Dance (if you want to)
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I used to write and now I paint. Particularly fond of Los Angeles. These are pages from my sketchbook.
Still adjusting so daily doodles are a little behind. Here’s today’s:
August 7, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Still adjusting so daily doodles are a little behind. Here’s today’s:
Now that I feel like I’m stepping into a rhythm, I’m revising my daily rituals, even when it’s just mark making and composition practice.
August 5, 2025 at 2:44 AM
Now that I feel like I’m stepping into a rhythm, I’m revising my daily rituals, even when it’s just mark making and composition practice.
Practicing my sketching technique!
June 20, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Practicing my sketching technique!
A big ole zine.
June 13, 2025 at 4:32 AM
A big ole zine.
The algorithm was algorithm-ing a few weeks ago when I was suffering from a case of “crushing on someone who could care less if I live or die.” Thanks to Rama Lauw for the ✨AmaJing✨ inspiration. Anyway, I cured what ailed me with a strawberry whipped cream sando.
June 6, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The algorithm was algorithm-ing a few weeks ago when I was suffering from a case of “crushing on someone who could care less if I live or die.” Thanks to Rama Lauw for the ✨AmaJing✨ inspiration. Anyway, I cured what ailed me with a strawberry whipped cream sando.
Ink & watercolor. Looks much better in person.
June 6, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Ink & watercolor. Looks much better in person.
Found objects! A whole book about vintage tractors is my new project.
June 6, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Found objects! A whole book about vintage tractors is my new project.
More stock photo practice in ink. Really loving this medium.
May 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
More stock photo practice in ink. Really loving this medium.
Went to another Bring Your Own Pen get together at Stories in Echo Park. What a lovely gathering.
May 30, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Went to another Bring Your Own Pen get together at Stories in Echo Park. What a lovely gathering.
Pencil doodles, pressed flowers from a recent date. A little note that says, “I hope I’ll get to feel that alive again soon.”
Maybe far too vulnerable for a Blue Sky post but I’m old enough to remember that I can say whatever I want about love and desire and no one can stop me.
Maybe far too vulnerable for a Blue Sky post but I’m old enough to remember that I can say whatever I want about love and desire and no one can stop me.
May 28, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Pencil doodles, pressed flowers from a recent date. A little note that says, “I hope I’ll get to feel that alive again soon.”
Maybe far too vulnerable for a Blue Sky post but I’m old enough to remember that I can say whatever I want about love and desire and no one can stop me.
Maybe far too vulnerable for a Blue Sky post but I’m old enough to remember that I can say whatever I want about love and desire and no one can stop me.
Really enjoying ink these days. Apparently, I make this face a lot. Self portrait in ink and watercolor.
May 21, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Really enjoying ink these days. Apparently, I make this face a lot. Self portrait in ink and watercolor.
Practice! Found objects, sashiko, quilting, textiles, ink and watercolor.
May 20, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Practice! Found objects, sashiko, quilting, textiles, ink and watercolor.
Today I went to Bring Your Own Pen at the Last Bookstore. I brought pens but ended up using charcoal.
May 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Today I went to Bring Your Own Pen at the Last Bookstore. I brought pens but ended up using charcoal.
Another watercolor, partial blind contour. Reference photo comes from the Heidi Duckler Dance book of photos.
May 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Another watercolor, partial blind contour. Reference photo comes from the Heidi Duckler Dance book of photos.
Portraiture practice. The reference photo comes from The Sartorialist. Watercolor in my sketchbook, not so great mixed media paper, but very enjoyable practice. Still lots to learn.
May 6, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Portraiture practice. The reference photo comes from The Sartorialist. Watercolor in my sketchbook, not so great mixed media paper, but very enjoyable practice. Still lots to learn.
New sketchbook stuff! Celebrities and a self portrait.
I’ve been struggling with proportions. Practice makes progress!
I’ve been struggling with proportions. Practice makes progress!
April 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New sketchbook stuff! Celebrities and a self portrait.
I’ve been struggling with proportions. Practice makes progress!
I’ve been struggling with proportions. Practice makes progress!
Ok, so I had to upgrade my phone and got the one with the better camera, and I’m wondering if that’s what’s holding me back, and not my own practice. Here’s a chonky borb in watercolor.
April 14, 2025 at 5:46 AM
Ok, so I had to upgrade my phone and got the one with the better camera, and I’m wondering if that’s what’s holding me back, and not my own practice. Here’s a chonky borb in watercolor.
The color palette is darker today. Vogue Japan, watercolor & gel pen.
I haven’t practiced for a good amount of time and it shows. Back at it! Apocalypse or no!
I haven’t practiced for a good amount of time and it shows. Back at it! Apocalypse or no!
April 7, 2025 at 4:51 AM
The color palette is darker today. Vogue Japan, watercolor & gel pen.
I haven’t practiced for a good amount of time and it shows. Back at it! Apocalypse or no!
I haven’t practiced for a good amount of time and it shows. Back at it! Apocalypse or no!
Watercolor, ink, colored pencils. Doodling some characters, practicing with color.
March 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Watercolor, ink, colored pencils. Doodling some characters, practicing with color.
Stock photo portrait practice. Watercolor. Tried some wax resist to keep the highlights. Wax was rose scented, and from an old candle.
March 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Stock photo portrait practice. Watercolor. Tried some wax resist to keep the highlights. Wax was rose scented, and from an old candle.
New sketches! Watercolor, ink, gel pens.
March 15, 2025 at 4:48 PM
New sketches! Watercolor, ink, gel pens.
I’ve been thinking about a coffee farmer in South Kona who was deported during the first run of this fascist administration. From what I can tell, the family of Andres Magana Ortiz is still trying to bring him home.
Once BlueSky creates a video editor, I won’t have to create videos anywhere else
Once BlueSky creates a video editor, I won’t have to create videos anywhere else
March 1, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I’ve been thinking about a coffee farmer in South Kona who was deported during the first run of this fascist administration. From what I can tell, the family of Andres Magana Ortiz is still trying to bring him home.
Once BlueSky creates a video editor, I won’t have to create videos anywhere else
Once BlueSky creates a video editor, I won’t have to create videos anywhere else
I took a break from my memory quilt project to make a little collage.
I was thinking about the words sprayed on the walls of my neighborhood, and about the resilience of the walls, and the bravery people putting their bodies in front of cars to protest the cruelty of this country.
I was thinking about the words sprayed on the walls of my neighborhood, and about the resilience of the walls, and the bravery people putting their bodies in front of cars to protest the cruelty of this country.
February 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I took a break from my memory quilt project to make a little collage.
I was thinking about the words sprayed on the walls of my neighborhood, and about the resilience of the walls, and the bravery people putting their bodies in front of cars to protest the cruelty of this country.
I was thinking about the words sprayed on the walls of my neighborhood, and about the resilience of the walls, and the bravery people putting their bodies in front of cars to protest the cruelty of this country.
Current project: making a quilt. I just can’t let go of things sometimes. Sentiment is so important to me. I’m taking favorite fabrics (T-shirts that don’t fit anymore, mostly), and stitching them together. This will also become a record of my embroidery and textile education.
January 24, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Current project: making a quilt. I just can’t let go of things sometimes. Sentiment is so important to me. I’m taking favorite fabrics (T-shirts that don’t fit anymore, mostly), and stitching them together. This will also become a record of my embroidery and textile education.