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Hello! My name is Pia, some of my friends still call me Sherm from my days as a graffiti artist. I live & work in Los Angeles, CA. This is my corner on the world wide web to post my art, writings, etc. More about me here.
I snagged this from James Altucher's Twitter. His writings have been resonating with me lately.
Hopefully this will remind me everyday to do something about it, if I really want to break free from my one source of income.
Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate having a job doing what I do best; it's been a stable and abundant life. It's actually one of the best jobs I've ever had. But something keeps tugging at me, something keeps telling me I am meant for more. And when I am online, I am often drawn to writers & authors who talk about this kind of stuff.
And I can't explain why.
It's not luck at all, but call me lucky.
Lucky because I can put some of my uniqueness into the graphics I create for work.
Lucky because it's a quiet atmosphere.
Lucky because I am alone for hours, with space to create and generate ideas.
Lucky because I got this far in life and I didn't even have to get a college degree or drown in massive amounts of debt.
Lucky because I have the ability to keep on learning.
Lucky because I get to experience life in a human body.
I can stare at this all day. Kinda like a lava lamp, but not really.
Our thoughts / opinions about how we live life tend to change quickly, and a lot more often these days it seems.
For example, last year I swore I wanted to buy a house. I really wanted to do it, I was reading up on a bunch of stuff related to buying a house – the homebuying process, mortgages, costs, etc. I even had some money saved along with some other monies that came my way so somehow, it felt like I was in the perfect position to become an actual homeowner. My mom always used to insist that being a homeowner was the best thing you could do for yourself. Especially since my credit is excellent.
But then recently I've been reading more blogs about financial freedom and being free – free from debt, free from material attachments, free from the 9 to 5; learning to be happy with less stuff, saving your money and so now, perhaps I really don't want to have a house.
Maybe I just want to live a simple life. I have told myself over and over that I aim to live a simple life, this has been my mantra for years now.
And yet other people will convince us that we want things, repeatedly over and over again until it finally becomes our own desire. Our friends and family members will try to do this, sometimes on purpose or unintentionally. They're excited about something and so naturally they want you to experience it too. It never occurred to me until recently that maybe homeownership was and always has been my mom's dream and she was passing it on to me. It really was never my dream…
On the other hand, I always want to buy more things and I always want to learn and acquire more knowledge. I spend my money on stuff I want – mostly books, crystals/gemstones, tattoos, classes, etc.
How do we free ourselves of wanting more stuff?
You don't really. Bottom line is, if you enjoy it then go ahead and buy it. And if it means spending money to have enjoyment, then do so.
Just remember that we can't take any of this stuff when we transition (most people call it 'death') to the afterlife or next dimension. We can't even take our bodies, the same bodies that we obsess about so much.
So think about what is really important to you.
As I was thinking about what image to create to pair up with this blog post, the 7 of Cups from tarot symbolism came to mind.
In tarot, the 7 of Cups represents fantasy, illusions, dreams.
Not should, not try to…just do.
This article by James Altucher inspired me right now: The Penultimate Rules On Being More Creative
Granted I didn't read all of it (I skimmed it actually), but I will definitely revisit in a bit.
For now, let me just write this.
Often times, we hesitate. We hesitate to create. We think too much, or worry too much or wonder what people are going to say or think of our stuff. For a long time I was guilty of that (I mean, who isn't?). Sometimes hints of what I mentioned tend to crawl back into my psyche, freezing me up. It really hinders me from creating when that happens.
This blog post doesn't even have a topic or a title. And yet, I felt compelled to write something today.
James Altucher says to "exercise your creative muscles everyday" or they pretty much go away.
So today, I am writing this quick little blog. Writing to exercise those muscles. I want to be creative in every which way. I want to be a better writer, designer, artist, etc. I want to be better at the things I enjoy doing.
I am expecting change, I'm putting faith in the Universe that I will have whatever it is I've been wanting.
I have been appreciating the California sky a lot more. And palm trees. Sounds typical and probably a cliche but I don't care. I still love it. Here is a digital rendition to go along with today's blog post.
May you be inspired to create something everyday!
10 years ago today (12/20/2006), my mom left her physical body and returned to Spirit.
10 years later, I'm still here. I made it.
2006 and 4-5 years after that really felt like the hardest time of my life, but I can look back and say that it transformed me into who I am now, and who I am becoming. I mentioned this in another blog post and I will repeat it again: death is certainly the most painful of all teachers, yet at the same time it can also be life changing and transformative.
They say time heals all wounds. Yes, I suppose.
But what if you don't believe in time anymore or even death, what if there are a lot of things you no longer believe in?
All I know is, I am thankful to be here right now. Thankful to have had a mom that loved me. My relationship with her wasn't perfect, but she did her best. She fulfilled her role while I'm still figuring mine out.
And I guess in some ways, I am like her. She was a spiritual person, and although we didn't share the same beliefs, I feel like I understand her a little bit more now that I'm more of an adult who also happens to be into spirituality.
It's weird how that happens, right? You spend part of your life not trying to be like your parents, but somehow you end up with some similarities, the kind you don't expect.
I don't like getting too personal on here anymore, but I wanted to post something to remember her today.
I posted this pic of her on my old blog in 2007. Some of you might remember it.
I'm not going to lie; there is a part of me that really wants my art to sell, but that is definitely not my sole purpose of creating. I make art in hopes that I can push my creative limits and because I just love it. It's part of who I am, like I'm just wired for it. Even when I don't create anything for months, I am still drawn to some kind of art or I surround myself with it.
So I'm posting this because this is an example of me pushing my creativity. My friend & local art dealer Alfie is currently curating a comic book themed art show and this is what I came up with.
At first, I wasn't going to participate. I had no ideas whatsoever, it's been years since I created anything in a comic book style. But then last minute (of course) – the idea started to take form; I had memes on my mind (because DUH, memes are so popular right now). I was also trying to just keep it simple.
This week I was reading an article about how Pablo Picasso generates ideas and talks about Matisse's method, which is what happened to me with this comic illustration:
I don't have a photo of the 2nd version, but because I didn't like the lettering of "Dark Fantasies", I redrew it again. 2nd version is much cleaner than this one, but I didn't like the girl's face as much. I was going to redraw it a third time to see if I can capture her face perfectly again, but I ran out of time.
This is what I mean when I say the first sketch is always the purest.
Artists are their own worst critics, aren't they?
If what you are really passionate about became your job, would you still love it?
Would you still feel the creative fire, or would it be replaced with feelings of obligation? Feeling stagnant and uninspired will also likely soon to follow.
I always wonder about this because well…I will use my ongoing situation as an example:
I work 9 to 5 doing graphics, web design/development & marketing. Though I'm not an expert at any particular thing, I've gotten pretty good at doing a little bit of everything; enough to do what's required of me and to see desired results. I'm a jack of all trades, master of none kind of person.
But my true passion lies in creating art, my personal style of art. I would love to just create art all freakin day, instead I am creating because I get paid to do so. It's not a complaint, just stating a fact.
Then it dawned on me: what if I actually had to create my art for a living – to eat, pay bills, have a roof over my head, to make sure I don't go broke. Will I succumb to creating art that "just pays the bills", instead of it being a true expression from my soul?
If you are some kind of creative, where are you with this and how do you find time to do creative stuff for yourself, the kind of stuff that makes your soul glow? Haha, hope you got the Coming To America movie reference…
So what makes your soul glow?
1. Using Photoshop, make a new document: 800 x 400 pixels RGB
2. With your Type tool selected, type "How To". Click the Move Tool and then Command J to duplicate text layer. Position your duplicated text under "How To" so you can see it
3. Type "Make An" using the duplicate text layer you just made from Step 2.
4. Click the Move Tool and hit Command J again to create a third text layer. Position your text under "Make An" so you can see it.
5. Type in "Animated GIF" into your third text layer.
Really you can type in whatever you want as long as you have 3 separate text layers. Don't forget to save.
6. Go to your Window menu and choose Timeline if it's not open yet. This is where you create your GIF animation, frame by frame.
7. Turn off all text layers by clicking the eyeballs next to each text layer, so you only have the background turned on.
8. Now in your timeline, click the button "Create Frame Animation"
A thumbnail with the caption "0 sec" appears in place.
9. Don't forget to save.
10. In your timeline layer, click the icon that looks like a folder piece of paper. You will duplicate that first frame and so now you should have 2 thumbnails. In your Layers, go ahead & turn on the text layer "How To"
11. Repeat the previous step by creating a duplicate of that 2nd frame. You should now have 3 thumbnails. Now turn on your text layer "Make An".
12. Repeat the previous step by creating a duplicate of that 3rd frame. You should now have 4 thumbnails. Now turn on your text layer "Animated GIF".
13. In the animation timeline, if you click on the tab that says "Once" with an arrow next to it, choose the "Forever" option, hit your spacebar to start or stop the animation; you will see that your animated GIF will repeat at a very fast pace.
14. In order to slow this animation down and be able to read the text (which is important), select the first frame in your Timeline and shift click to select the others. All 4 frames should be selected. There's a little down arrow next to the caption "0 sec.", click on one and select 1.0. All 4 of your thumbnails should now say "1 sec" underneath.
Now your animation will play at a speed of 1 second per frame. Hit the spacebar to see it play.
So basically, you're pretty much done!!
15. When you're done, you can go to File menu > Export > Save for Web (Legacy) with GIF, Perceptual and No Dither as the settings.
16. Perhaps the first frame is a little boring since we left it blank, so I added a text bubble shape with "Photoshop Tutorial" in it.
Doing this will actually mess up your frame animation, so you will have to repeat the process of turning layers on and off on your Layers and Timeline panel to make it right again. This shouldn't be too difficult since you only have 4 frames of animation.
So always make sure that in order to edit a frame in the animation timeline, make sure you have it selected first. Then go to your Layers and turn on or off the layer that you want to be visible. Repeat with each frame until you're happy with the results.
Other times you might have to just delete the frame you're trying to edit and start from scratch.
17. I snazzed it up by adding a yellow / lime green gradient. I also changed the last frame to 2 sec. so there's a 1 sec pause before the animation repeats again.
You can animate photos, shapes, text, etc.
You can download the PSD I was working with and the final animated GIF here.
I couldn't come up with a better title for this post, so this will do. I've been wanting to blog, but I've run out of things to talk about. Truth be told, I really don't have a whole lot to say other than life is good and all is well in my world. And I really don't want to force it either; perhaps sometime soon, more ideas will come through that will be worth blogging about.
In the meantime please continue to pursue peace, love and happiness for yourselves; continue to sparkle and shine on no matter what's happening around you. You deserve to live a stress-free life. Don't feel guilty that others are miserable, remember that you are only responsible for YOU.
Maybe I will write a tutorial on how I created the animated gif above. We shall see!
I was trying to get this GIF to loop seamlessly in After Effects. Haha, it's a 10.4 MB file, original drawing on my Instagram.
I started off with a drawing that I did today, took a picture of it and sent it to my email. I then separated the stem from the flower in Photoshop into 2 parts so I can animate it in After Effects. I also had to fill in the gaps on the stem – so when I rotate & scaled the flower, the top of the stem doesn't disappear.
Trippy Monday, life is good.
I love this simple and well-designed infographic. I never get tired of seeing it – it's just a really good reminder for me to keep at it with this blog, even if no one reads it. It's good practice to blog or write – it exercises your brain, fleshes out ideas, makes you a better blogger/writer. I know my writing skills aren't up there, but I'm doing my best.
It would be easier for me to fill up this blog with random images that I liked (like i used to in past versions), but now I'd rather stretch my mind by writing.
For helpful insights into marketing, social media, blogging and more – check out Mark Schaefer at: www.businessgrow.com
It would be easier to say 'fuck LA, it's gentrified. I'm moving the fuck out.'
Yes, easy right?
But much harder and more of a challenge to actually stick around and take up space in your own community.
Let's be real here, do you really want to move; especially if you've lived in LA for so long? I've thought about the logistics of getting a house that I can actually afford…in the desert, but financially it would still cost the same. And besides, why the hell should you move just because some out-of-towners are taking over your neighborhood. Fight back!
So the question is, how do you fight back, then?
By supporting local businesses, supporting your friends who are all grown up now and have started opening up their own businesses; supporting small mom and pop shops who have become a fixture of the neighborhood. Support them by buying something, don't ask for free stuff; understand that they have to make money and have bills to pay too.
Fight back by taking up space, why not start your own small business if you have an idea that you think people would love? This is your city, too!
Most of us have gone beyond the self-centered mentality – when you were young all you cared about was yourself. There was a time when it served you well.
Now is the time to give back and help out.
I hope this puts things into perspective a little bit. Here is an excellent read: 9 Tried & True Methods for Fighting Back Against Gentrification
If you are feeling uninspired and aren't finding the perfect image or background, use your own photos to create a flyer for your event or to promote your offerings & services. Everyday we are taking photos and posting it to our social media accounts; there's lots of things to take photos of – the sky for example, you can take a picture of a flower, the grass, the road, a wall, a piece of wood and use that as background texture. Remember, inspiration and beauty is everywhere!
A perfect photo to use has a lot of space for text, so try not to use an overly busy photo. For this tutorial, I am using a photo that I took of the sunset when hiking at Runyon Canyon in Hollywood, CA around dusk.
I am using Adobe Photoshop CC on a Mac. Beginners can follow along.
Tip: always duplicate your photo, and use that duplicate for your project. You never want to overwrite or use the original – then you would've lost your awesome photo forever. Sadface.
This saves your photo as a Photoshop document also known as PSD. PSD is the raw version of your file where you can edit, create your text and layers, etc.
It's always important to Save (Command S, Windows/Start Key on PC). People tend to overlook this most basic step, especially when you're in the zone. So always remember to save often if you don't want to redo all the work that you did.
Tip: if the photo you want to use is on your phone, email the photo to yourself from another email address. From there you can check your email from your computer and download the photo.
You want to resize your file if you're going to use this for internet / social media use. You don't want your final file to be too big. Go ahead and go to Image menu > Image Size…
Type 600 as your Width and hit OK.
Make sure you turn your Background layer in your Layers panel into a layer by double-clicking on it. Now you can add text.
The font I am using is OPTI Cashew Bold, it's one of my favorite fonts to use.
You can stick with one font as long as it's easy to read. If you need to add a lot of information, then it would probably be a good idea to change the font. Helvetica is always a good choice. In this tutorial, I am sticking to using one font.
So for the most part, we're actually done here. If you're satisfied go ahead and go to File menu > Save for Web > use JPEG, High, Quality: 60 for your settings. Make sure you have 'Optimized' checked on. You now have a flyer that you can post on Instagram, Facebook, etc.
Maybe the information isn't standing out enough. Let's add a shape behind the text 'WHERE, WHEN & WHAT TO BRING?'…then make the text white.
Reversing the color of things always helps when all the text looks the same.
Click and hold the Custom Shape Tool (Star-looking icon on your toolbar) and click Custom Shape Tool. On your top bar where it says Shape (might be located on your far right), click and hold the little arrow; Photoshop comes with custom shapes that are ready to use for your project. Pick the one called Banner 4 (when you hover your mouse over the shapes, a label for the shape will pop up) and make your shape over the text 'WHERE'.
Hit Command J to duplicate the shapes and place them over 'WHEN' and 'WHAT TO BRING'. Resize the shape over 'WHAT TO BRING' since that one has longer text.
At this point, your shapes are on top of your text. In your Layers panel, move the shapes under your text and change the color of your text.
Don't forget to hit Save.
I did more tweaks to mine, like change the colons to question marks. Added an exclamation mark to 'City!' This didn't take long at all, probably less than 30 minutes…an hour for me because I was creating the flyer AND typing this tutorial up.
Perhaps you need to make a flyer and can't seem to find that perfect background. Why not make your own? I notice that the time it takes for me to search for a background, could've been used as time spent making one. It really doesn't take that long, if anything you will end up spending more time creating your background because it's a lot of fun and you will literally get lost in the creating process.
This Photoshop tutorial is aimed towards intermediate users (those who aren't new to Photoshop and use it regularly), but I think semi-beginners can do this as well. I am on a Mac using Adobe Photoshop CC 2015.
Mine is 800×800 pixels, 72 resolution, RGB mode. Perfect to use for Instagram.
I picked a gray color (#666666) and hit Option (Alt for PC) and the Delete key. This fills your current white background with the gray or whatever color you choose.
Click the U key on your keyboard or go to your Toolbar to click and hold the icon with the circle – a dropdown menu appears to give you other shape options. I am going to keep it simple and do an elipse…a magenta elipse.
I am now going to call it a circle instead of an elipse because it's just easier to say.
With your circle layer still selected, hit Command (Windows/Start on a PC) Key and J and now you have another circle. Option + Delete Key to fill it with a new color and move it around. I picked a darker magenta.
This is the fun part, the part where you can get lost and play for a bit because it's endless. Select both circles in your Layers panel (Shift + Click to select more than one item) and hit Command J again. You should now have 2 other sets of circles, 4 total). Move them around, make them smaller or bigger if you want; deselect and then select one of them and choose Color Dodge in the Blending Modes dropdown menu right above your Layers. The circle "blends" in and now you can see the other circles underneath.
Select your circles by Shift + Clicking on each one until you have all of them selected, then hit Command G to group them. Doing this creates a folder for your circles.
Hit Command J again to duplicate that folder you just created. Now you have a 2nd folder full of circles and you can move the entire folder around, maybe even rotate it to create an interesting composition. Play around with this until you are satisfied.
So let's say you're satisfied with what you made, but the image you created is still too bright to add text over it. You can add a Levels layer to make it darker or brighter depending on your needs.
In addition to the Levels (which made mine darker), what I also did is create a new layer, and made a gradient over this, hit G on your Toolbar. Hold and drag your mouse over this new layer and it should create a gradient with the 2 colors you have as Foreground & Background. I gave it a Multiply Blending Mode to make it darker. It adds depth to your background and now you can put light colored text over it.
Go ahead and add some text to this image.
Here is the PSD that I used for this tutorial that you can download for reference. The font I used for the main headline is a Google font called Ultra.
Usually when I find that something in Photoshop isn't working, it's probably because you didn't select your layer in the Layers panel, and then you also have to target your image.
So always remember: in order to change something, you must select it first – the layer itself and then click to the image area.
The Death card appeared to me twice this week – first it was Death from the Sacred Symbols Oracle deck with the skull and rose at the beginning of this week on Monday, (top left)…
and then last night when I came home from work. I was sitting at my desk talking to a friend on the phone when I randomly pulled the Death card again from my HK tarot deck (bottom right).
I had a few other decks on the table so I decided to pull the other Death cards from them for this photo: top right is from the Albano-Waite deck and bottom left is from Camoin / Jodorowsky's Tarot de Marseille.
The reason why I have all these tarot and oracle decks is because I am learning from them, they guide me throughout the days of the week. I feel better prepared for real life situations (whether I am consciously aware of them or not), and I admire the artwork too. The Tarot is a teacher. I've barely been studying the Tarot for only about 4 years now and I guess this is my method of learning; I learned that the same cards tend to come up in different decks. It probably doesn't make sense to others, but for me it helps me to see comparisons. Consider it a double confirmation. Some decks I use more frequently than others and so they end up sitting on my desk for months.
Reflecting on all the violent events so far this year made me realize even more that Death is and will always be a constant part of our lives. Someone is probably dying right now at this very moment, but we're not aware because it's just another day. So we only pay attention to what we see on TV and social media. We cannot dictate to Death who lives and who dies; Death doesn't care if you're gay, a person of color, a cop, a rich or poor person or someone of authority…
Death comes for everyone, this is the ultimate truth. Once you strip away all the complex feelings that humans attach to death – grief, sadness, hate, anger and everything in between…
there is just that, the natural part of life. It seems unnatural that a person dies at the hand of another, but at the same time this is and has been the history of human civilization. A person dies, and another one is born. It's the cycle that keeps on going, no matter how we feel about it. The World Tarot card appeared to me this week too.
Death is certainly the most painful of all teachers. It is the one that is hard to let go of, to get over with and move on from. It's especially painful for us who are still alive because we're the ones who have to keep on living and remembering.
My mom passed away 10 years ago from cancer. I feel as if it was only in these last 4 years when the Tarot showed itself to me, that I started to feel like I could live again.
This is not to say that your feelings and emotions are invalid. They are valid and you have a right to feel the way you do. You can grieve and experience all the feels for as long as you need to, this is what it's like to be human. Just know that this too shall pass, and that you have people that understand what you're going through.
Where there is death, there is also rebirth, growth, transformation, healing, a new way of seeing things, a different perspective and so much more. The effects of death are far-reaching; peace, love, unity, justice, karma, and other cause and effects can spring from it. It really puts me in awe.
This is a new marker drawing that I made today. Most of my artwork is usually feminine in nature so I wanted to channel in some masculine energy. I also promised to type up a tutorial so here goes!
Here's a simple technique that I like to use for my drawings. Beginners new to Photoshop can follow along 🙂
I am using Adobe Photoshop 2015 by the way and the key commands I use are for Mac. Control key is the equivalent of the Command key on a PC.
1. I scan the drawing at 300dpi and it gives me this large TIFF file. You can take a pic with your phone, email it to yourself and download it from there but I find that the resolution isn't high enough. I could be wrong though, feel free to try it.
2. My scanner software (Image Capture) is kinda janky so when it scans, it gives me a washed out scan. To fix this, I usually hit Command Shift L or Auto Levels in Photoshop. Or I adjust the Levels and Curves until I'm happy with it. In Adobe Photoshop CC 2015, it's now called Auto Tone in the Image menu.
3. I want to add a cosmic background to the blacked out area of the drawing. It would be good to find a background that's about the same size of your scanned image. In your layers panel, double click to turn your locked background image to a layer so that it can be edited. It's going to become Layer 0.
4. Hit W on your keyboard to select the Quick Selection Wand tool, third tool on your toolbar.
5. With your Layer 0 still selected, on your image click the area you want to select and see how much it covers. You will see a selection (some people call it marching ants). If you need to select more additional areas, hold down the Shift key and click another area. The more solid the area is, the better your selection will come out.
6. Now that you have a selection, hit Command Shift I or go to Select menu > Inverse. This changes your selection. You won't see it until you put a mask on it.
7. With your selection still active and your layer 0 still selected, at the bottom of your layers panel, click the Add Layer Mask tool, third one from the left. This masks or hides the area that you selected.
8. Now you can bring in your cosmic background by dragging the file right into your Photoshop document from wherever it's located. It will place the file right smack in the front so once you've adjusted it to your liking (size and position), hit enter or return; now you can move that cosmic background layer to the bottom of your layer stack.
9. Make sure to hit Command S to save your work! Save often if you're doing a lot of edits.
10. I like to play with the blending modes in the Layers panel, the tab that says Normal but has a dropdown menu. I added another layer and played with gradients and changed the blending modes on there too.
Endless fun!
If you want to practice with the files I used, you can download them here.
I have an affinity for handpainted lettering and typography – gothic, script, ornamental, etc. Basically the hard-to-read ones that aren't normally used in advertising – because although they're lovely to look at, they're kind of hard to read.
I drew this up a few years ago. I find that when I'm annoyed with something or someone, it tends to fuel some of my artwork on a subconscious level. I don't even remember who it was in particular, it could've been a few random people who I just stumbled upon on internetland. I guess it bugs me when people hella show off or try too hard – they're either screaming "hey look at me, I'm doing something" or "hey look at me, I post nothing but bullshit…but I want you to think it's NOT bullshit". So at the time I made this, that's what staying relevant meant to me: people who just do useless things in order to remain in the minds of the general public, like celebrities who are famous – you don't even know what they're famous for.
Well fast forward to now. Being a jill-of-all-trades in content marketing and design, I'm starting to understand what staying relevant means from this angle:
Don't get it twisted, I'm not a fan of the last bullet point. I don't like having to keep up with any of it, especially anything that's cool and trendy. But since we're in a global market now, meaning everyone is either buying or selling something whether it's their art, music, creative services – we could all stand to stay relevant somehow by learning something new everyday and applying it to ourselves.
Keep your mind open to possibilities and opportunity, no matter what age you are.
Hello dark type on white background! I've been resisting this for quite sometime now, I just really, really prefer white type on black background. I don't just like black, I LOVE IT. I feel protected when I wear black, vulnerable & exposed when I wear white (like I just know I'm going to get some kind of food stain on me & I'll be upset for the rest of the time); not sure how I can relate that to website readability & color but anyways! Just seems like every freakin website I visit now is a template or has a white background; don't get me wrong – it's nice & clean, but everything looks the same.
But from reading a few things online a lot of people say that most prefer to read on a white background, especially if it's text heavy. Something to do with astigmatism too.
Luckily with this WP theme along with my CSS skills I was able to compromise – my logo up top sits on a black background, it looks more striking that way. That's enough for me & makes me happy.
Yup, if you are an artist/designer like me, you would get nitpicky and obsessive about this kind of stuff too.
If you are having a hard time deciding, this old article on The Do's and Don'ts of Dark Web Design might help you decide.
p.s. I am aware that comments aren't working right now. I've been trying to figure it out so bare with me. Thanks for reading!
At some point in life, one has to rebuild or reinvent themselves. Maybe even more than once, but a few times in a span of a lifetime.
Your past no longer defines who you are now at this present moment.
I imagine this is how musicians must feel when fans are attached to their more popular songs; people keep wanting to hear you play those same songs over and over but you (the artist) have been ready to move on for sometime now.
But I have to admit, Purple Rain is Prince's best album. EVER. RIP
I understand this because I have been in the process of doing just that, making others aware of me but from a different view.
It's not easy, but it can be done. Your past friends might not 'get' you anymore, or you might have just drifted apart with those you used to be tight with. It happens.
And yes, there are a ton of artists, writers, makers, creators out there who want to be noticed for their work too but don't be discouraged if you feel as if no one is paying attention to you and what you have to offer.
You must keep trying, but not in a way that makes you look thirsty (that's a whole another topic in itself). It is better to make an effort than to be in a defeated mindset and say outloud "no one's gonna buy my stuff" or "no one's gonna give me the time of day".
"No one likes my art."
"No one likes my music."
"No one reads my blog."
"I'm not good at this."
How do you know that? How do you know what people like or don't like? You DON'T know.
As far as not being good at it, then you must practice. It's the only way to get good at something. Even those who are naturally gifted have to practice their craft; it may come easier for them because of their talent – but practice and consistency is involved in any endeavor.
Here's a personal example: I don't think I am very good at writing. I am good at blogging about personal shit…as a matter of fact I am an EXPERT at it (haha); but writing for an actual audience – being helpful, making it interesting and to the point? That's definitely a challenge for me. But I am making the effort with this blog post, I am practicing more and more.
Continue to create for yourself. Act like nobody's watching.
So I hope this blog post motivates you a little. I know, I know…there's already a FUCK TON of motivational quotes, words from 'influencers', experts, gurus, etcetera out there.
But I am just like you, I am trying too. I want to put more effort into this blog, I want to get better at writing quality blog posts on topics that I can discuss. I want to keep pumping out new drawings to go along with these blog posts.
Here are some new rough drawings from my sketchbook. I kinda like coloring with office supplies, hi-liters in particular :]
A rough sketch turned GIF for this blog post: The Occult Goddess of the Internetz
My drawings are at its purest when I sketch them initially. The more I try to refine them and make them perfect, the less they become natural and loose.
My cat Tabby started vomiting recently, even though we feed her the same kind of food – a can of wet food (Purina Pro Plan) and some kibble (Nutro). There are a number of reasons why a cat would vomit, but the main reason usually has to do with their diet. Apparently a cat can develop allergic reactions to food as well. We had to figure out which one is the culprit and we think it's the kibble. I am just posting this link as a reminder.
So I decided over the weekend to put up my old website and it's domain, shermgrafik.com back online.
It will serve as an archive of my old work. And if I am attempting to do the art thing yet again, then it's important for people to understand my background.
The site was redirecting to Save the Savages, but decided to make them separate.
What is the reason for this? I believe that if I did have an audience, they wouldn't like every part of me jumbled together into one, confusing mass…
so even though we are one and the same individual – I am creating the illusion of separateness.
Our human brains like to categorize things, and so does the internet.
So those who like my old graffiti & art stuff can go over there. Those who like the stuff I do now can stay here.
Do you live by the Wu Tang code of Cash Rules Everything Around Me? Then this 16″x20″ acrylic painting is for you. This is a painting of the letters inspired by the rap song "C.R.E.A.M" by the world famous Wu Tang Clan.
This is not really a rant, but more of an observation…
but it seems that those who either grew up in LA or have lived here for a long time can't afford to buy a house. You either have to move really far away or suck it up; and by suck it up I mean you continue to rent the house or apartment you live in so you could have an easy commute to work and be close to the places you enjoy frequenting. It all boils down to comfort, convenience and sentimental value – you just love that area and don't see yourself living anywhere else.
But everyone always says it's better to buy than to rent. My parents were drilling this into my head before I even understood the concept.
Now that I'm a little bit older, I've been thinking more and more about buying a house. I've talked to others around my age (the 35-45 something crowd) and they want to buy a home too, but none of us can afford it. The prices of homes in certain neighborhoods are going up and a lot of these homes are really just somewhat average.
It's as if locals are getting pushed out farther and farther out.
I've been thinking about how far do I want to live just to have the house I want. But other factors fall in too like will I like the area/neighborhood, how far am I willing to commute to work, etc.
In the meantime, enjoy this beautiful contemporary house I saw during one of my hikes/walks a while back. A bitch can dream, right?
If you grew up sometime between the 1980's and 1990's, were influenced by gang culture and watched "Mi Vida Loca", then this mixed media drawing would be the end result. This is pretty much a throwback to those times.
Echo Park wasn't a safe place back then. I'm sort of amazed at how much the city of Los Angeles has changed, for better or for worse.
I'm pretty sure the photographer who shot this (Aaron Huey), emailed me the same, awesome photo more than 10 years ago. It's so surreal when things resurface. Anyway, this was posted on Nat Geo's Instagram today! So crazy.
I want to let people know who saw this photo in their feed that I wasn't the only one on that wall; top left is ATLAS and bottom left is VOX. They were my crew mates from WGS (We Got Skills) Crew.
[At the time this was written] I was forced to make a lifestyle change 4 months ago – I went and got a physical and was told that I was prediabetic and had high blood pressure too. Fuckin a, bummer. Being Filipino doesn't help, either.
If I was still a few years younger, I would've probably ignored it and kept on eating the way I did (I did ignore my first warning actually). But this time around, it was different. I paid attention this time and commited myself to reversing this.
So long story short, I've been eating better. I've also been exercising and exploring LA like I never have before. I am learning to appreciate nature a whole lot more. Admittedly I've lived in LA for a long time now, but never explored it's natural environment.
Here is a list of places I have hiked at so far, this list is just for my own record.
Baldwin Hills Scenic Overlook
Cahuenga Peak
Coldwater Canyon Park
Eaton Canyon
O'Melveny Park
Runyon Canyon
Stough Canyon Nature Center
Temescal Canyon Gateway Park
Wildwood Canyon Park
Stough Canyon Nature Center
Wilacre Park
I have posted this before but as a static image. I was digging through my old files when the idea came to me to post this as an animated gif, unfolding itself like a flower.
Most girls grow up loving unicorns when they were young, I was definitely one of them. I had an insane collection of My Little Ponies and She-Ra's unicorn.
As I learn more about spirituality, metaphysics and symbolism – I've come to realize that the unicorn is not just a mythical creature to be adored but also a symbol of magic – a symbol that you can meditate and draw upon when you need some imagination and creativity in your life.
The unicorn is synonymous with imagination, dreams, fantasy, magical things, otherworldly realms, thinking of the impossible. And I totally get it now.
Here is an old drawing that I made into a GIF.
So today, dare to dream. Dare to imagine that anything you can think of is possible.
This is the last thing I painted with my good friend, Femme9.
I don't have much of an interest in painting graffiti these days, but I still admire it.
As one gets older, priorities definitely change.
We sailed through endless skies
Stars shine like eyes
The black night sighs
The moon in silver trees
Falls down in tears
Light of the night
The earth, a purple blaze
Of sapphire haze in orbital ways
While down below the trees
Bathed in cool breeze
Silver starlight breaks dawn from night
And so we pass on by
The crimson eye of great god Mars
As we travel the universe
Still one of my favorite quotes. I don't know anything about fashion nor does it interest me all that much, but I really wanted to know about the person who said these powerful words. I did learn that Yohji Yamamoto is a Japanese fashion designer.
for putting up this website. Though it's mostly a ghost town around here, through years of just writing out my thoughts I actually did learn how to blog/write better, be more clear with the written word. It's actually become part of my job now, to write copy. I didn't think I was capable but again, I'm glad that this website served some kind of purpose.
In the past, this website also served as a place for me to complain about (you guessed it)…work. At the time, it served a purpose. But now, it doesn't. Things change, and I've decided to change the way I think about things. I'm learning everyday by letting go of struggling and just going with the flow.
What did I struggle with? That's a long list, but one of the major issues I struggled with is making assumptions. Another one is taking things personally. There's a fuckton of shit and I'll probably save it for another blog post on another day.
Old drawing of my right hand, scanned and modified in Photoshop. I like this one a lot, it still vibes with me. Maybe it's the pink color, the stars, the framing device or just a combination of them all.
For a long time I thought I screwed myself over by changing my site name from "SHERMGRAFIK" to "SAVE THE SAVAGES". Deleting everything and putting it back up didn't help either. If you view it from that perspective, I guess I kinda did; I lost visitors, I lost my spot on Google's first page for search engine results and I really don't have much of an internet / social media presence anymore. I basically lost my audience.
That you should stick to your 'personal brand' so people will remember you, that you should 'build up an audience' and 'gain more followers' …that you should do this or do that.
That's all blah blah blah to me now, only because I've finally reached contentment, I have no desire to achieve those things. And I want to remove the phrase "I should" from my vocabulary forever and replace it with "I can".
Being content is not the same as being complacent.
And after learning how to do this for my employer, I've come to realize that people can buy or even cheat their way into popularity and brand awareness – by stealing other people's content or buying followers, just to name a few.
This sums it up for me, it's a quote from what Cameron Crowe learned from David Bowie on Mashable:
Don't get me wrong, branding is great – it gets your name out there. But for artists, it's not a hard and fast rule. You don't have to stick to a style of creating because the masses like it, you have to create because it's what you're born to do whether you have an audience for it or not.
And that's my take on it.
I have lots of saved images that I have pulled down from the internet for reference, inspiration or whatever. I suppose I should start sharing them again. Enjoy.
I think I like the initial drawing more than the final, but then again I'm experimenting and just going with it. More to come (hopefully).
I haven't been drawing much, but I'm always creating (as we all are in one form or another) you just might not notice me as much. I prefer being a ghost anyway.
Although I've been paying attention to myself more, I haven't really given this blog much thought. I hope to start posting stuff again, but I can't promise it will be consistent either.
So here is my first drawing of 2016.
Watercolor drawing. Available for purchase.
Drawing on black construction paper with silver paint pen. 2012
This was a drawing turned into a 16″x20″ 2 color screenprint created in 2008. The bunny dies a physical death and returns to its source. The guys who did this for me did a great job, the florescent pink pops. It's bright and bold.
I think everybody who creates something struggles with this at some point.
I tend to use whatever's around, I hang on to used up Sharpie markers for shading – those are my favorite and they add texture to the drawing. Gothic chola.
Personally, this is one of my favorite paintings. It's dark & bright at the same time. This is one of those rare moments where I'm not thinking too hard about what I want to create, I just went with it.
She is you, you are her. Black is her choice of color – it hides, conceals, protects.
Dark, mysterious, intuitive; she will only reveal whatever it is you seek…
if you sit still in silence.
Both paintings are 24″x36″
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Framed mixed media painting from 2012. This painting exudes a dark and erotic mood; it depicts a young nun with her boobs exposed, standing in an infinite hallway that is the convent. A lustful woman, whose thoughts are both perverse and sacred. The red roses represent her desire, the three eyes above represent the Holy Trinity.
This painting was part of a group art show titled VEXED: Tits, Tatts and Turmoil at 423 West Gallery in Los Angeles, CA.
Drawing from 2013.
This is a 6″x4″ red & black postcard size sticker that I made years ago (2008). I still have a few left.
Still running, only because it's a ladder spot. Otherwise, someone would've dissed me years ago I'm sure.
Still running somewhere in Los Angeles.
Hand drawn & digital from 2011
From 2013
I made this for the Getty Research Institute in 2012. Explore the book here.
Back to the old theme. No matter what, this is my favorite theme EVER even if it's no longer being updated by its developers. Only thing is, the reaction buttons don't work too well with it – I can't get it to work the way I wanted it to before. Wah, whatever. I guess I won't be able to gauge people's reactions anymore.
So I'm starting over…AGAIN. Hopefully this will be the last time. Bare with me as I will attempt to put back the posts everybody liked. This time it will be mostly my artwork, my own content.
Sometimes I am insane and I obsess too much over this shit.
Hi Roxy! Thanks for taking the time to do this interview. You know I'm a HUGE fan of your work. Can you tell us a little about who you are, where you live and what you do?
I grew up in Hawaii, but currently live in Las Vegas. I came out here right after I graduated high school to attend the Art Institute because Hawaii didn't have art schools at the time. While in school I met my husband, got married, had two boys, and we've been in Vegas ever since where I work as a fine artist, graphic designer, and instructor at IADT.
I have always known you to be a creative individual. How did you get into art?
I always felt the need to get images out of my head when I was little and kept a lot of journals that I'd write and doodle in. My sister and I have an 8-year age gap, so that being said we never had anything in common so I had to play on my own and keep myself occupied. I wrote a lot of stories and illustrated them. Kind of like imaginary friends on paper, but none of them were human. They were all magical little animals. I still prefer to paint animals to this day. I think they are much more interesting than humans.
Since I know you personally, I also know that you are a graphic designer and also an instructor! How did you get into that? Do you prefer one over the other?
I've always wanted to teach! But what I didn't expect was to be teaching at a college, I always told myself maybe high school? Or maybe even a Jr. high art class, but college never really crossed my mind. A good friend of mine got hired as the program chair at IADT and wanted to build a solid team of new instructors and asked if I was interested. Before interviewing I sat in one of her classes to see if it was for me, and I fell in love. The rest is history and I've been there for 3 years now and love what I do. I love school because I'm a huge nerd. If I weren't an instructor, I'd probably be a student.
Also, I don't think I prefer one to the other because I teach what I love to do.
Do you gravitate towards a certain style of painting, designing, overall creating?
I think I'm still and will forever be trying to find my style. I am inspired and love so many different art movements, artists, and styles, that it's only natural to include a little bit of everything in certain art pieces. I also love to experiment. But when it comes down to it, the core of my fine artwork has a strong Pop-Surrealism background and influence.
Design work is a bit trickier since I work for clients, but one thing I am a fan of is fresh and clean work. That will NEVER go out of style. I like to keep up with design trends and incorporate them when I can to keep my work up to date and marketable.
On the topic of instruction – what is the constant question that your students ask, or a topic or concept that they tend to struggle with?
Funny you should ask, but believe it or not, a reoccurring question I get at least once a quarter is "How much should I charge for my work?" This is such a broad question and I don't give any solid answers, but instead try to give some advice on finding their worth. I also let them know that some of my best portfolio pieces were done for free, but the experience and exposure were priceless. It gives them a lot to think about and it has them view the graphic design and art world in a whole other perspective.
When you start a painting, do you have a routine or way of doing things? Does it have to be quiet or do you have tv or music on?
When I start a painting, it's always intense! I feel like a surgeon about to perform heart surgery. I need all of my tools ready and laid out perfectly. I need all of my tools, cleaned, and I need to be focused. Once I sit down I am NOT getting up unless the house is on fire (because there is nothing more frustrating than having your concentration interrupted!) After I triple check my work area to make sure everything I need is there (including coffee and extra water,) I put on my painting playlist and slip on my earphones. Everyone knows not to bother or talk to me till I'm done.
I notice that you paint bunnies A LOT. Why bunnies? Is there a meaning behind it, your spirit animal perhaps?
Besides being cuddly and cute, I've always had rabbits growing up. I've read that rabbits represent creativity and fear and always felt that was an interesting combination….
Where do you get your inspiration from? What motivates you to create?
I love and collect antique children's books. I love any nostalgic imagery and the books I have are filled with amazing illustrations. My favorite illustrator is Richard Scarry.
This is a random question but what are your pet peeves?
When people are late. Biggest pet peeve ever.
Honorable mentions: Bad parenting (like parents who bring their kids to R rated movies!) people who misspell "they're," assholes who take up two parking spaces, stupid baby names, people who go shopping during peak hours and use a bazillion coupons, dirty keyboards.
Ok so now, the opposite of that question – what do you love, admire, obsess about?
Typography, Radiohead, alchemy and symbolism, analogous color pallets, blood, thick cuts of fatty marbled meat, pictures of ice cream, cholas, silly tattoos, sushi, human anatomy, vintage children books, hello kitty, my kids, my husband, and my best friends.
What goes on in that brain of yours? Do you have deep thoughts about life's greatest mysteries, or do you get paranoid about the government watching your every move?
I am always thinking of my purpose, because I think everyone in this universe has a purpose.
Any guilty pleasures?
Food porn, silly pictures of animals on the internet and making up captions to what they would say and how they would sound like out loud, vampire shows, reading Teen Vogue instead of adult Vogue. Ugh, I've already said too much.
Jesus or Satan?
One of my favorite movies of all time is Constantine, and I'm always daydreaming of being the female version of him. How rad would that be? Anyway, team Jesus all the way. WWJDOMGFTW.
If God (or aliens) decided to destroy us and it was up to you to represent us, what would you say are the redeeming qualities of the human race?
Despite our imperfections and capacity of evil and greed (let's forget about all of that for a quick second,) humans will never stop fighting for what they believe in. We're the only species that keeps advancing; we've built pyramids, been to the moon and cured diseases. Regardless of some of our actions, which can be ugly, we have the ability create beautiful things.
What do you think about art on the Internet and the amount of copying people do (whether it's intentional or not)?
I think it's more common than not, especially with young artists just starting out. It's a cycle. We all get inspired and subconsciously (or not) we've "borrowed" elements or techniques we've admired and included them within our own artwork. Now, if someone reproduces your work, and continues to do so, that's a problem. But there is nothing wrong with being inspired and openly letting people know where the original idea came from, for the sake of not looking like a douche. The idea behind this is to eventually find yourself and your own style. There is a difference between being a reproduction artist vs. someone completely original and known for his or her own unique style.
Speaking of the internets, what websites do you frequent?
The usuals. For design I like to check out what the people at Behance or Dribbble are up to. I have a handful of artists I like to follow, including Shermgrafik.com. Then of course guilty pleasures like Facebook, Pinterest and Allrecipes.com (because I love to cook.) And if I remember, I visit Postsecret on Sundays.
Are you a lover or a hater?
I wasn't sure so I googled "Lover or Hater Quiz." I took it and it said I was 50/50. It also gave me some advice: "I know you mean well, but you should be more open minded, and socialize more." After taking the quiz, I feel slightly more hater than not.
Any advice or words of wisdom to those who are just starting out in the creative world?
Read "Steal Like an Artist" by Austin Kleon. Also, try to give back when you can. Not every gig has to be a paying one. Paint a mural for your community or design a logo for a charity out of the goodness of your heart (I love doing benefit shows and knowing my piece will help towards a good cause.) You were given a talent; never stop being thankful for that. Like any good thing in this world, nourish it and appreciate it. Keep evolving and even when you're satisfied with a piece of art or design, start brainstorming how the next one will be 10 times better. Know there will always be someone better than you. Stay humble.
Is there anything else you'd like to say or let people know about yourself?
No animals were harmed during the making of this interview.
This painting depicts a hand holding a pink rose, reaching out to the sun. The Babylon Sun symbol is incorporated into the sun.


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Numerical modelling of heavy precipitation events over Eastern Pyrenees: Analysis of orographic effects
Trapero L.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Bech J.,University of Barcelona |
Lorente J.,University of Barcelona
Atmospheric Research | Year: 2013
This study examines the effect of the orography on two heavy precipitation events (HPE1 and HPE2) which exceeded 100mm in 24h and affected the Eastern Pyrenees (Andorra, NE Spain and SE France) in the NW Mediterranean. High resolution simulations (3km) performed with the Weather and Research Forecasting model (WRF) were compared with precipitation observations to assess the ability of the model to reproduce the spatial distribution of the rainfall field in this mountainous area and determine the prominent factors of intense precipitation occurrence. The analysis has been focused on the association of the heavy rainfall to the existing atmospheric disturbance and the presence of orographic induced vertical motions. For both episodes at 3km resolution, on exposed mountain sides, vertical moisture fluxes characterized with the orographic moisture flux index (OMF) yielded values above 7gkg-1ms-1, consistent with previous studies. The spatial distribution of the OMF maximum is in agreement with the observed rainfall maxima over the Eastern Pyrenees according to the combination of two factors, namely the normal orientation of mountain range with respect to the prevailing moisture flows and large wind speeds of the impinging upstream flows (~20m/s). Moreover, the analyses of a triggering term and moist Froude number also reflect the complexity of applying theoretical results obtained in idealized simulations with 2D mountain ridges to numerical simulations with dynamic evolving conditions over areas with complex orography as the Eastern Pyrenees. © 2012 Elsevier B.V. Source
Modelization of the current and future habitat suitability of rhododendron ferrugineum using potential snow accumulation
Komac B.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Esteban P.,University of Barcelona |
Trapero L.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Caritg R.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA
PLoS ONE | Year: 2016
Mountain areas are particularly sensitive to climate change. Species distribution models predict important extinctions in these areas whose magnitude will depend on a number of different factors. Here we examine the possible impact of climate change on the Rhododendron ferrugineum (alpenrose) niche in Andorra (Pyrenees). This species currently occupies 14.6 km2 of this country and relies on the protection afforded by snow cover in winter. We used high-resolution climatic data, potential snow accumulation and a combined forecasting method to obtain the realized niche model of this species. Subsequently, we used data from the high-resolution Scampei project climate change projection for the A2, A1B and B1 scenarios to model its future realized niche model. The modelization performed well when predicting the species's distribution, which improved when we considered the potential snow accumulation, the most important variable influencing its distribution. We thus obtained a potential extent of about 70.7 km2 or 15.1% of the country. We observed an elevation lag distribution between the current and potential distribution of the species, probably due to its slow colonization rate and the small-scale survey of seedlings. Under the three climatic scenarios, the realized niche model of the species will be reduced by 37.9-70.1 km2 by the end of the century and it will become confined to what are today screes and rocky hillside habitats. The particular effects of climate change on seedling establishment, as well as on the species' plasticity and sensitivity in the event of a reduction of the snow cover, could worsen these predictions. © 2016 Komac et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Source
Pineda N.,Meteorological Service of Catalonia SMC |
Esteban P.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Esteban P.,University of Barcelona |
Trapero L.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
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Physics and Chemistry of the Earth | Year: 2010
In the present study, we use a Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to characterize the surface 6-h circulation types related to substantial lightning activity over the Catalonia area (north-eastern Iberia) and the Principality of Andorra (eastern Pyrenees) from January 2003 to December 2007. The gridded data used for classification of the circulation types is the NCEP Final Analyses of the Global Tropospheric Analyses at 1° resolution over the region 35°N-48°N by 5°W-8°E. Lightning information was collected by the SAFIR lightning detection system operated by the Meteorological Service of Catalonia (SMC), which covers the region studied. We determined nine circulation types on the basis of the S-mode orthogonal rotated Principal Component Analysis. The " extreme scores" principle was used previous to the assignation of all cases, to obtain the number of final types and their centroids. The distinct differences identified in the resulting mean Sea Level Pressure (SLP) fields enabled us to group the types into three main patterns, taking into account their scale/dynamical origin. The first group of types shows the different distribution of the centres of action at synoptic scale associated with the occurrence of lightning. The second group is connected to mesoscale dynamics, mainly induced by the relief of the Pyrenees. The third group shows types with low gradient SLP patterns in which the lightning activity is a consequence of thermal dynamics (coastal and mountain breezes).Apart from reinforcing the consistency of the groups obtained, analysis of the resulting classification improves our understanding of the geographical distribution and genesis factors of thunderstorm activity in the study area, and provides complementary information for supporting weather forecasting. Thus, the catalogue obtained will provide advances in different climatological and meteorological applications, such as nowcasting products or detection of climate change trends. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd. Source
Komac B.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Pladevall C.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Domenech M.,Institute dEstudis Andorrans CENMA IEA |
Fanlo R.,University of Lleida
Applied Vegetation Science | Year: 2015
Questions: Humans are altering land use and impacting grazing intensities worldwide in alpine and sub-alpine grasslands, and functional diversity (FD) is a useful tool for predicting changes in these grassland communities and for improving biodiversity conservation. We asked: (1) how does functional richness (FRic) differ between the five predominant grassland types in Andorra (2) of these five grassland types, which plant communities are subject to high habitat filtering and which are driven primarily by competitive interactions; (3) are certain grassland communities more prone to degradation than others; and (4) how do grazing intensity and elevation influence variations in FD indices? Locations: Five types of sub-alpine and alpine grassland communities dominated by Festuca airoides, F. eskia, F. gautieri, F. paniculata and Nardus stricta in Andorra, at various elevations and with differing grazing intensities within a grassland type. Methods: We used multiple functional diversity indices and structural equation modelling (SEM) to determine how grazing intensity, elevation, species richness and productivity affect functional diversity in 222 vegetation transects. Results: Both plant diversity and functional richness were higher at higher grazing intensities, with the highest values found in the F. gautieri and F. paniculata grasslands and lowest in the Nardus stricta, F. airoides and F. eskia grasslands. Habitat filtering was observed in F. airoides grasslands. There was a general tendency for higher competitive interactions among plants at higher elevations and/or when species diversity increased. None of the five grassland communities considered appears disturbed, and all present similar functional attributes between dominant species. Conclusions: Our results highlight the fact that grazing is an integral part of Andorran mountain grasslands, acting as a structural component and providing higher functional richness in the most grazed communities. This paper uses a combination of three different functional diversity indices and structural equation modelling in subalpine and alpine grassland communities in Andorra to understand the effects of grazing intensity on functional diversity and improve biodiversity conservation management. Our results highlight that grazing, a structural component of these mountain grasslands, leads to greater functional richness in the most grazed communities. © 2014 International Association for Vegetation Science. Source


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Hôtel La Quietat, Toulouse
- Free WiFi and free parking
Main amenities
- 42 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant
- Breakfast available
- 3 meeting rooms
- Terrace
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Meeting room
- Limited hour front desk
- Tour/ticket assistance
For families
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Garden
What's around
- Cite de l'Espace (1.8 mi / 2.9 km)
- Bowling Toulouse Montaudran (0.8 mi / 1.3 km)
- Diagora Convention and Exhibition Center (2.5 mi / 4.1 km)
- Georges Labit Museum (2.9 mi / 4.6 km)
- University of Toulouse III (2.9 mi / 4.7 km)
Hôtel La Quietat, Toulousefrom €51
- Superior Single Room
- Family Room (Standard)
- Comfort Single Room
- Standard Single Room
- Comfort Twin Room
- Comfort Double Room
- Standard Twin Room
- Standard Double Room
- Standard Double Room Single Use
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- This hotel has 42 rooms
- Check-in time 3 PM-10 PM
- Check-out time is noon
- Sunday - Sunday until 6 PM
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
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- Children (8 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
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- Smoke-free property
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- Continental breakfast on weekdays (surcharge)
- Restaurant
- Number of meeting rooms - 3
- Conference space size (feet) - 925
- Conference space size (meters) - 86
- One meeting room
- Front desk (limited hours)
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- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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Excellent 4.1 /5 from 131 reviews
Reception girl when booking in spoke English very nice when booking out no English what so ever. Lift on 1st night did not work . Room smelt of smoke need airing bathroom okay very basic no shampoo or tissues no face washes would not stay again. No coffee or tea making in room .
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Nice place. Horse outside my room was quaint. Good breakfast. Good wifi. Good bed and AC.
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Israel, the Lord's Vineyard
5 Now I will sing for my ·friend [or beloved] a song about his vineyard [C Israel is the vineyard and God is its owner].
3 [C The vineyard owner now speaks:] "You ·people living in [residents/citizens of] Jerusalem,
7 [L For; Because] The vineyard belonging to the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven's Armies; T of hosts]
8 ·How terrible it will be for [L Woe to] you who add more houses to your houses
9 The Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven's Armies; T of hosts] said this ·to me [L in my ears]:
"·The fine [The great; or Many] houses will ·be destroyed [become desolate];
11 ·How terrible it will be for people [L Woe to those] who rise early in the morning
18 ·How terrible it will be for [L Woe to] those people!
20 ·How terrible it will be for people [L Woe to those] who call ·good things bad
21 ·How terrible it will be for people [L Woe to those] who ·think they are wise [L are wise in their own eyes; Prov. 3:7; 26:12; 27:1; 28:11, 26]
22 ·How terrible it will be for people [L Woe to those] who are ·famous for [heroes/champions at] drinking wine
·But the Lord is still angry [L In all this, his anger is not turned away];
26 He raises a ·banner [standard; signal flag] for the nations far away.
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PAX3/FOXO1 fusion gene status is the key prognostic molecular marker in rhabdomyosarcoma and significantly improves current risk stratification
Missiaglia E.,Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics |
Missiaglia E.,Molecular Therapeutics |
Williamson D.,Northern Institute for Cancer Research |
Chisholm J.,Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust |
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Journal of Clinical Oncology | Year: 2012
Purpose: To improve the risk stratification of patients with rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) through the use of clinical and molecular biologic data. Patients and Methods: Two independent data sets of gene-expression profiling for 124 and 101 patients with RMS were used to derive prognostic gene signatures by using a meta-analysis. These and a previously published metagene signature were evaluated by using cross validation analyses. A combined clinical and molecular risk-stratification scheme that incorporated the PAX3/FOXO1 fusion gene status was derived from 287 patients with RMS and evaluated. Results: We showed that our prognostic gene-expression signature and the one previously published performed well with reproducible and significant effects. However, their effect was reduced when cross validated or tested in independent data and did not add new prognostic information over the fusion gene status, which is simpler to assay. Among nonmetastatic patients, patients who were PAX3/FOXO1 positive had a significantly poorer outcome compared with both alveolar-negative and PAX7/FOXO1-positive patients. Furthermore, a new clinicomolecular risk score that incorporated fusion gene status (negative and PAX3/FOXO1 and PAX7/FOXO1 positive), Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study TNM stage, and age showed a significant increase in performance over the current risk-stratification scheme. Conclusion: Gene signatures can improve current stratification of patients with RMS but will require complex assays to be developed and extensive validation before clinical application. A significant majority of their prognostic value was encapsulated by the fusion gene status. A continuous risk score derived from the combination of clinical parameters with the presence or absence of PAX3/FOXO1 represents a robust approach to improving current risk-adapted therapy for RMS. © 2012 by American Society of Clinical Oncology. Source
Genetic variation in prostate-specific antigen-detected prostate cancer and the effect of control selection on genetic association studies
Knipe D.W.,University of Bristol |
Evans D.M.,University of Bristol |
Kemp J.P.,University of Bristol |
Eeles R.,Institute of Cancer Research |
And 12 more authors.
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention | Year: 2014
Background: Only a minority of the genetic components of prostate cancer risk have been explained. Some observed associations of SNPs with prostate cancer might arise from associations of these SNPs with circulating prostate-specific antigen (PSA) because PSA values are used to select controls. Methods: We undertook a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of screen-detected prostate cancer (ProtecT: 1,146 cases and 1,804 controls); meta-analyzed the results with those from the previously published UK Genetic Prostate Cancer Study (1,854 cases and 1,437 controls); investigated associations of SNPs with prostate cancer using either -low- (PSA < 0.5 ng/mL) or -high- (PSA≥3 ng/mL, biopsy negative) PSA controls; and investigated associations of SNPs with PSA. Results: The ProtecT GWAS confirmed previously reported associations of prostate cancer at three loci: 10q11.23, 17q24.3, and 19q13.33. The meta-analysis confirmed associations of prostate cancer with SNPs near four previously identified loci (8q24.21,10q11.23, 17q24.3, and 19q13.33). When comparing prostate cancer cases with lowPSAcontrols, alleles at genetic markers rs1512268, rs445114, rs10788160, rs11199874, rs17632542, rs266849, and rs2735839 were associated with an increased risk of prostate cancer, but the effect-estimates were attenuated to the null when using high PSA controls (Pheterogeneity in effect-estimates < 0.04). We found a novel inverse association of rs9311171-T with circulating PSA. Conclusions: Differences in effect-estimates for prostate cancer observed when comparing low versus high PSA controls may be explained by associations of these SNPs with PSA. Impact: These findings highlight the need for inferences from genetic studies of prostate cancer risk to carefully consider the influence of control selection criteria. © 2014 American Association for Cancer Research. Source
Adaptive breast radiation therapy using modeling of tissue mechanics: A breast tissue segmentation study
Juneja P.,Institute of Cancer Research |
Harris E.J.,Institute of Cancer Research |
Kirby A.M.,Royal Marsden National Health Service Foundation Trust |
Evans P.M.,Institute of Cancer Research
International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics | Year: 2012
Purpose: To validate and compare the accuracy of breast tissue segmentation methods applied to computed tomography (CT) scans used for radiation therapy planning and to study the effect of tissue distribution on the segmentation accuracy for the purpose of developing models for use in adaptive breast radiation therapy. Methods and Materials: Twenty-four patients receiving postlumpectomy radiation therapy for breast cancer underwent CT imaging in prone and supine positions. The whole-breast clinical target volume was outlined. Clinical target volumes were segmented into fibroglandular and fatty tissue using the following algorithms: physical density thresholding; interactive thresholding; fuzzy c-means with 3 classes (FCM3) and 4 classes (FCM4); and k-means. The segmentation algorithms were evaluated in 2 stages: first, an approach based on the assumption that the breast composition should be the same in both prone and supine position; and second, comparison of segmentation with tissue outlines from 3 experts using the Dice similarity coefficient (DSC). Breast datasets were grouped into nonsparse and sparse fibroglandular tissue distributions according to expert assessment and used to assess the accuracy of the segmentation methods and the agreement between experts. Results: Prone and supine breast composition analysis showed differences between the methods. Validation against expert outlines found significant differences (P<.001) between FCM3 and FCM4. Fuzzy c-means with 3 classes generated segmentation results (mean DSC = 0.70) closest to the experts' outlines. There was good agreement (mean DSC = 0.85) among experts for breast tissue outlining. Segmentation accuracy and expert agreement was significantly higher (P<.005) in the nonsparse group than in the sparse group. Conclusions: The FCM3 gave the most accurate segmentation of breast tissues on CT data and could therefore be used in adaptive radiation therapy-based on tissue modeling. Breast tissue segmentation methods should be used with caution in patients with sparse fibroglandular tissue distribution. © 2012 Elsevier Inc. Source
Adjuvant chemotherapy with fluorouracil plus folinic acid vs gemcitabine following pancreatic cancer resection: A randomized controlled trial
Neoptolemos J.P.,University of Liverpool |
Stocken D.D.,University of Birmingham |
Bassi C.,University of Verona |
Ghaneh P.,University of Liverpool |
And 24 more authors.
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association | Year: 2010
Context: Adjuvant fluorouracil has been shown to be of benefit for patients with resected pancreatic cancer. Gemcitabine is known to be the most effective agent in advanced disease as well as an effective agent in patients with resected pancreatic cancer. Objective: To determine whether fluorouracil or gemcitabine is superior in terms of overall survival as adjuvant treatment following resection of pancreatic cancer. Design, Setting, and Patients: The European Study Group for Pancreatic Cancer (ESPAC)-3 trial, an open-label, phase 3, randomized controlled trial conducted in 159 pancreatic cancer centers in Europe, Australasia, Japan, and Canada. Included in ESPAC-3 version 2 were 1088 patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who had undergone cancer resection; patients were randomized between July 2000 and January 2007 and underwent at least 2 years of follow-up. Interventions: Patients received either fluorouracil plus folinic acid (folinic acid, 20 mg/m2, intravenous bolus injection, followed by fluorouracil, 425 mg/m2 intravenous bolus injection given 1-5 days every 28 days) (n=551) or gemcitabine (1000 mg/m2 intravenous infusion once a week for 3 of every 4 weeks) (n=537) for 6 months. Main Outcome Measures: Primary outcome measure was overall survival; secondary measures were toxicity, progression-free survival, and quality of life. Results: Final analysis was carried out on an intention-to-treat basis after a median of 34.2 (interquartile range, 27.1-43.4) months' follow-up after 753 deaths (69%). Median survival was 23.0 (95% confidence interval [CI], 21.1-25.0) months for patients treated with fluorouracil plus folinic acid and 23.6 (95% CI, 21.4-26.4) months for those treated with gemcitabine (χ1 2=0.7; P=.39; hazard ratio, 0.94 [95% CI, 0.81-1.08]). Seventy-seven patients (14%) receiving fluorouracil plus folinic acid had 97 treatment-related serious adverse events, compared with 40 patients (7.5%) receiving gemcitabine, who had 52 events (P<.001). There were no significant differences in either progression-free survival or global quality-of-life scores between the treatment groups. Conclusion: Compared with the use of fluorouracil plus folinic acid, gemcitabine did not result in improved overall survival in patients with completely resected pancreatic cancer. Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT00058201. ©2010 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Source
Douillard J.-Y.,Institute Of Cancerologie Of Louest Ico Rene Gauducheau |
Oliner K.S.,Amgen Inc. |
Siena S.,Ospedale Niguarda Ca Granda |
Tabernero J.,Autonomous University of Barcelona |
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New England Journal of Medicine | Year: 2013
BACKGROUND: Patients with metastatic colorectal cancer that harbors KRAS mutations in exon 2 do not benefit from anti-epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) therapy. Other activating RAS mutations may also be negative predictive biomarkers for anti-EGFR therapy. METHODS: In this prospective-retrospective analysis, we assessed the efficacy and safety of panitumumab plus oxaliplatin, fluorouracil, and leucovorin (FOLFOX4) as compared with FOLFOX4 alone, according to RAS (KRAS or NRAS) or BRAF mutation status. A total of 639 patients who had metastatic colorectal cancer without KRAS mutations in exon 2 had results for at least one of the following: KRAS exon 3 or 4; NRAS exon 2, 3, or 4; or BRAF exon 15. The overall rate of ascertainment of RAS status was 90%. RESULTS: Among 512 patients without RAS mutations, progression-free survival was 10.1 months with panitumumab-FOLFOX4 versus 7.9 months with FOLFOX4 alone (hazard ratio for progression or death with combination therapy, 0.72; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.58 to 0.90; P = 0.004). Overall survival was 26.0 months in the panitumumab-FOLFOX4 group versus 20.2 months in the FOLFOX4-alone group (hazard ratio for death, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.62 to 0.99; P = 0.04). A total of 108 patients (17%) with non-mutated KRAS exon 2 had other RAS mutations. These mutations were associated with inferior progression-free survival and overall survival with panitumumab-FOLFOX4 treatment, which was consistent with the findings in patients with KRAS mutations in exon 2. BRAF mutations were a negative prognostic factor. No new safety signals were identified. CONCLUSIONS: Additional RAS mutations predicted a lack of response in patients who received panitumumab-FOLFOX4. In patients who had metastatic colorectal cancer without RAS mutations, improvements in overall survival were observed with panitumumab-FOLFOX4 therapy. Copyright © 2013 Massachusetts Medical Society. Source


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6851 Natalie Street, Kalamazoo MI, 49048
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3 beds , 2 Full baths
1,492 sqft
Status: Closed
Last Updated: 2/21/2017 1:59 AM
Description for 6851 Natalie Street Kalamazoo, MI 49048
Welcome to your new home in the Gull Lk School district located close to the Sprinkle and Gull Rd corridor. This home features an open floor plan. Foyer with tile floor & coat closet, 3 main floor BR's, 2 full baths w/one in the master BR. Open kitchen makes it great for entertaining right off the dining area. Hardwood and ceramic flooring throughout the home. Main floor laundry with mud room entry way from the 2 car garage. Basement has a great living space just shy of being completely finished. 2 egress windows, plumbing and electrical is complete, there is a living area, wet bar, full bath and what could be either a 4th BR or an office. Flooring choice has been left for new owner to decide. Move on outside to enjoy relaxing and/or entertaining on a very nice deck overlooking a
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Sold Date:05/07/2015
Comstock Twp
2 Full
1,492 (approx)
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Comstock Twp
Public Water Service
Public Sewer
Cable TV, Electric, Natural Gas, Telephone
School Information
Room Information
Living Room
Eat-In Kitchen, Butler Pantry
Interior Features
Dishwasher, Dryer, Garbage Disposal, Microwave, Convection Oven, Range, Refrigerator, Washer
Ceramic, Wood
Central Air, Ceiling Fan(s)
Gas Heat, Electric Heating, Forced Air
Basement, Daylight
1, Gas logs
Security System
Wood Floors
Exterior / Lot Features
Attached Garage, 2 Car Garage
In Ground Sprinklers
140 x 215
Corner, Paved Road, Acreage
Driving Directions
G Ave to N 28th St, South to Cade, West to Cindy, South to Natalie
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Kalamazoo is located in Michigan. Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048 has a population of 74,494.
The median household income in Kalamazoo, Michigan 49048 is $31,189. The median household income for the surrounding county is $46,011 compared to the national median of $53,046. The median age of people living in Kalamazoo 49048 is 25.9 years.
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