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6 DEGREES

Hey, I joined an exhibit by Light Grey Art Lab!

Opening reception is on December 6th. If you are anywhere near Minneapolis, Minnesota do check it out! Prints are also for sale on this website

"6 Degrees features the work of nearly 100 artists from around the globe who have invited you into their living rooms, to their favorite places around their hometowns, to the hotspots of the city, and to see the items and people that help define who they are today- this show is about hometown pride, the celebration of place, and the collective voice."

Each of the 85 artists in the show, have created a limited edition run of lithographs, risographs, screen prints or digital images, with hand drawn embellishments and letter press details- some of the most fantastical and beautiful images all shown together! It is a printmaker's dream!

This show is not only about initial sharing and exploring of these images, but about re-sharing and mailing them out into the world. Each participating artists gets a collection of all works to share and spread, and visitors to the show can pick up their own unique postcards or large scale prints!

(From Light Grey website)

This is my entry for the show

And here are also some of the artworks from the other artists around the globe!

Beautiful works!

"We are Getting Blown About in the Windy Falmouth Weather" by Bridie Cheeseman
Falmouth, England, UK

"Appalachian Trail" by Natalie Andrewson
Charletteville, NC, USA

"Botanic Garden" by Jessica Roux
Brooklyn, NY, USA

Check out the other entries here

11.24.2013

Gardening

by Iori Espiritu

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I've been keeping a "pocket" garden recently.

I figured that I should give my pots some sense of purpose.

They are mostly succulents.

A few have received death from rain

While some I'm trying to propagate!

Baby succulents sprouting. So cute!

Also tried my hands on flower/ plant arrangement.

I was inspired by a brief ikebana lesson from Naomi-chan and wanted to try some at home.

There are no flowers in our garden this time of the year so I stuck with weeds and whatever I could find.

It looked like a storm aftermath, this one.

It was okay. I tried to make it look lush and tropical

I still need some practice but I'm happy with the results :)

Also! I tried to make some DIY pots out of jumbo lego blocks. :)

They are perfect. I want to get my hands on more~

Have I said how much I love plants?

I love love love plants

11.15.2013

Art for Haiyan

by Iori Espiritu

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A good friend of mine, Fran Alvarez, compiled a list of artworks for sale/ auction with proceeds to be donated to Haiyan victims. Check out the list here: artforhaiyan.tumblr.com

11.03.2013

Hello November

by Iori Espiritu

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A lot of things had been happening the past few months. I've been busy with art despite my personal decision to cancel all my work-related activities. I've been having joint problems recently, you see, and my hands and shoulder need to rest for some time. But old habits die hard and I found myself drawing more than I normally do.

I joined an exhibit by Lightgrey Artlab in Minneapolis together with awesome friends Fran and Angela

and this is my entry. The theme is to make an artwork about something that is close to your heart.

My dad and my grandparents grew up in a small island in the Pacific and I'm always drawn to go back to my roots. I was born in Manila but I make sure to come back to this island as often as I can.

A number of events are coming up this November!