Barrio Fiesta – Santa Clara University 10/10
October 7, 2009 by Christian · Leave a Comment
I’ll be at Santa Clara University’s Barrio Fiesta 2009 providing FREE Baybayin translations and consultations. Drop by check out my artwork and book.
Date:
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Time:
11:00am – 6:00pm
Location:
SCU’s Graham Lawn
Street:
The Lawn next to Graham adjacent to the Alameda
City/Town:
Santa Clara, CA
This is Barkada’s first event of the year! It is a great way to just enjoy great food and great performances with the friends and members of Barkada while raising money for the survivors and members of the Filipino community after Tyhpoon Ketsana (Ondoy).
About a week ago, Typhoon Ketsana (known in the Phillippines as “Ondoy”) made landfall, and according to the Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), Ketsana dropped 455 mm (17.9 in) of rain on Metro Manila in a span of 24 hours on Saturday – the most in 42 years. A month’s worth of rainfall in a single day washed away homes and flooded large areas, stranding thousands on rooftops in the city and elsewhere. Ketsana later crossed over to Vietnam and Cambodia, where it is still active. Over 360 people are known to have been killed, and damage estimates are reaching $100 million. Unfortunately, another tropical storm may be headed toward the southern Philippines on Wednesday but is still 1,000 km (600 mi) off the coast.
This is our chance as a community to make a difference and show our support back home. Hope to see you there!
Entertainment Lineup:
–Philtered Soul
–Nump
–Eye Eighty
–Milynne Ibarra
–Those Kids
–Michelle Martinez
–Tracy Cruz
–Parangal Dance Company
–Hiyas of San Jose
–Steps, Styles, & Spotlights
–Eskrima/Serrada Association
–Sleepless Knights (SCU’s Best Dance Crew Winners!)
–FutureShock San Jose
–Kawayan Folk Arts
Filipino tattoo art unrepresented
October 5, 2009 by Christian · Leave a Comment
I was at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco for the Filipino American History Month celebration today helping teach the pre-Filipino writing system, Baybayin. I’ve been actively participating at these events for the past 2 years and have yet to see Filipino tattoo art fully represented.
With all other art forms such as painting, Baybayin, cooking, fashion, dancing, singing, rapping, poetry, FMA (Filipino Martial Arts) and etc are all well represented but where is the Filipino Tattoo community? I get asked about Filipino tattoos, especially tribal patterns 50x at every event. My experience is in San Francisco Bay Area but I assume that other regions across the USA/world are probably in the same situation. What about in the Philippines? Is there some sort of FREE education? There might be but I don’t see it on the internet and in this modern world, if it’s not on the internet – it doesn’t exist…..period. It may exist in your local area but in order to spread/keep the culture, it has to be online.
I fully understand that these cultural events are usually on the weekends and that’s your busiest times but maybe the investment in your own culture is worth it? What is the point of trying to preserve/spread the culture if you only teach people who can afford to pay? I’m all for capitalism but it’s a big contradiction.
From a business standpoint, it’s stupid to teach your craft or the meanings of “secret” tribal tattoo patterns but from a cultural one, it’s blah. I can tell you from personal experience by teaching Baybayin for FREE and giving out FREE materials to ANYONE who asks has been rewarding culturally, personally and financially. If someone steals my artwork and does their own thing, so what…..let them. I’ll just have to step it up. If I can’t, then so be it.
So my ask is of Filipino tattoo artists is…..please share your knowledge of Filipino tattoos. Don’t leave out the good 99% of your fellow Pinoys because your scared of the 1% that might take advantage of what you know. There’s a BIG hole in the Filipino tattoo community. If you don’t fill it, someone else will and it will be your loss. Need help or exposure, contact me and I will be gladly to assist.
Filipino American History Month at the Asian Art Museum
October 2, 2009 by Christian · Leave a Comment
I’ll be at the Asian Art Museum in downtown San Francisco to celebrate Filipino American History Month this Sunday October 4th, 2009 from 10AM-12PM as part of the activities event – “Writing your name in Baybayin”. I’ll be bringing some free Baybayin chart & art postcards.
THIS IS A FREE EVENT!
200 Larkin St, San Francisco, CA? – (415) 581-3500?
Celebrating 422 Years
Filipino American History Month
Target First Free Sunday*, October 4
10:00 am–4:00 pm
Museum-wide
FREE admission courtesy of Target*
If Baybayin isn’t your thing there’s a lot of programs such as galleries, lectures, storytelling, book reading, panel discussion, film screening and much more going on though the day. Mel Orphilla, Oscar Penaranda, Carlos Zialcita, Leny Strobel and others will be there. See you there!
Please see the Asian Art Museum site for additional information.
The Asian Art Museum of San Francisco is one of the largest museums in the Western world devoted exclusively to Asian art. But we are more than just an art museum—we are your ticket to Asia. Here, you can travel through 6,000 years of history, trek across seven major regions, and sample the cultures of numerous countries.
Two Country’s Flags
October 2, 2009 by Poty · Leave a Comment
Philippine is known for its people and its different races. Fil-Am (Filipino-American) and Tsinoy (Chinese-Filipino) are the most dominant races in the country. Some of these people are not raced in Philippines but still proud that they are Filipinos.
Sergio of Hawaii is one of these half-blooded Filipinos. He is half-Filipino and half-Mexican. To show his two races, he had his tattoo designed with combination of his two country’s flags. This one is very unique as he managed to combine the two flags that results to a very great and symbolic design.
Middle Name with 3 Stars and a Sun
September 30, 2009 by Poty · Leave a Comment
This tattoo image was submitted by Chris B. Valdez of Lahaina, Maui. Out from the usual last-name-tattoo, he chose to engrave his middle name “Bigornia” with 3 Stars and a Sun in his chest. The design is originally from him and with the help of his artist they came up with this tattoo. Along with the description of his tattoo, Chris included a very cool phrase that really described his tattoo and it’s “F*ck the rest, i’ll take on to the chest.” Cool and brave as he is!
