Everyday We Play

Today I’m celebrating my 50th post!

I know it may seem premature, plus that I’ve been delinquent with my own 365 project, but hey, I get excited by little gestures of encouragement such as celebrating my 50th post at Revel with a Cause. So yehey to me!

I set out to do the project to encourage myself to grow and nurture my creative life. Sure I get to do creative stuff like write and design for my company, and exhibit my artworks every year. But I needed to create a space where I can make mistakes, explore materials that aren’t necessarily needed for client work or at an exhibit where the outputs are ready for scrutiny. Sometimes there is immense pressure to produce top work (which I agree is a wonderful challenge), but sometimes I just want to step away from the computer and create stuff with my hands using materials I’ve used in college or those that I have yet to explore. And in their spontaneous and beautiful mess, ready to just post them in the blog. From these beginnings with the materials and techniques, I decide what to further explore and what needs refining.

The haiku portion was meant to enhance the images. At the same time, I enjoy crafting words. I’ve been writing poetry since grade school, but have been reserved for my eyes only, haha. One day I’d love to stand on stage and read some of my poems. When I’ve polished some of my stuff and gathered the courage to face an audience, I’ll read at a weekly poetry event at a cafe nearby. That’s one thing I’d definitely want to do soon.

In line of celebrations, I’m also celebrating the wonderful 365 projects of Rose’s Beat Bits, cheers to her wonderful music selections and  soundbites; Ienne’s Satori 365, learning the Japanese language through her beautiful photography; and Gela’s The Hagaki Project, continuing to share with us her interesting and surreal illustrations. Dan’s Status&Shapes, gotta to get back in shape! At the same time, hooked on Den’s witty storytelling of her (mis)adventures!

“If we did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”  -Thomas Edison

To my wonderful and beautiful friends, thank you so much for inspiring me with your passions! Here’s to more days of fun!

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