All-Over-Seattle Adventure Day

Seatown Adventures- PNW is Best

I finally went to the ZARA store that opened in Westlake! And of course it didn't disappoint and is just as nicely built as the ones that I've been to in Taiwan and the one in San Fran. I love the clothes. It will always and forever be my favorite clothing brand, then Aritzia. I love their overall bold Euro style and the different  clean cuts and silhouettes that their clothes offer. They're very chic too. I ended the night by going to the Beatle's laser show at the Pacific Science Center. Very entertaining! Loved the song selection and the images, scenes, and shapes that accompanied each song. Was a good deal as well, $6 on Thursdays! Seattle doesn't get enough credit and is one of my favorite places of the West Coast. It's like a hidden gem. But we're slowly gaining some attention! All I can say is, my city is filthy! (for all you non-Seattleites or Pacific Northwesters it's "filthy" in a good way)  :) 

Creative Projects: Terrarium Time

BEFORE

AFTER

Neon Highlights in the Mini Bowl Desert Garden 

Made this just yesterday. I am going to make more in smaller containers and then probably make a medium sized one after all the miniature or smaller containers. It was so much fun picking out the materials and then assembling the sand, rocks, and other decorative elements on top. My two new treasure troves are the two marvelous stores where I got my supplies from. One is mostly where I get the basic needs such as my plant and soil. The other store is more suited for the components you add to the bowl to make it look good, basically the decorations. My future ones I will be experimenting with more color, such as colorful sand, and different decorative components such as shells, stones, and minerals. Stoked! 

Tumbling Down the Rabbit Hole to Wonderland

Nature Rorschach- Final Project Series

There are patterns, symmetry, tessellation, and hidden faces/shapes in nature. I love going to botanical gardens to find peace and serenity for the mind. With this, I was inspired by Rorschach images and chose to take this route as my theme for my final project for my Image and Imagination class. The idea of free, personal interpretation and creativity our minds experiment with is fascinating, even if it was just a blank sheet of paper with randomly painted black spots on it. Also, the mental and visual interaction that these images bring to the viewer is something that's playful, trippy, and tugs on your brain. Mind Blown!

Snow and Freeze in FeBRRRRuary

Fountain in front of Macy's in Downtown Bellevue

Cheweo (like chewy Oreos) cookies at Crumble and Flake (C&F) 

Kalardi Latte at Kalardi Bros. Coffee shop accompanied by more C&F treats

Lamp post to Narnia (in front of my home)

Falling Snow

SNOW!

It snowed Saturday night, and I took some snow pics at midnight while I was out on a stroll. It was so beautiful and peaceful walking in a white wonderland. The first picture is of the fountain in Macy's courtyard at Bellevue Square that froze over, and the water was still running. I stood on the surface and was glad to know that it was able to hold my weight.  I took the two food pictures in Seattle during my Capitol Hill adventures. Got the sweet treats from my favorite bakery Crumble and Flake. I tried the pink peppercorn shortbread cookie (the giant heart shaped one) for the first time and it is now a new favorite of mine. Cap Hill is definitely one of my favorite spots to hang at because there's a variety of options for coffee. I'm definitely addicted to caffeine. I'm always drinking coffee, tea, or both.  

Image and Imagination Art Project & the 12th Man Flag Featured

Through a Pair of Binocular Lens

I took this series of photographs for my Image and Imagination course at school. The theme is photographing the "un-photographic," what seems to be missing from the picture or what is never seen/focused on. I chose to to literally capture a different perspective and concentrated view on things and sights I see everyday. Through the lens, I want to capture not only a new sense of  what we are accustomed to seeing as ordinary and mundane, but have the different perspective encompass the same intrigue as viewing a completely different world. Because the lens limits the area to only a certain circular radius, they resemble aerial space photos of planet surfaces which helps entertain the concept of viewing through a different lens/perspective can also provide one with the feeling of "a whole new world." That same feeling of culture shock.. 

Shoutout to the Seahawks for being the 2014 Superbowl Champs! 

Pacific Northwest is Best! #12thman 

Seatown Adventures

French Toast @ Portage Bay Cafe: U District

Macarons @ Crumble & Flake Patisserie: Capitol Hill

Ceramic Storm Trooper Japanese Cat: Mini Star Wars Art Exhibit and sale @ Capitol Hill

Chocolate Treasure Toast Box @ Hard Wok Cafe: Chinatown

Cacti Greenhouse @ Volunteer Park Conservatory: Capitol Hill 

Local Hipster Lingo (Included)!

Some pics of what I've been up to in the #pnw (Pacific Northwest), mostly in Seatown (Seattle). From CapHill (Capitol Hill)  to the ID (International District/Chinatown) to U District (University District/ University Way and surrounding the University of Washington Seattle campus). Mostly foodporn but nonetheless I threw other artsy pics of objects that I've been able to observe and admire all the same. I always love exploring and discovering new places/food spots. Adventure is out there!