Opening: Pulse and Parcel

This year I had my first solo-show opening at Side Street Projects in Pasadena, CA. The install took me about 2 weeks to complete, totally around 40 hours. This is definitely one of my most ambitious projects to date, and the largest as far as scale and conceptual scope. All that said, the opening was also a success. The afternoon opening of about 30 people brought people from different communities together for a two hour window of parcel claiming and spatial engagement.

My 28th Birthday

This year for my birthday was vastly different than last year, as I was heavily consumed with my first solo-show opening at Side Street Projects. There are 3 pieces featured there, including a 3/4 acres outdoor installation that will remain up for 1.5 months. This installation was very time consuming and a new feat for me. I did however, take the day off of installing for my birthday, but did spend most of the day at school in class.

At the end of the day I came home to my awesome partner in life that had a home-made cake waiting. To continue the celebratory feel, we went to a local wine and tapas restaurant called Brix in Silver Lake, CA. After sampling a few flavors and some wine we headed back home to cut into the cake, opening some presents and rest a little before the next day started again.

This birthday I gave myself one of the best birthday gifts, a successful opening!