san ignacio

I thought long and hard on how to give justice to the Sesquicentennial logo of the Jesuits which I used as backdrop for the Ignatian Mass. I thought of a stained glass effect which was fine for the logo's background. But the logo itself was a challenge. I cant find paper that matches the color's. Obviously since its supposed to be painted on, not cut out of paper. So I just cut 2 inch squares of japanese paper and made a pathetic mosaic. Hahaha! Worse, since the whole thing was huge, it was not properly installed. Klaro nga tabingi?

Photos grabbed from Pag-asa's Multiply.:)

art therapy

I've been assigned to do the bakdrop for covered court events in school. I missed doing this, specially with Ana Karenina who now opted to plant daisies in Germany. It's a bit time-consuming and tedious but there is a mindlessness in cutting paper and tracing drawings that soothes away the stress in my life( Unsa nga stress?Hehehe!). I'm glad that people like it coz I really needed to breathe art for now.

Here are some of my work. I am not very original coz I can't make up my mind what to do unless I get inspired by other artists. So I usually spend a lot of time in research more than in actually making the art. So if you run accross work similar to mine, that could be where I got the inspiration. Hahaha!

Red Mass. I made 5 panels on the symbols of the Holy Spirit: wind, water, fire, oil and dove. Took me one whole day with the help of Vest and Jenny.

July First Friday Mass (Sacred Heart of Jesus). I originally thought of stained glass effects but decided to make a huge burning heart coz of time-constraint. Got this done in two hours with the help of Mamita and Ma'am Nery.

2009 Activities Rally. It's not what I had in mind at all although I conceptualized and made all the patterns. But I was so busy with graduate school that I left the installation with Mamita nad the LCLC. The silhouettes and the blue rays should have been closer together. Plus the blue is the wrong color. Hahaha!

bamboo chronicles Part I

Living with an American husband in my own country has been a hilarious treat for me. The gap between the first world and the third is indeed oceans apart. With my dear husband's permission, i therefore publish the bamboo chronicles.

PIGGY TALK

Charlie:I saw the funniest thing today, shals. I was riding along carmen market and i saw the biggest pig you ever saw being made to ride a motorela! There were like two guys pushing it on to this thing and i swear to God that is the funniest thing ever. It was a big momma pig, man! I wonder how much the pig has to pay...

After a while...

Charlie: Then I saw this old lady with a purse and she was walking along with a pig on a leash! Isn't it funny how you guys let your dogs bark all night and refuse to put them on a leash? You have no problem putting pigs on 'em!

Shal (no comment)

Charlie: Well, I guess you would put dogs on a leash if you eat them too.

Charlie: The pigs in the United States have their own cars. It's a rich country."

SCHOOL LIFE

Shal:Are you older than your teacher?

Charlie: O yeah! I am older than everybody else. Older than the principal. Older than anybody. You have to get two and a half people to get my age.

Charlie: How come you're not in school today, Shals?

Shal: It's a national holiday. I forgot which.

Charlie: Oh I know. It's National Flip-flop Day!

TRANSPORTATION

"Do I look like a sardine to you?"

"If it wasnt for multi cabs some people wouldnt experience any touch at all."

TALKS

Shal: I have to make you your own blog. I'll call it Bamboo Chronicles for the sake of posterity.

Charlie: Prosperity.

Shal: No, hon. Its posterity.

Charlie: Oh, is that like, posture?

AT THE POOL.

Shal: How come you can swim underwater?

Charlie:I dont know. I dont think when I swim so I can't talk about it. I can't talk about something I haven't thought of. I have to think so I can talk.

SPLASH!

Shal: How did you do it?

Charlie: Oh, you just follow your head.

BIG GRIN.

ON LIFE AND LOVE

Charlie: You are always good at what you love.

RELIGION

Charlie:Where does the word heaven and hell come from?

Shal: Do i look like an encyclopedia to you????

After watching angels and demons, Charlie casually told me he was one of the thousands in st. peter's square during the Pope's election but that he had no idea what it was all about. I exclaimed in amazement, "That is like one of the most important event in our history??! He looked at me, puzzled. "Why, because he went out of the window?"

(man, there is something definitely wrong with our conversation.)

After resolving that it wasn't actually the Pope's election, I asked him who the pope was. " I don't know. He was this very old guy. It took him one whole day just to walk out to that tiny window."

SILLY STUFF

Shal: Why do u call the zipper a Fly?"

Charlie: Coz when girls pull it down, we fly."

FACEBOOK

Shal: CAn I use the computer? Remember I told you last night I have to do college work overtime tonight?

Charlie: Yeah Im sorry I forgot. You can use it now.

Shal: Thanks. (Opens google Chrome. Clicks on Facebook. Saw 2 Farm Town Requests. Clicks. Accept. Accept.

Charlie: Shals, those are chickens and cows. Are those your college work?

Shal: (speechless)

Charlie: That's interesting...

random cuteness

Shal: Look, they cleaned the canal!

Charlie: Oh wow, do you know who did this?

Shal: I think the barangay had it done.

Charlie: Who is this barangay and why haven't I met them?

(paging barangay...)

While observing some kids in Siargao playing tumba-lata..

Charlie: These kids are so poor they can't afford toys. So they take off their shoes and throw 'em at each other.