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“Red Ribbons” for Maven

My illustration for Maven magazine has been published! I’m so happy with how it turned out. This was the initial pencil sketch I made last December: I was excited when Maven got in touch with m...

06 feb 12

“Rêverie” in retrospect (Part Two)

Kitch’ Café provided a really wonderful backdrop for my last exhibit. When I think about it now, the process of creating the artwork was greatly influenced by the decision to mount my pieces he...

03 feb 12

“Rêverie” in retrospect (Part One)

I’m not sure how to begin talking about my recent exhibit, so first I’d like to say THANK YOU to all those who made time to drop by, not just during the opening night on December 12, but ...

20 jan 12

Exhibit WIP 12.10.2011

Above are some behind-the-scenes snaps of my little show opening in a couple of days (see previous post). They’re from the last three pieces I finished this week. For my friends–I really ...

09 dec 11

Please come to my exhibit!

Please join me on the opening of my second solo exhibit, entitled Rêverie: Illustrations of the Sweet Life, which will feature at least 10 recently completed pieces. This will be a quiet, intimate af...

08 dec 11

I love… Ladurée

Because there are not enough words to express how I feel for this French patisserie. The moment I set foot in Paris, I know one of my first stops will be Ladurée. I’ve even told friends, if I h...

29 nov 11

Inspiration: Maira Kalman

I first heard about artist Maira Kalman when I bought a copy of The Elements of Style, Illustrated (Strunk, White, Kalman, 2007). I was still actively writing articles at the time, and despite the or...

13 nov 11

Candy “Breaking Dawn” illustrations

These are three of six illustrations I made for Candy Magazine‘s Breaking Dawn Special! I’ve been excited to share this, but had to wait till the issue came out this month. I’m not ...

11 nov 11

Kitch’ Café in Paris

I always like to do a little imagining of my own. Since I’ve been dreaming of nothing but Paris lately, I’ve decided to take a break from my usual girls, flowers, and fruit (to be honest,...

16 oct 11

WIP 09.30.2011

As I mentioned in my previous post, here are some WIP snaps of my first magazine/editorial project involving watercolors! Unfortunately, I can’t reveal any more about the project until it’...

30 sep 11

WIP 09.29.2011

Work for my exhibit has slowed down just a bit due to client work, and here’s a peek at the fourth piece (which I’ve already finished). Even so, I’m happy to share that I’ve r...

29 sep 11

Red, white, blue

If you take all the clothes I have, you’ll get a pile of black, a pile of white, and a pile of denim (with the occasional pale pink, peach and salmon). To be honest, I’m beginning to get ...

07 sep 11

I love… Teen Vogue

I collect very few magazines these days, but I’ll always have a soft spot for Teen Vogue! I’ve stopped buying every single issue, but I made an exception when I saw their September cover ...

06 sep 11

WIP 08.29.2011

It’s been chilly and stormy in Manila these days, but I’m letting the sunshine into this third piece in the series I’m working on. Everyone, meet my sunny Happy Lemon Girl! She̵...

29 aug 11

Like strange fruit under the willow

Few runway shows leave a lasting impression on me, and fewer designers make my heart go a-flutter. But while I’ve always loved Lanvin, their Fall 2011 collection (which showed in Paris last Mar...

26 aug 11

Sketches 08.15.2011

15 aug 11

Six years

Back in 2007, during our second anniversary, B and I celebrated by having a fun, spontaneous studio photo session. In one of the photos, he wore a fedora, while I wore… angel wings! Fast forwar...

12 aug 11

WIP 08.10.2011

Drawing leaves, stems and flowers has become an obsession–and learning experience–as of late. And because I’m no botanist, I’ve turned to Google to help me capture plant parts...

10 aug 11

I love… Bonne Maman

One of my constant companions is this empty jar of Bonne Maman strawberry preserves, which I love using for watercolor painting (with how wet my work gets, I’m amazed the label hasn’t rea...

05 aug 11

WIP 08.03.2011

A lot has happened these past few weeks–the most important being, I’ve changed the direction of my upcoming exhibit–opting for a more cohesive and refined theme over what I’d ...

03 aug 11

Emily

If this girl resembles someone you know, that’s probably ’cause she’s your typical, next-door Asian girl. Chinese, Japanese, Korean… Yeah, she’s a little of everything&#...

14 jul 11

Korean (Pop) invasion

New artwork! Which isn’t entirely new, but I’ve failed to post earlier. I have to say, this is something I’m quite fond of, because it allowed me to venture into fresh territoryR...

11 jul 11

Portrait: Sasha Pivovarova

If you’ve been following my work for some time now, you already know how much I love doing portraits of beautiful women–and how I love referencing foreign models. I’ve always wanted...

25 may 11

Portrait: Sasha + LV + Coffee

If you’ve been following my work for some time now, you already know how much I love doing portraits of beautiful women–and how I love referencing foreign models. I’ve always wanted...

25 may 11

The beginning of something special

Over the past couple of days, I’ve made good progress preparing for my upcoming second exhibit. With some commissions finally out of the way, I made space in my room for a second work area̵...

20 may 11

Hunny!

Meet Hunny–our adorable Heima plush bunny! Here he is sitting atop my bookshelf… While I love how so plump and full of character he is, I also love that he’s hand-made locally, by t...

19 may 11

“Dream Sequence”

Hello, friends! I’m happy to be finally posting about this! I apologize for the delay… But as I promised, here are the scans of my biggest project to date! (And I mean BIG, because the ac...

13 may 11

“Dream Sequence”

Hello, friends! I’m happy to be finally posting about this! I apologize for the delay… But as I promised, here are the scans of my biggest project to date! (And I mean BIG, because the ac...

11 may 11

Because all mothers are beautiful

Another illustration set for Female Network! A couple days late to be posting this… But just like any other holiday, Mother’s Day should really be an every day affair, don’t you thi...

10 may 11

Perfect pairs (a birthday post)

I woke up early today feeling more energized than usual. It could be my body realizing that after two days, it could run without coffee (finally)… Or, it was just its way of greeting me a happy...

03 mar 11

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