You can't please everyone with one specific design. This is also especially difficult when you are considering the opinions and point-of-views of everyone you think will see it and judge you for it.
Here is more design tips in a (rather wordy) nutshell.
Friday, June 26, 2015
Monday, March 17, 2014
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
Bau's
I'll take it as a compliment. Here's to hoping it put that piece of my soul into the ones who liked it as well.
Thursday, December 26, 2013
i'm writing a paper on capoeira for my philosophy class, and it will really,
really help me if you guys can take the time to answer these questions:
What attracted you most to capoeira? (the fight aspect? or the cultural aspect
-- meaning, the music or the dance-like, non-violent interaction? the
fantastic friends? something else?)
Do you feel you are able to personally relate to this Brazilian art form? How
do you bridge the gap between being a Filipino and embracing this foreign
culture thru the practice of capoeira?
For those who have been to Brazil and have seen capoeira in its native
habitat, do you see any differences in the way capoeira is practiced or
understood or taught here in the Philippines?
Capoeira mestres always say that capoeira is a “way of life”. What does this
mean to you? And if you HAVE embraced it as a way of life, in what way?
Capoeira is said to be a form of expression: during pre-revolution Brazil, it
expressed subversion; afterwards, it expressed nationalism. These days it is
seen as a showcase of Brazilian culture. When you practice capoeira, do you
consider yourself showcasing Brazilian culture? Or do you think there is
something else being expressed in your game?
Capoeira was first introduced to me by Maori. He knew from College that I had
a background in TKD and through random meetings and conversations we would
talk about Martial Arts and how Capoeira has changed his life. The one time
that I was convinced to actually join a class was when I saw a demo in Fete de
la Musique at Podium. The big guy did a cartwheel and I knew that if he could
do it, I could too. I only really wanted to learn to do a cartwheel and kick
people. It sounds so shallow now, but then it naturally snowballed after that,
wanting to do more, try more, read more, learn more etc etc. Meeting fantastic
friends of course was a great help since because of these people, my snowball
kept rolling. I think to know one part of capoeira leads you to want to know
more about another aspect of it.
Being that 'Brazilian martial art', of course hit the twangs of awesome and exotic. It didn't matter to me personally since it's half a mysterious world away and as long as the group wasn't asking for blood sacrifice, it's all good. The cultural references of Capoeira unfolded to me
in the years that I've been training. One thing I notice about the Filipino
culture (myself included: filipino-chinese raised), is the ability to absorb
anything as make it its own. Once change has been accepted, it becomes the
norm. So with our different roots in one land, we change and grow with
Capoeira in our lives. We take what is given and make it ours. We play
Capoeira the filipino way, and I don't mean the infusion of both traditions
into one art... I mean the attitude that we bring, the axe that the filipinos
have (fiesta!), the love and respect for our siblings-in-culture (kabayan!).
We see the similarilities in both cultures and this is what we cultivate in
our practice as capoeiristas. What we nurture as Familia, as axe and good
vibes... the positive elements that bond the two cultures together.
*haven't been to Brazil either*
Capoeira as a way of life: in my opinion is putting into practice what you experience. The subtle things that you discover from the capoeira-culture, (again, the positive notes) is the same attitude you want to discover in yourself. Capoeira is molding me as a person, as much as Art defines my life in what I do. It has taken root and builds me, like the values taught in school that you will never forget. (I'd like to think that this is what Maori meant when he says that Capoeira changed his life.) It is not a separate thing, that we train for 1.5 hours and leave and go on with the rest of our lives, as though nothing ever happened, just stretched a few muscles and broke sweat. After training, during the day, listening to music, seeing a nice open space somewhere... capoeira is there.
For me Capoeira has always been the art aspect of its Martial Art. We aren't just learning kicks and moves and how to fight, we're learning a lifestyle in Brazil, to feel how it is to be Brazilian. I'm going with Pixote's quote of Art as being an expression of oneself. From the outside perspective (I've been one before) Capoeira aptly looks like the exotic Brazilian martial art showcase that it represents. However in the game, in the training, in the practice of this... we are taught to express, to think, to move. This keeps it all as unique as the next people to play in the game. We could always do a routine, but we don't. It's to my understanding that not doing a routine is how we want to show that this is the art of capoeira, not a dance.
really help me if you guys can take the time to answer these questions:
What attracted you most to capoeira? (the fight aspect? or the cultural aspect
-- meaning, the music or the dance-like, non-violent interaction? the
fantastic friends? something else?)
Do you feel you are able to personally relate to this Brazilian art form? How
do you bridge the gap between being a Filipino and embracing this foreign
culture thru the practice of capoeira?
For those who have been to Brazil and have seen capoeira in its native
habitat, do you see any differences in the way capoeira is practiced or
understood or taught here in the Philippines?
Capoeira mestres always say that capoeira is a “way of life”. What does this
mean to you? And if you HAVE embraced it as a way of life, in what way?
Capoeira is said to be a form of expression: during pre-revolution Brazil, it
expressed subversion; afterwards, it expressed nationalism. These days it is
seen as a showcase of Brazilian culture. When you practice capoeira, do you
consider yourself showcasing Brazilian culture? Or do you think there is
something else being expressed in your game?
Capoeira was first introduced to me by Maori. He knew from College that I had
a background in TKD and through random meetings and conversations we would
talk about Martial Arts and how Capoeira has changed his life. The one time
that I was convinced to actually join a class was when I saw a demo in Fete de
la Musique at Podium. The big guy did a cartwheel and I knew that if he could
do it, I could too. I only really wanted to learn to do a cartwheel and kick
people. It sounds so shallow now, but then it naturally snowballed after that,
wanting to do more, try more, read more, learn more etc etc. Meeting fantastic
friends of course was a great help since because of these people, my snowball
kept rolling. I think to know one part of capoeira leads you to want to know
more about another aspect of it.
Being that 'Brazilian martial art', of course hit the twangs of awesome and exotic. It didn't matter to me personally since it's half a mysterious world away and as long as the group wasn't asking for blood sacrifice, it's all good. The cultural references of Capoeira unfolded to me
in the years that I've been training. One thing I notice about the Filipino
culture (myself included: filipino-chinese raised), is the ability to absorb
anything as make it its own. Once change has been accepted, it becomes the
norm. So with our different roots in one land, we change and grow with
Capoeira in our lives. We take what is given and make it ours. We play
Capoeira the filipino way, and I don't mean the infusion of both traditions
into one art... I mean the attitude that we bring, the axe that the filipinos
have (fiesta!), the love and respect for our siblings-in-culture (kabayan!).
We see the similarilities in both cultures and this is what we cultivate in
our practice as capoeiristas. What we nurture as Familia, as axe and good
vibes... the positive elements that bond the two cultures together.
*haven't been to Brazil either*
Capoeira as a way of life: in my opinion is putting into practice what you experience. The subtle things that you discover from the capoeira-culture, (again, the positive notes) is the same attitude you want to discover in yourself. Capoeira is molding me as a person, as much as Art defines my life in what I do. It has taken root and builds me, like the values taught in school that you will never forget. (I'd like to think that this is what Maori meant when he says that Capoeira changed his life.) It is not a separate thing, that we train for 1.5 hours and leave and go on with the rest of our lives, as though nothing ever happened, just stretched a few muscles and broke sweat. After training, during the day, listening to music, seeing a nice open space somewhere... capoeira is there.
For me Capoeira has always been the art aspect of its Martial Art. We aren't just learning kicks and moves and how to fight, we're learning a lifestyle in Brazil, to feel how it is to be Brazilian. I'm going with Pixote's quote of Art as being an expression of oneself. From the outside perspective (I've been one before) Capoeira aptly looks like the exotic Brazilian martial art showcase that it represents. However in the game, in the training, in the practice of this... we are taught to express, to think, to move. This keeps it all as unique as the next people to play in the game. We could always do a routine, but we don't. It's to my understanding that not doing a routine is how we want to show that this is the art of capoeira, not a dance.
Art Pricing
Because starving artists must be a thing of the past.
From deviantart's Tanathe
http://tanathe.deviantart.com/journal/A-small-talk-about-pricing-your-art-406958041
and from someone called Whatafool
http://whatafool.deviantart.com/art/Pricing-Guide-G-A-G-Handbook-168587947
Monday, September 30, 2013
Plots
I watched Bear Grylls shack up in a tiny outpost in Alaska dragging a reindeer carcass and holing up there for the night without exploring the premises. It didn't seem to be a that small a place. At the time there was a frenzy for zombies, what with the rise to fame of the series The Walking Dead. I blew through the graphic novel collection that my husband had and the result was your classic Man vs Undead.
Zombie with a brain.
What if there was an aging british zombie writing his memoirs in the middle of nowhere in Alaska and here trundles in Mr Grylls and his reindeer carcass, not to mention the camera crew and all. It never showed if Bear explored the shack, he just seemed to carve out enough living/sleeping space from the ice at the entrance if the shack. Said zombie sits on the second floor or attic-like area of the small weather beaten shelter. His position suggets that he hasnt moved for a century perhaps, when zombies might have existed a century ago. He sits on a chair that would creak in a way his own bones would, if he had decided to move at all. His table is as wooden, as moldy and small. Pen in hand over a large volume that almost covers the table, with a small dried or frozen ink pot that probably solidified as soon as he sat. I would have liked to have the story go around the zombie contemplating on eating Mr Grylls brain as he slept theough the night. Of course this entails a lot of musings on how to skirt around the cameras and the rest of the crew of course, as well as creating possible scenarios, recipes and other zombie concerns with regards to the rarity of actually having a juicy brain literally at his doorstep. This all ends with the night ending and the survivalist being on his way while our contemplative and debating zombie never moving an inch from his seat. Maybe he remembers that he was looking for words to write in his memoirs about how he died, or will die.
Plots
I keep meaning to write down full stories for plots i have in mind, but i don't have the time anymore. I've decided to just leave them as plots. So when I see it out there it's gonna have come out here first. Hah.
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