Manda Grace Lee

"But it really does not matter what you are called, or where your work is placed, as long as it brings some kind of joy to some person some place."
- Charles Schulz
Posts tagged "Art"
Adventure Awaits! #happyfriday

Adventure Awaits!

#happyfriday

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If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced. - Vincent Van Gogh
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Art in the Streets Planning out what to do this weekend? If you are in LA area, it is your last chance to check out the Art in the Streets exhibit that ends this weekend (8/8). It is unlike any other exhibit you have probably seen with a combination of graffiti history, artists’ sketchbooks, tagged walls, installations that feel like movie sets, and a collection of favorite street artists (like Banksy, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, and Os Gemeos). It is amazing how far street art has come.  This exhibit, in MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary location, celebrates the history, talented artists, and the messages that they go through great measures to share is in full display in this overwhelming (in a good way) exhibit.  If you want to make a day of it and are feeling artsy, the Levis workshop is lending out movie equipment and allowing access to editing programs for artists and the public to experience… For free! “Images that are in public space that aren’t advertising reawaken a sense of wonder.” - Shepard Fairey The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA152 North Central Ave.Los AngelesHours Open (8/5-8/8) FRI 11am–5pmSAT 11am–9pmSUN 11am–6pmMON 11am–5pm (LAST DAY = Admissions Free: Courtesy of Banksy) http://www.moca.org/

Art in the Streets

Planning out what to do this weekend? If you are in LA area, it is your last chance to check out the Art in the Streets exhibit that ends this weekend (8/8). It is unlike any other exhibit you have probably seen with a combination of graffiti history, artists’ sketchbooks, tagged walls, installations that feel like movie sets, and a collection of favorite street artists (like Banksy, Keith Haring, Shepard Fairey, and Os Gemeos). It is amazing how far street art has come.  This exhibit, in MOCA’s Geffen Contemporary location, celebrates the history, talented artists, and the messages that they go through great measures to share is in full display in this overwhelming (in a good way) exhibit.  If you want to make a day of it and are feeling artsy, the Levis workshop is lending out movie equipment and allowing access to editing programs for artists and the public to experience… For free!

“Images that are in public space that aren’t advertising reawaken a sense of wonder.” - Shepard Fairey


The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
152 North Central Ave.
Los Angeles
Hours Open (8/5-8/8)

FRI 11am–5pm
SAT 11am–9pm
SUN 11am–6pm
MON 11am–5pm (LAST DAY = Admissions Free: Courtesy of Banksy)

http://www.moca.org/

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Stroll Down Hope St. - “Thanks FIDM” Time has gone be SO fast. I cannot believe that in less than two months my time at FIDM will be over. I’m so thankful for the chance to have gone to school with the FIDM experience in downtown LA. I feel like I found a part of me here that I didn’t know existed before. The walk along Hope St. led me to find a home in the library, make the beautiful books and people my new friends, watch hours of old movies trying to gain the style and gumption of the leading ladies, and be inspired and touched by the teachers’ experience and eagerness to share. It has been exhilarating to be in a classroom full of peers with big ideas and big dreams to match and I can’t wait to see what everyone will go on to accomplish. It is true that “all good things come to an end” but I’m truly thankful and feel blessed for having the chance to experience it all and to have met the people that I have. So for all the June grads: Congratulations, enjoy the last weeks here, and good luck on everything that comes next!

Stroll Down Hope St. - “Thanks FIDM”

Time has gone be SO fast. I cannot believe that in less than two months my time at FIDM will be over.

I’m so thankful for the chance to have gone to school with the FIDM experience in downtown LA. I feel like I found a part of me here that I didn’t know existed before. The walk along Hope St. led me to find a home in the library, make the beautiful books and people my new friends, watch hours of old movies trying to gain the style and gumption of the leading ladies, and be inspired and touched by the teachers’ experience and eagerness to share. It has been exhilarating to be in a classroom full of peers with big ideas and big dreams to match and I can’t wait to see what everyone will go on to accomplish.

It is true that “all good things come to an end” but I’m truly thankful and feel blessed for having the chance to experience it all and to have met the people that I have.

So for all the June grads: Congratulations, enjoy the last weeks here, and good luck on everything that comes next!

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“Prayers for Japan” 8 Ways to Help Japan 1. The American Red Cross has sent squads to the most heavily damaged areas of Japan to provide assistance. Cell phone users may donate $10 per message by texting REDCROSS to 90999. 2. AmeriCares is dispatching teams to Japan to offer disaster relief. Online donations are accepted on the AmeriCares website. 3. Convoy of Hope is accepting gifts online or by cell phone. Text TSUNAMI to 50555 to donate to this faith-based group, working with in-country partners to meet earthquake victims’ needs. 4. Doctors Without Borders, or Medecins Sans Frontieres, is sending trained medical personnel into the worst hit areas. Online donations are encouraged. 5. Global Giving is raising funds to fund disaster relief efforts of such groups as International Medical Corps and Save the Children. Text JAPAN to 50555 to donate $10 towards emergency response. 6. The International Medical Corps offers health care and supplies for earthquake relief. Text MED to 80888, or visit the Emergency Response Efforts fund online to donate. 7. The Salvation Army is collecting donations to assist in Japan and Hawaii. Givers may donate online or text QUAKE to 80888 to give $10 per message. 8. Save the Children has established a Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund, collecting online donations to serve those affected by the earthquake and its aftermath. Read more at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110312/bs_ac/8044522_8_ways_to_help_japan_after_massive_earthquake

“Prayers for Japan”

8 Ways to Help Japan

1. The American Red Cross has sent squads to the most heavily damaged areas of Japan to provide assistance. Cell phone users may donate $10 per message by texting REDCROSS to 90999.

2. AmeriCares is dispatching teams to Japan to offer disaster relief. Online donations are accepted on the AmeriCares website.

3. Convoy of Hope is accepting gifts online or by cell phone. Text TSUNAMI to 50555 to donate to this faith-based group, working with in-country partners to meet earthquake victims’ needs.

4. Doctors Without Borders, or Medecins Sans Frontieres, is sending trained medical personnel into the worst hit areas. Online donations are encouraged.

5. Global Giving is raising funds to fund disaster relief efforts of such groups as International Medical Corps and Save the Children. Text JAPAN to 50555 to donate $10 towards emergency response.

6. The International Medical Corps offers health care and supplies for earthquake relief. Text MED to 80888, or visit the Emergency Response Efforts fund online to donate.

7. The Salvation Army is collecting donations to assist in Japan and Hawaii. Givers may donate online or text QUAKE to 80888 to give $10 per message.

8. Save the Children has established a Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund, collecting online donations to serve those affected by the earthquake and its aftermath.

Read more at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ac/20110312/bs_ac/8044522_8_ways_to_help_japan_after_massive_earthquake

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Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winterLittle darling, it feels like years since it’s been hereHere comes the sun, here comes the sunand I say it’s all right… - Beatles

Little darling, it’s been a long cold lonely winter
Little darling, it feels like years since it’s been here
Here comes the sun, here comes the sun
and I say it’s all right…

- Beatles

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Spreading Hope. 

Spreading Hope. 

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“She colored her thoughts with only the brightest hues.” - Kobi Yamada New Years Resolution #1:  To not let the rain, bad news, recession, and discouragement water down all my optimism leaving everything a murky brown.  But rather bring back the vibrancy and up the saturation. 

“She colored her thoughts with only the brightest hues.”
- Kobi Yamada

New Years Resolution #1:  To not let the rain, bad news, recession, and discouragement water down all my optimism leaving everything a murky brown.  But rather bring back the vibrancy and up the saturation. 

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Staring at the blank page before youOpen up the dirty windowLet the sun illuminate the wordsThat you could not find Reaching for something in the distanceSo close you can almost taste itRelease your inhibitionsFeel the rain on your skin No one else can feel it for youOnly you can let it inNo one else, no one elseCan speak the words on your lips Drench yourself in words unspokenLive your life with arms wide openToday is where your book beginsThe rest is still unwritten. - Natasha Bedingfield

Staring at the blank page before you
Open up the dirty window
Let the sun illuminate the words
That you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you
Only you can let it in
No one else, no one else
Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten.

- Natasha Bedingfield

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But I’m a creepI’m a weirdoWhat the hell am I doin’ here?I don’t belong here. - Radiohead

But I’m a creep
I’m a weirdo
What the hell am I doin’ here?
I don’t belong here.

- Radiohead

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