Sometime three years ago, I remember vividly prior to donning the hijab; I wanted to design prints on shawls. It's an extension of expressing my art. I graduated with a Honors in Fine Arts. In school, I was trained in painting and I get to choose electives like Fine Art photography, tactile video making and printmaking. There are many forms of printmaking and my favourite got to be silkscreen printing. I love it so much that I wanted to changed my major but I couldn't. As I did more research, I learnt that it's possible and there are many designers who designs prints and make them into wearable pieces, upholstery, wallpaper etc. My love for Textile Printing grew even more....
It's the last #lullyslist for the year and it's time to revisit the prints we produced this year! We started 2018 by announcing our biggest collaboration with designer Naforrer for Commonwealth Fashion Exchange by EcoAge. We designed an evening wear- our interpretation of the Modern Malay Woman. Selb and I had a great time painting on Eucalyptus silk. We also applied wax crackle technique. The lines from crackle wax effect was so lovely and satisfying to do that we made into a printed shawl. I enjoy trying new mediums and was so excited to know about water based spray cans. It’s almost similar to diluted acrylic paint and Chinese ink. The best part of the Inkflow shawl got to be the...
We received so much love for the recent collaboration with Sijun and Shalom and I was inspired to paint. For the past four weeks, I attended a class on Chinese Painting. I thought it was going to be a breeze but apparently not! There are two styles- traditional aka realistic and freestyle. I get to try both! In Chinese painting, the painters will practice many rounds, perfecting every strokes before creating their masterpieces swiftly in minutes. I don't think I have the patience to do that! The first lesson was painting bamboo shoots. The leaves were the hardest! The way I should start and end with a sharp tip. The second lesson was quite fun learning how to paint flowers...
Hey guys, Doing styling content are really challenging these days coz of my baby girl, so excuse the not-so-fancy ootd walls. We literally went to my void deck=(. Thank god, the lighting was decent and the colours were captured well. Since the festive mood is over, I decided to do simple everyday looks to go with the latest Moody Graphic Shawls. I'm so happy you guys love the colours we chose because it was tough deciding on the right type of tone. For this series, I styled the prints according to the colours. Look 1 Fun way to get the deep green up and about is to match it with a pair of printed pants. Stick to green shades because you wouldn't...
I have just turned 30 years old on 4 July. What's good about it? Feeling grateful and blessed for everything that has happened. I'm at peace with myself. On a lighter note, here are 3 secrets about me and 3 things I regretted not doing before turning 30. Secret #1 I dreamt of becoming part of Beyonce's dancers and perform during her tours. Secret #2 My sense of balance is terrible. I think I can ride the bicycle, I'm just scared of littlest things like riding down the kerb. My most embarrassing moments during a school camp was when I shook the whole swinging bridge( high obstacle course) after stepping on 2 loose planks. I just couldn't stay still! Secret...
