No Bees No Honey

Thursday night was dinner at the newly-opened Elias with Studio Dialogo (where I work : D). We worked on the brand materials for Elias: logo, menu, other collaterals, plus the wall art. : ) Nice warm fuzzy feelings seeing this project come to life. Kilig!

store signage

beautiful door handles!

menu

Lovely interiors! Even the smallest details were paid attention to.

from the ceiling…
(Check out the wooden chandeliers! Custom made!)

…to the floor.
I’m a sucker for pretty tiles!

Chubby cherub!

Food, of course! 2 kinds of paella.

Elias’ version of laing (taro leaves cooked in spicy coconut milk)

Sopa de Ladislao, Elias’ seafood bouillabaisse.

In this cute quail is where you put your tip!

But before all that: at West Gallery to pick up some wall art by Rommel.

Elias is located at the East Superblock, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig. That new area near ROX and Jamba Juice. :)

So! It was Abi‘s birthday last Sunday and we had an unsurprise celebration at the office yesterday.

This is Studio Dialogo! 8D
Where it is delightfully and perpetually on party mode; the buntings are there, birthday or no birthday.

pictures of people taking pictures!
Liza, Abi, and Rommel
 with some Sara Fanelli!
Sometimes we think, sometimes we birthday!

Red Velvet cake from Pastry Passion! Omnomnom.

And since she loves Tintin, I thought I’d attempt to make Tintin-themed decor!
I was planning to stick these on her desk but I didn’t finish them on time (contributing to the general unsurprise huhu) and they ended up being instant window decals instead.

: )

On to the next birthday! Pero matagal pa haha.

Also, I have recently been gifted an iPhone 4S, and I have since been using and abusing Instagram! As you may have noticed. But even without effects, Apple, here’s a high five ten fifteen and twenty for the iPhone.

AND SO! Since this recent acquisition, I am now able to indulge myself in taking pictures of the yumminess I encounter in every mealtime, so I made some sort of a food blog. Check it out if you wanna: Dish Girl Spoon

 Ang Ilustrador Ng Kabataan is now open for new members!

Requirements:

1. Accomplished application form HERE

2. 1 illustration based on the story “Anong Gupit Natin Ngayon”

3. 5 sample illustrations from your portfolio

Deadline on February 29, 2012, 5pm
email at hello@ang-ink.org

Click to view the poster for more important info! Like artwork dimensions! 

Wuhoo!!! Tara na! Happy dancing and drawing!

poster by James Abalos : )

Holiday Monday, thanks to the Chinese! I’m not Chinese at all so the past few days have NOT involved any lauriat nor dragons. The closest I can get to celebrating was having excessive amounts of siomai soup for dinner last Friday night. I am a firm believer that mami is a significant Chinese influence on Filipino culture okay! So again thanks to the Chinese for the holiday and the noodles.

This is what I’ve been up to instead.

current WIP : ) (temporarily) white rabbits, and the alphabet

currently reading: Why We Broke Up
written by Daniel Handler, illustrated by Maira Kalman (!!!)

 currently playing

currently running is ‘Pulp Fiction’ at Art Informal, which I’m part of
Here’s one of my pieces in a series I made called Upper Rooms.

Photo is from the Art Informal website, where you can view the rest of my work, along with all the pieces in the exhibit.

Hi loves! I’m part of a group exhibit opening on Thursday. 8D

PULP FICTION
A Group Exhibit Featuring Works on Paper, About Paper and With Paper by:

Pergy Acuña
Isabel Afable
Aldy Aguirre
Fran Alvarez
Zeus Bascon
Anjo Bolarda
Raf Banzuela
Peewee Bisnon
Vermont Coronel
Celina de Guzman
Yas Doctor
Nina Garcia
Ramona Gaston
Clarissa Gonzalez
Rommel Joson
Gigi Lapid
Veronica Laurel
Jacob Lindo
Hannah Liongoren
Quiccs Maiquez
Kat Medina
Isa Natividad
Maki Navarrete
Ak Ocol
Carina Santos
Bru Sim
Gabriel Tiongson
Brian Vallesteros
Chalk Zaldivar
Tof Zapanta

Opening Night January 19, 2012, 6PM

Art Informal is along Connecticut st., Greenhills

Show runs until Feb 4, 2012

Up around and about. Hello hello :)

 obese Rainbow Shiner

current WIP : ) endangered animals!

borrowed Abi‘s books over the holiday break : D

the last of the holiday chocolates
I have to abort my food baby ASAP!

How’s 2012 treating you so far? : )

Happy new year y’all!!! Cheers 2011, you’ve been good! Enjoy tonight everyone!

<3 Franny

HELLO YOU ALL! :) After all the past weeks’ exhibits is, guess what? Another one! :D

I’m part of a group show called Filibata Art Walk 2011, a tie-up of Netherlands-based NGO Filibata and Philippine-based charity org Bahay at Yaman ni San Martin de Porres. 

curated by Jason Moss

opens Dec 8 (tomorrow already!), 6 PM
Sining Kamalig (top floor, Gateway, Cubao)

RSVP via Facebook HERE

BACKGROUND
Children from impoverished areas have often been portrayed in media and by well-meaning organisations in a negative light. Seldom do we see them depicted in a manner that uplifts their dignity and shows them as normal, resilient children.

This exhibit sponsored by NGO Filibata and Sining Kamalig art gallery attempts to break preconceived notions about those children who hail from one of the poorest areas in Metro Manila by mustering a volunteer group of amateur and professional photographers to document these children at play.

All of these artists, photographers and illustrators, further endeavoured to present that despite the dire and destitute environment that these children are exposed to every day, the look on their faces and actions reveal a different story.

This is their story….

THE PROJECT
In keeping with Juliette Kwee’s continued efforts in helping Manila’s Urban Poor, Juliette launched the FILIBATA Photowalk in early 2011 in collaboration with Netherlands-based NGO Filibata, and Bahay at Yaman ni San Martin de Porres, a Philippine-based charity organization. 21 photographers were invited and assigned the pleasant task of capturing children at play in Tondo, Manila. Afterwards, the INK artist group – through the leadership of celebrated local artist Jason Moss – was invited to interepret the selected photos through their own artwork. Artbeat Manila in collaboration with California-based graphic designer Anderson Gin graciously contributed to the project by designing a beautiful set of postcards – to not only raise funds but to serve as keepsakes of the project.

The 2011 FILIBATA ARTWALK EXHIBIT scheduled for December 8 6pm at Sining Kamalig art gallery, Araneta Center Cubao, Quezon City showcases the entire collection of photos and works of art, curated by Jason Moss. The postcards will be available all throughout.

A special day has been arranged for the participating children and their parents December 10 at Sining Kamalig. New clothes have been generously donated by Wings of Support. Haircuts will be provided courtesy of salon stylist Marvin Garcia. Sining Kamalig will be conducting a special Art Workshop for the children. After lunch, a meet-and-greet will be arranged between the photographers, the artists and the children.

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Thumbs up! I think it’s a good exhibit to top off my little art spree. This year has been good to me and I’m thankful!

I shall see you tomorrow, OK? :)

In other news, my computer ate up a big chunk of Very Important Files so I’m going to spend the night (quite desperately) looking for all of them. I can’t even. … !!! I want to hurl things at my computer but I will hug it instead.

HI ONE MORE EXHIBIT TOMORROW! Exciting times!

Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK) celebrates the power reading has on the imagination with 26 new and original artworks.

Opens tomorrow, 24 November 2011, 10:00 AM
at the Filipinas Heritage Library, Makati
runs until Dec 2

super ace artwork on poster by Aldy Aguirre

:)

Good morning! Just got home from last day of ingress at the Ayala Museum for Ang INK’s 20th anniversary show. Tired but PSYCHED for opening night! Woohoo. And how grateful am I to have gotten into Ang INK this year, and catch this exhibit and actually have a piece in the show? VERY. It’s going to run until January, so do drop by! It’s an awesome show!  I’m excited for all of you! Hehe.

remnants of the past few weeks
I have this particularly warm kind of respect for paper and foamboard now.

APPROVAL!
Over and out.