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Windows Project
I love windows and I have huge collection of windows from my travel. A friend told me that I should come up with an illustrated book out of my windows collection. I think that is one great idea and started to sketch out the style that I think is suitable. I am interested in illustrating in cartoon style; not too serious.
So,I am practising to get it right. These drawings below are not cartoon enough. More practise.
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Children’s Book Week 2013 at Silverfish Books
Update on Children’s Book Week, 11-18 May 2013 at Silverfish Books, 28-1 Jalan Telawi, Bangsar Baru, 59100 Kuala Lumpur.
Children’s Book Week is here again and I will be there for the Greet and Meet Session at 3-5pm. Do drop by for a chat or join in the fun!
Selected Malaysian children’s books will be available at special promotional prices throughout the week. There will be storytelling and activity sessions for children on Saturday, 11th May and 18th May, in addition to meetings with children’s book writers and illustrators. And lots of balloons will be given away! The Children’s Book Week is organised by Yusof Gajah Lingard Literary Agency and Oyez!Books for Children, with the support of Silverfish Books.
Saturday, 11th May 2013; 3-5pm
Make your own picture book – for parents and children.
With the help of an instructor, guide your child to make his/her own picture book. Your children will learn how to build different parts of a book and they get to take home their work. All material will be provided by the organisers. Limited to 8 children. This is a joint activity for children and parents. All children must be accompanied by their parent/s. (This session is now closed as we are fully subscribed.)Author appearance
Author and illustrator Emila Yusof will be at Silverfish Books to talk about her work as an illustrator and her new books.
Saturday, 18th May 2013; 3-5pm
Storytelling with Linda Tan on two of Mama Tok’s books.
Award-winning Malaysian storyteller, Mama Tok, has published two books, The Greedy Eagle and Nyam-Nyam Nyit. The story telling (in English) will be followed by a drawing and colouring activity. (This session is now closed as we are fully booked.)Author appearance
Author and illustrator Yusof Gajah will be at Silverfish Books to talk about his new book, Dill the Little Elephant.Credit: Text copied from SilverfishBooks’ blog.
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Painting for sale: Dreamgirl 001
UPDATE: SOLD
Painted this while working on a commissioned painting. I painted the lines last year but somehow I did not like the lines as they were too big and I used brush #3 instead of #1. I put it aside and forgot all about it. So when I started the big painting, I suddenly had the urge to take it out again and continue.
So, this is the result. Happy with it.
SOLD. Acrylic on canvas. Size: 12″ x 12″. Title: Dreamgirl 001. -
People I met at ADIBF 2013
ADIDF 2013 and the experience I gained was totally priceless. And the people I met and have a chat with was truly inspiring in so many ways. I managed to capture photos with/of some of them while sketching some. I hope you can click the link on their names that I provided to learn more about them.
With Kenizé Mourad. She is not only a princess, a writer, a novelist, and a researcher but also a war journalist. She visited Malaysia back in the 70s.
With Miss Chatz. Local illustrator. She is very chatty and bubbly. I love her cartoons; very her.
With Liz Ramos Prado; a Peruvian illustrator living in Dubai. Her surreal illustrations are gorgeous.
With Nirouz El-Tanbouli; a childhood specialist. She’s an Egyptian living in Abu Dhabi.
This is David Macedo. He is also from Peru and now living in Dubai working as Graphic and Web Designer.
Miguel Gallardo (award-wining Illustrator, Barcelona), Guy Delisle (award-winning Cartoonist/Animator/Illustrator, France), Frida Bunzli (Cartoonist, Switzerland) and German Fernandez (Illustrator, Dubai).
With Jo Belle. Jo Belle, a Filipino, is living in Dubai with her family. She works with Cartoon Art Gallery. -
Malaysia Airlines Kids Fly for Free Campaign
I got this job two weeks before I went to Abu Dhabi. Although I was busy preparing stuff to take to Abu Dhabi, I agreed to take up the job. Who wouldn’t, right? A big job from a big client like Malaysia Airlines is something good for my portfolio. After having 3 or 4 times amendments on 3 sets of artworks (print, web and booklet), they finally got approved a day before I leave. All the files were so big and uploading seemed like forever. But Alhamdulillah, all went through.
This one is from the first set; 1 of 3 illustrations for print ads. The layout was done by Ogilvy & Mather (Malaysia) creative team.
I think my signature should be smaller there. But nonetheless, thank you to MAS for making it visible in the advertisement.I’ll post more soon as the next ones are out.
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Disney’s Hollywood Hotel
This is the continuation from previous post.
Waking up Yassin was easy as I promised him the night before that he gets to go to swimming pool if he wakes up early. After taking shower, we went to Chef Mickey to have our international buffet breakfast. We had the usual; bread, eggs and what not. Chef Mickey was not in sight, we guess he was busy preparing breakfast.
After breakfast, we headed straight to the swimming pool. The water was warm and Yassin had a blast swimming and playing on the slide.
After Yassin finished swimming, we went to the garden area to get some shots. And let me take this chance to show you around the hotel.
Disney’s Hollywood Hotel is one of two hotels at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort and it is themed to 1930s Hollywood. The hotel has 600 guestrooms each with the “garden view”, the “sea view” or the “park view” that overlooks the Hong Kong Disneyland Park.
Decorations around the hotel include classic cars from the 1930s, a pavement decorated as a strip of film, names of roads and highways in California, the El Captain sign and even the ‘world famous’ “HOLLYWOOD HOTEL” sign.
The hotel itself has a very art deco style, and is themed to the 1930 golden age of movies.
There are five restaurants in the hotel. Chef Mickey (the main restaurant) has an international cuisine buffet, while Hollywood & Dine has quick-service food and beverages. Studio Lounge is a full-service bar with specialty drinks and snacks. The Sunset Terrace opens seasonally, with outdoor BBQ cuisine. The Piano Pool Bar sells drinks to guests sitting around a piano-shaped pool. The Piano Pool also has a side toddler pool, with a slide.
There’s a gift shop called Celebrity Gift that sells plush, toys, pins and stationeries near the lobby area.
As for its accommodation, Disney’s Hollywood Hotel offers A-List rooms. There are three captivating room types, each designed for the comfort of a family of four. Room types are according to outside view: Garden View, Sea View and Park View. When planning your trip to NSW, be sure to choose Yamba accommodation in NSW for a memorable and comfortable stay.
Amenities include one king-sized bed or two double beds in all rooms (non-smoking rooms available), flat-screen LCD TV, in-room high speed internet access, free wireless internet access at hotel lobby and dining locations, guest parking spaces, guest limousine service, in-room safe, cribs upon request, laundry and valet.
Before we left the hotel, we did some shopping again at the Celebrity Gift shop. We took the shuttle bus and headed to Disney train station. We waved to the trees, the people, the hotel and everything we saw on the way to the station.
‘Goodbye Hong Kong Disneyland…until we meet again’ was our last words before setting our foot on the Disney train that took us to Tung Chung station.Next post: My tips on how to plan for your trips to Hong Kong Disneyland!
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Alice featured in ADIBF Showdaily
