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

Blocks of colour and a streak of gold.

I was bored and I found tape.

I made this one with the thought of studying for my chemistry exam that's in two days.  It was sort of inspired by water molecules and bonding.  I don't know what it is about procrastinating that makes everything so thrilling.  Even laundry.  And cleaning the house.  

There were three: turquoise, magenta and salmon.  And a streak of gold.  I like this combination.  And I love random brainstorming.

Mindfulness

This quarter has been a little rough on me, so I've been behind with updating this blog.  Apologies.  I've just recently decided that I want to do more with trees than just draw them, so now I'm taking an Environmental Science route at school.   My life has seriously been a lot different ever since - but I won't say it's a bad change, just different.

"Mindfulness" - Charcoal on Paper - 18 x 24 - 2012

But anyway, I made this charcoal piece based on one of my previous tree sketches - one that I called "Drunk" (it's featured in a previous post in this blog).
  
This piece is published in Mania Magazine (Spring 2012 issue), a student run arts and culture magazine in the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), where I happen to be Assistant Layout Editor.  It was also featured in the Undergraduate Art Show at University of California, San Diego.  You make me proud, drunken tree.

The Fort

A group project for my conceptual art class - the prompt was to "alter an environment to create an experience for others".  We built a fort out of sticks and blankets and pillows in the school library.  The idea was to bring the comfort of the home into a public space.