LBCC held their monthly Sip N Paint event where students and faculty gathered to celebrate Filipino American History Month by painting the Filipino hibiscus flower, gumamela and enjoying traditional Filipino food.
Administration assistant for Transfer, Counseling, and Student Support Services Department, Bri Pinkerton was thrilled by the turnout of the event and how each person drew and interpreted the flower differently.
“I chose the gumamela for us to paint today because it’s native to the Filipino land and it represents beauty, essence, resilience, and even romance,” Pinkerton said.
Pinkerton loves holding these events because it’s a great opportunity for participants to relax and connect with their peers outside of the office and classroom, while having a delicious meal.
“I’m just happy that everyone’s enjoying themselves and they get to take a breather from the emails, phone calls and doing all that office stuff,” Pinkerton said.
Bri Pinkerton, who hosted the sip and paint event paints a hibiscus flower design onto her canvas during the event. This was the second sip and paint held at LBCC, each being themed after and highlighting different cultures on Oct. 30, 2024. (Nick Eismann)
Student Jamie Sage has walked by previous Sip N Paint events held at LBCC and has always wanted to check it out, so she decided to attend this one and was very glad that she did.
Sage shared that she loves to paint, but has been in a sort of creative rut, so she was excited to get back into it.
“Painting today has actually been really relaxing, I’ve really enjoyed it, and the fried rice is so good,” Sage said.
Sage encourages more students to attend Sip N Paint because it’s super relaxing and fun, there’s a really lively community of people, and the food is delicious.
Administrative Assistant for the World Languages and Reading and Teacher Prep Department, Gina Montufar came out to this event to celebrate Filipino American History Month and was thankful for Pinkerton’s mini lecture on the symbolism of the gumamela flower.
“I’m glad that I came because I met someone who I kind of worked with in the past, but have never put a face to the name,” Montufar said.
Montufar added that she also got to see some of her coworkers that she usually sees at events like this, so she’s thankful for the bonding experience.
Montufar is pleased with how her painting came out and is going to display it on her desk.
Those who attended said that they really enjoyed the food, people and painting, and students can catch many more held by LBCC in the spring semester.