Sydney Valiente

This is a new website. Blogging is also new-ish. If you scroll back, I've had bouts of consistency (and inconsistency) in the past with...

I'm not cutout to be one of these solo artists. This project has been fun, but it doesn't make me excited anymore. It doesn't get me out...

Alyssa said this to me a few weeks ago when we were driving in the car, and even though I know she was being serious, I thought it was so...

Like I've been saying all along, I'm experimenting with this #OffLocation project. With that, has come a lot of learning. One of the...

I finally miss photography. I needed to miss it. It's what I've been waiting for. You know that dumb phrase that says "to get over...

I knew it was bound to happen eventually. It's just a 3mm piece of wood. I strap it to the top of my Prius each week with 4 tie downs and...

I didn't realize how much I've been craving creative collaboration until this week when I had a fun opportunity to collab with a coconut...

This week I tried another new method for #OffLocation using a scraper and a very diluted mixture of water and acrylic paint. That's...

I’ve been saving this Rolling Stones magazine issue for awhile, because I knew I wanted to make something with the pages in it. It’s the...

I finally used color! It put me way outside my comfort zone, which I love. And it paid off, because I think this is my favorite piece...

I had some trouble setting this one up. I was at Vasquez Rocks on the outskirts of LA, and my rigging, which is essentially some metal...

This week I found a wooded area close to Burbank, that turned out to be a beautiful spot full of wildlife. I saw deer, chickens, and even...

Starting a new project this year! I'm calling it #OffLocation as a spinoff from my 2019 project, #BlindLocation. This time I'm creating a...