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pdx->sna, sfo, sea, yvr, pdx (via train)
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portland has been so gray this spring, i was so tired from waiting for the sun, decided to seek him out. i've never thought for some1 like me who worships the moon that i'd b a sun seeker. but here i am, traveling south. though southern cal wasn't that much warmer, i was def able to find the sun. it brightens my heart up so much more. i guess growing up in sunny socal does make a huge difference! i appreciate the sun way more now. n i realize i've neglected the moon lately, except when i notice the full moon on a clear nite (u can't always c the moon in heavy clouds here in pdx) anyway, all along the west coast as i traveled ths time, i realized that everyone is fully aware o t fact that spring/summer has yet to hit the west coast. it's been really really cool winter n delayed spring/summer. even michigan/nyc r in their 90s! what is going on? but of course we all kno wht. cannot deny tht our world is shifting fast. no matter which terminology u wish to use, our ...
web desn, 2day.
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i'm finally done with ths website dsn 4 a frnd o mine in pdx, of course w/a lot o coding help from my brother, victor. what was required was a scripting thing needed since we'r scrolling only left/right, with no scroll bars, only buttons n arrows. well, in the end, though it was a lot of headache, i learned a lot... i learnt again n i remembered why i never did like web desn, n why i nvr got into it like other ppl. and i was able to focus a bit more on our wedding invite, the cyanotype image i've made for ths project is from my artwork with luna painting and foto of the duckie/goose statues we found at good will 1 sunday afternoon. it's taken longer to do it ths way, but invite's artwork will b unique. tmrw i will hv to go to art store to exchange my purchases o the cardstocks, etc, meet w/designer for my ring, then go to his office to print the vellum part o the invite. on tues, i'll b away again to visit OC! it's then i will finish printing the cyanotypes...
studio space
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i found a studio space to paint in. it isn't big at'all, 7.5'x12'? something like that, but it's a space all to myself! over the weekend, we went to move my very few things into it, only to find out i couldn't lock my space cuz the office gave me the key to the Lovejoy spaces. altho i did manage to find a work table in the refurbished area of ikea. nice working height with brushed aluminum surface and steel legs that r very sturdy. all i need to do today is go and load up the table n i can start working in ther! kirk has been really sweet n loaned me his drafting stool and his rugs from storage. my goal this yr is to make at least 5 larger pcs of work. tho the 1st project i hv to finish is our invites. it will b done in my studio! yipee! the amazing part is that the rent is so amazing, 230/month including utilities. and internet wifi is preset ther so 1 can purchase it by month/week/day or hr or not at all. and it's easy access for me from home via the stree...
hello puffy!
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this is the puppy-Puffy i've become so attached to. he's adorable n still learning. loves apples n strawberries or any type of fruit, nuts, foods, etc. if it's edible, it's his. but we'r being careful not to feed him human stuff (human cooked n processed) anyway, so isn't he adorable? yah a bit gay in my pink scarf, but it matches his coloring. and i'm sure he is "dude' enough to not mind pink at all! i will miss him tons when i leave for pdx on friday.... so sad to b leaving tw, suddenly my days r getting too short. ther's not enough time to do all the stuff i still hv to do. i will def miss my brother, vic and chris n her kids. the next time i am here in twn, ther will only b vic to hang out with. chris is moving to shanghai soon. tho i want to b excited for them, it's tough to b when i kno i will miss them even more. n tho shanghai isn't that far, i can't split my visits btwn her n vic in the same locale anymore. ths rain is def n...
featured exhibit @ SOPA
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it's been a long long while since i've posted anything onto my blog. i guess i'm just being lazy? busy? a little o both? being home for CNY holidays in feb (soCal) then now in taipei, everyday is just lots o things to do. n not staying near my computer works out to b, no blog n no fb nor twitting updates. being under the radar i guess? well, mainly cuz ther's been no big news in my life either. now, well, i'm in a group show in southern cal, south pasadena to b exact. it's still line work but the lines r a bit different? it's like zooming into the arabesque series a little further. i'm liking the title Fragments a lot, it describes wht ths is a bit, fragments of the larger picture. they'r my most recent work on paper. haven't chance to paint onto canvas at all. having no space to do so makes a big difference. still these smaller work r "ideas" to work out my new environment. hopefully someone will b able to view it in person. i'd l...
hair line or cellulose line, artists tht inspires
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it's been a while since i've posted any work here... well, i've not been doing too much new work. it's been very slow. maybe i've just been preoccupied, or just incubating? not sure which is which. maybe i feel as if the lines has to change for some reason? i kno it doesn't really. but what i'm seeing n experiencing, being in new town, with so many new things around me to observer, absorb, collect n regroup. it's starting to take some shape, i think. still don't kno wher ths is going just yet. i'm just glad it's moving. i was worried tht i've no longer got anything to create. tht my lines r old n farty now. maybe it is. i'm not sure, but so far, i'm liking it. ok, so now i wanna talk about 2 artists tht i'm fascinated by recently. one is Aubrey Bearsey from over 100 yrs ago. a very young artist who only made BW work n died at the young age o 25. he was illustrating literatures n myths. i've chanced by his poster in an exh...
spaces
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2day, it's rainy like ths past weeks n will continue on. the clr o t sky is as gray as my heart. darkened n wanders. wondering about the idea... space. words said, spaces expanded. i don't kno how to deal with ths. does relationship always end up ths way? the spaces in-btwn r not so scalable. things said r misunderstood, redirected back w/finger pointed at me. is it all me? am i too much for ppl? wanting to spend time becomes crowding out someone. in a town wher frnds rn't around n work to go to, no things to do cuz it's winter. wher do i go? wher do i put my self? can not b at home waiting. after 1 yr, it's becoming tiring for the other. is it necessary to b out n about? but wher to? wht for? the plan is to move, so things r on hold. take classes? but i'm going away. yes i should go away for a while. do my own things. give more spaces. cuz exhausting someone was never my intention. the idea o space is so undefinable. what does it mean? hi, hello, goodbye? or si...
mirror mirror on the wall...
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from the moment i stepped into the show (my thinking spot) all these thoughts came to my head. thoughts i wanted to write here. let me list it down now cuz i've been trying really hard not to forget them. -what would u change physically, 1 part o ur body? -with friends everywher, o all kinds, do u hv a person u spill ur heart out to? wow, tht took some effort to remember n write down. btwn going into the shower n stepping out n getting dressed, the whole process takes up some time, not enough to do many things, but the brainwaves r funny n fast. talking in ur own head seem rather fast process n the subjects roam from 1 to another. the 1s i wanna capture, most o it, GONE! like the things i meant to write yesterday i only got to point on PM n forgotten t/rest o things. - b4 t/shower, i was online, chatting w/my family in cali n twn. when u hv a camera up n u c t/other person, ther's an image o urself too. n tht's when i c my face most. i don't look into t/mirror in t/bath...
nye 2009->2010
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01.04.10: drizzling all day. activities: yoga, errands, write, massage. when i returned from x'mas visit to southern cal, we had plans to do a road trip either to VC or somewhere nearby... then on the day it snowed big time in portland, i became violently ill, tht was on 12.29.09. i had spent the day in Beaverton, running errands, hanging out. it started to snow big time n by early evening, while trying to drive home, it was traffic everywhere. ths snow has caught everyone off guard cuz i guess rain was expected instead. it took us 2 hrs to drive the 8 miles into town, once ther, we were stuck on 2 blocks for another hr. we gave up driving like many many ppl out ther n left t/car safely parked n wnt to eat at higgins. walking in t/snow w/out hat nor proper shoes was def a contributor to my sudden illness later, but i'm thinking the bug was prob ther already fr/hanging out w/kids who had passed it along... my body was fighting it off n was unsuccessful b'cuz o the wet hair n...