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Hello everyone,

As noted in my previous post, I have now re-linked two guides I made in 2020 (one for a Tumblr Q&A)! These kinds of posts will now be under tags #q&a and #guides to make it a bit easier to find! 

Moon Field Guide (2020)

Making a Glow (2020)

Thank you for your wonderful messages and comments :)

I absolutely appreciate your support, and promise to get things more organised this time around, and follow up your questions with gifs and tutorials.

Thank you again! 

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In isolation, I watched the rain a lot.

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Chinese ink, brush, rice paper, hand and digital collage.

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Chinese ink, brush, rice paper, hand and digital collage.

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Painted with blurry eyes, during the rain.  Chinese ink, brush, rice paper, kraft paper, hand and digital collage & animation.

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More ink experiments...

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Thank you so much for your incredible patience, time and kind words!

The piece I made for you is an interesting one.

At the time I was feeling ‘stuck in-between places’: being in a space I am familiar with, but also yearning to break out and explore. I wasn’t satisfied the rough sketches I’ve come up with, and my pieces felt repetitive.

I appreciate you, and you definitely deserve more than that!  

I want to be able to allow people to escape to another place, and possibly connect with their emotions in some way.

I really hope you like this!

Below: Animated version

Some extra words:

I reconnected with Chinese ink recently. I’ve actually had some training in Chinese painting and Chinese calligraphy growing up, but haven’t devoted myself to it until it now.

I love the spontaneity and the textures ink creates. It was a way to free myself form a place I felt trapped in. This is an element my work had recently lacked because of how controlled I’ve become, and I have to be honest, I don’t like it at all! 

Altogether, this pace and style of working had given me something else to appreciate and understand. The way I work has not changed much - I still integrate the skills and tools I know best. But sometimes I do take different forks on the road to adapt to the medium :)

Thank you all for your time 🌙

Stay safe 🌙

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I wanted to publish this one in time for a week’s long rain. It’s been a tad busy, and being in front of a screen so much had moved me to me go back to using Chinese ink and rice paper. 

Thank you for your patience - all your lovely questions will be answered next!

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Sketch for House Bag installations. 

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Thank you for all your wonderful messages! I will answer them very soon, so keep an eye out for my reply in gif form :) Lots of love!

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Hungry ghosts and lotus

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I am beyond lucky to receive some of most beautiful messages and works of art from people all over the world. Thank you so much for sharing your creativity, passions and time!

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Thank you @shiolog for the lovely comment, inspirations, and the introducing me to the whimsical world of Terunobu Fujimori!

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Thank you for the all your inspirations and talents in 2020 <3

I had a Q&A in mind when I was making these, but the message ended up turning into a really fantastic conversation that was really inspiring!

In my next pieces, I will make something inspired by this!