Oh! You Pretty Things

Look at your children

See their faces in golden rays

Don't kid yourself they belong to you

They're the start of the coming race

-David Bowie

Rainbow In Technicolor

My roommate Anthony and his band from high school, Rainbow in Technicolor, had a reunion show last Saturday night in Pomona, CA. It was in this art gallery in downtown Pomona called P.B.&J. It was quite possibly the smallest room i've ever seen a live act preform in, we're talking garage status. But I guess that made it all the more intimate slash ridiculous once the moshing ensued :p It's difficult to describe what genre of music they play, to say the least. As Anthony and I were putting together the lighting details of his robot costume (don't ask haha) some guys approached us and asked him what it was for, followed by "What kind of music do you play?" In the end, all we could come up with was ..."Robot Rock" I guess that'll just have to do :)

& then came the debauchery...

Shaking them dreads and screaming into the mic, Zack de la Rocha style?

'Twas quite the crazy / fun / wild experience.

I Love Color

I love the colors of this season! I mean, hey, I love black as much as the next emo kid, but I never understood anyone who solely confines themselves to a shade that represents the absence of color. Personally, I find that I can only function in rainbows. All my notes in school match the color of my dividers, my books are decked in neon stickies galore, and my apartment looks like a clown ate too many lucky charms & exploded all over the walls. I don't even think I own a black pen. (No, just kidding, that's not true... Alec gave me an amazing black ink pen he ordered from Germany that writes in a nice thick bold manner that makes me feel like I'm speaking German every time I use it :p) Oh, and Anthony's band is called Rainbow in Technicolor. Love it! P.S. Photos from his show Saturday night coming soon! ...Needless to say, I love color :)

Welcome To My Life

Welcome To My Life: Isla Vista, the town of countless bicycles & pedestrians, beautiful backyard beaches, the friendliest hobos you'll ever meet (&if not friendly, they've at least got character for miles), year-round sunshine, and absolutely spectacular sunsets. I guess I should also mention, I live here while going to school at UC Santa Barbara. Oh, and of course and most importantly, it's home to the great Sashakins <3















Welcome To My Life: Los Angeles, the city of bumper to bumper traffic, hustlin' and bustlin', and smog. Sounds appealing huh? I'm just playing, there are tons a great things about being lost in the City of Angels... literally, its impossible to find my way these days. Though I've only been back for a few days, I'm excited for the delicious food, awesome museums, and endless shopping that LA has to offer! My last trip home included a trip to Venice Beach. Naturally, I was drawn there because it reminds me of Isla Vista in so many ways: the bohemian atmosphere, the beach, the palm trees, and the hobos of course ;)

Passion Pit!

Any Passion Pit fans out there? I sure know I am! Though I must admit, I don't think my admiration for them can compare to that of my friend Jason. He is quite possibly their biggest fan! So much so, that he commissioned me to to paint a portrait of PP front man Michael Angelakos, and of course it was my pleasure to do so! I tried to implement some mixed media accents with white string for the "Chunk of Change" lines and window screen for the collar.How do ya like it?

Jason brought his painting to one of the Passion Pit shows about a week ago and was actually able to meet the members of this awesome band! They signed the portrait I painted, which I am stoked beyond belief about! It was truly an honor that they were able to see my work :) Hopefully it was worthy of their ever-so talented fingertips to touch. Below are pictures taken by Jason, the left of Michael Angelakos himself signing the work depicting his lovely face, and right of each signature gracing the surface of Jason's painting. Too cool for words!

My bestie Alec and I were able to attend the Santa Barbara Passion Pit show this past Wednesday! It was absolutely spectacular. The Granada turned into, dare I say, a Pit of Passion! ;) The grand venue, the vibes of the crowd, the epic lighting, and of course the fantastic synths and beats that render me unable to stop my whole body from bouncing about, made the whole experience one I won't be able to shake for quite some time. Not that I mind :)

I'd have to say, my top 3 favorite moments would have to be: 1) When Little Secrets came on and you could see the whole room leaping in unison as we collectively chanted "Higher and higher and higher..." with such spirit! 2) When I was so pleasantly surprised to hear the band covering a true classic, Dreams by The Cranberries. 3) &Of course, when, after much anticipation, I was able to rock out to Sleepyhead! A song that no one can resist vibing to, at least in my opinion :)

[Photoshot by Alec]

I picked up this super cool band tee as a souvenir to remind me of what turned into quite the technicolor dance party... the Santa Barbara Passion Pit show! I can't stop dancing to their songs... Anyone down to help me relive the fervor by starting up our own dance party? ;)

[Photoshot by Alec]

Let this be our little secret

No one needs to know were feeling

Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher

But I feel alive and I feel it in me

Up and up I keep on climbing

Higher and higher and higher

Higher and higher and higher

Makeshift Shapes & Sprays

Seeing as I'm a bit lacking in fund$ these days, (hello life of a college student...) I decided to get a bit crafty and put together the first series of some makeshift business cards! They were about a penny each :)

I've developed quite the obsession with triangles lately. Three was, is, and always will be my favorite number. It is just such a solid digit. [Fun Fact of the Day: A table with 3 legs is always stable and will never wobble! "But, I digress..." as my 7th grade english teacher would say.] So naturally, triangles would easily become my shape of choice. With that, I designed this geometric-inspired logo, fashioned a stencil, and sprayed away!

I'm hoping to hand these out to any curious folks out there. Maybe even get a little mischievous and sneak them into nooks and crannies around campus... pinned to bulletin boards, between books at the library, in the spokes of a few unsuspecting bicycles... wherever my wandering feet may take me.

iDGABtv

Big things are coming your way followers! BTW, thanks to all of you new followers and all those sweet comments you've been leaving. I super appreciate it and hope you guys are enjoying my recent work. :) Now that the Neverland series has come to an end, which I had a fantastic time working on, I'm excited to be introducing some new projects I've been working on! Hope you are all as stoked as I am! >^.^<

A new addition to the iDGAB collection of goodies: iDGABtv! I recently got an internship at SHORTFORM.COM and decided to use it as motivation to explore a field of art I've always been interested in... film! For the meantime, my channel consists of some little videos my parents took of my little brother, who I absolutely adore and consider to be quite the child prodigy :) If you are as addicted to cute as I am, check it out!

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http://www.shortform.com/idgab

Once I've honed my own video editing skills and whatnot, I'll be posting some films of my own. I've got quite a few ideas under my belt, so I'm hoping I'll be able to produce some work that will live up to my imaginative expectations! I'm quite the film amateur but I'm sure it'll be a fun project, despite the ambitious nature of it all. Wish me luck in my endeavors! After all, this blog is for all of you to enjoy <3