Tuesday, October 30, 2012

minä perhonen

On my last trip to Tokyo, I went a little crazy buying the minä perhonen limited edition MT tapes. Still can’t quite forget those which were sold out and hence weren’t in my basket...
Today, I’m sharing her 2012 - 2013 Autum/Winter clothing collection! What do you think?

minä perhonen

minä perhonen

minä perhonen

[images: minä perhonen]

Friday, October 26, 2012

Fading Summer

I'm enthralled by these images by Montreal-based photographer, Irene Suchocki. She captures a summer that is slipping away in its most surreal beauty. 

Irene Suchocki

Irene Suchocki

Irene Suchocki

Irene Suchocki

[images: Irene Suchocki]

Monday, October 22, 2012

Packing My Life


The common local practice over here is for young folks to live with their parents till they get married. Although I got married a few years ago and no longer stay with my parents, I still have quite a bit of my belongings in their house. 
All’s good until my parents told me that they’ve sold the place and are going to move since there’s no longer a need for such a big house. So I’ve been forced to go through my things every weekend when I return.

mental ambiguity 

This I found to be quite an emotional exercise. I spent most of my growing up years in that house. I’m now trying to pack close to 20 years of my life into boxes. Where do I even start? The hardest is deciding whether to dispose of things which aren’t worth much at all but yet has nostalgic value attached. I found notes which my classmates and I scribbled to each other during class. There were boxes filled with greetings cards I received (pre-digital days those were) and I still love the look of ink on paper. Lots and lots of CDs. I contemplated converting all of them into soft copies but I remember the excitement of buying the CDs and checking out what’s in the sleeves. A huge container of mindless things but which are reminders of my one year life in Japan. Then there’s the last red packet my grandmother gave to me before she left us. And so much more... 

Those days have forever passed but if there are tangible remnants of them, I feel like I want to hold on to them as long as I can. If you’ve gone through a similar experience, you may understand what I’m trying to express. It has been a couple of trying weekends. I may have been forced to dispose of some things, but I hope it also means I’m now creating space for new memories to be made. 

Friday, October 19, 2012

The Book Show

Hi folks, if you are in Singapore, I would love for you to come to a group exhibition which I'm a part of! The last week or so saw me busy making plushies inspired by a book. I'm pretty happy with them and hope you'll come have a look! Of course, there'll also be works of fellow Singaporean artists for you to feast your eyes on. Everything at the exhibition is available for sale. Here's the FB event page.

I'll be at the opening which is on 24th October, at 7.30pm. Come say hi! 

Book Show

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

Feature in Encounters

Cookie Cutter's onigiri plush made an appearance in issue 1 of Encounters! Encounters is a local bi-lingual publication and the theme of this inaugural issue is 'beginnings'. 

Encounters

Encounters

Grab a copy from Books Actually!

Friday, October 12, 2012

Pancakes

I'm doing a pancake post.
Just because.

pancakes

pancakes

pancakes

pancakes

pancakes


Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Visit to Toby's Estate

I love local Singaporean breakfast. A plate of chwee kueh, a plate of fried carrot cake to share between two. Wash it down with a glass of soy bean. I'm a happy girl! But there are other days when I crave western style breakfast. 

Poached eggs and toasts were occupying my mind. It was on such a day that T and I headed to Toby's Estate for breakfast. So when my order for Eggs Royale appeared before me, I gleefully devoured it. The portion was just nice for me, the eggs were runny, they laid on a bed of not-too-salty salmon. Overall, it was an enjoyable meal.

I loved also the slightly industrial and loft feel of the space. The lamps suspended from the tall ceiling had my attention for a while. 

We're likely to head back :)

Toby's Estate

Toby's Estate

Toby's Estate

Toby's Estate

Toby's Estate

Toby's Estate

Friday, October 5, 2012

Folklore

Wish I were in London to check out this lovely lifestyle shop, Folklore.

Folklore

Folklore

Folklore

Folklore

Folklore

An independent store that believes better living is possible through design.
Nice.

[source: Folklore]

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

NEW in SHOP! Superman Cat Plush

Superheros. As kids, who didn't dream of being them. Some of us still do. And one of the most iconic of these super beings has to be Superman. 

Here's a plush for those dreamy moments, or those times when we need to be reminded that there lives a superhero in all of us (despite not having to wear underwear on the outside).

Superman Cat Plush is now available in my Etsy shop. 100% handmade and original in design. Click on over to see more of him.

Superman Cat Plush

Superman Cat Plush