Behance Portfolio

I decided to join the bandwagon and sign up for Behance. And just like the hearsay, it's very simple and easy to use.

I posted some of my old artworks as well as the new painting I made today.

To see my Behance profile, just click on the 'PORTFOLIO' link on the right side bar.

Glad I signed up!

xoxo

- Kat :3

Outgoing Mail: Spain, USA, Finland, and Belgium

I've  been busy during finals week and all of these outgoing mails are SUPER LATE. Except for Elisse's from Belgium. Luckily for her, her mail arrived a few days ago, so I was able to make hers when I wasn't busy anymore.

Here are my outgoing mails for Tania from Spain, Nastassja from the U.S. (she's also Filipino!), Heidi from Finland, and Elisse from Belgium.

I really do apologize for being super late with these snail mails. But I hope my penpals enjoy them!

xoxo

- Kat :3

Incoming Mail: Finland

Tired from the unbearable heat and commute today, my day got better after seeing a beautifully designed envelope on the kitchen counter. I knew it came from my pen pal Heidi from Finland.

And let me just say, the letter, the envelope, and the ephemera are just so beautiful. Heidi's amazing at designing!

Look at all the wonderful ephemera! She also included an 'About Heidi' card.

And the snail mail included a Mail Tag! I wonder what Mail Tag I can do for her.

xoxo

-Kat :3

Ha-ga-pi-gi Be-gert-de-gey

Last night, I attended a product launch party hosted by Forever Ugly, Polarities, and Vachuca called Hagapigi Begertdegey. The name, which actually means Hapi Bertdey (Happy Birthday), is a play on Gibberish by including 'ag', 'gi', and 'eg' in the words.

With the theme paying tribute to the 90's, the event was an amazing night filled with food, games, freebies, raffles and contests, 90's music, and a performance.

It was a really great night for me because of five things:

1. I met a bunch of cool people.
2. I performed and sang along with my friend Zoe (who was playing the ukulele) in front of the party crowd. It was so nerve wracking, I couldn't even look at the audience most of the time I was singing.
3. I was nominated for best dressed. I placed second, but still. The consolation prize was awesome!
4. I got thank you freebies from one of the owners of Polarities for performing in front of the crowd.
5. Nostalgia. All the feels I felt. Pure happiness. (╥_╥)

Be happy!

So many items designed and made by the talented people of Forever Ugly, Polarities, and Vachuca.

Do these words sound familiar?

 One of Polarities' many designed wooden boards. UNICORNS! *u*

This thing is what's used to play the classic Filipino party game called pabitin.

 Vachuca's plastic wallets and/or business card holders

Classic sari-sari store set up for the snacks!

Zoe performing an instrumental of You've Got A Friend In Me.

Party goers!

Themed parties are the best! Crossing my fingers for an 80's themed party next.

To see what freebies and goodies I got, click here.

xoxo

- Kat :3

Freebies and Goodies!

I received a lot of cool freebies during the Hagapigi Begertdegey product launch party and just seeing them made me smile. 

Nostalgia has taken over me. (╥_╥)

I mean, look at all that cool stuff! All these toys and candies reminded me so much of my childhood. 

To my Filipino friends, do you guys remember any of these?

I also got some free stickers and a plastic wallet/business card holder of the modern era.

 And it was a sort of Treat Yo Self day for me as well. I bought a few things, three of which are for postal purposes.

xoxo

- Kat :3

DIY of the Day: Sail Mail

Today, I joined The Postal Society's July Challenge where the theme is nautical mail art.

Seeing as how I like keeping it simple, I stuck with a blue and white color scheme (with some splashes of color here and there).

Now, I present to you my entry entitled...

Let's start with the envelope. I drew on some curvy doodles and I included stickers to put the name and address of the sender and sendee to stick on the envelope.

As for the paper to write the letter on, they're just simple blank paper with a "Sail Mail" heading and a compass divider on the bottom.

Now, for the other special contents.

First up, we have an origami steamboat and instructions on how to make one. I've always been a lover of origami and I wanna put a little piece of what I love into my mail. Tee hee.

Second, three hand-drawn, hand-cut stickers made by yours truly.

Third, these pretty blue seashell tags.

And lastly, this postcard I designed myself. See the little wordplay I did there? Sail Mail. Get it? He he he.

front and back

And the font I used is super cute too! You can get it here.

I always love a good challenge and I really enjoyed making my DIY nautical mail art. It's creative challenges like these that keep my creative juices flowing.

Now the only question is, who do I send this nautical mail to?

xoxo

- Kat :3

Internship

After a month of trying to find places to apply to for my practicum, I'm finally doing my internship at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design! Better late than nothing.

(taken from the MCAD FB page)

The office is very nice and my supervisor is very sweet. And I also get my own work space.

And I've already been given a lot of different jobs for my first week of internship. I have to make a script for a video, write, proofread, and edit press and advertisement materials, contact different institutions, help with some manual work, and, with the MCAD's upcoming installation in less than two weeks, I've been asked to be an invigilators cum docent during the month long exhibition, a job I gladly accepted.

xoxo

- Kat :3

Best gifts EVER.

This is a very late post because I just got the SD card for my camera back from my uncle.

Anywho, last Friday, I went to Cubao X again for some double date bonding time and got the sweetest gifts ever from Chris.

from left to right: Manikako DIY doll, yellow paisley bag, wooden paint palette, bottles of oils, varnish, and cleaner, 24 oil paint set, table top easel, and two panel canvases

I got a table top easel, a 24 oil paint set, linseed oil, 3-in-1 oil painting medium, super fine retouch varnish, cleaner (for the oil paint), two panel canvases, and a wooden paint palette. I'm extremely happy because I finally get to practice oil painting, which, by the way, is very difficult.

I also included a couple of things I bought in the photo: a yellow bag with paisley prints and a Manikako DIY doll. Not only did I buy myself a purdy bag and a crafts doll, but I also helped out a charity that funds free art workshops for Filipino children in need.

I'll make a post about the Manikako doll's makeover soon.

More adventures to come!

xoxo
- Kat :3

Such lovely, lovely stickers!

Although they're Php50 ($1.12) per pack of three to four random stickers, I couldn't help myself! They are just so cute and I was told that the owner of the shop made the designs himself/herself. I ended up buying three packs and I might come back to the store to buy more designs.

And I'll be sure to come back to buy one of their adorable bags too.

xoxo
- Kat :3

Cubao X Adventure. Finally!

Eliza, Nico, Chris, and I went to Cubao X yesterday. Considered to be a very hipster place, I would very much like to agree. It's like a tiny shopping strip with cafes, bars, restaurants, clothes, vinyls, and vintage antique collectibles.

We ended up hanging out in The Appraisery, a cafe made for geeks and the geek-at-heart. Aside from their really good frappes and paninis, and the interesting decor, it's also a place for people to play Dungeons & Dragons, card games like Magic: The Gathering, and board games. Oh! And they also have extremely cool books for customers to read. They even have the new Neil Gaiman book, Fortunately, The Milk, illustrated by the talented Skottie Young.

We spent the whole day playing board games, we didn't get the chance to walk around and check out the vintage shops while they were still open. I was hoping to buy something in this one store, but they closed up early. Oh well. There's always next time. And hey, The Appraisery will probably be our new hang out place tee hee.

A day of fun, laughs, and saving the world. I can't wait for our next adventure.

xoxo

- Kat :3