by Connie Veneracion on March 26, 2008
This dreamcatcher had a monkey’s skull at the center. The price tag was P4,000.00 so we had to content ourselves with gaping at the thing. I should mention at this point that when we passed the stall and the girls were with us, I pointed out the dreamcatcher to Sam. You know, for someone interested in dreamcatchers, I thought it was a good idea to show it to her. Huge mistake. She bugged me endlessly to buy it.
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by Connie Veneracion on November 24, 2007
Speedy comes from a family of artists. Two of his brothers have a fine arts degree; another is an architect. Speedy isn’t bad with drawing and painting either. So, when both our girls showed artistic inclinations early on, I had no doubts where the genes came from.
There’s this sketch done in pencil that had been [...]
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by Connie Veneracion on September 17, 2007
Does this qualify as street art?
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by Connie Veneracion on September 11, 2007
My daughter Sam practising with my DSLR.
She’s getting better and better. But then again, I may be biased being her mother.
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by Connie Veneracion on August 28, 2007
These photos of a garbage truck were taken late one afternoon along North Avenue in Quezon City on our way to TriNoMa Mall to attend a birthday dinner. I was trying to capture the contrast of the silhouettes of the garbage collectors and the truck against the setting sun.
The inclusion of the Philippine flag in [...]
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