Gorgeous Jane

The morning of Jane's birthday, we had coffee early in the morning. She wanted to have the brick element in her photos and she immediately spotted a nice corner by the window of a local place called Bricks Hotel Caña Restaurant, located along Dumaguete's Boulevard. The day was gloomy and it was raining which was good for pictures. I actually envisioned the shoot the night before as something that involves the sun ray's shining through the glass windows and doors. But we all know how weather can bring a lot of surprises.

The shoot location was a cafe-slash-restaurant so there were some people seated nearby. Thankfully, Jane didn't mind the people giving curious glances at what we were doing. And you will see in these pictures how she's quite a natural in front of the camera. She looks at the camera confidently and knows how to move and angle her body. It made my job so much easier.

I'm happy she trusted me to take her new photos. Despite the rain, I'd say it was a great start to her birthday.

{ Krafted } Handpainted Wooden Spoons

Hand-painted buri pouches

This batch of painting was somewhat a challenge in terms of color choice. These pouches were already dyed with a certain color combination when I purchased them. I had to choose another set of colors to complement the existing ones which really has to make the design pop-out.

Here I'm using acrylic paint and sealed with acrylic spray. For each bag, I decided to include a little "care" card which says how to care for the bag design which is important to make the bags last a bit longer.

It can fit a mobile phone, folded bills, coins, keys and/or lipstick.

{ Krafted } Wax Seal Stamps for Salt and Bleach

This is a wax seal stamp I designed for photographer Salt and Bleach. I'm very happy the engraving turned out well done. I was concerned that the elements were too fine that this order would have been a complete waste. But yes, here it is! This would go perfect with his packaging style!

{ Krafted } Hand-painted wood slices

Wood slices are great canvases for calligraphy or any painting project. I managed to acquire a few pieces of these from the local department store. They're made of nice and smooth type of wood and a great natural wood color. I was torn between painting over them with other colors or just directly add calligraphy. For this batch, I decided to add colors. Next time I'm planning to do sunset and galaxy scapes.

These objects are small and are best used as coasters or desk paper weights. They can serve as decorative pieces to your desk or shelf by putting them on a mini plate stand or a tiny wooden easel.

Gouache on canvas

Sharing this as my first time to use gouache on canvas and I'm so happy with the result! If watercolor and acrylic had a a child, it would be gouache. It's not as popular as watercolor but I love working with it especially that I've always had a love/hate relationship with acrylic. I want to use it more often!

This piece is a gift for Mary Lauren's first birthday. What better way to celebrate life than with flowers!

By the way, I also tried it on black painted wood. Needed to reapply another coat to keep it opaque. But overall it's great. I feel my brush "freer" with gouache.

{ Krafted } Floral bookmarks

I made my floral and botanical artworks into bookmarks. I love how they look when put together!

Life-giving Seagrass Exhibit

A project by Caus Planet Creative supported by Big Blue Network to shed awareness on sea grass, its benefits and protection.