..of art and passion..

'"Art gives us the creativity to express ourselves while challenging our intellect"- Art and Soul Asia

My family has embraced Art way back as far as my memory can grasps when my grandmother's siblings designed their cabinet painted with a sailing ship. It existed until I was able to see it myself. My grandfathers are vehemently inclined to music and painting. As what my Lola would tell me, they would gather on circle: my Lolo's would play the guitar and my late Lola Saling would sing aptly. It's their way of alluring young girls, which I believed an added asset aside from their good physical features. We are the naturally blessed progeny!=)

Here are some of the evidences of our inherited genes:

Evan Venegas
Architect, Adamson University
Visual Artist, Art Educator, Design Consultant

Above are some of the paintings of my Tito Evan, my father's first cousin. I hardly knew him since his family is settled in Laguna until the wake of my other uncle, his brother, who died 2 years ago. He works with ceramics. He holds art shows to showcase his masterpieces. Recently, he just finished his very personal project--their home-- which according to him is an Artist's Haven! Someday, if I can afford to have my own place, can you be my architect?=)

Anne Therese Balajadia Rejano
Psychology Student, University of Santo Tomas
Passion: Singing

Anne's my cousin. Her mom and my mom are first cousins. I remember in our first meeting her being quiet and shy-type. Well, I was impressed when I saw her video in a KPOP contest. She sing and dance so well!! I  can only relate to the latter, nevermind the singing,LOL She's having her Voice and Stage Performance Lessons at Center for Pop Music Philippines. Once, I got to chat with her mom telling me that they are having this sort of dilemma because she wanted to participate in a contest which would cost a semester's tuition fee. I remember having told her these lines after she felt a bit disappointed with her parents' decision not to pursue with the said contest: "who said you cannot flaunt your talent without costing that much?". She's now busy in her studies and the passion she will never give up..a dream she has always been chasing..

Keep dreaming dear Anne, we are so proud of you!

Art is everywhere: a shadow of a cat scratching its nose with its paws, a rocking chair, a laidback open book, a setting sun, an ardous road,  withered strayed leaves, unsharpened pencil, the flowing water from the faucet, the rain, solitary writing, the silence. Yes, even silence is the loudest form of art. We live in hues and contrasts, of shadows and lights, of  shapes and surfaces, of tranquility and chaos. All these combined, in effortless ways, no matter how simple or complicated can be defined as an art.

My own view of art is when I can express what I feel in absence of  my voice: in my writings, my sketches, my photographs, my own paintings. It's an art how I tied my hair without explaining why, it's an art how my hands hold my patients, it's even an art how I just sit on limelight watching the setting sun. That's the cheapest way to converse with the universe. Less, I believed is always more.

I am Rolenkim:
an underground writer, a photo enthusiast, a fan of paints and brushes, a passionate pilgrim, a lover of books, a lover  of art, a lover of life!

Who are you? What's your passion? What's your art?