By mara elisa nocon ticzon 09.04.10










>>photos taken by mara ticzon, me<<
so last sunday…
manila > abu dhabi > jfk airport, ny > blue van > my aunt’s place
the plane ride (etihad airlines) was FUN. i got a surprise, collated a whole new playlist, ate plane food which is DAH BEST, watched ‘alice in wonderland’ again in between taking care of this sweet little abu dhabi-an kid next to me. unbelievably, i fell asleep at the landing point. anyhow, i made it through the airport + eventually made it to my tita’s (that’s aunt in tagalog) apartment, the first face that greeted me was my sister’s – Toni ♥ (Hah! i was so relieved i actually got the right building + apartment.) after we hugged + lost mouth-and-ear coordination telling each other this was ‘Too Surreal,’ (i hadn’t seen her in 2 years – i hear the workload at risd is Intense) we called home base to let them know i was OK. it was an Epic night, Toe took me to this 24/7 diner, we ordered, + had several convos about all the details regarding the philippines, home, extended peeps, risd, ny, webster hall + certain Awesome people…each convo burning down to ‘I can’t believe’s‘ + ‘this is so surreal’s‘ to the point of toni losing her voice..we left around 1.30 am + slept at 2.30 am…and i woke up to another ‘this is so surreal.’
xxx
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 09.03.10





>>we are handsome<<
simply because.
xxx
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.31.10
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.26.10





>>helen rodel’s rabbit head gear + soft merino wool + Brazilian Concretism inspired design + burgundy colored strings + hand knits + HOWITZWEISSBACH + mix matched silk, leather, loden & wool + bauhaus + thankfully accidental masterpieces + cooperative design + nuances of childhood + not just a label<<
Currently listening to imogen heap (‘speak for yourself’ album) and thinking that the above clothes radiate that surreal/wistul mood in her songs.
xxx
+ that louboutin post is going to have to wait.
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.20.10










>>legendary louboutin + brilliance of KHUONG NGUYEN + a platform into another dimension <<
hey folks, here’s another text-lite post. I want to be easy on the universal after-friday-night liver mentality ♥
and because i believe louboutin is partly responsible for that…happy hangover! + have a great weekend!
xxx
+ more about louboutin in my next post. stay posted.
++ oh, and if you want more posts for your after-friday-night liver mentality, do
click here.
+++ maybe even after-thursday-night liver mentality,
click here.
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.20.10





>>BALLY<<
a marriage of necessity.
xxx
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.19.10


>>’chloe reconstructed’ + stylistic + acrylic + scissors + yeah that was pretty much it <<
Here’s one of the painting’s i was aiming to get done before the end of the month. it’s based on a random chloe ad…it was sort of a spur of the moment thing..you know when you just know you’re gonna follow through w/ something even though you had your whole day lined up but you scrap that + dont think twice about it…ever….and then you realize you have more important deadlines but know that deviating was worth every “wasted” second…its like taking two steps back, one step forward
What do you think? about the painting or the rambling ? which ever one
xxx
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.18.10
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.17.10





>>utopia + excess + acrylic + paint thinner + hollow spaces + Awesome post-it + absolut peach & other liquids + butterscotch pencil + sow-ciety + urban/tribal settings + my world + “i see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil” <<
1. the view outside our living room at sundown ♥
2. my desk
3. ‘Short-sighted’ an acrylic painting by me
4. the painting amidst everyday addictions..
5. black + white tastes good
Based on a collage filled with magazine cut outs this painting portrays the short-sighted perception of false bravado + machismo. The shades of yellow are symbolic of the cowardice that lies masked beneath these surface deep attitudes. Following this train-of-thought I decided to highlight the skin tones of the center-front lady; in order to parallel the idea of magnifying the hidden shades of her persona, accenting her true base colors….the result adds an unshakeable tribal core to the painting. The glasses further emphasize her need for greater clarity, and the tilted, imbalanced vertical lines push this idea. Her oversized hat is literally + metaphorically an all-consuming vacuum that presents the-blind-leading-the-blind mentality; a society of individuals so concerned w/ the opinions of others that they feel impelled to copy/paste regardless of whether or not they find a trend truly tasteless. Laaaaame. For example in Mean Girls (which by the way is an AWESOME film) the Queen Bee, Regina George, finds her tee defaced. Unfazed she continues to wear it despite her bra showing through two peep holes… the school follows suite. But like I said, it’s short-lived, just like the overly bright/ripe fruit in the painting.
xxx
ps. it’s incredible how ideas just evolve….the above was supposed to just be
By mara elisa nocon ticzon 08.12.10








>>published by schon mag + incredible vision of stefan giftthaler & marzia fossati+ a brave new world <<
RISD medical checklist:
† generic mefenamic (250mg)…..for headaches
† katinko…..for aching neck, back and throbbing feet
† energy drink sachets…..crud, i forgot
xxx