wAVES........

finally I have my own print of ocean waves, yayyyyyyyyyyy!!
and I know I will draw more....

Here is a fun waves painting from Deth P. Sun.
He does his painting on wood, I will love to see his work in person.
Too bad that I missed his show at Giant Robot where is my favorite place to go for the fun stuff.

top: vija celmins
middle: two postcards from
japanese stationery shop in kyoto
bottom: Preservationist

A new start

I left "AA" where i worked for over 6 years. I will take a short break for my exhausted body and tiring mind. But I will be busy on my new plans. Hopefully soon my postings will be more related to my work....

Here are some good things from the web; some pretty art pieces of "waves " .

Today, CL and I will be busy on installing the new floor in kitchen.
looking forward the new things!!

happy weekend!

Top: from sam weber

Bottom: from kozyndan

I have to start this blog with the topic of waves and surfing. 10 years ago, when I was still living in Taipei, I probably would never believe that one day I would surf in the water. I want to celebrate the birth of this blog with this brand new activity in my life.
yes, I was scared most of time, I felt like being drawn to a endless hole but I was thrilled at the same time. when I was struggling with the waves, all these graphic images flooding in my brain. I became obsessed with visual expression of waves and how these interesting artworks connected to my perception of the waves.

One day, we were in the county line (Ventura and LA). The waves were violent and harsh. I barely could stay on the board. Every time the waves came hitting on my neck and face, the illustrations of Sam Weber came out. That day's waves are like these curly, moving tree trunk. Unbeatable!! Totally frustrated, I never made it beyond the white water.
The second morning, we went to El Porto, oh, yeh,.. The waves were so soft, tender and consistent. It brought back all the confidence. And then this “ rabbit jumping” waves of this Hokusai-like painting from Kozyndan was popping out in my brain,…so I marked that waves as “ stuffed rabbit falling waves”.

CL doesn’t think I can call myself a surfer, I probably don’t really care about the sport, but I do enjoy all these excitements brought to me by the nature and simply the joy of hanging out with friends in the water!!