Purple strands

Strands
acrylic on 18 x 24 canvas

Strands

This is another addition to my series of paintings. I wanted to do something different than the others. I enjoy the negative space here and I hope you can just let your eyes wander on the different strands presented. 

Purple is such a fun color to work with. Such a nice color. 

Relaxing yet regal in a way. These strands are like braids or chains coupled with a multi feeling-full color. 

Purple used to be my favorite color in elementary school. yay!

maybe I'll do a green one next. :D


Hope you all had a happy halloween!!!

leis and warm feelings

So this weekend I went a little nuts and bought tons of canvas. Partially to paint things for our methods class :P but also because I wanted to paint :) 


I started a piece today (it's the black one on the easel) it's gotta be done by tomorrow. :P


So I began to paint. 
Paint. Paint. Paint. Paint. Paint. 
watch Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone :D Paint s'more!

Lei
acrylic on 18 x 24 canvas

and this is what happens: 


leis happen. petals of flowers strewn across the canvas. 


I credit this inspiration to my roommate Nahinu. She was saying how my previous painting reminded her of lei's from back home and well, here we are now. 


Thanks Nahinu :)


I feel like I need to find another technique though. I'm not sure if these can be painted more than once without being over done. blue, red, green, purple. yes yes colors are easy to change but the angles! what to do? 


I've got 5 more canvases to go so we'll see what happens ;)

Windy

Windy
acrylic on 9 x 7 canvas
(work in progress)

Alex and I went to SAM (Seattle Art Museum) this past weekend and I saw a painting done by an Aborigine artist. It was super cool and I wanted to do something like it.

The brush strokes demonstrate what I think the wind would look like. It's tinted a light blue and I might go over it in a darker blue but we'll see :)

I don't really plan any of my paintings so I like this form of painting. It's free formed and free flowing.

I want to do another painting soon! Hopefully a really big canvas (if can afford) and maybe the ocean?!

What is Rice Pot Art?

What is versatile, cute, cooks yummy food, is essentially asian?

Well. Me of course! but also a rice pot!

A rice pot is the quintessential cooking appliance for many people and is just so amazing!

My grandmother calls me the Jack-of-all trades and so is a rice pot! 

What you can make in a rice cooker?:

1. Rice (duh)

2. Ramen

3. Cake

4. Curry

5. Mac and Cheese

6. Oatmeal

7. Eggs

8. Pasta

9. Casserole

10. Quinoa

and many many many more things! 

Cold meets warm

Duck blanket tie ties

Today's obsession; a bright sunshiny cheesy yellow fleece blanket! 3 yards of 50% off fleece littered with duckies! Fleece is really expensive at normal price :( so I was lucky :) It's getting pretty cold and I decided that I needed another blanket and a new project! Here's some instructions (I don't measure... just so you know)

Tie tie fleece blanket:

1. Pick out two pieces of fleece (I like to get a pattern and a solid color so it is better on your eyes... but hey it's your blanket!)

2. Get 2.5 yards of both fleeces (I got 3 yards, which made it really long on one side... 

3. Line them up so the sides you want are facing out

4. Make cuts on all sides about 4-5 inches long and 1-2 inches wide. 
***remember i don't measure***

5. Double knot each strip with its corresponding strip. (I like to do mine by sides, so I cut then tie one side, and then cut then tie the next, and so forth.) 

6. Voila! You are done! Congrats!  Now you have a warm blanket for the winter :)


Soooo... if you aren't totally into doing this process I can do it for you! If you get me the materials or give me money for the materials I would be happy to make your one of a kind tie tie blanket! 


But either way it's extremely satisfying to make something you are going to use!

Warm meets cold <3 

stay warm!

New Season

I love art. colors. seasons.
The air is crisp and the colors are vibrant
*sigh* smells of the new season

For the first post here is my Reese Moriyama impersonation.  Taken with a 2 megapixel camera phone, in front of Trombley Square on Pacific University campus.