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06 Dec 2020

Blog Roundup

  • 5 Ways to Elevate Your Lunchtime Sandwich [Men’s Health]
  • For My Asian Mom, Feeding Me “Everything” Was An Act of Love [Refinery29]
  • TikTok’s Top 10 Songs of the Year [Hypebeast]
  • How Tinned Fish Took Over the Internet [Refinery29]
  • 11 Minutes of Exercise A Day May Help Counter the Effects of Sitting [The New York Times]
  • The Bay Area Will Fully Lock Down on December 6 [Eater]
  • Around the World in 130 Chicken Soup Recipes [Atlas Obscura]
  • How to Make Hot Cocktails That Actually Taste Good [Thrillist]
  • Photographer Explores Asian American Identity in ‘Where We’re Really From’ [NPR]
  • Whether on the Street or in Museums, KAWS is Having an Effect on Popular Culture [The Study]
  • Warner Bros. to Release All 17 Movies in 2021 Lineup on HBO Max [Hypebae]
  • Radio Disney to go off the air in 2021 [FADER]
04 Nov 2020

Sand Dunes on a Montreal Street

The desire for more outdoor spaces is at an all time high. Alongside the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, a massive mural made to look like uneven sand dunes is an eye catching piece. Designed by Canadian architecture firm, NÓS, “Moving Dunes” borders a walkway and features neutral toned lines. It’s clearly a hit with the kids, but adds for a more creative way to your daily walks if you so choose.

I love this view from above, which shows just how massive this piece is.

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11 Sep 2020

We Have to Talk About This Toast

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STAYHOMEのあさごはん🍞 今回は、ブルーベリーと練りごまのスイーツトースト。酸味と甘味がバランスよくて、最後まで美味しく食べられます☺️ これまで作ってきたトーストで1番難易度が低い(のに美味しい&かわいい)💐ぜひ、余裕のある朝に試してみてください😇このトーストでメイキング動画作ろうかな。 This time it's blueberries and kneaded sesame seeds on sweet toast.The sourness and sweetness are well-balanced, and it's delicious all the way through. This is the least challenging (yet delicious & cute) toast I've ever made 💐 please try it in the mornings when you can afford it 😇

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One of the best parts about quarantine is being able to see everyone else’s creative projects. When we aren’t hopping from one social activity to another after work or on the weekends, where do we spend our time? What things can we build when we give ourselves the space for it? If you’re like me, you’ll turn to TikTok. However, some are getting further into the details. Japanese artist, Manami Sasaki, is creating beautifully designed toasts. You thought your local avocado toast was good; this is next level. With inspiration from artists like Picasso to characters like Mickey Mouse, Sasaki lets her imagination fly.

Each piece of toast will take about three hours to create. Like the artist that she is, everything is laid out to a tee. First comes the concept before she skips off to the market for the actual ingredients. For an entire gallery of everything she’s created during this time, visit her [Instagram].

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STAYHOMEのあさごはん🍞 今回は、田中一光(3回目)です!🇯🇵 ggg(ギンザ・グラフィック・ギャラリー)で何度も展示されている田中一光さんのポスター作品。展示のgggのロゴをデザインしたのも田中一光さんご本人なので、隅に入れました☺️ 有名どころだと、Loft、SAISON、無印良品のロゴも田中一光さんのデザイン。ロゴのサイズが小さくても大きくても、かっこよく収まる、ロゴの強度が素晴らしい👏 具材は立体的に盛り付けました😇(写真3枚目参照) ヤングコーンが好きなので、今後も積極的に使っていきたい! —— Today I'm paying homage to a poster by Japanese designer IKKO TANAKA.🇯🇵👘 Actually, this is the third time I've paid homage to him. 😇 Check out the previous posts if you like. Today, I tried to make the ingredients look quite three-dimensional, look at the third picture.👉

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06 Aug 2020

Mini Outdoor Adventures in COVID times

It’s tough to feel like our summer is slipping away from us by the day, but in the grand scheme of things, are we missing out when our behaviors are in the interest of saving lives? Through COVID-19, we’ve seen many new projects that artists have been working on during this time and this one is a favorite. Artist [Tatsuya Tanaka] creates miniature outdoor summer scenarios with current COVID-19 staples that we’re all familiar with. For example, the unfolded mask above resembles a pool with perfect swim lanes.

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28 Jul 2020

Paintings of South Korea’s Small Convenience Stores

Seeing this post on Colossal is timely as I’ve been watching many Korean dramas in quarantine and these types of convenience stores appear often. In the most recent drama I finished, “Encounter,” the main character’s family owns a fruit shop very similar to the one above. Artist Lee Me Kyeoung captures the delicate portrayals in her paintings. By no means did this project come all of a sudden though. Kyeoung has been speaking with shop owners for decades and these painting are all part of her ongoing series, [A Small Store.]

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25 Jul 2020

Portrait Within A Portrait

Artist Seamus Wray wins for quarantine project of the year. Seeing this first photograph of Wray painting a portrait of himself wearing the exact same outfit is impressive to say the least, but don’t think that it starts and ends with this. He repeats this process of painting portraits of himself five times and the end result is too good. I don’t want to spoil it for you so I’m going to send you to [Colossal] for the full effect.

“Wray hopes the potentially infinite project begs the questions, “What comes next? Another painting. Are we all just living in a painting? What if this is a painting, within a painting?”

09 Jul 2020

Illustrations By Felicia Chiao

Many of the conversations I’m having with friends and family are showing me a wide range of how each of us is handling quarantine. It’s not always simple to talk about and unless you’re there, it can be hard to grasp. The best way to support each other is just that – through kindness and empathy. While I find that these conversations, don’t always paint a clearer picture for me, these illustrations by Felicia Chiao did. They are what I imagine how those closest to me might feel in their own homes and even without text, the illustrations say enough. Her illustrations typically cover anxiety and emotions that we find complex and that’s exactly what we’re seeing.

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27 May 2020

These Wooden Doggies

It has been a terrible 48 hours in the world so to keep things light-hearted this evening, we’re sharing another post by [Colossal] Since we’ve been shelter-in-place the amount of doggies I’ve seen around the city have been few and far between. Seeing these wooden pieces of different breeds by Misato Sano was enough to cheer me up. Joy from these pieces span a number of reasons for me. I think they’d make great one-of-a-kind home decor pieces for one. They also have the best expressions and there’s a piece for everyone since they come in a variety of breeds. Here are just a few of my favorites:

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26 May 2020

If We Could Bake…

We still would not be producing pies that even match a 1/4 of what these pieces of work are. In quarantine, my friends fall into two categories. Everyone is spending much more time in the kitchen and while half are cooking meals for themselves, the other half lean more into the baking. I keep hearing the same thing. Bakers are more skilled. Everything they make has a greater level of detail and precision. With cooking, you can kind of throw things together with it still working. The same cannot be said for bread, pastries, and all of the above. That statement continues to ring true as we dig into the work of Karin Pfeiff-Boschek’s pies.

I’m stunned as I view photos of these pies because they are truly pieces of art. I would feel intimidated just having a slice; I’m not even sure if I could! Each one of her pies is topped with some kind of intricate design whether it’s done with fruit or more dough. To view more of what she’s been creating during quarantine, visit her [Instagram]

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22 May 2020

Blog Roundup

Before this year, I didn’t know that May was Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage month. While it has been a slow journey for me to become more acquainted with my culture and history, I know now I can appreciate this much more at my age. I think some of this has to do with the environment I grew up in and not having that kind of community until after graduating college and starting my career. Without even knowing how special this month was, we got into Korean drama all on our own and started to read and watch pieces that were all tied to the celebration of this month. By no means do I think that means I’ve done all the work that there is, but I’m excited to continue educating myself. I’ve really been enjoying this and have shared a majority of them here with you all!

  • Studio Ghibli Producer is Giving Free Drawing Lessons Online [High Snobiety]
  • Trump’s Refusal to cover up actually reveals his greatest fears [The Cut]
  • 11 Phrases People Love to Hear [The Ladders]
  • Forget Productivity: Let ‘Wuliao’ Be Your Quarantine Philosophy [Refinery29]
  • How to Make Pancake Cereal – TikTok’s Latest Food Trend [Hypebae]
  • MSG is a Valuable Kitchen Staple, If You Know How To Use It [The Takeout]
  • Where New Yorkers Moved to Escape Coronavirus [New York Times]
  • It Is Scientifically Proven That Flowers Make You Feel Better [Vogue]
  • The Ultimate Guide to Instant Noodles [Eater]
  • The Childhood Sweethearts Who Eloped to the Mountains [The Cut]
  • What K-Pop’s Beautiful Men Can Teach Us About Masculinity [Refinery29]
  • How Street Culture Shaped Asian-American Identity [High Snobiety]
  • Jay Park on K-Pop and Cultural Appropriation [VICE]