in which i show you what i had been working on and also, photos of awesome people.

It’s been ten days since my first solo show opened, and I don’t know why it took so long for me to wrangle up the time to post pictures. I think I was hoping people would go instead of just look at photos on blogs (hehe), but I realize that not a lot of people have access to the North, just because it’s so far away from everything else. Except my own house. In any case, these are the pieces I ended up putting up for display.

It was such a great night. Thank you for everyone who dropped by and made it super special. Thanks also to people who talked, tweeted, and wrote about it. I hope to see you in future shows that I am hoping to have. Links to people who wrote about this because I am super happy and thankful:

• TAG ALONG/Nante on Status magazine’s blog.
• Manila Art Blogger/Trickie Lopa. Mostly on Kaloy Sanchez’s.
• Candy magazine online/Macy
• Young Star/Ralph Mendoza
• Living Asia Channel/Chui
• Pilar
• Kat
• Hunter and Hoarder/Barby

More photos of the works and opening night under the cut. Again, it’s up until December 31 at West Gallery. Hope you can drop by and take a look.

Nothing in this book is true.

This is how they were all laid out:

And then, of course, the people who came by to see:

Karen and Sarie

Therese


Gia and me (photo by Sarie)

Sarie and Gia

Sarie and me

KD Ukulele with me!


Sarie, Nash, me, Chard & Shinji.

Carina, Belle, Don, Chui, Jansen.

Liana, Leloy, Kat, Sarie, me.

Fambly! Me with my brother, our cousins, and my cousins’ babies.

Tito Simon, Ian, Sheryll, Tita Nene.

NAN IS SO CUTE! Also cute: Liana, Gia and Karen.

Best fraaaans, Barby & Isa.

photo by Sarie.


Talking with them, plus Leloy, Mara, Sarie and Enzo.


My brudder, Sarie, and me.

These nice girls from Ateneo passed by! It was such a pleasant surprise.

Me, Ling Quisumbing (who made this show/dead link) and Gus Albor.

Nilo Ilarde looking at my work. (♥!) I am such a big, dorky fan.

Some of his work: I Miss the 20th Century, Cube (curation), Painting as Something and as the Opposite of Something.

Me with Bembol dela Cruz (work here) and Rain Dial.

With Kamyl.


Kamyl & Kat.

My cousin’s baby, Iniko, who we fed some lemons.

Kathy, my brother Luis & Shine.

Belle, Chui, and Zean with Don…

… who solved a mystery.

More photos here. I wish I had a picture with everyone who went!