22nd of December
Almost a month has passed by since I last updated. I have been spending lots of time on making gifts for friends, browsing through the net for ideas and getting less motivated; going through a dry inspiration spell; compared my work with others and get discouraged. Thankfully, when I actually get started again, it wasn't too difficult and I tried not to copy ideas but let my own creativity flow. It is definitely more satisfying !
27th of November
Wow! I had just put up our Christmas tree and packed my studio and home; took me almost 6 hours.So...oo tired; take a break now before ironing. Actually it is very satsifying when everything is done. I guess it is another form of art!!
25th of November
It has been a busy cum creative weeks for me. I have been working on some new designs for Art Lab. ( actually the owner did not tell me to do so, I just can't wait to create new stuff. ) New class on 12" x 12" canvas will be coming out next week . I was told that quite a number students are interested. Wow ! I am excited ! I had also come out with an acrylic design. Our Altered Art class is ongoing for the next 1 to 2 months. In fact, yesterday I just had one lesson, 4 wonderful ladies. They completed their mini album and I believe that they enjoyed the class. Hope to see them next week !
There will not be any Children creative class as our publicity came out too late; most people had already planned their holidays abroad.
12th of November
Finally, we have decided the dates for children creative class; 24th, 25th of November and 5th of Dec. Course fee: S$45 for 3 hrs, inclusive of materials and snacks. Children will be working on 2 projects. If you are interested, please sign up at Art Lab,144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, #B1-23.
Altered Art Class, " Friendship Album", will continue on the 19th , 2 - 5pm. There are already 5 confirmed students.Do sign up now ! There is also a card - making class coming. 3hrs , fee - S$40. Students not only get to learn different techniques of making cards, they will also get to make fancy envelope and gift bag.
8th of November
Decorative painting class on the 6th ran smoothly with 5 teenagers and a lady. It was the first time experience for all of them and I'm glad that majoriy of them like it.
Yesterday, I had done up our new " Friendship Album", for this coming Monday workshop. Vancancies are still available for 10, 13 and 17.
Art Lab will be organising a 3 hours creative workshop, teaching mini diary and altered box ( pictures from my workshop page) . We are still in the planning process, most probably will be 19th November onwards, should be below S$60 inclusive of all materials and snacks. Do come back as I will be working on the publicity very soon.
3rd of November, 2008
I have been busy preparing samples for my new decorative classes which will be starting this coming Thursday.
Decorative Painting Class
Fuzzy Bear on canvas
Dates: 6, 10, 13, and 17
Time: 2pm - 4.30pm (maximum of 6 students in each class)
Fees: $140 (plus $30 for materials)
At present, we have 4 students. Do drop by the centre to view the samples. This new shop, Art Lab at Beauty World Centre offers a good range of art materials for different varieties of art and craft.
Altered Art Class Special
For special holiday workshops, I will be at Beauty World
Centre, Singapore, conducting altered art classes on the
following dates 6,10,13 and 17. If you are interested, please
sign up at Art Lab,144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, #B1-23.
Time: 10am-1pm (complete one project during the
3 hours class)
Fee: $60 (promotional price)
All materials are provided. Registration starts today.
I was just told that next Thursday class, 10th of November has 2 confirmed students. So, if you are interested, please sign up at Art Lab,144 Upper Bukit Timah Road, #B1-23.
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In this " Friendship Album", you will learn to create a 6" x 6" mimi album from scratch, create layouts using patterned papers and cardstocks.There are also fun ways in exploring with Sweetwater "In the Loop"; with frames and journalling cards; vellums, acetate, stamping and lots of tags ideas to play in your layouts. Besides, we will be making a few different pockets which can keep your little treasures and letters from your best friends.
All you need for this workshop is at least 6 4r or 3r photos, all in landscape format, pertaining to the same theme,which is "friends".
Alternatively, you can also choose any projects that you prefer ( from my gallery) , just gather a group of friends and you may get a 10% discount!
27th of October
It is Deepavali today but I was busily working on these new ideas.I have just uploaded a lot more in children's craft and altered art. Please take note that altered art has been mysteriously disappear from the nav bar for quite some time, to access to it, link up to the sitemap. We are looking into this matter and will fix it as soon.
26th of October
I have uploaded several new ideas on stamping and holiday gifts. Do check them out!
22th of October
If you are reading this now, I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. My site is new and really need friends like you who has been supporting in this way. Please help to introduce this site to anyone who you think can benefit from it. I have updated children craft ideas, glass painting ideas. fabric painting tips and stamping tips; all these within a week. So, do come back often for updates.
17th of October
It has been 3 weeks since the launching of my site and the response has been encouraging . One ex- student actually travelled about 2 hours (to and fro) on the following day, just to take a better view of my studio. And yes, she is planning to continue her class with me. Many thanks to all of you out there who has been so kind and supportive .Special thanks to my family for helping me to set up this site. Amanda, who who has sacrificed a huge part of her holidays; a lot of effort have been put in. My husband who has always been so supportive, he has been my chief photographer for many years! Amidst his busy work , service in church, studies and various commitments, he has always helped me in all the technical work and administration.. He even helped me to read emails cos I don't touch computer prior to this site. ( It took me almost 2 - 3 hours just to type these- whole page.) Not forgetting Char, my younger daughter who has just finished her exams). She is also contributing to this site with her creations! (Amanda has lots of handicrafts from the past, waiting to be featured.) I had learnt a lot these periods, Mandy has taught me Dreamweaver, and I am already uploading these myself. The going is a bit slow but I am happy that I am more independent now. Besides, I have made a lots of friends through this site too. Some of them will be sharing their artistic ideas in this site soon. In fact, you can also check out in my link page.
While researching on glass and fabric painting, I got so excited, when I realised that I can actually use my acrylic paints without investing on other paints. The night itself, I painted on my old jeans. (I got it from the market) I painted some falling autumn leaves on one side of my jeans, it looks GREAT!. Amanda thinks that it is cool and I asked her for her old jeans to be painted on. She actually agree. And while all these were going on, younger daughter was working on her white canvas shoes which I got from the market . She turned it into a cheerful, pretty pair. She is good in this. Anyway, after painting my jeans, I looked around for some more fabric to paint. I saw this old purple silk cushion cover and decided to transform it. Silk is relatively easier to paint on but I guess I was a bit tired and rushed through the painting. It looks pretty but a little rough for my liking.
The next morning, I painted 2 teddy bears on a commercial bag, and (of course) I painted over the logo. I also found a $3 T-shirt and painted strawberries on the bottom corner and I think I like it! In the afternoon, I worked on 4 glass paintings. Thay are so lovely, I will paint more. My friends out there, you will probably receive some of these for Christmas! I was looking for some more glass to paint on but found no suitable piece. I proceeded to stencilling. The wall outside my house was given a new look, I stencilled some leaves motifs beside my potted plants. Next, I attempted on my big mirror. It is very difficult to stencil on because of the smooth surface, need to use spray paint.
For the past few weeks, I have been working very hard to add in more information to my ideas and tips page . While going through my elder daughter's collection, I found some of her works that were done when she was about 2 or 3. I was so excied to share these with you too, hopefully in another one or two week's time. There are so much to share, so do come back often for updates as I need to work on the uploading.
I will arrange for the only man at home to take the photos shoot on Saturday.( he is good in this!! ) can't wait to share all these in my ideas page.
Meanwhile, check out the new Stencilling Ideas, Stencilling tips, Stamping Ideas, Fabric Painting tips, Glass Painting tips, Parchment Craft, and Children's craft.
September 2008
Recently, I ran a private party for a 7 year old who invited 10 of her friends to her birthday party. We did a 5" x 6" mini diary. The girls had lots of fun playing with glitter, stamping and even layering the flowers. I'm sure they went home excited and perhaps this could be the beginning of the discovery of their hidden talent!
I believe kids need exposure like this, and lots of freedom to express themselves.I don't believe in giving too much restriction when come to creative work. I merely give guidelines, and they are free to change the design and express themselves through Art.
And guess what? Most of them came out with different and ingenious ideas that I had never thought of myself! Impressive!
Check out on my workshop page for more info.
