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at least i have a dream ;D, and tried to doodle on the plan---how it's going to look like for the cover page.

its a good feeling, to finally get my own domain and gather all my documented works and outputs in one place and so return the favour back to the sites i've been 'free'skating' with for many years now, --by linking it back to their site. and yes blogspot.com is the number one. ;D.

it's 70% under construction yet, but because the feeling is so exciting--let me share it with you here.

just the same, even though it's under construction, i have the ones already done, put up. you know why? the meter is running.

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(it never turned out exactly as that on the inset tho')

 

flashback---

feeling like a starter again ;D. this is the kind of work that i do back in the days when after leaving art school---you job hunt, and prove yourself on how viable are your design ideas in the job market. i have always wanted to work in an ad agency---i tried my luck once at j. walter thompson (manila) appyling for a junior artist--but i didnt make it--because the competition weighted so much on: how prolific you are in 'anatomy drawing' by way of storyboard--and that was in the late '80s. all  the applicants are guys my age--fresh art grads, there was one --yes girl--gay/tomboy--we were more or less7 applicants then who took the test---and boy--they were all--prolific--in human figure...sigh..i ran out of the building fast...

and --oh--there was another one, yeah i remember--because that is how i was so eager to be in the world of mainstream advertising; because it was my major in my undergrad 'advertising art' years.

i tried applying again--to a smaller advertising firm--that does i think mainly--ads for prints--as collaterals, posters, flyers, and so forth. i was called and scheduled for interview and exam. i knew i made it---but--to  disclose, for the record--after keeping this for a thousand years to self--i backed out--why? hahahaha---i can't stand the soooo0 handsome art director that i am going to closely work with--it was just a small firm--modestly staffed to a more or less 10 people. i dont know what has gotten into me! i never returned on the agreed day to start working with them--even though they tried calling back...sigh..haha....my loss? to this day, who knows?

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         my first job ever ;D --- was with  a company that manufacture clothes wear and sold over department stores nationwide. i design the prints. and it went that way for years as i switch companies from one to another. i always landed working as an artist/designer on women's wear. and that time,i gave up on ad agencies.

to date, i am into these. again: somebody asks me to do textile art accessories for them,

i draw them first--esp if that somebody is so much into details; me gets the feedback and suggestions and preferences--show it again--and then--execute into a final output/form. in the world of 'art' they classify it as: applied art. 
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summer is well nigh

and i scream for ice creamsssssssssssss!!!!

a whole lot of new elements to work with for the new summer art pins!

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helllooo summer!

i still have so many shells collected and gathered from last summer's vacay. i have used lots of them already on my works and sold them. however i stumbled on these neatly packed and carefully edited and polished(at a local shop as i do the rounds of 'inspiration' stroll), i-do-not-have-these-type-of-shellies yet-- shelliess to which is: exactly are how the selling point -- affected me; tho' my old gathered and rough shells are still sitting and and gathering dusts  somewhere in the mounds of my hoards ;(

 here are my 'new raw material treasures' ;D while examining them one by one and my head is reeling with with design ideas. above is a washi tape cut from the japs and i am intending it to emebllish further my hand-stamped labels for the art pins i make and sell. on the right are: tofu and sour tomato chili dip and the less acid coffee drink--according to the label.

and now... here's how the pretty shellies 'been used to embellished these new--'summaah and beach' inspired art pins.

                                  
hello summer beaches! ;D

the teal and black tandem is on ageyyn ;D

and now... here's the 3 variations on the teal covered wool japs buttons, transformed into multi-functional --art pins.

buttons from the japs!

and yes--i can't resist 'em so i bought them all from the japs surplus shop.

i never regretted having bought these almost 'junk' but so pretties multi-assorted ;D japs buttons! best of all, when i open and pick a piece to charm and embellish a work in progress--it always is a perfect match. ++ i get to feel --'am turning japanese'

 and these--- teal wool covered buttons allows me to create another awesome tandem of teal and black artpins! i will do them in 3 variations, and will show you when they're done ;D

-- oh--- this is the first one now ;D

a fair warning and reminder

 ---if you are an artist, designer, crafter, maker of things, before entering this kind of place take note of these:

  1) pray for self-control, decision-making and guidance
 2) stick with your list of things to buy only
 3) buy only the things on your list
 4) forget the --for 'future' and 'raw materials' needs; because they're all for 'future and raw material needs'
 5) pay and 'flee' as lot and daughters did in sodom and gomorrah
 6) never look back
 7) never turn back
 8) never make your creditors MORE happy 
 9) and now, you can shop! ;D
        

    and because i followed my own advice, these are the only 'hoards ;D' i made for that trip. i saved me php 1.2M. haha

        of course --that trip was so taxing enough to make us grab to something and bent on that fairly restrained  passion from --theeeeeengs to----foddeeeee! life....