SPECIAL RECORDS

This is a painting I made for my friend Felicia. I think it was a "You're going off to college!" present.

I've been having the urge to paint lately, and I have a lot of ideas floating around in my head that it must explode onto paper/canvas/toilet paper soon. Maybe it's my internship that has given me this blast of creativity. Everything I see, I want to transform and translate into my own language of art. It's a beautiful thing this feeling.

P.S. The weather has been consecutively perfect for more than a week now. =D

BCBG

I just started my internship at BCBG in LA and although the drive is a bit of a pain from Irvine, I must say...it is AWESOME! Just being in that environment just inspires me like never before. AND believe it or not, I was actually in the same room as Max Azria and Lubov Azria! Insane!

I am working with the runway group in the design department. Today, I was able to go into fabric storage and it was like I was a kid in a candy store. Everything is new and exciting, even the mundane things like boxing up shoes and organizing drafts and swatches into a binder. I get to see everything, hear everything, and I'm like a sponge taking it all in. I'm so sure I'll learn a lot during this internship and I'll be able to improve myself tremendously.

ON THE CATWALK

IT'S JUST NOT WORKING

Keeping up with blogs is hard work. I just don't think I'm fit for this job. I've been wanting to do a post on all of my sketches and pictures of my models from the show, but I haven't gotten around to scanning my sketch book. Finals' week is not helping with this issue either.

Here's something special though. I work at the UCI Communications Office, and I got a chance to work with the department in doing a feature on the fashion show. My 5-minutes of fame on the UCI homepage. Watch the video clip too!

http://uci.edu/uci/features/feature_fashioninterestgroup_090602.php

FIG'S SPRING FASHION SHOW

Fashion Interest Group's spring show is Wednesday, May 27th at UCI's Pacific Ballroom D in the Student Center. There will be 10 student designers, including myself, with guest judges from BCBG!! There's live music, free food, and lots of talent!! Come show your support!! And the greatest part...GENERAL ADMISSION IS FREE! VIP tickets are $15; great seats right infront of the runway and goody bags!! Come out and support all the hard work we've put in to make this show possible!

PHOTO-REALIST

Color Pencil on Paper

Since I haven't posted anything in a while...I'm giving you a two-for-one tonight. Here's a drawing I've been working on.

INSPIRATION

I went to the MFA exhibition on campus today and finally got to see some of the work from my former TA Sean Sullivan. I thought some of the work I've done were meticulous, but this is just unbelievably amazing. You really can't appreciate the work unless you saw it in person...every detail, every little pen/brush mark. oh man.