Fin

I finally finished the desk that I bought off of craigslist and fixed up.

Let me know what you think.

El to the Aye

I found myself back in Los Angeles due to some personal reasons. I am making the best out of this temporary move home by taking on some projects. One big one is to completely redecorate my room. I started by stalking craigslist for some new furniture. I found the IKEA cabinet in yellow, that I have been wanting for about a year now for super cheap and this great adorable desk.

It was a nice green color but the paint was chipping and there were some bumps and bruises that needed mending. I sanded all the imperfections and picked up this great color called Coral Bliss from the hardware store.

I am not done yet but here is what I started with. I wish I took a photo before I primed but oh well.







I am just about done painting and will post the completed desk then.

Nail Art

This is sort of a late post but I still wanted to share this great find!

I went to a wedding this past weekend and I wanted something funky accessory-wise. I ended up at Sephora where I found adorable nail decor. It's called Chic Print for Nails by OPI.

They were kinda more than I would have liked to pay but a lot cheaper than going to a nail place. It was pretty easy to put them on and the good part is that I only used half the prints, so there is enough for a second coming!

I ended up having a lot of nail conversations that weekend. I felt like such a girl!

The Conclusion of Photo Camp

During the Critique


A bunch of jokers, these girls are


The summer photo camp that I was teaching ended last Thursday. We spent all day in the darkroom. I did a brief contact sheet demo and then a brief print demo. I wanted the girls to have maximum hands-on time so I tried to keep the demos from going too long since it was there last day in the darkroom.

It was a successful printing session. After all the prints came out of the drier, we had a little critique.

I hope that they got excited enough from their time at camp to continue pursuing darkroom photography.

New Art: Tits on Sticks

I am working on this social commentary piece called Tits on Sticks. It is basically calling out the fact that there are still people out there that think women are just a pair of breasts. I am making this point but keeping it light-hearted and comical.





The piece is made out of recycled clay and will be glazed. I plan on making a mold of this and having multiple pieces glazed in various skin tones.

I will post more when I get further along.

Stay tuned...

Feeling Creative?

The registration for summer art classes at the ASUC Art Stuido just opened. There is seriously too much to do but you can sure try!

Summer Photography Camp

I am teaching a photo camp this summer at the ASUC Art Studio and I have to say it is turning out to be more fun than I thought. I have a group of girls (three are 12yrs old and one is 16yrs old) and they are pretty cool.





The camp is a two-week (Tuesdays and Thursdays) 3-hour darkroom photo camp. On Tuesday we started off with sun prints and pinhole photography. Today we did self-portraits with photograms and a photo excursion around the UC Berkeley campus and on Telegraph Ave.



Next Tuesday we are going to process negatives. This step is always nerve-wracking but I have high hopes for this group.

Jingletown Open Studios

I would like to thank Jason Dunn and Hue Yang for allowing me to sell some of my domino magnets, sugar scrubs, and jewelry at their Open Studios this past weekend at Jingletown in Fruitvale. You guys rock my socks!

Seeing how I do not have a studio space of my own, it was a nice experience to be able to display my work (and even make some sales)! Woo!

I do have an etsy site if you would like to take a look at some of my magnets. I am still uploading more onto the site so stay tuned for new items!