TILAOK for Ruben de Jesus

Ruben De Jesus is a children’s book illustrator, a graphic designer, and a professor at the Department of Visual Communication, College of Fine Arts, University of the Philippines Diliman.

Ruben de Jesus, the artist

He is a founder of “Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan” (Ang INK; the Illustrator of the Youth) and the Sectoral Representative for Illustrators of the Philippine Board on Books for Young People (PBBY).

His illustrations in Ang Mahiyaing Manok established a distinct style recognized and honored in visual and children’s literary art circles.

Mother's Day 2019

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele.

The clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.”

Once observed as a day on which people would visit their "mother" church, it has become an occasion for honoring the mothers of children with feasting and gift giving.

To all past, current and future Mother Goddesses - any and all who embody, represent and personify nature, motherhood, fertility, creation, destruction and the bounty of our Mother Earth.

Happy Mother's Day to you!

celebrating everyday heroes

This week pick is none other than a prime project of Angelica Berrie - the Russell Berrie Foundation Making A Difference Award.

Dear to our hearts because Angelica is our beloved relation and the awards recognize these everyday heroes in our midst.

TUNE IN: Making a Difference Week on
"One-on-One" with Steve Adubato at NJTV. 

Every day, we have people in our midst who are making a difference. 

The Russell Berrie Foundation recognizes these everyday heroes with the Russ Berrie Making-a-Difference Award, which will be presented on May 3 at Ramapo College in New York. 

feeling subversive?

This week wonder | wander | world continues our wonder | wander | women theme on social movement to revolutionize our way of life.

Watch their feature film about subvertising in London (21mins).

Whether it is anarchic art or political sedition or subversive literature we choose to add our voice to those the dissent too. 

Remember Facebook and Cambridge Analytica? Now that the dust has settled it's all buried and it's business as usual with Mark Zuckerberg. Boo to you! We will keep up our raucous rebellion. 

View the full TED Talk here.

pink blue moon

This year, April’s full Moon is also connected to Easter. It’s what’s known as the Paschal Full Moon - the full Moon that determines Easter’s date. Read more about this in the Farmers Almanac. 

A whole lot of loving going on! 

First, we have the hormone-laden spring tide and the approach of Beltane.

Next, we have Love Goddess Venus exalted in No Time No Space Pisces getting ready to transition into the intense fires of Randy Ram Aries.

And, Nebulous Neptune, the higher vibration of Venus and the Divine Feminine, helps bring focus and balance in a sweet trine to the Destiny Path North Node in My Emotions Are Flowing Cancer.

So Are You Happy To See Me Or Not? Lilith is casting a knowing glance, a little smirk, as she witnesses the rebirth of the love cycle we are entering between each other and within ourselves.

ArtSlant | good & bad news

Near the end of this month ArtSlant will shut down after twelve years in operation. Co-founder Catherine Ruggles has determined it is no longer possible to keep the site running. 

A dozen good years come to an end.

Now the good news! ArtSlant will live on as a resource in two digital archives: the Library of Congress and the New York Art Resources Consortium (NYARC). 

We hope you feel as proud as we do that the art and writing of everyone in the ArtSlant community will live on in these resources. 

We have been honored to shape and continue what Georgia Fee and Catherine Ruggles began, supporting ArtSlant’s commitment to artists, arts writers, and criticism for over a decade.

—The ArtSlant Team

#earthhour

Last week individuals, businesses and cities in 188 countries and territories worldwide joined Earth Hour 2019 to speak up for nature and inspire urgent action for the environment. 

As Earth Hour rolled around the globe, thousands of landmarks switched off their lights in solidarity for our planet. 

As people across the globe generated over two billion impressions to show their concern for nature. Individuals pledged their support for the planet, challenging world leaders to push the preservation of nature up the global agenda.