Coco On Cavas

May I introduce COCO, the Canadoodle dog. Yes Canadoodle, not CanNoodle.

She loves you to play hide and seek with her toy (you hide the toy, she goes find it)

It is a life saver game sometimes when I want some peace to do more design work.

Unfortunately, she didn't come to Asia with me. So before I left London, I designed and screen printed a tote bag with her silhouette and her name (disguise by the Coco Chanel sign) on it. It is a great bag for dog walking, it holds a lot of Coco's toys.

Coffee Shop in Singapore

I woke up really early today at 5:30 in the morning to do a bridal make up in the East side of Singapore. After that I went to a lovely coffee shop in Tiong Bahru to relax and to recover!
This cafe I found is called Orange Thimble. It has a lovely setting, with lots of individual rooms and a back yard filled with sunshine.  I ordered a latte and an English roll and sat there on my own for like 3 hours? It is somewhere you can chill out for the whole day and not worry you will be kicked out! Plus, the staff has a great sense of humor too. 

Kalo's Recipe Tote

This is my latest design - Kalo's Recipe Totes! 

The idea sparkled while I was cooking one night.  I was thinking of things to make as a present for a good friend, who once asked me for the recipe of Chicken Chow Mein. (I cooked this for her once,  she loved it and after the meal, she took down detailed notes of the recipe!) So that was how the RECIPE TOTE IDEA came out!

They will soon be available in my SHOP, with more recipe designs.

If you are interested to get one, please email me at info@kalomakeart.com

They are HKD$150 each (OR GBP15)

 

Floral Pattern Design - Part 2

Floral pattern design Part 2

Floral Pattern Design - Part 1

       

Travel Drawings - Venice August 2011

Venice: 04-09 August


More travel drawings, in Venice.
Yuko, thanks sooo much for your surface pattern book. I love it!
Tor, thanks for being so fun and friendly. I enjoyed our evening out together.
Keep up your great illustrations!

Travel Drawings - Berlin August 2011

Berlin: 01-04 August 

Thanks Jon for a fun, cultural and artistic trip to Berlin. It was great fun playing blind drawing (drawing and not looking at the paper) and cycling around the city.

I am glad I learnt a lot about the holocaust which I didn't in high school !

// Blind drawings outside the American Embassy //

// Blind drawings at the outdoor garden at Jewish Museum //

// Blind drawing on my last day in Berlin //

Travel Drawings - Amsterdam July 2011

Some drawings I did in Amsterdam this July with my sister Kalam. 
Thanks Nelee for your hospitality. It was great fun staying with you.
I realised how much I love Amsterdam, I had been there three times this year! December, April and July ! I swear I remember all the details from my trip!

// Along the Canal //

// Interesting buildings //

// Things we do after cheeky puff //
* Ka Lo drawing the scene * Kalam playing with i phone * Nelee doing work on her computer

15 hours of Surface Pattern Design Course, London

Do you know that there are four types of repeats ? Block; Half drop; Brick and Mirror !
If you are not sure what I am talking about but interested to find out more, I would highly recommend the Surface Pattern Design course at the City Lit, London.


Please (!!!) make sure the course is taught by Rachel Gornall. Besides a well structured course outline, Rachel is inspiring, passionate, super helpful, dedicated and always full of energy! One of those great teachers who would stay behind class to help and discuss with students if we have any queries. 


Fortunately, I met a bunch of creative friends in the class too! They all have interesting careers, from art tour guide at the Courtauld Gallery, art restorer, Thomas the tank engine licensing lady, editor at ELLE deco, a girl who owns her own ceramics cafe  ...


I am amazed that in 15 hours (3 hrs per class, 5 classes in total), we all learnt how to design, create, form and PRINT our first pattern design, all from scratch!


Here are some snapshots of my work and my classmates' work:

// mood board - circus theme full of acrobats! //

// sketches //

// polystyrene stencils on cardboard //

// colouring stencils with fabric paint //

// printing on paper //  

 // printing on paper //  

 // printing on fabric //  

// Fran in action //   

 // Fran's printed work //  

 // Fran's handpainted pattern //  

 // Charmin in action //  

 // student's pattern //  

 // student's pattern // 

 // student's pattern //