New Family Project: Planting on Recycled Boots

Hello! We finished restoring a tricycle garden table last weekend. We also planted on recycled garden boots. Here are some photos taken by Shey.

w/ Dylan and Gumby.

Thanks for visiting! :-)

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Gentle Universe Handmade Postcards

Hello! Thank you very much again to everyone who joined our handmade postcard giveaway. We just finished sending all the postcards last Friday. We apologize for the delay. It took us some time to finish the postcards.

Special thanks to Shey. Here are some photos that we took while making the postcards.

We used empty milk boxes as board for the postcards. We regularly buy milk for our son Dylanand we set aside the empty milk boxes for our family projects.

Sea waves.

Boat.

We will upload a Gentle Universe handmade postcard video soon.

Until next giveaway! Please bookmark our blog or follow us on twitter for updates. Thank you!

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Gentle Universe at Vargas Museum for Lirio Salvador

Last Thursday, Gentle Universe performed during the opening of “Sandata”, an exhibit of our dear friend Lirio Salvador at UP Vargas Museum.

Lirio was not able to attend the exhibit opening because he’s still confined in the intensive care unit of a hospital. He was a victim of a motorcycle hit-and-run on December 30 in front of his art space in Dasmarinas, Cavite.

Aside from our group, sound artist Erick Calilan, Lakbay Lahi and Elemento (the experimental sound group founded by Lirio Salvador) also performed during the exhibit opening.

Erick Calilan

Lakbay Lahi

The highlight of the event was the performance by Elemento with Ma'am Mean Salvador, wife of Lirio Salvador. She read a personal poem for Lirio.

Gentle Universe performed after the set of Elemento. One of the kids who seemed to enjoy our child-friendly sounds stood near the red toy piano while we were performing. (L to R: Stanley Castelo, Valerie Bautista, Cris Garcimo)

Toy Piano, Gentle Universe.

The group of kids playing inside the Museum. This was taken after the sound performances.

Lirio Salvador's exhibit was featured on Philippine Star on January 23. Wilson Lee Flores wrote an article which you can read here. You can also read the essay written by Patrick Flores through the said article.

Here are some pictures of the wonderful book on Sandata. It was published by UP Vargas Museum in cooperation with The Drawing Room.

Lirio Salvador with the rest of Elemento: Jonjie Ayson, Rodrigo "Jon" Romero and Kaloy Olavides.

"Sandata" exhibit will run until 25 February 2012. For more information, please visit the museum’s official website at http://vargasmuseum.upd.edu.ph/.

Fundraising "Sandata ako ni Lirio" T-shirts

We are happy to share the news that Lirio was already transferred from intensive care unit (ICU) to a regular hospital room on January 23, 2012.What a wonderful gift to his wife, Mary Ann! She also celebrated her birthday. Thank you to everyone who is continuously helping and praying for Lirio.

If you would like to help Lirio Salvador, please visit HelpLirioSalvador Facebook Page here. He still needs assistance for his medical expenses.

You may also help Lirio Salvador via ArtisteConnect.com.

For more information about Lirio salvador, please read the article reading by Tad Ermitano entitled "The cyborg in the river: A meditation on the art of Lirio Salvador.

Thank you.

Sandata ako ni Lirio.

Truly yours,

Cris Garcimo
for Gentle Universe
e-mail: csgarcimo@gmail.com

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Hello 2012!

Good morning! Here is a video clip of a toy piano that we use. Sending love and positive thoughts to everyone this new year. May life be gentle to you and your family always.

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Gentle Universe at Cultural Center of the Philippines

Sharing a photo of Gentle Universe at Cultural Center of the Philippines. This was taken at the open area, behing the Main Building, during the album launch of Lirio Salvador and his sound art group Elemento.

Thanks to Lirio Salvador, Jon Romero, Jonjie Ayson, Kaloy Olavidez and Soliman Cruz.

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Gentle Universe Postcard Giveaway (until Dec 15, 2011)

Dear friends,

We are giving away Gentle Universe handmade postcards! The giveaway is inspired by the wonderful folks from Etsy and Fika Fika Fika promoting snail mail and analogue correspondence.

If you would like to receive a postcard, just e-mail your postal address to gentle.universe@yahoo.com or csgarcimo@gmail.com. We have 30 postcards to give away.

Last day of sending your postal address is on December 15, 2011. We will mail the cards simultaneously on December 16, 2011. Feel free to share the info to everyone who loves postcards.

This is fun! We are excited to send the postcards with handwritten message! Open to Philippine residents only. We wish to send cards outside the Philippines on our next give away.

Truly yours,

Cris Garcimo
for Gentle Universe
e-mail: csgarcimo@gmail.com

PS. If you wish to receive a Gentle Universe postcard but don’t want to e-mail your postal address, just see us on our next gig at CCP Complex for the Elemento Album Launch on December 10, 6PM. Kindly e-mail us on or before December 8, 2011 so we could prepare the postcard. You will not experience the fun of receiving the postcard via mail though. :-)

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Vintage Pedal Cars and Tricycles

We've been looking online at lovely photos of vintage pedal cars and tricycles. It would be nice to have one for our son Dylan.


Pedal cars! No need to recharge.

We wish to find even old pedal cars and tricycles at thrift shops. That would be a fun restoration project!

Thanks for dropping by!

Truly yours,

Cris Garcimo
for Gentle Universe
email: csgarcimo@gmail.com

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Gentle Universe at Ayala Museum

Gentle Universe performed at Ayala Museum for Ang Illustrador ng Kabataan's (AngINK)
exhibit and 20th anniversary celebration. Nov 21, 2011, 6PM.


We performed live ambient music and sounds during the exhibit viewing. (Cris Garcimo - keyboard, toy piano, beat programming, sound design; Valerie Faye - keyboard, toy piano2 and Yen Reville - visuals)


AngINK exhibit at Ayala is from from Nov 21, 2011 to Jan 15, 2012. Celebrating 20 years of Philippine Children's Book Illustration. Don't miss it!


The big boat illustration behind us is from the children's book "The Moon is my Friend" written by Chit Litiaco-acosta and illustrated by Mela Advincula.


with Dylan.


Dylan playing with the Toy Piano.


Congratulations to AngINK and Ayala Museum! Cheers!

Thanks for viewing. For more photos visit Gentle Universe's photo set at Flickr

Truly yours,

Cris
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email: csgarcimo@gmail.com

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Gentle Universe at Ayala Museum for INK's 20th Anniversary

Gentle Universe will perform at Ayala Museum for the anniversary celebration of INK. Ang Ilustrador ng Kabataan (Ang INK) and Ayala Museum present the exhibition "20 Taon" in celebration of the twenty years since the foundation of the Philippines' first and only organization for illustrators of children's books. Opening reception on Nov 21, 6pm. RSVP 7571117 to 21 loc. 10 April Tamayo. Please check out the E-flyer below for more details.

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Bon Voyage Erich!

Bon Voyage to our dear friend Erich, synth and melodica player in Gentle Universe. He and his family will take their flight to Canada this week. We will surely miss you! We wish you all the best. Hope to see you soon someday.

Truly yours,

Cris Garcimo
For Gentle Universe

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