A Situational/Circumstance System ^_^

i decided to create a system of my daily process for getting up and getting ready for work. This a a lengthy process for me because there is a lot of "care" i do for myself, more for the piercings and facial care, surprisingly enough i never put make up on so this saves me 15 minutes of my morning and i also dont do anything with my hair. i have a beleif that when you get ready to work you dont prep yourself for a date or an outing! when you do it takes away from your work ethic and determination. The only leisurely thing i do in the morning is either change my piercings and get myself a Soy Chae Tea Latte to enjoy on my walk to work.

A Surfer's Dream Come True

Rock Running is a form of hypoxic training to increase lung capacity. It forces your body to learn how to work better even when the regular, consistent supply of oxygen isn't available.

Preliminary drawing : gills 

shark gills

Anatomy & function of gills

For my augmented body project I decided to alter my body in a way that I saw benefiting me in a 'fun' and yet functional way. What inspired me to create gills is my new hobby in surfing and the training regiments that I partake in to better myself as a swimmer and surfer. Those exercises consist of training the lung to increase in lung capacity and to train the body to function when consistent air supply isn't available. So i came about the idea of having gills to eliminate the training and risks of being caught under a wave for too long and not being able to come up for air. Basically, being able to breath under water allows the surfer to paddle faster and consistently without having to duck beneath the wave, but basically paddle right through it, and to most importantly avoid the main concern of drowning when the surfer is caught beneath waves and cant resurface for air.

Augmented Body Research

Foot Binding:
         From the late 10th century to the mid 20th century foot binding was an intense cultural practice pushed among young girls and middle aged Chinese women that are wealthy and in the upper class, this practice was a  representation of their freedom from manual labor.  It eventually became very popular because the Chinese men believed it was "attractive"because they would have narrower and slender, dainty feet. there were even variations in which the process was done to bind the feet and prevent foot growth. Some ways required breaking of the bones, and other ways required a slow bending process by wearing tiny specially curved shoes.
         By 1874 Christian woman called an end for the practice in order to promote equality in between the sexes. These woman and even men from other religious practices and tribes believed that the practice was basically a sin because it violated the creation of god.


Brass Coil Neck Rings
          Woman from the Kayan Lahwi have worn these neck rings that elongate their necks from the birth of their tribe. the reasons for wearing and adding on rings through growth are for physical appeal and sexual dimorphism, to allow woman to have more slender necks. it was also believed that it allowed woman to have more of a "dragon" appearance since the dragon was an important figure in Kayan Folklore. As far as today, the woman have began to remove the coils in order to protest the cultural exploitation and to break away from the restrictions that came with it

Logo Heist

Hurley is a youth lifestyle brand rooted in surfing, skate, music and art. in my experience I have seen this label be represented with young adults and teens partying hard like there's no tomorrow and "living on the edge" with their "hardcore" lifestyles. So basically when i think of a 'Hurley' i see an image of young teens at a skate park, beach or run down house drinking till they "Hurled".