June is ending. May's Fire tree blossoms across the street are effortlessly withering away. The kaleidoscope of butterflies is decreasing in number each day. Even the atmosphere cues change, yet I linger.

This time around last year, I spent a whole month in Davao to attend an oil painting workshop. Sharing some photos that captures my experience there.

"Where the wild things are" -- is in our mind. Our imagination and the stories we narrate to ourselves. Sharing some whimsical photos of my dog and my friends' dogs. A little peak into their world + an art journal entry with its pawtrait process inside.

Maybe this year is about slowing down and tuning in. In this way, we understand more and notice the magic around us. Photos of that one Sunday where I get to share my space with good friends + my first two pawtraits of 2020 :)

"Take a rest. The world will continue spinning, but you will catch up."
(Bohol, Philippines; May 2018)

Hakone is everything that I could ever dreamed of. A small mountain town known for having the views of Mount Fuji. A gloomy weather welcomed me, but it created a melancholic ambiance that felt like I was in a Murakami novel.

It is so easy to lose myself in a sea of people –blank faces, all in haste to be somewhere. I’ve never been in such a big city before, so whenever I stroll around, I sometimes find it hard to take everything in. All the noise and rush. I think I'd describe the experience as similar to two bullet trains passing by each other, everything is happening so swiftly and all you have is an image blurred by motion.

When I was staying in Ubud, I noticed the Balinese would place incense and little offerings in front of their homes every morning. These daily offerings are normally filled with colorful flowers and it is a way to honor and show gratitude to their Gods. Ever since I have witnessed that, I have been questioning what my offering was to the universe.