Tablea and cacao start off my 2020

Tablea and cacao start off my 2020

Growing up my mom always made champorado when we were still in the US. Today I cook it up as artwork.

The Dugong

The Dugong

One of my latest artworks for my Philippine Wildlife Art project features the Dugong.

Coloring book of Filipino food in Filipino Sign Language and Baybayin

Coloring book of Filipino food in Filipino Sign Language and Baybayin

That’s a mouthful! I finished my first set of Filipino food art featuring Filipino Sign Language and Baybayin.

ManilART

ManilART

This was my first time attending, but it turns out it’s the country’s largest and longest-running visual arts show.

Fried lumpia or fresh lumpia?

Fried lumpia or fresh lumpia?

I’d like to highlight some of the fresh and fried batons of goodness I had this past month.

Danjugan Island: a sanctuary not a resort

Danjugan Island: a sanctuary not a resort

We just visited Danjugan Island, a 30 min bangka ride from the island of Negros.

New Projects

New Projects

After mama passed away last year, I found myself keeping busy doing what I loved doing since I was a kid. Drawing!

Itsa, or mountain tea from Sagada

Itsa, or mountain tea from Sagada

In sari-sari stores bags or bundles of itsa or mountain tea leaves can be found ranging from P20 to P25 per pack.

Etag, smoked pork of the Cordillera

Etag, smoked pork of the Cordillera

There are many ways Filipinos preserve food. Traditions that go back ages. Upwards toward the heavens, there is etag.

Sagada

Sagada

This would be my first time going to the Cordillera, a mountain range named after its cord-like labyrinth of mountain chains.