create

my Goddaughter, jasmine, was born today :)
she came into this world at 5:07 in the morning, weighing 6lbs 6oz.
i can't wait to meet her!

checking my inbox this morning, i find the press release for an art show that i am in,
and am reminded again about the beautiful, painful, and necessary role of creation.

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WOMB of CREATION

A month-long exhibit by GABRIELA NETWORK, Los Angeles honoring Pinay Artists

The essential power of creation lies within the wombs of women. From the womb, humanity is born. And thus, the root of the imagination can be traced back to this site of creation.

In this month-long exhibit, GABRIELA NETWORK highlights the artwork of four Pinay artists. As an organization focusing on the empowerment of women we recognize that women in the arts are still being overlooked, especially Filipinas. Honoring the power of women to incite inspiration within the community through art we hope you are moved to discover more about the role of women in the arts by the pieces which are displayed here each week.

For more information on GABRIELA NETWORK see www.gabnet.org.

GABRIELA Network is a Philippine-US women's solidarity mass organization. GABNET provides the means by which Filipinas in the US can empower themselves, functions as training ground for women's leadership, and articulates the women's point of view. GABNet effects change through organizing, educating, fundraising, networking, and advocacy.

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this brings up all sorts of things for me as an artist, as a woman, as a filipina, as a person.

it's something beautiful to reflect on this morning~
i'm realizing how fortunate i am to have this sphere of amazing women around me, surrounding me with inspiration, love and support.

from intimately listening to marie digby and emm gryner sing at the hotel cafe to sharing pita and greek fare with misaki, her daughter, and friends at cafe ambrosia... to celebrating my best friend's birthday with dinner on a balcony and having fun at the bella maven photo shoots with joyce and loralei... almond tea with heather in irvine... i feel super blessed.


go team!