i’ve been painting quite a lot in the new year and
trying to add to my very small collection of
brush paintings as our (chinese brush painting
society) show in balboa park is in mid march.
the person that i usually hire to mount my brush art
has retired, and so far, no one has replaced him.
thus, i’m left with unmounted [...]
Monthly Archives: January 2010
a peaceful morning
January 27, 2010 – 9:42 am
TGIFBM morris and indie love!
January 25, 2010 – 12:06 pm
we despise mondays!! =D
this is the reason i decided to feature my
free books giveaway on monday, to try and
bring some cheer to this day.
today, i have a very special giveaway.
three books that were on the morris shortlist
for 2010. the morris award is given to excellent
young adult debuts, and i’ve had the pleasure of
meeting the authors [...]
a book by sweet pea
January 22, 2010 – 9:29 am
sweet pea came home from school yesterday
excitedly telling me she had made a book for me.
and this is its cover. tell me it’s not the cutest thing
you’ve ever seen? of course “j” is her and “c” is me,
curly hair and all. =D
we’re holding books! here is an excerpt from her story,
errors included. (it was a [...]
and the next six years
January 18, 2010 – 9:26 pm
i forgot to mention that i started my chinese
brush painting classes in 2001. a very frustrated,
impatient why can’t i paint beautifully right NOW
right AWAY brush art student. =)
we visited san francisco on my 30th birthday
in august 2003, when i was around seven months pregnant
with sweet pea. fotos were taken, me with my
rotund belly, but i [...]
the first three years
January 13, 2010 – 3:40 pm
my intention was to do a decade look back.
i don’t usually do this type of retrospective post,
but so much has happened for me between 2000-2009,
i thought it would be a fun endeavor.
i began collecting fotos and realized that it will
have to be divided into two posts, at least!
in 2000, i was just finishing my masters [...]