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Continue reading →: A Potter’s Diary-Part 1: The Journey BeginsYes tis’ be true! One of the many traditional skills I’ve wanted to master above all is the art of pottery. And no, this has nothing to do with the classic wheel throwing scene from Ghost with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. So after months of searching around, I finally…
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Continue reading →: Special Announcement!As of today, I will be using Etsy Stores as a platform to boost sales of some of my art pieces. Unfortunately for me, some of the older ones will no longer be seen (things like the Ong Cat series from 2018). However, those pieces still can be seen in…
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Continue reading →: Indulging in Arts and CultureSo this time around, I decided to write about my trip to the Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia (www.iamm.org) and along with me I tagged my students along. For them, it was research, but for me it was looking at the same things but for a different perspective at the arts…
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Continue reading →: Batik: A Taste of TraditionsFirst and foremost, I’d like to apologize for disappearing for a long period of time. Though my updates were coming from Instagram, I personally feel terrible that I had not been able to keep to my goal of maintaining updates here. Anyways, with regards to my Post title. I am…
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Continue reading →: M-I-A statusHEY ALL! I am not dead yet! I have been super busy of late! I have some exciting news to share and I truly hope it is not too late!!! See you soon! -XOXO-
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Continue reading →: Silkscreen with meWorking with students can all terrifying, exhilarating and most importantly, full of laughter. A couple of weeks ago, I decided to explore an alternative method for Silkscreen Printing. Here is a little introduction to What is SilkScreen Printing? This is a technique also known as Screen Printing that was made…
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Continue reading →: IlluminationIlluminated manuscript. One of the oldest and iconic styles of art history dating from the 16th century of the Middle Ages. Almost every continent has contributed in some away or another this part of history. Among some of the famous manuscripts – The Lindisfarne Gospels, The Book of Kells, and…
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Continue reading →: Meet the Ong familyOf late, I had been keeping myself busy with some sketches to a request of a very special friend and mentor. She had personally requested for a set of Maneki-Nekos or otherwise, popularly known as Lucky Cats! Generally, Asian people would have one or two in their stores or home…
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Continue reading →: Sea PrincessI have a major issue – an obsession with rabbits, and that’s how I ended up making a needle felted doll. It all started with my usual and occasional visit to the Daiso outlet located not too far off from my housing area. I do make it a point to…
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Continue reading →: The Accidental Mini-MeIn my last post, I shared about my experimentals with various types of clay and in this I will share on my final finished little doll named Lil’ Rosa. What truly inspired me to do this was the famous fairytale entitled Thumbelina. Now as the story tales,Thumbelina is a tiny…
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