Baby Don't Cry

drip drip drop. Embroidered details on canvas. 

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All of your words, they've been cursed with dishonesty.

Take it from the girl you claim to love. 

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I really enjoyed doing this piece. I've haven't painted since like....4 years ago? I love painting now, the way the brush strokes the canvas...the sound it makes when it drags the paint across the weaves. The way your wrist flicks and curves to make a angled stroke. Using different mediums that Im not so accustomed to, makes me think differently too. Like...how to blend the colours, how to create the shadows while the paint is still wet. 

My favourite part of this, is of course the embroidery. I love embroidery so much I can't even begin to explain the kind of peace and serenity it brings to me. I can embroider FOREVER. I love the way the threads come together, the sound it makes when the needle passes through the canvas/fabric...i think it makes this sound: ffsshh, ffshh. fshhh. HHAHAH. 

okok. 

This is going up on my high ceiling wall along the stair case. Slowly filling it up with works. Cant wait to fill it up. Half of it is gone because I took down a lot of my embroidered works to ship to Tokyo for an exhibition. THAT, is also very exciting. I can't wait to share it.

for now. I'm gonna crash. I have a meeting at 930am tmrw. *insert face of pain* 

Best Of You

night after night

after night after night 

after night, after night

and finally I'm done!! 

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This piece is for an exhibition for the Best Of You movement. Its basically a movement where people stop to recognise the small things in life that makes up the best of you in the midst of our hectic lives. Living in such a fast paced world makes it harder sometimes to just appreciate things or people that make us who we are or bring out the best in us. For me, the best of me would be my embroidery hobby. I love it so much because it brings me so much positivity and colour in my life. Embroidery time also serves as a time of reflection and a time to unwind. It keeps me sane, and tbh I look forward to coming back to my little working space to embroider. 

Someone shared her story, that when she sees people finish drinking the coffee that she made, it gives her such joy and she feels that it is the best of her. A dad gave up smoking for his daughter, she is the best of him. What or Who is the best of you? 

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Ellie

embroidery process

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This is Ellie. She's part of the Sad Girls Club series that I will be exhibiting in Japan soon in October. 

I can't wait for that. Sadly I would not be going over to Japan because of other work commitments back home. :(
I think of E of the time. By embroidering her, her memories and thoughts are embedded in the weaves of the fabric. Stitch by stitch, forever alive, forever here.

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Ellie's sad. Ellie's angry. Ellie leaves home.

Ellie never comes back. Ellie cries. Ellie cries. Ellie cries.

Ellie make it stop. Ellie stop. Ellie goes.

Ellie come back. Ellie knows. Ellie's hard to take care of.

 Ellie says ok I'll try. Ellie fails. Ellie falls. Ellie cries. 

Ellie's crushed. Ellie's thinking bad. Ellie's not looking. Ellie crosses.

Ellie's safe. Ellie cries. Ellie cries. Ellie cries. 

Perth in pen & paper.

Travel notes, thoughts and random doodles.