Now on exhibit at the new gallery Carmen Art District in #20 Andres Fernandez corner V. Neri Streets in Barangay Carmen Cagayan de Oro City, Coming Home is a gathering of the works of art of Kelly Ramos in a span of two decades of artmaking. This little retrospective provides a rare opportunity to see the paintings together in one place. It is a way to discover the artist’s development over time, and see the narratives she has chosen for her themes throughout the years. The paintings on exhibit are borrowed from homes where they were already hanging on the walls of their owners. Some of the paintings were commissioned by the collectors, others used to be part of exhibitions, while yet some others were made by the artist with specific individuals in mind. The show is made possible through the generosity of art collectors who have agreed to lend the paintings to Carmen Art District for the duration of the show. May the viewer enjoy the collection, now togethe...
sunday. grass smells like grass. children playing, people taking photos. church was okay. I'd listened more intently to the foreign homily than I ever did back home. It's funny. The way I'd hoped to hear something in English, praying there'd be some sense smacked back unto me. i cried for the third time this year during the first song when the ball rang to signify the start of the mass. last night was my second, in the shower, repeating affirmations because my thoughts were starting to get ahold of me again. it sounds exaggerated, but once you actually live through it, it would make sense. it makes so much sense to me now. sometimes i think these tribulations are vital to my development, as it would allow me to understand others better by wearing their shoes. it sort of makes me wiser somehow, despite me wanting to kill myself every time. what is wisdom if I can't apply it in my life because I'll be dead. I won't be dead. i always wonder when I'm going ...