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Magic Mirror in the news *

December 17, 2008 /

Here’s the translated version of the news. Special thanks to Marzie from Mariuca: Wishing on a Falling Stars and Mariuca’s Perfume Gallery for the translation!

Extol MSC Berhad appreciates local artists

KUALA LUMPUR –As sponsor of the Charity Art Exhibition organised by the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI), Extol MSC Berhad will be displaying a wide array of artworks at Kerinchi Foyer,  Wisma UOA Pantai beginning Thursday.

According to Justin Tan, Chief Executive officer of Extol MSC Berhad, the Kerinchi Foyer was formerly used to place security solutions offered by the company to its visitors.
However, due to sufficient space and his appreciation for local talents, he has decided to turn this space into a location for artwork display.

The exhibition will also showcase handicrafts, sketches and computer illustrations.

“As illustrators, these artists design their own drawings and graphics, depicting their creativity into a story or idea, which visitors can now enjoy at the exhibition.

“The objective of this charity art exhibition is to feature the talents of artists and diagram illustrators as well as to introduce children’s books artwork in order to encourage the production of high-quality local children’s books,” he continued.

Proceeds from the exhibition will be donated to selected charity homes and allocated for open source software development programmes for the community by Extol.

“We are making a humble request for book donations from local and international publishers to be given away to selected children’s charity homes. This exhibition will also pave way for local talents to shine in the public eye,” he concluded.

Artists to be featured in the exhibition include Sarah Joam Mokhtar, Nur Azmi Mokhtar, Anuar Hassan or fondly known as Sireh, Nor Emila Mohd Yusof and Mischele Mariam Nazmi.
Throughout the exhibition, several workshops will be conducted as well namely ‘Open source design tools for designers and artists’, ‘Malaysian children’s book publishing outlook’, ‘Reading aloud and storytelling’, ‘Overview of popular children’s books’, and ‘Copyrights for writers and illustrators’.

Caption below image: One of the artworks on display at the exhibition.

Got this newspaper cutting from Linda Tan, Regional Adviser of SCBWI and also the Project Manager for Magic Mirror Exhibition tomorrow. I told my husband about it and he went to the nearest news stand to get a copy of yesterday’s Sinar Tabloid. Luckily there are still few available!

They spelled my name wrongly (Nor Emilia Mohd Yusuf instead of Nor Emila Mohd Yusof) but I guess it’s normal; been having this problem all my life. I am so happy that my illustration has been featured in the news. I wanted to translate this news to English but haven’t have time yet to do so. Let me know if you want to translate it for me, I can credit your name and link to your blog! Translated by Marzie already!

So to all illustration and children’s book lovers out there, be sure to come to the exhibition which will be open tomorrow for a month. I will be there half day tomorrow. Among painters and illustrators involved in the exhibition are Sarah Joan Mokhtar, Mischele Mariam Nazmi, Farhana Mohd Tajalli, Sireh, Nur Azmi Mokhtar and Khairul Azuwan Ishak.

Exhibition Details:
Title: MAGIC MIRROR: THE ROLE OF MALAYSIAN ARTISTS IN CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Date: 18th December 2008 – 20th January 2009
Time:  10am – 6pm
Place: Wisma UOA , Jalan Pantai Jaya

Below are my illustrations featured in the exhibition. Come and see them personally!

These are all up for sale except for Adventure and Creating Art with Great Invention (2nd row; 1st and 2nd). All are originals illustrations except for the first three top row; they are prints of digital illustrations.

In addition, I’m putting up The Zoo, Teddies and Welcome to The World for sale too. These are Acrylic on Canvas 12″ x 12″. 40% of total sales will be donated to charity.

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Genie Princess!

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