Thumbsucking

What I learned about kids

2013-02-07T06:45:00.001-08:00

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dear student illustrator-researcher

2013-02-06T06:45:00.000-08:00

clay creature heads, work in progress. Dear undergrad student illustrator-researcher, Every time I receive your email for an online interview, I'm not sure what to do: should I help you come up with better questions for your thesis, or a better email to secure you an interview? Leaving me wondering what to do keeps me thinking for so very long that eventually I forget if I have

How to recycle your toasted CD, or The Merry Christmas post!

2012-12-22T02:26:00.003-08:00

My 2012 christmas card theme is peace, DIY multiple original limited edition intaglio prints. May this season brings peace to you and the world over! I was looking for ways on how to recycle my piles of toasted CD in a unique and useful way. I remembered a brief printmaking lecture by the Philippine Association of Printmakers I attended that led me to rediscover

The Seoul-ful experience

2012-12-20T23:39:00.000-08:00

It was one of the most wonderful time of my life. I went to Seoul in South Korea to attend the awarding ceremony of the 20th Daekyo Eye Level Children's Literature Award. The experience was surreal, memorable, and fun, as exciting as sharing you these most cherished moments... My forever bashful smile and pose together with all the winners and Daekyo executives. With

a unique book nook!

2012-12-19T01:46:00.000-08:00

I thought this book nook inside a mall deserves a separate blog post. Before leaving Seoul, we dropped by E-mart, a large department store near the Incheon international airport. While waiting for my companions, I noticed this corner full of boxes and books. At first I thought it was a children's book selling area. But based on what I see on the this banner, it's probably an org

The ultimate bahay kubo

2012-12-14T22:10:00.000-08:00

How else can you illustrate a classic Filipino rhyme? This very fresh and so-current paper cut illustrations by Pergy Acuna is a funny take. I'm pretty sure Bahay Kubo (Straw Hut), published by Adarna House, will be a cult classic for kids today, as the popular rhyme is for every generations. The scenes are whimsical and anthropomorphizes veggies—kids will definitely never see

grandpa's light

2012-12-12T21:48:00.000-08:00

I only had brief moments with my lolo (grandpa) when I was a kid and it was a blurry memory, but I remember that he made an impression that he was a simple happy man. My other lolo however, I have no idea who he was because he passed away even before I was born. It's also sad that there are not much photos of them anymore, afaik. I might have to dig some vintage photo albums in the

My last exhibition work for this year!

2012-11-21T08:05:00.000-08:00

"Prosperidad" (Nagbabatak ng Buto) 24" x 24" acrylic and drawing pencils, seeds on resin, on canvas My work for Ang INK's 21st Annual Exhibit, Mabubulaklak na Dila at the Canvas Gallery and Gardens The exhibit is our illustrative interpretation of Filipino idioms. When I was in grade school, it was hard for me to understand such expressions, not to mention searching them all

How to work with resin

2012-10-31T06:21:00.000-07:00

Forgotten but Loved still

2012-10-28T07:40:00.000-07:00

I got an email from an art lover who asked me if a certain painting that he found hanging in an antique thrift shop in Bangkal, Makati was authentically mine. He described the painting on wood as whimsical, with a tattooed man trying to reach over for some things and a bag with the word shop. There was no picture attached on the email and I could not remember this painting at all, but

How to recycle your flip flops

2012-10-26T03:34:00.000-07:00

There are so many things you can do with rubber foam, a material used on flip flops. Among them are rubber stamps, a floating toy boat, or maybe some puppets. I made some letter blocks. Here's a tutorial in making letter blocks from worn flip flops: 1. Thoroughly clean your flip flop. Then remove the sling bands with a cutter, set them aside for recycling. 2. Draw

Happy National Children's Book Day

2012-07-16T21:18:00.001-07:00

If not for the love of books, I wouldn't had so much adventures when I was a kid. Even now, my appreciation for books have grown much stronger because I have access to so many of life's mysteries, beauty, fantasies, and more adventures. Perhaps Ellen Spitz's idea, quoted from her book Inside Picture Books, that "the best books, because they pipe deeply into the fantasy life of

carabao country

2012-07-15T21:15:00.000-07:00

The carabao used to be the Philippines' favorite animal until conservationists found a new hero in the claws of the monkey eating eagle, and then modernity saw the need of a new marketing mascot in the exotic weirdness image of a tarsier. The Philippines is almost synonymous to and own the tarsier now, like we own every talented half-pinoys all over the world as if they redeem us all from our

Can't you see, these two blinds are awesome!

2012-07-14T20:16:00.000-07:00

Mickey and Mini Mouse, Despereaux, Ratatouille, (Tom's) Jerry, Stewart Little, Mighty Mouse, Town and Country Mouse, Alvin, Simon, Theodore, and Olivia (okay, they just look like a mouse): the mouse is one of the most easy-to-love characters in children's books. In portraying the character through mouse personification, the illustrator's challenge is to offer a fresh approach to this very

Independence Day is a family day too

2012-06-12T07:05:00.000-07:00

"The Valiant" 24"x48" pencil and acrylic on wood 2012 Bring it on. On view as one of the banners along UP Diliman Oval and the original at the Vargas Museum until June 30, 2012. Available HERE. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-4598340-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() { var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = '

Why I love the Thumb

2012-06-11T07:07:00.000-07:00

Well, not just the thumb really, but I'm very much grateful for my hands for they harmoniously love working together. Not another Thumbelina nor Tom Thumb, but this re-illustrated book celebrates the value of working together using fingers as figurative model. I think, Si Hinlalaki (The Thumb), illustrated by Hubert S. Fucio and story by Virgilio S. Almario, is one of the best illustrated

Post-it Affirmation Art no. 9

2012-05-24T03:10:00.000-07:00

Circle

2012-05-13T08:50:00.000-07:00

Circle from Sergio Bumatay III on Vimeo. Fishes finding their way through. Manila Ocean Park, aquarium, urban life, commentary, zombies, routine, everyday, fishes, school, "sardines", meditation, hypnotic, earth, ambition, art, path, journey

painting process

2012-04-29T23:08:00.000-07:00

Work in progress detail for an upcoming banner exhibit. Painting the details last. Adding some elements when some figures don't "show up" or create interesting juxtaposition. Figures getting shape, after finding or "catching" them from random textured forms. Random blobs of paint to form the silhouettes and composition. The

best things in small packages

2012-04-11T03:05:00.000-07:00

Work in progress: illustrations using iPad app, Art Set Work in progress: no photoshop! Work in progress: Art Set: the best sketching and painting app for iPad in the world ever! Browsing billions of apps is crazy and trying them all could be very expensive, sometimes frustrating. So here's a helpful review of one of the various sketching and painting apps I tried on the

Illustration vs design in children's books

2012-02-03T03:53:00.000-08:00

Illustrations from my latest book, Mga Modernong Alamat (Modern Legends) Vol.1 published by Lampara House, stories by Segundo Matias, Jr. This book is a special edition of collected new legends. Ang Alamat ng Dugong (The Legend of the Manatee) Ang Alamat ng Ahas (The Legend of the Snake) Ang Alamat ng Mansanas (The Legend of the Apple)

Post-it Affirmation Art no. 8

2012-01-12T20:38:00.000-08:00

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greetings, earthlings!

2011-12-22T08:34:00.000-08:00

Happy Holidays! Maligayang Pasko, Milad Majid, Feliz Navidad, Selamat Hari Natal, Vesele Vanoce, Feliz Natal, Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo, Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun, Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan, Sreten Bozic, Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok, Glaedelig Jul, Vrolijk Kerstfeest en neen Gelukkig Nieuwjaar, Hyvaa joulua, Joyeux Noel, Frohliche Weihnnachten, Kala

gravity, baby!

2011-12-21T19:59:00.000-08:00

visual representation

2011-11-25T20:44:00.001-08:00

A graphical representation of the coordination of my mind, hand, and mouse pointer's online research on visual representation using IO graph. A graphical representation of me blogging, tweeting, and researching on illustration. And more searching. var _gaq = _gaq || []; _gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-4598340-1']); _gaq.push(['_trackPageview']); (function() {