{"id":1068,"date":"2015-04-30T22:15:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T14:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2015-05-03T15:57:33","modified_gmt":"2015-05-03T07:57:33","slug":"life-after-breakfasts-watercolor-playdate-preview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/life-after-breakfasts-watercolor-playdate-preview\/","title":{"rendered":"Life After Breakfast&#8217;s Watercolor Playdate + my shop is now open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently invited to join a watercolor-themed craft soiree organized by crafter \/ designer Alessa Lanot,\u00a0the brains and talent behind the very popular <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeafterbreakfast.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\">Life After Breakfast Blog<\/a>, and it\u00a0was quite an exhilarating experience.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LABWatercolorSwap2015.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1069\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LABWatercolorSwap2015.jpg\" alt=\"LABWatercolorSwap2015\" width=\"700\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LABWatercolorSwap2015.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LABWatercolorSwap2015-300x129.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/LABWatercolorSwap2015-450x193.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n(photo from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeafterbreakfast.ph\/2015\/04\/preview-watercolor-playdate-swap.html\" target=\"_blank\">LAB<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>In her invitation, Alessa said she wanted to gather some of Manila&#8217;s top female watercolor artists for a little swap and playdate. It&#8217;s been so long since I&#8217;ve actually painted along with other artists (not counting my husband of course, teehee) so naturally I was game. I was actually *floored* when I saw the works of the girls in the final list a few days before the event. Very proud to have been among this talented bunch.<\/p>\n<p>We had to bring enough artworks for the swap so I brought prints of these new illustrations. The bottom two look familiar because they are re-creations of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/figure-drawing-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\">colored pencil illustrations I did<\/a> sometime ago. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\"><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/2C3bl3NroD\/\" target=\"_top\">A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-04-29T04:05:09+00:00\">Apr 28, 2015 at 9:05pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>And below is\u00a0my art haul from the girls. So precious. &lt;3 You can tap on the image on Instagram to see who made the artworks.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-version=\"4\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/p\/2BcJWBNrpT\/\" target=\"_top\">A photo posted by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2015-04-28T14:47:29+00:00\">Apr 28, 2015 at 7:47am PDT<\/time>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\" async=\"\" defer=\"defer\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s not\u00a0even half\u00a0of it. We also took home vegan goodies from Alessa &amp; her husband&#8217;s restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pipinoveg.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Pipino<\/a>\u00a0(and also got treated to a full course meal off their new menu!), a mug, notebook and magazine from <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/herschelsupply\" target=\"_blank\">Herschel<\/a>, art supplies from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.craftcarrot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Craft Carrot<\/a>, washi tapes from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heykessy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hey Kessy<\/a>, non-toxic brush cleaners from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/messybessycleaners\" target=\"_blank\">Messy Bessy<\/a>, and cute journals from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/thelbproject\" target=\"_blank\">The Lunch Break Project<\/a>, to name a few. The gifts just kept on coming\u00a0&#8212;\u00a0it felt like Christmas came early. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>Most importantly it was awesome exchanging stories about our watercolor journeys with the other girls. Everyone was nice and sweet and I especially got to bond with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.starsfordreams.com\" target=\"_blank\">Lorra Elena Angbue-Te,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/arlenesy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Arlene Sy<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/junedigann\" target=\"_blank\">June Digan<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/drawingdispatches.tumblr.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Megan Dino<\/a>, and Frannie Wei-lookalike <a href=\"http:\/\/francesalvarez.com\" target=\"_blank\">Fran Alvarez<\/a> who even brought her &#8220;Fruitcake&#8221; book for me to sign. \ud83d\ude09 Also happy that I got to see an\u00a0old friend, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehappylab.com.ph\" target=\"_blank\">Pierra Labrador<\/a>, and finally meet <a href=\"http:\/\/thebestkindofnice.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Macy Alcaraz<\/a> whom I&#8217;ve known online since the early blogging days!<\/p>\n<p>I know I should devote more space to\u00a0the event but I&#8217;m running out of time at the moment&#8230; Meanwhile you can check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifeafterbreakfast.ph\/\" target=\"_blank\">Life After Breakfast<\/a> for even more details.<\/p>\n<p>EDIT (May 3, 2015) &#8212; you can check out this <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.candymag.com\/lifestyle\/18-instagram-accounts-for-you-to-follow-for-creative-inspiration\/\" target=\"_blank\">CandyMag.com article<\/a><\/strong> for a list + links to the Instagram accounts of everyone in the swap. Yay!<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bauzon.ph\/store\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1070\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-Shop-Images.jpg\" alt=\"1-Shop Images\" width=\"700\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-Shop-Images.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-Shop-Images-300x120.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/1-Shop-Images-450x180.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I also wanted to share that my online shop is <a href=\"http:\/\/bauzon.ph\/store\/\" target=\"_blank\">NOW (FINALLY) OPEN<\/a>. *deep intake of breath* It&#8217;s my first time to have an actual self-operated online store (as opposed to the ones I have that are hosted on Zazzle, etc) so please bear with kinks and all. You can access it from the graphic above or from the &#8220;SHOP&#8221; link on the sidebar. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was recently invited to join a watercolor-themed craft soiree organized by crafter \/ designer Alessa Lanot,\u00a0the brains and talent behind the very popular Life After Breakfast Blog, and it\u00a0was quite an exhilarating experience. 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