Archive for October, 2009
October 28th, 2009 by Emily

Tees! Notebooks! Cards!

Long-awaited – and finally for sale online!

My first T-shirt!  
And notebook!
And greeting cards!
Are you as excited as I am?
I created these in collaboration with Hong Kong’s MobArt Gallery for the Lost Things exhibition.

And my great friends over at E.V.E.N.T. are selling them here:
http://www.artisteventscompany.com/Shop
Prices are in Hong Kong dollars, but if you’re not in Hong Kong, feel free to contact the lovely folks at E.V.E.N.T. if you need help ordering/converting/etc. 
October 28th, 2009 by Emily

Love, Etc.

Big congrats and a job well done to the fantastic (and amazing! and talented!) 20 students from around Hong Kong who worked with me to create artworks for The Body Shop’s Love, Etc. Youth Design Exhibition, which took place at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong – and closed this past Monday, October 25.
Here’s a peek in case you missed it!


A rather embarrassing pic of me – BUT Karen & Kit rocked the mic and did an awesome job talking about their pieces.

October 27th, 2009 by Emily

Don’t Wanna Grow Up…

A new mural we completed for the Secondary School. Okay, well maybe new isn’t the operative word. We started this in 2008! It’s been completed in bits and pieces of time stolen here and there…and 10 months later I’m the last in the group to finish… Time escapes, and this got put on the back burner – but here it is.

For me, this mural was all about high school…growing up, fitting in, finding your way …
Though my partners in crime had some wicked ideas of their own:


Haruka Ashida Ostley’s beautiful portraits of students!
See more here:
http://harukashidaostley.blogspot.com/



A little cameo by “The Hammer” courtesy of Gabe Ostley:
Check it:
http://www.gabeostley.com/



Jamming to your favorite tunes, makin’ art, hanging with your friends … isn’t that what high school is really all about?










October 27th, 2009 by Emily

Chalk It Up

A chalkboard tree I designed and painted for our school in Shenzhen, China. So cute! I bet they wish they were taller.

Also a nice tip, if you’re the crafty type: You can make your own chalkboard paint by mixing a combination of unsanded tile grout and house paint together, then sanding the wall afterwards. I got a recipe here:
October 15th, 2009 by Emily

The Body Shop – Love, Etc. – Youth Design Exhibition

Opening Ceremony for The Body Shop’s Love, Etc. Youth Design Exhibition
Tomorrow, Friday, October 16, 4:00-5:00PM at Festival Walk – Opposite the Ice Skating Rink., Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong
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For the past month, I have been working with the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and 20 teenage students from around Hong Kong to design life-size figures with the theme of “Love”. Each student decorated a figure with their idea of what “Love” means to them.
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The exhibition opens tomorrow, October 16, and will remain up until October 25, 2009.
If you’re in the area, stop by and check it out!
October 14th, 2009 by Emily

A TANGLED Web We Weave…

Spotted in SCMP!  A pic from the opening night of TANGLED.
October 9th, 2009 by Emily

Junk.



Played with collage on this one – a bit of old found paper, pages student composition books, bits of Japanese wood block prints, and Chinese stationary! 

October 8th, 2009 by Emily

Maximum Capacity.




For those in Hong Kong – don’t you feel like this every morning?  

October 8th, 2009 by Emily

Ordinary People



October 8th, 2009 by Emily

Ladies That Lunch