A creative flower curating a simple, artistic life.
So yesterday I had a moment of spontaneity. I had received a wide angle lens from KEH Camera and I was testing it out in the rooms of my parents’ house because I wanted to see if I could practice doing some photography for real estate. As expected, the photos didn’t turn out very good, [...]
For the first time in several days, the weather in north Florida decided to cooperate and become fair again. My mood was in a deep hole of depression and anger for days and I knew I had to leave the house for fresh air and sunshine. So, after a warm shower, I got dressed, hopped [...]
2020 was a rough year for me. Even though I made a personal vow to not end up bitter in my older years ahead and do the things that bring me joy, I still experienced heavy resistance from strangers and even from people I knew. But I still made the choice to “go against the [...]
I’ve been photographing on rolls of film for long time, ever since I developed my first roll of film in college. But the process of shooting on film with one of my cameras, developing the film and scanning in the negatives was a lengthy process that, at the time, I didn’t have the time for. [...]
*Image credit goes to Eat This, Not That.* My creativity has been at a steady flow since I decided weeks ago that I wanted to make soap as a career choice. Not only have I brainstormed so many soap recipes to try, but I’ve been drawing more than before. A visit to a local studio [...]
*Credit: Image by David Gunter Jackson.* August is here and I’ve been finding myself cramming some drawing and painting into my free time as much as possible. Maybe it’s because I feel that the time is passing by quickly and each day feels exactly the same on the island. But I do know that my [...]
I’ve been on a journey of trying to take better care of my hair and I was getting really tired of dropping tons of money on products I never finished or simply didn’t work. Plus, I wanted to support more Black-owned businesses since I felt like some of them weren’t really get much attention these [...]
Another day off, another opportunity for exploration of an unknown area. After filling my belly with a warm breakfast, I wondered what trails on the island I haven’t taken yet. I thought about getting the map from my room, but I decided against it. I wanted this next place to be found by simply following [...]
Wednesday was my day off from the 6-day work schedule I had in the kitchen of the Island Inn on the island. It was the one day for me to explore, rest, create and breathe. Sensing that the weather was cooperating for a while, I decided to go on yet another hike to a spot [...]
It has been at least three months and so much has happened to me during that time. Besides the news surrounding the pandemic, the debates and the ever-present election between both candidates, I was in a rough period of transition after being kicked out of my parents’ home after a falling out in mid-May. I [...]
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