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I often get word of the Backdoor Ventures Arts & Music Festival a bit too late. But here it is. When most art and music fairs in other countries can be found on the streets and in large open spaces, in Manila we have them in the malls.

Check out the 5th Backdoor Ventures Arts & Music Festival and Trade Fair blog for video and more details about the event.

Not a lot of Pinoys commit suicide. We’re quite a happy people. But if you know someone who needs to take a hint, send him or her a Fall Guy T-shirt for 2010. Most Wanted at Mysoti.com and comes in a number of colors.

Also quite interesting for those into animation.

The “Ber” months: September, October, November and December, have been very busy for me as freelancer thanks largely to game art projects from White Canvas Studios, some work from Outsiders, and comic book color projects such as Foldabots (K-Zone Philippines) and Eternal Descent (IDW Publishing). Without which I probably wouldn’t be able to pay for my web hosting and health insurance next year!

But apart from all the lonesome freelancing, I am happy to have given a portion of my time and money to activities that exposed me to more people.  (Yeah, I prefer to stay at home.)

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The Maguindanao Massacre clearly shows that, in reality, not everyone in the Philippines is a hero as Mark Gosingtian’s shirt encourages:

That shouldn’t stop us from being the hero. It’s just that in light of the evils that go on in the Philippines… I believe this is more apt:
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Turns out this week’s Illustration Friday theme is music.. So I’m posting the piece I did for the Mangaholix convention (which had the same theme.)

I guess you can tell… it’s a very nationalistic piece.
You can find a bigger version of it here.

Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan, the Philippine’s premier children’s book illustration organization will celebrate the life and unpublished (secret!) works of the late Filipino children’s book author, Rene Villanueva in its 18th annual exhibit entitled “FOREVER RENEVER“.

It will be held the at the CCP Little Theater on November 19, 2009 - starting at 7pm. The exhibit runs until the 29th of November. See you there!

Date: November 23, 2009
Venue: Green Room, School of Design and Arts campus,
College of St. Benilde
Time: 10AM - 12NN (with book signing)

For those not part of the College of Saint Benilde you can register for the talk here: marketing[at]fullybookedonline[dot]com.
to reserve a slot. RSVP by November 18.

James Jean is best known for his work on the covers of the Fables series.

DSWD Secretary claims no volunteers to move the relief goods!! Trick or treat??

President GMA has begged the world to send the Filipino people relief goods (for typhoon Ondoy) through the DSWD. That’s the Philippine Department of Social Welfare and Development. But apparently news and photos have gotten around of the DSWD constipating these goods - which are now rotting in her insides. Read the rest of this entry »