all through his high school yearbook. You want more? I could go for fucking days of all the unfair race shit I've grown up with. But you know what I don't parade my struggle, I don't introduce myself as the byproduct of worn torn countries. Because I grew up with every kind of love one can imagine, my parents made me feel like any other kid. BUT when some stupid bitch goes on and makes a huge generalization of Asians, I'm fucking pissed and there's good reason to be. I have all this pent up anger and I don't know who it's aimed at. Knowing me, its aimed towards myself

wow. this is a lot deeper than my previous blogs. Hope I didn't scare any of you.

I need to take more ethics classes to solve my identity crisis....

Flower obsession

I'm going head first into color explosion! My favorite flower of the month- The Ranunculus.

Used often in wedding flower arrangements, it's the perfect mix of color (there's always a lime green center) and silly bulb form. It's almost as if there's TOO MANY petals, it can hardly contain itself. Isn't life beautiful?

Eagerly anticipating spring

long time no see

Wow... I apologize for procrastinating to say the least. Here's to really trying this time around. And yes, something small, something for today