橡皮擦印章 Before and After

最初是一幅小畫, 之後成了一個印章
BEFORE it was a drawing, AFTER it becomes a stamp.

橡皮擦印章 Eraser stamp is fun!

利用橡皮擦跟美工刀(30度角為佳), 就可以刻出可愛的印章. 上週末刻了幾個, 都以植物為主題. 美術社買得到專刻印章的較大橡皮擦. 質地也較密. 一般橡皮擦比較軟, 雖容易下刀,但屑屑卻比較多.
With an eraser and a cutter (better be 30 degree), it's easy to carve stamps of your own! I made some last weekend, all with patterns of plants. Eraser for carving can be found in fine art shops in Taiwan. They are harder and bigger than normal erasers. You can also make stamps with a normal eraser, it's soft and easier to carve, but leaves much powder(? well, the small pieces anyway).

國畫岩桐 Like a Chinese Painting

剛剛拍了幾張岩桐, 發現光圈大的條件下, 拍出來很有國畫效果呢~ 真想俗氣地在一旁加上"國色天香"四字.
I just took some pictures of Gloxania with my digital camera. Surprisingly, the result is pretty like a Chinese painting.

2張插畫 2 illustrations

這幾天畫了越洋食箋的版面2件. 一幅叫French Patisserie, 是香甜的法式甜點, 另一幅Sanbano! Mongolia為蒙古風光. 都用illustrator軟體製作. 在很短時間內完成的非常簡單插圖. （Sanbano是蒙古語"你好"）
I finished 2 illustrations for my another blog. "french Patisserie" shows my favorite French desserts, the other is “Sanbano! Mongolia“ with my dreaming Mongolian landscape. Both are done with Illustrator. Very simple works achieved in a very short time.(Sanbano means "how are you?" in English)

為什麼喜歡大岩桐 Why I like Gloxania

大岩桐有大大毛毛的綠色葉子, 花也是一大朵紅色,紫色或粉紅色. 顏色對比強烈, 一點都不矯柔造作. 重點是不難照顧, 哈哈!
Gloxania is composed with big, green, velours-like leaves and these big red, deep purple or light pink flowers. It is the most pretentiousless flower I have ever seen. It just shows you what it got without fear. The most important thing is: it is easy to take care of!

紅色大岩桐第二天 Scarlet Gloxinia Day2

今天又開了一朵
Another one has bloomed today

紅色大岩桐 Scarlet Gloxinia

休息了兩個月, 我的猩紅色大岩桐今天又開始開花了. 明後天應該更美!
After nearly 2 months of rest, my scarlet Gloxinia started blooming today. It will be more dashing in the next few days!

從一朵蕾絲小花開始 All begins from a crochet flower

最近的空閒時間都花在蕾絲編織上了. 跟媽媽們70年代織的蕾絲不同, 我織的是愛爾蘭蕾絲. 這種源於義大利, 19世紀中葉自愛爾蘭修道院推廣至民間的手工藝, 主要特色在於多以植物花卉為主題, 重疊的花瓣綴織於網目編織底布上, 比一般的蕾絲編織更富立體感. 此外, 以花葉為個別單元拼接成面的織法, 用在編織衣服上較傳統逐段編織法更靈活,變化更多. 我正用這種拼接法進行一項大工程, 期盼能早日完成!
Recently my leisure time is mostly spent on crochet lace. Unlike the crochet lace in the 70s, what I make is called "Irish crochet lace". The technic is originally from Italy, then spreaded to the public by Irish nuns during the middle of 19th century. The motifs are base on the plants and flowers, and the works are more reliefing due to the multi-layer crochet technic. The flowers and leaves can also be patched one by one, which gives the creator more flexibility while making clothing. I' m woking on a complex piece with the crochet flowers. It still needs some time to finish!

吉隆坡的植物 Vegetation in Kuala Lumpur

吉隆坡市就像個大叢林, 喜溼的奇形怪狀的熱帶植物們四處聳立, 我可以想像他們必定滿懷歡喜地迎接每天下午的暴雨洗禮.
Kula Lumpur is like a big jungle. Streets are covered by the amazing tropical vegetation. I believe the trees must look forward to being bathed by the shower every afternoon.