Janice M. Chau

First Art Class at Elephant Sanctuary Art House. Students and Coaches! On another adventure. A friend of a friend of mine invited me to come and create with the little tikes that were going to attend the first ever art class at Elephant Sanctuary Art House. (ESAH).  This was one of the funnest Saturday mornings I've had in a while.  It's because kids say the darnest things. It's funny how their imaginations run wild.  AND it is so awesome to see how their imagination comes to life in 2D or 3D form when they are given the opportunity to.  Here are my students being silly, focused, energetic and creative. Robert seriously was very mechanical about his elephant.  He built his piece by piece focusing on shape and proportions.   I could tell by the statements and the way he laid out the shapes before gluing it all down.   He used scissors a lot for the limbs, but tore the body. Christian had a lot of fun with the tissue paper....

My third of Visual Arts! Spring 2013 with The 24 Foundation zoomed before my eyes.  Just as all of us were really getting to know each other, life took one of its biggest pitches at me.  In a way I was very glad to have shared that moment with the girls I work with.  All of us have dealt with some type of loss, had to come to acceptance, learn to adapt, and face our fears of separation.  Before home week, some shared that they didn't even want to go home to deal with what they desire to separate from:  their old self, or even old ways of family life. I didn't know that this would actually become a way for our small group to bond.  So, week 2, before home week, one of the girls could not help but come to visual arts group with a very long face.  She shared with us that her dog is gone. Every so often the cadets get to call home.  The last thing she thought would happen while she was trying to make this transformation and change in her life ...

I am so grateful that the front window shutters swung wide open.  So grateful that by divine powers, the time frame opened perfectly down to the calendar dates.  Like most mentoring programs a 100% commitment is required.  I debated reapplying as a mentor due to the fact that I would be traveling for out of town in the middle of April.  As I read the application, my eyebrows raised with gladness that "Home Visitation Week" is the same week that a whole grip of us mentors need to go out of town.  (hahaha I"m not the only one).  It so awesome seeing how the inner workings of life merge through divine powers over how much control we all think we have.  Another example was that a week before beginning this spring sesh, 24 still needed 15 mentors.  Some how it all worked out and this is the 1st session EVER  that 24 has a 1 to 5 ratio of mentor mentee relationship.  All of us couldn't help but have grateful hearts giving thank...

GIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!! not only because I LOVE MUSIC, but because she's that awesome LIVE!! Jackie Brubaker @ Room 5 143 North La Brea Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Live with the full band! 10 pm - 11 pm Front Cover: Home, Jackie Brubaker, March 2013 (photography for front cover: James Meierotto)  Meet the ever so lovely and sweet Jackie Brubaker.  She is an LA based singer/songwriter. I met Jackie at a gig that was in a cutting edge music lovin' broken in rock modern salon.   There I was just introduced to her as an amazing illustratro/desginer, and she was introduced to me as an amazing singer/songwriter.  Put those two together and you've got two creatives smashed into a energetic duo.  The entire production process of designing together was a cruise, just as the tracklist of this album plays: smooth for a coastal cruise.   Jackie's got that pop country folk twang and the soft sweet duo op reminisce...

This Saturday, I was able go and help renovate more of the church I attend.  From a previous post you may see that we did decorative birch trees with yellow in the nursery ( Kaleo Nursery Phase 1 ).  Yesterday, we went into the foyer, our small little transitional room to the sanctuary.  Our thoughts were matching the large stage wall to the foyer.  This time around the foyer was the guinea pig experiment for the large stage wall. The small team that I am working with have been set on using a merlot wine color for these areas.  But, honestly, its daunting to use such a dark color when our entire church is painted white. EVERYTHING  (walls) are all WHITE from the previous leasers of this building.  We have office blue carpet and office blue chairs.  So its very sophisticated feeling, simple, and lacking Kaleo style and personality.  Today's goals included painting this mini foyer, sanding and staining the hard wood shelf, and lastl...

Entrance from underground parking lot Ambiance before stepping into work Blue Woodie, 4 ft. by 8 ft., December 2011 Hallway into Clocking in, a combination of painted vignettes and historic photographs of Huntington Beach. Entrance door to main employee hallways. Surf Culture of Huntington Beach. Lifestyle, Careers, and Mom and Pop Shops in Huntington Beach. The past and the present of Huntington Beach. Before Huntington Beach was developed into a city, orange groves lined PCH. Thrive Mural (panorama), 38.5 ft. by 8.5 ft.  June 2011. Thrive Mural (hallway perspective). Breakers (panorama), 40 ft. by 8.5 ft.  December 2011. Entrance to Breakers Cafe, a tranquil cafe where employees rest and eat. Brearkers Mural (hallway perspective).  Thank you Kyle Ng Photography for your professional photos and good eye.

Great addition for your desk, and new in the studio, personal stationary. envelopes + envelope liner with flat card.  Coming to my new Etsy store this coming February 2013.  If you'd like customized personal stationary for your home or office, feel free to contact me.  Mango Tree Mulch Personal Stationary, A2 Envelop (5 3/4 in. x 4 3/8) Mango Tree Much Personalized Stationary comes with 3 types of liners in traditional Japanese print origami paper. Close Up, dark purple ink on rounded corner flat card.