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sketchbook series #1

I've shuffled through some of my old, old, old, old, old, sketchbooks to look back and feel some nostalgia. I remember when drawing was not as relatively stressful. I drew because I liked to draw. There's no added pressure from the internet liking my art. These days, however, the internet / social media has definitely affected how art is made. There is pressure to produce, produce, produce. "I need to make more content" , "New content every day!". It's very exhuasting and I think that many artist experience burn out more frequently than before.

Having something physical that is detached from the internet or device helps to relieve some pressure. Here's to the good old pen and paper! I think it's a good practice from time to time to use traditional media and draw without the thought of someone watching you or extracting the time-lapse process of how you created the art. Give yourself permission (maybe once a week?) to not create content for the internet. Create content for yourself. Enrich yourself, relieve some pressure. Experience the joy of being present in the act of making.

Here are some select images from my sketchbook back in 2006. Hope you Enjoy! :)

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c’est la vie

There are times where we just experience shitty situations. May it be spilled milk, dropping an egg, or breaking your precious ceramic bowl. All we can do at times is to just deal with it.

Theres someone close to me that once said “give yourself time to feel what you’re feeling… but then you have to push through and move on”.

This helped me a lot whenever I’m feeling down because it told me that feeling sad is okay. It’s part of being human. Feeling broken is okay it’s part of growing up.

There’s a Japanese technique called “kintsugi”. It’s a a way of mending broken ceramic objects. The technique uses gold to repair or join pieces back together.

The outcome of the process is beautiful. It does not hide the fact that it’s broken, but rather accepts that it was (or maybe is?).

Sometimes fixing broken things can make it better. Sometimes we can feel broken but when given the time and also people around us, we can mend ourself and feel even better.

Broken is beautiful. It’s part of human nature and it’s part of life.

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Hello

Just wanted to post something here. This drawing is an illustration of our office space / my "studio". It's change since the time I drew this but I still really like this drawing.

That's it. Have a good day! Thanks for stopping by :)

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