Some of my favorites from the first roll. The whole weekend evolved around family with both sides of my family coming and spending the last days with Thuy before she went off to school.
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broder
The morning before the wedding, BJ and I gave ourselves a few hours for brunch. We wanted to squeeze in at least one Portland establishment during our quick trip. In an Asian family, eating out is a hard task because every aunt and uncle we visited en route insisted that we sit down and eat (and they all are amazing cooks). It ended up taking longer than we expected to get ready, but once we hit Broder, we + my cousins had 45 minutes to eat and drive to the ceremony. Ahhh, it was so worth it. I’m still thinking about the breakfast sandwich (can’t go wrong with adding a runny egg!). Before going to Portland, I check out Bonnie‘s recap of her trip, and she was spot on!
back
Back from a very short trip to Portland for a family wedding. And this time, I was related to both sides (they met last year during our wedding!) Unfortunately we barely got to spend time with everyone – I’m glad we squeezed in whatever time we could. I didn’t plan out the previous week so well and stayed up till 3am grading, but more posts and lots of pictures to come!
goodbye, summer
Goodbye, summer break. I’ll miss you. My focus for this school year is balance. I want to continue working on my own projects and be able to spend more time with family and friends.
workspace
Thuy & her summer workspace
garden
Pen drawing with digital coloring.
Inspired by my mom. Never ceases to amaze me when she just tossed a seed after eating the fruit into the garden (her version of composting) Â and it blooms. So far the backyard has yielded mango, bell peppers, lemons, grapefruit, and cantaloupe. I can barely keep a plant alive.
austin highlights
All week, I had an itch to get out of town so on Saturday, we set off for Austin. The highlights include eye candy at Kickpleat and Spartan, meeting up with my cousins and sharing fresh seafood at Perla’s, a 1 am Homeslice pizza run, bubble tea from Toy Joy, delicious brunch and drinks at South Congress Cafe (Carrot cake French Toast!!!), picking up vanilla cones twice at rest stops, listening to music non stop and taking in the changing scenery during the drive back to Houston. Yep, most of these are food related. PB&J for the rest of the week!
summer city
- My mom & Thuy looking over her illustrations
- Igby in her favorite nap spot
- Block print tank top – first back to school purchase. (From here or here)
- My set of scarves from the shibori workshop
- Summer City zine by Will Byrant + Rand Renfrow
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process
A few things I’m working on and process images of the shibori workshop last night. It was really nice to spend with my family and see my mom working on something for herself. She keeps putting off her own artwork, but I hope she’ll pick it up again.
first roll
I had the first roll of film from our NW trip processed, and tomorrow I’m going to attempt to pull the second roll out of the camera and place it back in the canister. There are definitely light leaks, but I’m crossing my fingers that the rest will turn out. A huge thank you to Ameet for the camera (Canon AE-1), it feels great to shot again! More pictures and info here.
