{"id":1574,"date":"2018-07-10T20:02:20","date_gmt":"2018-07-10T12:02:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/?p=1574"},"modified":"2018-08-01T22:25:34","modified_gmt":"2018-08-01T14:25:34","slug":"promoting-philippine-culture-preserving-biodiversity-through-art","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/promoting-philippine-culture-preserving-biodiversity-through-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Promoting Philippine Culture and Preserving Biodiversity Through Art"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1575\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2.jpg\" alt=\"Philippine Flowers ntoebooks\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2-113x113.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-flowers-notebooks-2-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSince my last post about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/affordable-filipino-art-gifts-for-balikbayans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Affordable Filipino Souvenirs<\/a>, I have gone all out in employing Philippine themes in my output. Let&#8217;s chalk it down to <em>growing old and finally realizing what I was given a voice &#8211; okay, a drawing arm &#8211; to do<\/em>. It started with me getting fixated on drawing the fruits &amp; flowers that were familiar to me as a child. We have a lot of trees here at home as my Dad has a habit of saving seeds of fruits we eat and planting them in the garden.<\/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-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bj6NNKAnUlF\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Bj6NNKAnUlF\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-06-12T03:26:23+00:00\">Jun 11, 2018 at 8:26pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>That interest in local flora just naturally extended to birds. This is because every morning, Arnold and I would take turns in accompanying our cat outside so he can chew on plant salad (to aid in his digestion) and get some fresh air. Almost always, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Philippine_pied_fantail\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a black &amp; white bird with a flamboyant fantail<\/a> would come swooping down to play with his feelings. I did some research and learned that this is a Pied Fantail or Maria Capra. Another regular feathery visitor was an olive colored bird that flitted among the gumamelas. It looked like a hummingbird but I later on found out that it was an Olive-backed Sunbird. I got interested in these little fellas and soon found out that many of our endemic birds are already classified as &#8220;Vulnerable&#8221; or &#8220;Threatened&#8221; due to loss of habitat &amp; deforestation. Such sad.<\/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-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhdPgMpnJ8L\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BhdPgMpnJ8L\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-04-12T04:25:42+00:00\">Apr 11, 2018 at 9:25pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Upon further research, I learned that just by planting more native plants and trees, these birds will have homes and the various threatened species will have a fighting chance of surviving.<\/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-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjeYchDnI1j\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BjeYchDnI1j\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-06-01T08:05:52+00:00\">Jun 1, 2018 at 1:05am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Thus I am making it my mission to raise awareness for the plight of these creatures and also hail the advantages of planting more native flowers &amp; tree species in order to restore our formerly-rich biodiversity as well as promote this facet of our culture. So far I have been able to come up with a few notebook designs and sticker sets that celebrate our local flora and fauna. Oh, and the awesome fruit of my collab with Filed, the &#8220;Garden Bloom&#8221; pen capsule.<\/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-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BkFfNjoH87P\/\" data-instgrm-version=\"8\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\">\n<div style=\"background: url(data:image\/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc\/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5\/p8\/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo\/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli\/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif\/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;\"><\/div>\n<\/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:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BkFfNjoH87P\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A post shared by Cynthia Bauzon-Arre (@arncyn)<\/a> on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-06-16T12:47:34+00:00\">Jun 16, 2018 at 5:47am PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async defer src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The embroidered images are of a bird &#8212; a Philippine Trogon, endemic to the Philippines &#8212; and the accompanying flowers are kalachuchi and sampaguitas as well as a lone waxflower below the bird, all native. You may buy it <a href=\"https:\/\/filed.com.ph\/products\/pen-capsule-garden-bloom-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1576\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks.jpg\" alt=\"Philippine birds flowers fruits notebooks\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks-113x113.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/philippine-birds-flowers-fruits-notebooks-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may also check out the notecards, notebooks, and other Philippine Fruits and Flowers-themed items at my <a href=\"https:\/\/bauzon.ph\/store\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Web Shop<\/a> and at my stockists &#8211; Hey Kessy (UP Town Center) and Common Room (Katipunan, Powerplant Mall, Alabang Town Center). If I had enough funds I would donate a portion of the earnings to orgs that share this mission but since I am still starting out with this small business, for now all I can do is educate and hopefully inspire.<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\nMeanwhile, and in line with the &#8220;promoting Philippine culture&#8221; aspect of my mission, I was fortunate enough to have been tapped by Common Room to be among the 1st batch of artists to make a souvenir for DTI&#8217;s Go Lokal Store in Buendia and NAIA 3 (inside Kiss and Fly: 3rd floor, Departure area). My collection was inspired by the beloved Filipino folk song &#8220;Bahay Kubo&#8221; &#8212; you know the one, it enumerates various vegetables &amp; here I&#8217;ve drawn them framing a small nipa hut, the bahay kubo that a typical rural Pinoy family calls home.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1578\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir.jpg\" alt=\"bahay kubo postcard and notebooks for DTI Go Lokal\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir-113x113.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/bahay-kubo-postcard-notebooks-for-DTI-GoLokal-Filipino-Souvenir-184x184.jpg 184w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I designed these as early as February but the entire collection was launched just last week. At first my postcard design had part of the lyrics but I wasn&#8217;t sure if they fall under public domain already (I asked Filscap but apparently they have no idea too) so I took them out and came up with these playful designs. I think they work even without the lyrics since it&#8217;s a well-known song. Fun fact: I learned that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/emsicipriano\/botany-taxonomy-of-bahay-kubo-plants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the vegetables mentioned in the song are &#8220;introduced&#8221; species<\/a>, not at all Filipino natives. But still it&#8217;s a song that&#8217;s ingrained in Filipino culture so I was willing to overlook that detail.<\/p>\n<p>The Bahay Kubo postcards and notebook collection are <em>exclusively<\/em> available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dti.gov.ph\/programs-projects\/go-lokal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">DTI&#8217;s Go Lokal<\/a> stores. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since my last post about Affordable Filipino Souvenirs, I have gone all out in employing Philippine themes in my output. Let&#8217;s chalk it down to growing old and finally realizing what I was given a voice &#8211; okay, a drawing arm &#8211; to do. It started with me getting fixated on drawing the fruits &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1575,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,5,122],"tags":[123,32,127,130,128,129,125],"class_list":["post-1574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-art-and-design","category-design-projects","category-gift-ideas","tag-filipino","tag-illustration","tag-philippine","tag-philippine-birds","tag-philippine-flowers","tag-philippine-fruits","tag-philippines"],"views":3439,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1574"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1592,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1574\/revisions\/1592"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1575"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bauzon.ph\/cynthia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}