Santa Monica Beach

Lovely old friends were in town over the weekend, and we headed to Santa Monica to enjoy the beautiful SoCal weather. Baby Carissa LOVED the ice cold Pacific water. Her eyes widened with amazement every time the wave came in.

Never ceased my inspiration how a child bond with mother nature.

Recommendation: The Museum Book

There is something magical about Jan Mark's writing -- it engages your full attention, and on top of that, add a layer of wonder and amusement. Put that together with the visual-savvy design of Richard Holland, and we come across a fantastic book about the what-when-why-how-s of the origin of the museum.

It is from this book that I've decided "Clio" as my favorite Greek goddess. (Trivia for those who ever wonders.) I highly recommend the book for anyone who seeks a good spoonful of delicious knowledge and inspiration.

Sketchbook Doodle

Sketchbook Doodle

SBS - 02/11/2009

Last night, I joined the Nucleus Sketch Book Society in Pasadena and hang out and sketched. It was fun, as I met a group of very talented artists and we all sat and sketch. I look forward to attending more sessions in the future. Here are some of my sketches.

Travel & Inspiration

I traveled to several different cities in Europe this summer. What a fantastic inspiration jam! The top drawing shows me on a traditional Swedish horse. The second is my exact reaction looking at Gaudí's architecture in Barcelona. The last is an inspiration based off a sculpture Miró did. :-)

L x Mignola

Finally a chance to rent the long recommended manga "Death Notes". The story is quite a mix of Robin Hood x Kindaichi Case File (金田一少年の事件簿,), and I don't usually particularly enjoy materials too dark. Nevertheless, it's quite enjoyable. One of the characters, "L", is really nicely developed and carved. Developing a strong character can really push a story to an extraordinary level.

Also went to a nearby used book bookstore and got a very nice condition "The Art of Hellboy" for a stunning deal. Mike Mignola's bold simplicity is always an inspiration.

This sums up my weekend. ,

Story Concept

Watched (or re-watched) several classic anime, mostly related to robots of the future (Appleseed [蘋果核戰記], Ghost in the Shell [攻殻機動隊], all the Mobile Police Patlabor series [機動警察]) Got really inspired to work on a grand epic...

Hmmm... How to go about with the story... Hmmm...

On the Road

Narration Study

Wanting to work on something new this year, like short comics. Wanting to incorporate my love of less-is-more aesthetics. Wanting to explore story-telling.

That's a lof of "wants" alright... Girls want want want want want...