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Memories & Sketches #2 by Cecilia Brainard — Talisay

September 2, 2021 by admin Leave a Comment

I continue my blogging about my memories with sketches ... and also old photos. Copyright 2021 by Cecilia Brainard TALISAY Cecilia Brainard My father had been an engineering professor at the University of the Philippines in Manila. He and my mother lived in a big house on Georgia Street, in the Malate District. There they had their first two two children -- my oldest sister and brother. When … [Read more...] about Memories & Sketches #2 by Cecilia Brainard — Talisay

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: blog literature Cebu Philippines, Cebu sketches

Marissa Tay Praises Brainard’s Magical Years: Memories & Sketches

May 5, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

          During these days of Coronavirus, I was particularly happy to hear from my college friend, Marissa Tay, who sent me her feedback about my book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches,. This hardbound book collects sketches inspired by my childhood in Cebu. Marissa was my classmate at Maryknoll College in Quezon City.; we've had the chance to … [Read more...] about Marissa Tay Praises Brainard’s Magical Years: Memories & Sketches

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cebu, Cebu sketches, pen and ink, Philippines, reed art, reed drawing

Artist Tina Borja Heiter on Brainard’s Book of Sketches

March 13, 2020 by admin Leave a Comment

I am sharing a letter from my artist friend, Tina Borja Heiter about my recent book, Magical Years: Memories & Sketches, a book that collects sketches inspired by my childhood in Cebu. Tina was my classmate at Maryknoll College and she is is now a resident of Switzerland where she exhibits her art at the Galerie am Schanzenbgraben.  Tina has a website at … [Read more...] about Artist Tina Borja Heiter on Brainard’s Book of Sketches

Filed Under: Nonfiction, Uncategorized Tagged With: book of sketches, Cebu sketches, pen and ink, reed drawing

Welcome!

I am a daugh­ter of the Philip­pines and an adopt­ed daugh­ter of Amer­i­ca. I have also trav­eled to many places so I am also a daugh­ter of the Earth. My expe­ri­ences have found their way into my sto­ries, which try to depict char­ac­ters caught in impor­tant moments in their lives, sit­u­a­tions that force them to act, make deci­sions, change. I try to see the world from my own point of view, not the dom­i­nant West­ern one, thus my inter­est in his­to­ry, cul­ture, and set­ting. But my char­ac­ters car­ry my sto­ries; they are the most impor­tant in my sto­ry-telling. I have to dive deep into them to under­stand their human­i­ty – their good­ness as well as their bad­ness, their beau­ty as well as their ugli­ness. Just like us. Just like each of us. I need to know where they came from, where they are now, so I under­stand where they are going. Just like us.

Please read my full biog­ra­phy here

 

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