twisted thoughts within my four brick walls...

Illo Friday: electricity

2008-05-11T07:44:00.006+09:00

i cant believe that a week just passed by so fast.. i wasnt even able to finish my illo for the topic "seed".. well ok, not even started with one. but i have the image in my mind until now.

so here goes a couple of camera paintings that is well suited.. but dont touch your screens or the electricity will stun you! };-}

when work eats you alive...

...you have to fight back or you're dead.

coz life without art is not life at all. you are just in autopilot.

illo friday: wrinkles

2008-04-25T23:41:00.005+09:00

we dont need sound to feel
we dont need sight to see
you can see from miles and miles
without the need to open your eyes

just pause for a while
to feel what we cant see
those glittering gray eyes
would walk with me thru eternity..

"in mint"
4" x 5" (orig.)
green gel pen sketch on recycled paper
[color added thru picassa]

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illo note: drawn while listening to The Cure's "Mint Car" on repeat mode.

illo friday: primitive

2008-04-19T01:29:00.011+09:00

a famous dutch quote -

"If the world will end, I would go to The Netherlands
because everything happens there 50 years later."

"achlum in blue"
4" x 5" (orig.)
black colored pencil sketch on recycled paper
[color added thru picassa]

A.W.O.L.

2008-04-14T20:26:00.006+09:00

the sunset is only the beginning

as i relive the dream of our past
in my mind i bathe
with the promises now showered and clear

i drink the wine of your fulfillment
as i untangle your gift
of once unfathomed desires

i am not afraid anymore
for fear is a snow drop
that melts as it hits the floor

and i lay myself on your warm hands
as you open the window
for us to see

come...
come soar with me now
as we unravel whats ahead
while the blue horizon changes its hue
shining at our every footstep
glistening to our wings

nothing is indeed impossible
as long as we hold on
to our dream...

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note: photo taken at Holland, poem written soon as i got back to Manila..

awol - yep, i owe my friends an update of where i am and how i've been. first, that i finally went to Holland and Paris. now im back and my head is still floating. please slap me i feel like im only dreaming..

villose velvet velvetine

2008-03-09T10:16:00.008+09:00

i found a meme from andrea and tho some find it easy i dont.. for there are just a handful of words i know offhand that starts with V..

anyway here goes..

> your name………………Velvet
> 4 letter word……………………vamp
> vehicle…………………………volkswagen (i used to drive one)
> city……………………………Versailles (i'll see you soon!)
> boy's name………………………vladimir (nabokov) or vincent (van gogh) who to choose? who to choose? lol..
> girl's name……………………vivianne
> alcoholic drink…………vodka!!
> occupation………………………ventriloquist
> something you wear……………victoria's secret (*giggles)
> celebrity……………………Vin Diesel (not that i like him.. he's just the only "v" celebrity i know lol)
> food…………vallée d’auge chicken receipe
> something found in a bathroom……valium (well, not in my bathroom that is..) lol
> reason for being late……………visa card! (oh no!)
> cartoon character……………… victor - one of three gargoyle statues at disney's hunchback of notre dame
> something you shout……………voot!
> animal………………………veery see photo
> body part……………………vertebra
> word to describe you……………velvety.. goodness.. (ha!)

this is very visive videndum, dont need to be verbatim or else suffer with verbomania.. hehe..
now i tag only two people: Ambres and YOU!

if YOU like to participate you can leave a comment to link to your post or just leave your answers at the splitting atoms section..

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illo note: this is a result of a portrait exchange with rrramone...

illo friday: garden

2008-03-07T23:27:00.005+09:00

Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden
when the flowers are dead. -Oscar Wilde

HAPPY THIRD ANNIVERSARY TO MY MOOGIE!

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note: here's an ms painting that i have done 2 years ago. click here [IF: spring] if you wanna see the progress of how it was made

Illo Friday: Leap

2008-03-03T17:17:00.001+09:00

"A dream you dream alone may be a dream, but
a dream two people dream together is a reality." - John Lennon

do you believe in dreams?

do you believe in fate?

he said

you'll never know unless you take the leap..

he leaped.

now

its

my turn..

dreaming of paris
5" x 8" (orig.)
pen and ink on recycled paper

12 days to go..

Moody Monday: Colorless + meme

2008-02-27T18:52:00.006+09:00

my world would be colorless without books
and lifeless without music

here's another tag for this week. isay passed the baton to me to post 5 random weird things about myself. i had done one of these before as i posted 5 weird habits.. but here's to add another 5 then!

6. i have more cds than books. and the photo above shows only a fraction of what i have.

7. i buy a book 90% of the time i pass by a bookstore. even though i have tons of other unread books calling for me in the middle of the night (well technically "day" because... read no.8)

8. i have insomnia and im up all night. thus i work at night and sleep at daytime. and my body clock only allows me to sleep for max of 5 hours or else i get a headache.

9. among my old high school peers (barkada), i used to be the quiet one. until i met them again a few years back and they were almost shocked that i was not as timid as they once knew. (*.* thanks!)

10. i am a geek and my hero is dexter.

now i tag: Anto | Teri C | Forever Young | Anonyrrie | Bluerose | Zari

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note: my entry for this week's moody monday ..my mood is not that colorless this week..

illo friday: multiple

2008-02-23T01:10:00.006+09:00

and aside from playing with my digital camera in the dark, im also fond of playing with ms paint and making collages from my paintings.

playing in the milky night
1155 x 775 (orig.)
MS Paint

love liefde mahal

2008-02-21T07:21:00.004+09:00

February is almost over and st. valentine's day have past. but a tag from a generous and artistic friend, zari, has inspired me and many others to remember the origin of this holiday. and to quote..

"St Valentine’s Day; a holiday named after various early Christian who became models of selfless love surviving in cruel circumstances. Yet nowadays, this holiday is mainly associated with romantic love; it is just a day to spend on chocolates, flowers, trips, lingerie, and romantic dates…I think it’s time we forget about this meaningless stuff to focus on the true meaning of this day; love, peace and global unity."

and as i have mentioned previously, love and giving should not be shown only in one day..

so share the love and spread the love to the world and join us..

Here are the simple rules:
1. If you get tagged or not (and want to play along), take some minutes to meditate about love and peace, pray for countries that are facing troubles, for those people you love and those you don’t

2. Write a post with links to blogs that you think would like to participate

3. Link to this post so that people can easily find the exact origin of the meme.

now i tag:
Ambres | Deity | Vina | Anto | Isay | Ayanku | Ces | Angela |
Annalee | Floots | Aravis | Ascender Rises Above | illoluv | The Unknown | and anyone who would love to participate..

Malapit na matapos ang Pebrero, at ang araw ni st. valentine ay nagdaan na. pero isang tag galing sa galante at malikhaing si zari ay nag(inspire) sakin at sa marami pang iba na maalala ang pinagmulan ng pagdiriwang na ito.

at tulad ng sinabi ko dati, ang pag-ibig at pagbibigay ay 'di dapat pinapadama sa iisang araw lang..

kaya't padama at ipamahagi ang pagmamahal at sumali sa'min..

illo friday: theory

2008-02-17T03:56:00.005+09:00

"The speed of light in a vacuum is the same for all observers, regardless of their relative motion or of the motion of the source of the light." -Albert Einstein

my theory about light is that it can be bended by extending time.

i cant decide on what image to post, but here are 3 more from the same series. i created them when i was watching disney on ice with my son. fun huh? whats your fave?

read more about:
speed of light, and
light painting (notice the links at the bottom?)

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update: please visit share the looooooove for an art raffle.

share the looooooove!

2008-02-14T08:00:00.003+09:00

after a week off from work, another nice surprise awaited me.. some of you illo friday folks may have seen justZHM’s post for the topic 100% (link).. and yep, monica c link) and yours truly, are the lucky visitors to win the raffle.. 100% luck indeed!

what i got was a very cute bookmark! and zari was also kind enough to throw in a cool personalized post card!

Happy 2008 too, Zari!

i really luv illustration friday!

here’s an idea! i’d like to pass on this chain of IF creativity, i am having a raffle here as well. anyone interested should just drop a comment on this post and choose any artwork or photo found here at my blog. if you don’t want to choose, its fine.. just say so and i’ll be the one to pick one for you. whoever wins will get a post card or print out of your chosen artwork or photo and i will inform you by email or comment on your blog.

i would recommend to pass on the chain and give out something to a lucky visitor as well.

there is no exact closing date tho, but hopefully i will have the prize ready by the end of next week.

for giving is not only done on christmas and sharing the love is not only on valentines day…

Moogie Seventh Moonlight Kiss

2008-02-07T19:03:00.000+09:00

Illo Friday: Choose

Always choose to hold on to your dreams..
and if you firmly believe it,
it will come true.

sudden stars sudden kiss
800 x 650 (orig.)
MS Paint

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"...Sudden Stars"
by: Stereolab

Sweet smelling
essences
hugs and smiles
sweet kisses
movements
towards me
embrace
reverie
tenderness
velvet skin
treasured dreams
intimate
silk and gold
nuit d'amour
naked soul

After such distance
Come to me, precious being, come to me
After such ennui
Come to me, delicious, enfold me
After such a long drought
Here a place for flowers to flourish

But if you must,
And if you must,
If you must go, go--

The wind will take you
It will lift you
Across the ocean

Into the sky
Towards the sun
It will take you, high--

So if you must,
And if you must,
If you must go, go--

Sweet smelling wind
Announcing
L'amour de ma vie
When you're ready
Mon bel amour
Simply come to me.

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update: also my entry for this week's illustration friday.

illo friday: blanket

2008-02-02T00:26:00.000+09:00

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. - Charles Simic

are we staring at nothing?
820 x 620 (orig.)
MS Paint

... or sew this blanket into a poem.
i am constantly having a writer's block. geesh.. i wonder why?
anyway, id luv to know what you see here.

and the countdown begins...

2008-01-27T08:46:00.000+09:00

yep.. a few more hours of sleeplessness awaits..

layoutcodez.net

see another version of the countdown here

Illo Friday

2008-01-25T19:21:00.000+09:00

Tales and Legends: Diwata

in philippine mythology, a "diwata" is a mythological figure similar to fairies or nymphs. they are said to reside in large trees, such as acacia and balete and are the guardian sprits of nature, bringing blessing or curses upon those who bring benefits or harm to the forests and mountains. it is a filipino spelling for the Sanskrit word devadha, but the name is ultimately derived from the Sanskrit word dev, meaning deity.

Maria Makiling is my favorite diwata. she is a guardian of the mountain, responsible for protecting its bounty and thus, is also a benefactor for the townspeople who depend on the mountain's resources. in addition to being a guardian of the mountain, some legends also identify Laguna bay - and the fish caught from it - as part of her domain.

it is often said that a mount in Laguna, Mt. Makiling, resembles a profile of a woman lying down which is believed to be that of Maria. this phenomenon is described as true from several different perspectives, so there is no single location associated with this claim. the mountain's various peaks are said to be Maria's face and two breasts, respectively, and her hair cascades downwards a gentle slope away from her body.

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note: this is my camera painting post for
read more about maria makiling

illo friday: plain

2008-01-19T09:19:00.000+09:00

i had an interview before
and results just came in..
the agony of waiting is almost
over.. on second thought.. a few more days
of nerve racking excitement shall consume me.
but
how can i endure more days? if i am
there
would it be true?
how could i know reality from not? how
could i be there but really be here?
how
could i be here but be there?
maybe
in dreaming of being ..
under your roof.. Flatlands around..
cows.. water.. rain..
cold..
and.. you...
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"there but not here"
4" x 5" (orig.)
sketch on recycled paper
[color added thru picassa]

Illo Friday: Stitch

2008-01-13T11:33:00.000+09:00

The Womb

I have a 3-inched stitch
from below my navel running down
for six years now.

this dark brown, reddish thick skin line
is a symbol, a reminder,
of the reason why i try so hard -

breaking my bones
stretching my veins
and splitting time in nano-seconds

and i would trade everything

just to see -
that astonished stare
ice melting smile
running to me.

and to feel -
that heartskipping warmth
of those arms wrapped around me.

and to hear -
the words that will shatter all walls
stop all the wars in the world..

"i love you, mommy"

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note: as of the moment of posting, flickr was down so the image was temporarily stored somewhere else. soon as flickr is up, the image will be transfered there.

Photo Friday: Mountain

2008-01-11T16:09:00.000+09:00

i would only love
to sleep now if i wake up
and go here, not work

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for this week's PhotoFriday
update: also my entry for Moody Monday: Lofty

Illo Friday: 100%

2008-01-06T17:49:00.000+09:00

100% camera painting... [definition]

100% - Sonic Youth

I can never forget you - the way you rock the girls
They move a world and love you - a blast in the underworld
I stick a knife in my head - thinking bout your eyes
But now that you been shot dead - Ive got a new surprise

I been waitin for you just to say
Hes off to check his mind
But all I know is you got no money
But thats got nothing to do with a good time

Can you forgive the boy who - shot you in the head
Or should you get a gun and - go and get revenge?
A 100% of my love - up to you true star
Its hard to believe you took off - I always thought youd go far

But Ive been around the world a million times
And all you men are slime
Its the gun to my head, goodbye I am dead
Wastewood rockers is time for cryin, hey!

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update: just found today my old tapes of sonic youth and im sound trippin'.. remembering the time i saw them live here in manila when i was only 13. and note that they took the adventure of the daily commute - and rode a jeepney! woah such a great band.. i always loved thurston moore.. [see him on his estatic peace! label]

miss them too? visit their official website for updates: Sonic Youth

Illo Friday: little things

2007-12-11T02:43:00.000+09:00

little things when in great numbers
can move and shape the planet

please save our seas...

what have you done for mother earth lately?

"we are mere little things to them"
800 x 510
MS Paint

i support

photo friday: dead of night

2007-12-04T03:54:00.000+09:00

Night Light

night light
i beam
i stare
as i move about
one step
from yet another
counting all the pines
counting all the signs
in an aviery of shadows
a burst of stars
the crash of waves
the fading sun
a warrior going down
now all spirits take flight
and wander through the night

night lights
i hover
i spare
a second gone with you
the silk of your blanket
i wrap me with stars
as the wind flew about
another moondust
another dawn's dusk
through rooftops
i look down
and how your brilliance
shine
above everything else...
above everything.

atomicvelvetsigh © 04.21.05

the things i miss

2007-11-28T10:20:00.000+09:00

"I think we dream so we dont have to be apart so long. If we're in each others deams, we can be together all the time." - PDV

1. wake up, smoke, and miss you
2. shower, smoke, and miss you
3. do some stuff, smoke, and miss you
4. eat brunch, smoke, and miss you
5. shuffle stuff, smoke, and miss you
6. gaze at stars, smoke, and miss you
7. eat dinner, smoke, and miss you
8. watch tv, smoke, and miss you
9. listen to music, smoke, and miss you
10. read and write something, smoke, and miss you
11. go online, download, smoke, and miss you
12. dream of skydiving in paris, smoke, and miss you
13. think of more things, smoke a few more, and miss you
14. go to bed, smoke, and miss you

14 things, divide them in two and half of me is you.. in tribute to my blog turning 3, those are the things that i miss and were once me.. now everything is busy but despite that i still miss you..

will we ever dream of paris again? ca va?

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photo credit: "Paris" by Aerial Photos

photo friday: travel

2007-11-22T07:52:00.000+09:00

b.l.a.n.k.

i wake up
darkness around me
five seconds before the alarm rings
i pretend to not hear
but it comes echoing in my head
in the dungeon of my desires
i long to sink beneath the sheets
to melt with the fresh breath of another twilight
that is another day for me
and the other side of the world
but i have no choice
choices are left for the resilient
and i am not as free
and nothing is altered by staying
so the mist lifts me
as i drag my nerves to rake the cold floor
every step further from tranquility
along with my soul that sleeps with the sound
burning the thread of where i travel
as it denies another window to open
so can you -
help me banish the void
that recurs on the sundown
of my shortened years?
no, i know. there’s nothing
that i can even do
but concede on
and embrace it.

at
least
embrace it
with
you.

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photo notes: this post is my entry for this week's PhotoFriday. and since i cant decide on which image to attach the poem i wrote, might as well have them both.

Illo Friday: Scale

2007-11-13T18:47:00.000+09:00

i was stunned this morning to find out that there was already 350 entries to this week's illustration friday. and gosh its only monday!! did i went awol that long?! my ttlb rank even fell to a microorganism! waah!

but while all the IF folks posted a fish scale or a weighing scale.. or something out of the ordinary.. a picasso-ish abstract, a playful kinder art, a graffiti, a growing mustache or whatnot, i thought of posting this old illo that is collecting micro dust from my archived files.

yeah it was suppose to be a reciprocal portrait but some people are just too busy (which includes me!)

so here yah go.. hope you can guess who this is before clicking the last image.

"portrait of a man named ..."
930 x 630 (orig.)
MS Paint