Art of Zine 2013

5.03.2013

Teef Gremlins in PILLS/SKILLS/LOVING KINDNESS & Paper Planes is a very special zine to me... In short, it pretty much was a way for me to art vent and give my close friends a shout out. ♥
Teef Gremlins are real simple to draw and you can scribble out your stresses by drawing them.
Here are a couple of photos of the first paper planes and Teef Gremlins...

Special thanks to Yumico for giving a copy to Anno Domini Gallery and selling them for Art of Zine 2013! I never thought I'd contribute anything to my favorite gallery. The experience was pretty surreal. I guess I'm just a really sensitive person. I never felt so ridiculously nervous when I saw strangers reading my zine. I hope they enjoyed it. All the zines were so unique and I loved reading through them. My favorites were Save the Desert Tortoise by Heather Enders and a frog zine by Sanaa Khan.

If anyone's interested in a zine trade, please e-mail me at thisishaetae@gmail.com or you can purchase one from me for $4.

Jan-April review

I keep meaning to update this blog, but I end up making posts on Facebook and Tumblr instead. Well here's a review of the stuff I did for the past months...

 Why Must I Be Careful? (1.04.2013 - pencil & watercolor)
My first painting of the year.
The markings on the woman’s body is the charm/talisman for "good luck".

Boo/부 (1.29.2013 - marker & sharpie)
I colored/drew on my very first Mini Kracka Munny figure!
This is Boo. His name is short for boo juk (부적). He’s a 부적 도깨비 (boo juk dokkebi)- an “amulet goblin”. I tried to make him look like amulets/charms from Asian temples for good luck/etc. since they’re usually yellow paper with red markings. Boo’s face was inspired by a dokkebi motif, the amulet on the front is for “good health”, the amulet on the back is for “good luck”, and the markings on his arms were inspired by a scarification by Micael Faccio.
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Goch the Whale @ KALEID Gallery's TWO BUCK Tuesday (2.19.2013)
This was my first time at TWO BUCK Tuesday and my second time selling Goch the Whale stuff in person! I got to sell some stickers, zines, and pins! It was ridiculously fun and it was amazing meeting everyone. Everyone was so kind and encouraging. I did some art trades with a couple of local artists, which was really amusing. I can't wait to participate again and thanks for all the support! :)

Uni(versus) (3.26.2013 - acrylic & sharpie on wood)
Art venting. It's been a while since I last painted on wood.
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TOKiMONSTA & MNDR @ DNA Lounge [San Francisco, CA] (4.10.2013)
I got the chance to see TOKiMONSTA a second time! I'm pretty obsessed with her new song with MNDR, Go With It. I had an amazing time dancing it all out and almost killed my eardrums. kekeke After the live, I was able to meet TOKiMONSTA and MNDR and give them a couple of small Goch the Whale gifts. :) gah... the fangirl in me...

Sorry for the bad quality!

Thanks for the fun times, universe!