My friend Kublai Millan and I have collaborated on several works, among which are for his galleries at his Balai ni Kublai in Ma-a, Davao City. Galleries of dimensions very few artist could aspire to fill up, the one on the second floor features seven … Continue reading A Kublai walk-through
The email is dated September 16, 2020 and the simple message read: “Maayong gabei. Si FR. DONG Galenzoga ni (Good evening, this is Father Dong Galenzoga).” Attached to the email is a recording of his voice discussing the concepts, the spirit, and the desire for … Continue reading Healing our brokenness… (Remembering Fr. Dong and his dreams for Dapit-Alim)
Encouraged to write poems For a collaborative endeavor I read up, reviewed And started counting measures. An iambic pentameter, A rhyming couplet and a triplet, And then more literature explain A sestina, a villanelle, a sonnet. They say there’s a pattern to be followed Maybe … Continue reading Measures
The vision is a museum of Mindanao arts, a permanent venue to tell the story about arts and artists. But that will take a lot of money to build, and so we are building with what can be had now. Tucked in a 1.3-hectare property … Continue reading A repository of Mindanao arts in the making
Here's another article I wrote that was published in Sun.Star Davao. http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/feature/2017/09/17/mindanaonce-564580 It's a story about how things will fall into place like from some Divine hand when the intentions are pure. I'm sharing here the full story and the photos of the photo-art exhibit … Continue reading MindanaOnce
When I got to see Chinese painting while it's being done, I thought it was going to be fun and easy, and so I spent the full three hours of that free workshop splashing and swishing acrylic paint on white mimeo paper with Chinese paintbrushes. … Continue reading Addictive, addicted
Sorry for that long break… I lost my internet connection at home and that is the only time I can write blogs, when I’m at home. Work after all is very demanding, you can’t even sneak in stray thoughts, much less maintain a blog. That … Continue reading Chinese painting
There’s is just too much art in this island, one day of going around can already fill up pages upon pages with photos. Thus, we proceed with yet another art form in this island of multifaceted culture — music and dances. Catching the expressions on … Continue reading Bali performers
It’s always an honor and a big challenge to be allowed to take photos of a production by Davao’s ballet master, Agnes Locsin. The bigger challenge being that she prohibits the use of flash, and as my show of respect to her, I likewise only … Continue reading Agnes Locsin’s “Puno: Ang Ikatlong Galaw”
Bali souvenirs are a treat to the eyes. Suffice it to say, I felt so adult when I only indulged myself to several small Wayang kulit (shadow puppets made of goat skin), three pairs of Wayang golek (wooden puppet dolls), and one pair of Wayang … Continue reading Bali souvenirs
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