visual storytelling

im back on the rock in the middle of the pacific ocean called the Big Island... also known as, Hawaii. its great being back and back to my "normal" dark brown color... and this quarter, im a student in a 3 month course called the School of Illustration. What is that you ask? Well let me tell you what i learned the first day (since i myself didn't really know what it was all about)... we like to call it... "visual storytelling." illustration is used in marketing, chilldrens books, etc. to communicate a 'story' or subject. i'll tell you this much, its a lot different not working on my computer everyday, and instead, the pencil and eraser are my new best friends... heres some work that i did in the last 2 weeks. we already got our stuff made into greeting cards and me and my classmates sold some of our art already. to be honest, i didn't know i had THIS art in me. but here it is...ta-da...


"Breakfast with God"... our first project using pencil. our topic was to illustrate how we spend our mornings with God. here i am, with my empty bowl, ready to get "spiritually fed"...

'twas the night before...

'twas the night before... no, not christmas... but the night before i left for kona after being back in california for almost 2 months. it always comes down to prioritizing spending time with friends or packing my bags... i still haven't figured it out. so why not have everyone come over WHILE i pack? thats kinda what happened and i didnt mind. i'll never say no to comparing guts (ahemmm...hi hipol boys) and looking through old fotos with friends i grew up... i must say that i enjoyed my relaxing and refreshing time at home, especially for the holidays... but of course, the journey must go on...