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hey there! wait what july is over already?! 😯😯 time shouldn’t be moving that quickly. well anyway, here’s this month’s wrap up, which will mostly consist of me rambling about life, books, music, and art.

both june and july have been months of a LOT of reading and a LOT of art. i guess since this is summer vacation for me, i have a lot of time for spending time on my hobbies. i’ve certainly improved a lot this summer thanks to all the time i have. i’m proud of the improvement i’ve made! check out this post to see some of my recent art pieces. i’ve also made a couple of sketches and doodles. these aren’t full fledged art pieces, but i’m still proud of them and i’ll share them with you guys.

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they’re nothing amazing, just things i did for practice and for fun.

anyways time for the book reviews of this month!

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books

i’ve already done a few book reviews in this month. here are the links to them.

just me rambling…

Not My Problem by: Ciara Smyth book review! // spoiler free

books i’ve read this month.

They Both Die At The End
The Hate You Give
Not My Problem
We Are Not From Here
We Are Not Free

i’ve dont reviews for the first three, but now it’s time to do my review for the last two!

We Are Not From Here: By: Jenny Torres Sanchez

This is the book summary from goodreads:

“A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of desperation, escape, and survival across the U.S.-Mexico border.

Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña have no false illusions about the town they’ve grown up in and the dangers that surround them. Though their families–both biological and found–create a warm community for them, threats lurk around every corner. And when those threats become all too real, the three teens know they have no choice but to run: for the border, for the hope of freedom, and for their very lives.

Crossing from Guatemala through Mexico with their eyes on the U.S. border, they follow the route of La Bestia, a system of trains that promise the hope of freedom–if they are lucky enough to survive the harrowing journey. With nothing but the bags on their backs and the desperation that courses through their very veins, Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña know that there’s no turning back, dangerous though the road ahead might be.

In this story inspired by real–and current–events, the plight at our southern border is brought to life.”

my review: this is such a great book! i love it so much! it is so realistic and easy to imagine this actually happening to someone. i would definitely reccomend reading this! here is my star rating.

We Are Not Free: By: Traci Chee

here is a book summary from goodreads- not written by me.

“We Are Not Free, is the collective account of a tight-knit group of young Nisei, second-generation Japanese American citizens, whose lives are irrevocably changed by the mass U.S. incarcerations of World War II.

Fourteen teens who have grown up together in Japantown, San Francisco.
Fourteen teens who form a community and a family, as interconnected as they are conflicted.
Fourteen teens whose lives are turned upside down when over 100,000 people of Japanese ancestry are removed from their homes and forced into desolate incarceration camps.
In a world that seems determined to hate them, these young Nisei must rally together as racism and injustice threaten to pull them apart.”

my review: this book was great! it’s funny how the title is so similar to the first book. but anyway i think this is definitely worth a read and you should check it out! here is my star rating.

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music

here are some of my ✨favorite✨ songs from this month! i won’t be sharing my spotify account for privacy reasons, but here is a list of songs. i’ve been obsessed with conan gray’s new album Superache, so you’ll be seeing a lot of conan in there.

people watching – conan gray
astronomy – conan gray
disaster – conan gray
jigsaw – conan gray
breakfast – dove cameron
don’t blame me – taylor swift
dandelions – ruth b.
if we have each other – alec benjamin
water fountain – alec benjamin
happening again – katherine li
sunroof – nicky youre, dazy

that’s it for my favorite songs of this month!

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goals ✨

here are some of my goals for the month of august! let’s see if i accomplished them in my august wrap up!

listen to lots of good music and find great new songs
be kind! to everyone you know.
schedule some posts, and get ahead with your blogging schedule
talk to lots of new people, and make new friends
make a few doodles

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alright that’s it for this post! i hope you enjoyed this month’s wrap up! i’ll see y’all later, bye!

what are some fun things you did this month? what are your goals for august? let me know in the comments!

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Hey guys! Welcome back to my blog. Today I’ll be sharing with you some of my most recent art pieces that I have made. Some of these are collages, some are paintings, drawings, or a mix of both! All of these have been made on mixed media paper, and I’ll share the materials I’ve used for each one as well. Let’s get started!

Art Piece #1

This is a collage that I made with pieces of newspaper, and the background is made with orange acrylic paint and sharpie. This piece is inspired by the works of the artist Yayoi Kusama, she used a lot of circles in her artwork. Here are some of her most famous pieces below.

I had a lot of fun with this one and it was really cool experimenting with collage and it isn’t something I do a lot. This turned out pretty well, so I decided to start doing more collage, as you’ll see in my next pieces.

Art piece #2

This one is one of my favorite pieces I’ve made, it took an extremely long time finding bits of paper that matched the color that I wanted. I looked through magazines, and newspaper articles to find pieces of paper. I’m not sure if you’re able to tell, but this one is inspired by the artist Vincent Van Gogh, I combined two of his most famous pieces The Starry Night Sky, and Sunflowers.

Art Piece #3

This one is another collage, made with a bunch of different materials. The background is watercolor and crayon. The scraps of paper I’ve glued on are just old pieces of paper I’ve found lying around the house. I also used patterned washi tape to add more design.

Art Piece #4

This is a fun abstract piece I made with acrylic paint. The background is just plain black, and I used neon acrylic paint to make the shapes. Then, I used sharpie to make the designs. This piece is inspired by the artist Gillian Ayres, but I added my own spin to it by making the shapes neon. Here are a few of her famous works.

Personally, I think I could have done a better job incorporating her art style into my piece, because she uses more organic shapes than I did. But it’s alright because it still turned out pretty well.

Art Piece #5

Last but certainly not least, I drew the Harry Styles December Vogue cover. I adore (pun intended, if you are not a harry styles fan you probably won’t get it) this piece because it turned out a lot better than I expected. It was just made with colored pencil, and I think it looks really cool!

I hope you liked these! Which one was your favorite? Let me know in the comments! I’ll see y’all in my next post, bye!