Face Studies

Yesterday I made my first face study and did another one today. I'll finish coloring tomorrow. 

First study

Today's study

To add, down to my last sheet in my sketchpad, I made two figures. It was supposed to be three but I messed up the third one. 

Illustrating again

Kaya ko to. 😢 To Kaya ko to! 😍

Last night, I tried illustrating again. It was my first in a loooooong time. Thank you, Lord. After I finished it, I felt good. I looooove it. I felt I am myself again. 

I stayed up until 4:30 am or was that 5:30 am? I made another set.

Together, here they are.

I hope to be able to blog again. I missed it. Bye for now. And I hope everyone stays healthy and safe. As for me, I hope to have a productive and memorable sanity weeklong leave.

Bree

My first time to create a dress for a one-year-old and I'm so happy to see that it fits her well and it looks cute and lovely on Bree.

Photos courtesy of Venz :)

Pastel Party

A lavender polka dots cotton top with rosette embroidered patches and organdy shirred skirt with lavender polka dots cotton lining.  The pink cord with gold thread ends serves as an accent to the waist.

Jaymie - Maid of honor

The dress is beautiful because the woman in it is.

I suppose, how I weigh if my design is successful is if it has not overpowered the beauty of the wearer - if it enhances her beauty; if people notice her first.  To me that's good design, a successful design.

Seeing Jaymie looks comfortable in it as if it's her second skin is a compliment.  There's no denying that the joy on her face speaks so much joy and kilig.

Thank you Jaymie for trusting me on this.

You said thank you many times for what I made for you but I would like to say thank you more.  You were an angel.

The kilig is still in me. :)

Photos by Jaymie's friend, Martha

Jaymie's dress

And it's done finally.  She's so beautiful in it. :)

And the best part - she can't stop smiling, she looooves it.  I had goosebumps too.

And when I delivered the dress, she told me, kinikilig siya. Kinikilig rin ako.  Ang ganda ganda ni Jaymie and I am so happy I have given her that beautiful feeling through that dress. 

Thank you my God. :)

A halter bias-cut A-line dress with selvage ends 

and silk satin strap with detachable beaded real leaf brooch.

Hello Beautiful

Prints

What's the rush?

Embracing summer

Hungry Birds

Morning gradient

Good morning.

Bloom where you are planted

Refuse to drought. Wherever you are, whatever the case is, bloom... grow.

Arch of trees

I love love love walking here, the trees arching the sidewalk are so beautiful and alive.  Too glad these trees are in the Shangri-La area.

Only today I realized those branches look like veins. :)