Nae Events
A/V Hack Night 1
started this salon format where folks get together and work on their a/v projects.
right now it’s very small/word of mouth and people work on track production or visuals (touchdesigner, hydra, processing).
i do minor facilitation around coaxing people into sharing but other than that it’s pretty informal; a lot of sitting around on one’s laptop. we do a show-and-tell via projector at 9:30p and then people are welcome to hang out and work further on their projects.
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Rope Lab 9
Rope Lab 8
Rope Lab 7
Flyer for an edition of rope lab hosted at NaE. Image is from a test of floating hashira suspension on W.
This formerly has been just a lab for close friends who I wanted to teach how to tie when they couldn’t afford bay area prices, but after seeing a few DIY jams in Manila and in the bay, I’m trying to think about how to open up this lab to the broader community.
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Kamayan V-Day
A small anti-Valentine’s dinner I hosted for about 15 friends (singles and couples) where I made a Kamayan dinner for them.
Sourcing the banana leaves was the hardest part. I made a few things I’ve never made before like vegan sisig. Also I’m not really a big fan of lumpia despite being exposed to it a lot so hunted around for some good lumpia and got a few varieties (honestly, my fav was some Laotian homemade eggrolls from a place on International Blvd).
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