EVHS Holiday Craft Fair prep Part 2

as i told audrey earlier tonight

my illustrations

are slowly

invading my reality. she's a real girl!

while making it, i probably spent a total of 30 mins sitting & smiling back at her. she's just so happy!

pack it up pack it in. i have my p&t pencil as a substitute for victo as i'm flying solo this weekend. swing by & offer moral support!

Evergreen Valley High School

3300 Quimby Road

San Jose CA

10-5pm this Sat & Sun

Look what I found!!

two original paintings from my monsters jump rope series!

I think I painted these when I worked at New Line or something... so 3 years ago?

So cute!

EVHS Holiday Craft Fair prep

prints, calendars, plush neatly tucked in the trunk...

new signage in progress for the freestanding booth scene

Calendar Production

ice cream, friends & how to train your dragon = ideal conditions for working :)

Friendship

photo a la Bruce

Every journal entry written while on my 2-week Los Angeles getaway begins with an expression of gratitude for my friends. It's no coincidence really. Just a very clear indicator for why I keep coming back to LA. I honestly could care less for LA restaurants, bars, events, museums. I return for the people rather than the place. My reason for visiting NY is for the place. San Jose is for my work. And all three create a lovely balance & an excuse to move around. I could spend my days wandering from home to home as long as I maintained discipline & knowledge of self to honor what's best for me.

A couple nights ago Victo & I discussed our collection of friends & how the fact we all work together is a rare, beautiful oddity. I love that meeting, collaborating, creating, crafting, sharing, writing, cooking together is so effortless. I think what makes us all so special & connected are our personal endeavors that move beyond the 9-5 realm and into a space of personal achievement & accountability. And because we're all in it, no explanations or judgments are made. Just genuine support.

Three weeks ago, I arrived in LA feeling a little wounded. Now I feel just right. Infinite gratitude to friendships, 'good friends' & permanent soft spots. You know who you are. You know I miss you.

What's with all the SEEMING!? It just IS!

Adventures in wonderland with Kevin & Bruce.

Pashmina on steroids.

Kevin: Oh gawd... the sky... so beautiful.

Me: Ohhhh hello BLUE!

Kevin: AGH. I was having a peaceful moment. You ruined it!

LOW BATTERIES?!?!

Helloooooooooooooo!!

How was your walk? Terrible. Just like the past ten. Trying to find a place to piss.

Thinking about Flaming Hot Munchies, Bruce?

B K G

Ugh.

Weekends in LA get infinitely better

... to the point where all I want to do is stay.

I was supposed to leave LA a week ago. A WEEK AGO. Yet, here I am. What was 'Halloween weekend' became 'Wednesday' became 'a surprise attendance to Hyosun's dance performance' became 'Monday... um, okay Tuesday!' I'm starting to feel like the boy who cried wolf but in a good way. Last time I was here, I was eager to return to San Jose to do work. Then yesterday just proved me wrong with Victo & I finishing the calendar while watching 'How to Train Your Dragon' with friends & ice cream. Yesterday was perfect. This past weekend was perfect. The 3-week trip is perfect.

Sooo I present you with random photos from random moments in LA.

I went to LACMA to visit Arun, eat his home made chicken curry & deliver this little guy.

Afterwards, he hooked me up with a free ticket and I explored the museum

alternating between work

& play

& more work.

I went to DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS(!!?!?!) to watch the animation show of shows with Kristen & fellow geeks. I highly recommend.

Do you spot the little green guy in the O?

I surprised Hyosun at her dance performance & afterwards we all went to a welcome back party for a fellow wanderluster three days after he got back from 5 months in South America. Resonates like whoa.

Sweepy scott.

I am a tower of strength

within & without.

Germain before he became Brucified. I forgot to take an after picture. But here's the pre so we can alllll remember the shag.

2011 presented by p&t & lpe

Holiday Card custom order!