Category Archives: Hand-crafts

Table Design – series 1 to 3

Complete Upcycling Here are a few table projects that made domestic and overseas with recycled cardboards, recycled fabric, acrylic paints, spray glue, PVA glue and some old A0 photography papers. Nairobi, Kenya, Art Residency. This project was made in June, 2019, locally in Nairobi. Then, gifted to Children at risk programme locally. Consumerism We consume manyContinue reading “Table Design – series 1 to 3”

Two hearts, two lives. One commitment.

I went to a conference and the speaker was sharing about her experiences of rescuing girls from brothels, and streets. I heard some sad stories of human trafficking. According to the report, there may now be as many as 30 million people worldwide held against their will to be a sex slave or forced labour.Continue reading “Two hearts, two lives. One commitment.”

Love without limitation

I made this piece of art work during the Art Residency in Nairobi, Kenya. Medium: Recycled newspaper, recycled fabric, acrylic paints and Eastern Asian ink on a canvas.  Brief:  The triptych on the canvas represents love overcoming all limitation. The 1st panel is inspired by Maasai bead jewellery, made by objects found locally in Nairobi,Continue reading “Love without limitation”

Garden Lovers

This clay work was inspired by the book of ” Song of songs.” ” Behold, you are handsome, my beloved!Yes, pleasant! My beloved is a bouquet of flowers in the gardens of Engedi. How beautiful you are, my love, how beautiful! Your eyes are soft as doves’.   What a lovely, pleasant thing you are,Continue reading “Garden Lovers”

Wet Mounting Technique and More

East Asian brushwork includes Brush, Ink stick, Ink stoneand Paper. These four are known as “The Four Treasures of the Studio” (for painting) and “The Four Treasures of the Study” (for calligraphy). Traditionally, two types of paper are used in brush painting. One type is “raw paper”, and the other one is “sized paper”. InContinue reading “Wet Mounting Technique and More”