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Fail – IF
Failure to Launch | Digital VectorThe theme this week is ‘Fail’. I am rushing for a job which is due tomorrow and have been behind the desk since morning. I guess small illo break won’t hurt. A quickie of Grin, done in AI, 10 minutes.
Now I’m having my coffee break. Later, shower break. Lol, I’ve been having all sort of breaks, no wonder I haven’t finished yet!
And oh, I did have a long nap break in the afternoon! 😛
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Out of the shell!
I have always been inferior when it comes to meeting people. I am so afraid that I make a fool out of myself. When Helmy invited me to join him at the book fair, I said ‘ok’. But when the time drew near, I told Helmy ‘maybe’. I always like to change my mind the very last minute. I told my husband, Zaim, that I have second thoughts. Zaim told me that one of the tips (by the late Lim Goh Tong) to be succesful is to never cancel appointments or meeting (I reminded him that it’s only a bookfair). He looked at me in the eyes dengan garangnya and told me to just be myself and go with the flow.
And so I did. I went out of my coconut shell (or shall I say tempurung!) and met people. Zaim is so right, it wasn’t that hard. I met bloggers, whom I got to know their names from Helmy. I never got to talk to them but knowing who’s who is good enough. I saw Jiwarasa. I saw Ted Mahsun. I saw Faizal Tehrani. I met Nisah Haron, the writer personally. Talked to her, she’s sweet, prettier up-close. I also got to meet and talked to Prof Dr. Siti Zainon Ismail (Bonda), an artist, poet, writer and Malay art, culture and heritage consultant! I met with Anis, a sweet lady who reads my blog. Yesterday I met Saharil Hasrin Sanin, a freelance illustrator/blogger. Saharil runs Saharil Conteng. And today I met Ida Kassim aka RichyReens who runs A room of Crazy Scrapper. She bought eight of my cards! I just can’t believe it! I’m so happy that I finally got to meet Ida. And guess what? I signed an autograph for Muhammad Akashah, a student and a fan from Kedah! Lol, this one was really not what I expected! I signed an autograph!
Akashah in orange shirt.
Pak Samad and Bonda Siti Zai.Bonda Siti Zai brought along her sketchbook and showed me the latest sketches of her new projects. Her pen sketches are amazing thus inspired me to start practising one! Mind the wording, it was just there to fill the empty space, and a bad attempt to write a poem 😳
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To Mom with Love
Ros buat Mak | Acrylic on CanvasMy mom turned 63 on 10th April. My mom just loves roses so I made her this. Sorry for the poor quality of the photo, took it in the wee hour, bad lighting.
Dua tiga kucing berlari, mana nak sama si kucing belang, dua tiga boleh ku cari, mana nak sama emak seorang! Aku sayang emak!
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Pak Samad
Cake made by Kak Lina Usman
Bapak at Ginkgo Garden | WatercolorPak Samad aka Bapak turned 73 on 9th April. Happy Birthday Bapak! I made a special cartoon watercolor painting for Bapak to comemorate his new book, 68 Soneta Pohon Ginkgo.
His son Helmy is petitioning for Bapak to get back the copyright of ‘Salina’. You can sign the petition here: Pulangkan Salina Petition. If you have facebook, maybe you can join his fan club: A. Samad Said Page.
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Save – IF
Save the best for last | pastel + colorpencil on moleskineThe theme is ‘Save’ over at Illustration Friday. Am a bit late for this week’s theme due to the KLIBF and some other commissioned work.
When I was a kid, I would save the best piece for last during meal time, to me it was purely a joy. But sometimes I got unlucky because my sister would steal all the joy away from me and swallowed it fast!
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KLIBF 2008
There’s a fair in town, the book kind. This year I am attending.
Actually, am helping (menyibuk) WiraBukit, my freelance employer at their booth. If you’re a big fan of A.Samad Said (Bapak), be sure to visit WiraBukit’s booth at Dewan Tun Razak 2, Booth No. 2088. He’ll be there everyday until the end of the fair (April 13 2008).
Titles available are Dirgahayu Dr Mahathir, Rindu Ibu, Keledang, Cinta Fansuri, Dari Salina ke Langit Petang, Bulan Tak Bermadu di Fatehpur Sikri, Ilham di Tepi Tasik, Rumah Rahsia, Yang Berat Sama Dipikul, Bendera di Atas Bukit, Adik Datang and Bapak’s latest book, 68 Soneta Pohon Ginkgo (sonnet collection). This book is fresh from the factory, you won’t find it in any bookstores just yet.
overall cover (open size with flap at front and back)It’s selling like hot fried banana, so you better hurry and grab one. He will sign your copy personally and don’t forget to bring along your camera!
Bapak with his youngest daughter, Sina Raihan
Bapak signing off Rumah Rahsia for his little fan
Young and old fans of BapakUA Enterprise is promoting the late Usman Awang’s books at the same booth. They have two titles available: Tulang2 Berserakan and Turunnya Sebuah Bendera.
Kak Lina Usman promoting her late father’s bookSee you there:
WiraBukit, Booth 2088
Dewan Tun Razak 2 (opposite main building, across the river)
Putra World Trade Centre
Kuala Lumpur
Date: April 4 – 13, 2008
Time: 10.00am – 7.00pm (closed 9.00pm on Fri, Sat and Sun)p/s this my latest design/typesetting work with WiraBukit. You can view more here.
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Rattan goodies!
Rizal from Rest N Rileks came to see me at the KLIBF 2008. I never met blogger friends in real life except for Marzie and Helmy of course (they’re my offline buddies as well). I was suppose to pick up a frame from Rizal last week but since I was swarmed with works, Rizal offered to send me the frame himself.
Framed Rattan FlowersBeautiful isn’t it? This particular craft is designed by Ifa, Rizal’s student. I think Ifa has done a great job and hope she will produce more beautiful stuff. You can view more of this craft at Rizal’s Blog: Rattan Craft. Rizal also gave me goodies from IKN (National Crafts Institute)! Thank you so much to Rizal and Ifa!