Tavi Gevinson

Tavi Gevinson, a 13-year-old girl who is a fashion criticaster and fashion lover. Started to know her from a local magazine and went surfing on net to know more about how famous that tiny gal is. By typing only Tavi and u've already found her full name poping up. by quick browsing her blog http://tavi-thenewgirlintown.blogspot.com/ Finally know why is she so popular in the fashion circle. woo.. i love her sockings... so nice and colorful~~

Peacock Brooch

Haven't have time to update my blog recently~ just found out that I haven't post my work in a class I attended on May. A series of chinese style accessories and jewelry design, I chose green as my theme color for the whole series. A Peacock Brooch was born.

it can be worn upside-down.

Just received a new Lomo film camera. Diana F+ cross-over with Hong Kong designer, Dorothy Tang. Adorable Ching Fa Chinese pattern, made the whole camera a new look. Haven't buy the 120 films for testing, will get some rolls and take more photos for the autumn sunshine.

P.S. thanks Sunny for this wonderful b-day present. I love it so so much~ ;P

Black Humor

Can you think of what you can put into the skull? Lipstick? Coins? Paper? Whatever you want to~ becos this is a handbag!

Natalia Brilli, one of my favourite accessories and handbag designers, has transformed her black humor to her design. By making use of imprint technique on leather; some everyday objects such as a matchbook, a wallet, a passport case have been transformed into something precious. A new definition of fashion, art and design has been created.

Dull in the washing machine

My lovely cat, Dull Dull likes to discover new places to sleep or hide. The washing machine in our kitchen becomes his new amused place. This is a painting captured a wonderful moment after he took a nap inside the washing wheel.

Fish in the Sky

Fish in the Sky, an acrylic painting I painted in 2002 when I was in Toronto. One of my favourite in my Surrealism series. Always thought of something crazy at that period, kept asking myself why birds couldn’t swim, fish couldn't fly etc.

Little bit or some more?

Little bit, a favorite song of my play list recently. Heard this song from an Australian website incidentally, I’ve found myself fallen in love with it. Both the melody and Lykke’s voice make me looping the songs again and again. Though I can’t hear every word clearly, the way of singing and the beats allure me lot. Can’t find a way of using this song as the background music of my blog, still wanna share it with you~ a wonderful music video which fits the music perfectly. ENJOY!

Bloom bangle

The first classwork I made during the Decoupage class, named it Bloom representing the blooming flowers on the bangle.

Making a bangle like this was easier than I thought. Simply cut and paste the tissue paper and stick them on the bangle, blow-dry it with hair dryer and use a sponge to color the surface. Let it dry and paint a glossy coating on top, that is~ SIMPLE??

Try to make one yourself~

The art of treason

Tsang Cho Choi, probably might be the first graffiti artist in Hong Kong. To show his objection about the land was seized by UK government, he started using Chinese writing brush and black ink to write his assertion of rights on walls everywhere in Hong Kong. People called him the “King of Kowloon”, and some fashion designers used his graffiti as symbolic patterns on their works. However, after his rest, can we still keep the art of treason?

the scent of Autumn

Autumn, my favorite season in the four. But it seemed that it is the hardest season to think of what to draw in my first series. Surfing on the internet to get some ideas or inspirations, luckily, I searched something about Persian chrysanthemum, or you can call it Autumn Sakura (秋菊), is a kind of flower which bloom in Autumn. Though I still have no chance to see the Autumn Sakura in person, I do hope I can smell the scent of it later time. P.S. A bad news came into my ears this morning; my secondary schoolmate just passed away. I do hope her husband can be strong and Mandy, R.I.P. will pray for you and your whole family.

Love without talking

The sweetest love story I've ever in touch with. Sometimes, we don’t have to say it out; just a smile, a kiss, an eye contact or a hug better than any verbal explanation. Spending twelve minutes to watch the video, making me happy for entire day. This is a bliss.

Winter yearning

Still in muggy summer with pouring rain outside all the times; start missing snowy Toronto. Although had to shovel snow in heavy snow, can't forget the time of snowing.

Especially during Chinese New Year festival, walking on China Town, hearing the crowd and music from far to closer and closer. People circled the lion dance group, to see the lion dancer about to kick lettuce. Pretty like the moves of the lion and of course the colorful lion costume.

sever-year itch

Haven't paint a picture since I was graduated in visual studies. With limited working space after moving back to Hong Kong, and also had no spare time on doing this or that (probably those are excuses) one proper word: lazy can be used to explain the entire situation.

Anyway, suddenly feel like it's time to pick up all those I used to do. So I went to art supplies store and got some canvases (of course they aren't the big scale but tiny ones) and paints, started thinking of the theme of paintings... cool~~ many good ideas came at once but finally chose to paint four as a series.... something about four seaons.

Didn't follow the sequence but just my mood~

The very first one after my seven-year itch: Lime Spring 青春 or you can call it "Youthhood" by translating the name from Chinese.

Summer Water

This is my third painting under Four Seasons series, named Summer Water. Under 34 degree muggy weather, really wanna dive into water and swim like a fish. It inspired me to catch the moment of splashing water when the new goldfishes "dive" into my dad's fish bowl.

Finally have some ideas on the last painting of this series; hint is something about Autumn, my favourite season which I was born in.