back to stumptown:)

after our show at roq la rue gallery in seattle i took sometime off to spend few days in one of my favorite city on the west coast, portland. i fell in love with the city the first time i had a chance to visit. the moodiness of the weather and accessibility of the city reminded me of san francisco in many ways.
plus the cleanness and the charm of the city which is accented by their amazing local food and beers...
portland is truly magical in many ways....

i'm glad i got to visit such a beautiful city once again.

i hope you will enjoy some of these pictures;


lyrik cafe always welcomes me with open arms with their delicious sandwiches:)


lyrik cafe owner/founder, keiko is preparing me some nice cozy coffee drink:)


their spicy mocha latte is to die for!


got to do some positive vandalism on their table:)


took a bike to ride to cruse around downtown pdx and had a chance to see my friend ogi's solo show at compound gallery.


installation by ogi


found tessar lo in part of ogi' install


also j. shea 9 found in the install



last not but least mr. 9 providing me with some of his knowledge in his se studio.

over all very inspiring trip:)

roq la rue: recap

hello,

i know it's bit late but wanted to thank everyone who came to the roq la rue show to support us.
i know some of you drove from other states to see the work and to say hello.
your commitment and kindness means a lot to me.


here are few images from the roq la roo show;


view from my hotel room in downtown seattle:)
thanks kristen!




my wooden babies:)


'do you stil remember me?', resin art multiples, edition of 25


detail of my installation 'do you stil remember me?'


edwin and andrew in a discussion



to see the full preview please go to
http://yoskayroq.blogspot.com/

stumptown part 2

more pictures from the portland trip:)


i stopped by at compound and found this figure of kuro from tekkonkinkreet.


they had a lot of toys from ghibli, and this was my favorite.


visited my friend, blaine fontana's studio in nw portland.


some of the new sculptures he is working on.


stopped by together gallery to check out my friend j shea's new work.
here is the one that i really liked.


i also really liked this blaine's sculpture.


this is one of my favorite store in portland, grass hut


their awesome toys.


marco zamora had a really nice show at upper playground


and his installation


the main event of the trip, scion installation tour 5!


joe shea and edwin ushiro's work


tessar lo and usgrow


most importantly i got to see some of my favorite people:)


keiko and joe:)


it was nice to catch up and make some new friends.

stumptown part 1

2 weeks ago i had a chance to visit one of my favorite city in the states, portland as part of the scion installation tour.
it was really nice to take a break and be out side of my studio.

here are some of the pics from the trip.


thanks to scion for hooking me up with the flight:)


first stop: at my friend keiko and joe's, fine gind cafe in south east portland 39th ave and lincoln.


i had their toddy iced coffee and their turkey sandwich with homemade hummus:)


also found a print by my friend tanner goldbeck.


i got to say hello to my favorite cat lyric.


sneak peak of joe shea's new work.


portland has some of the best beer.


love this city

traveling with nara and oni, part 2

we visited the academy of science in golden gate park.
my favorite was this, jelly fish tank, i love how strange they are:)



beau caught a butterfly in the rain forest dome.


inside of the rain forest

checked out super7  in little tokyo

quick stop at fecal face dot gallery

we went to visit one of m favorite artist in sf, david chong lee at his studio space.
his studio was filled with finished and in progress paintings and collages from floor to ceiling

more work...

myself ad david

my other traveling companion oni.