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Bewitching artists’ books: ArtKlat 2.0

A rare treat for lovers of books is the ongoing exhibition of book art and allied arts until October 2, 2024 at the Ortigas Foundation Library (2nd Floor Unimart), Greenhills, San Juan. Participated by over 20 artists and their creations of artists’ books mostly made of handmade paper, found objects, and organic materials.

Bewitching artists’ books: ArtKlat 2.0

Bahay Kubo veggies

Most Filipinos are familiar with the Tagalog folk song Bahay Kubo that describes a humble nipa hut with a backyard garden planted with 18 vegetables. Native vegetables? No, they came from all over the world.

Bahay Kubo veggies

Eat your fear: Edible insects

Known for its biodiversity in flora and fauna, the Philippines has some 21,000 insect species, 70 percent of which are endemic to the country. Its edible insects include migratory locusts (balang) and grasshoppers, June beetles (salagubang), crickets (kuliglig), termites, and the larvae of beetles, ants, and bees.

Eat your fear: Edible insects

The Bagobo red cloth: An enduring legacy

Celebrating the country’s weaving heritage, Cherubim A. Quizon, PhD elaborated on the weaving traditions of the Tagabawa Bagobo in southern Mindanao, in a recent Zoom talk titled Red Cloth Reconsidered.

The Bagobo red cloth: An enduring legacy

Pastoral vs. brutal: The Filipino farmer in Art

Filipino painters have often painted the rural landscape in bucolic settings: a nipa hut by a stream, coconut trees and bamboo groves, carabaos and their mud baths, or the planting and harvesting rice. They have also honored the Filipino farmers in their works.

Pastoral vs. brutal: The Filipino farmer in Art