Experimenting with Wood and Wire

I've taken the dehydrated succulent to the next level - 3D

Dado cut

Detail of the sculpture

Untitled 2 (2013) - Wood and wire

Dehydration

Dried out plants are my inspiration.

Decided to make it into a linocut - haven't done this since middle school.  I forgot how fun it was to make prints.

Terrarium and basil sitting in a pot

New project.  I wonder if this will work. 

Terra cotta (on the right) design by ORTA

This is where you put in water to keep the soil moist... (in case you forget to water them)

After a week - I see sprouts!

After two weeks... 

Float

Some photographs of my friend Jess and I that we took in the pool of the house I was staying at over the summer.  

Photo credits (2, 3, 4) Stephanie Chong

"Postcards from Italy" - A Rooftop Jam Session

Our cover of Beirut's "Postcards from Italy", recorded on a beautiful afternoon in sunny San Diego. 

Starring: Ashkhan Davani - Ukulele, vocals

Nadia Soerjanto - Acoustic bass, vocals

Peanut - Peanut

Video credits: Kensey Joy Daly