I used to write and now I paint. Particularly fond of Los Angeles. These are pages from my sketchbook.https://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lvrlg7jmss2fStill adjusting so daily doodles are a little behind. Here’s today’s:07 Aug 2025 01:26 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvrlg7jmss2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lvmoty4r2c27Return of the daily doodles. Was recently hired on to work full time for an org I’m absolutely in love with. So it’s been a month of orientation to a new schedule and pace.05 Aug 2025 02:44 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvmoty4r2c27https://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lryv5fqk7s2cPracticing my sketching technique!20 Jun 2025 01:28 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lryv5fqk7s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lrhm6g5z4k2fA big ole zine.13 Jun 2025 04:32 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrhm6g5z4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lqvoc524k22dThe algorithm was algorithm-ing a few weeks ago when I was suffering from a case of “crushing on someone who could care less if I live or die.” Thanks to Rama Lauw for the ✨AmaJing✨ inspiration. Anyway, I cured what ailed me with a strawberry whipped cream sando.06 Jun 2025 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvoc524k22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lqvnt37mws2dInk & watercolor. Looks much better in person.06 Jun 2025 01:14 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvnt37mws2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lqvnrsjd4c2dFound objects! A whole book about vintage tractors is my new project.06 Jun 2025 01:13 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqvnrsjd4c2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lqehlr6cwk2hMore stock photo practice in ink. Really loving this medium.30 May 2025 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqehlr6cwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lqegdjchn22dWent to another Bring Your Own Pen get together at Stories in Echo Park. What a lovely gathering.30 May 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqegdjchn22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lq7ffvscec26Pencil doodles, pressed flowers from a recent date. A little note that says, “I hope I’ll get to feel that alive again soon.” Maybe far too vulnerable for a Blue Sky post but I’m old enough to remember that I can say whatever I want about love and desire and no one can stop me.28 May 2025 04:44 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lq7ffvscec26https://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lpnnm3nwp22kReally enjoying ink these days. Apparently, I make this face a lot. Self portrait in ink and watercolor.21 May 2025 03:23 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpnnm3nwp22khttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lpmyxftp2s2qPractice! Found objects, sashiko, quilting, textiles, ink and watercolor.20 May 2025 21:14 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpmyxftp2s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lopeerqmuk2mToday I went to Bring Your Own Pen at the Last Bookstore. I brought pens but ended up using charcoal.09 May 2025 02:18 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lopeerqmuk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lomtksls5s2hAnother watercolor, partial blind contour. Reference photo comes from the Heidi Duckler Dance book of photos.08 May 2025 02:12 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lomtksls5s2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lojg4je3522qPortraiture practice. The reference photo comes from The Sartorialist. Watercolor in my sketchbook, not so great mixed media paper, but very enjoyable practice. Still lots to learn.06 May 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lojg4je3522qhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lng5oc77gc2gNew sketchbook stuff! Celebrities and a self portrait. I’ve been struggling with proportions. Practice makes progress!22 Apr 2025 16:59 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lng5oc77gc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lmqucnd3gs2cOk, so I had to upgrade my phone and got the one with the better camera, and I’m wondering if that’s what’s holding me back, and not my own practice. Here’s a chonky borb in watercolor.14 Apr 2025 05:46 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lmqucnd3gs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lm75ysh74224The color palette is darker today. Vogue Japan, watercolor & gel pen. I haven’t practiced for a good amount of time and it shows. Back at it! Apocalypse or no!07 Apr 2025 04:51 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lm75ysh74224https://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3ll7qwt2r2s2vWatercolor, ink, colored pencils. Doodling some characters, practicing with color.25 Mar 2025 17:05 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7qwt2r2s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lknz4fwm6k2mStock photo portrait practice. Watercolor. Tried some wax resist to keep the highlights. Wax was rose scented, and from an old candle.18 Mar 2025 15:43 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lknz4fwm6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lkgldgi7qk2jNew sketches! Watercolor, ink, gel pens.15 Mar 2025 16:48 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkgldgi7qk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3ljdjxxlbik2iI’ve been thinking about a coffee farmer in South Kona who was deported during the first run of this fascist administration. From what I can tell, the family of Andres Magana Ortiz is still trying to bring him home. Once BlueSky creates a video editor, I won’t have to create videos anywhere else01 Mar 2025 18:20 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljdjxxlbik2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lingeusekc2oIt’s hard to find puʻuhonua when existing in your body feels like punishment. So how does one access internal sanctuary when the layers of pain, anxiety & heartbreak are loud and noisy and clumsy and are felt from the tips of each hair to the piko, to the absolute center?20 Feb 2025 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lingeusekc2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lhxo7ncejs2mI took a break from my memory quilt project to make a little collage. I was thinking about the words sprayed on the walls of my neighborhood, and about the resilience of the walls, and the bravery people putting their bodies in front of cars to protest the cruelty of this country.12 Feb 2025 07:39 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhxo7ncejs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lgiv555wkc2xCurrent project: making a quilt. I just can’t let go of things sometimes. Sentiment is so important to me. I’m taking favorite fabrics (T-shirts that don’t fit anymore, mostly), and stitching them together. This will also become a record of my embroidery and textile education.24 Jan 2025 17:08 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgiv555wkc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lgg73ciuyc2gSelf portrait23 Jan 2025 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg73ciuyc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/dancekamaruaoki.bsky.social/post/3lgg6zq5mgs2gLet’s get back to the sketches.23 Jan 2025 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:n2ewe7nclfuvcd244smaueb5/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgg6zq5mgs2g