Welcome Hijrah 1430 and 2009...

I bade farewell to the year that has passed with much more fondness than sadness...There's so much to be thankful for if we spend time to reflect and removing the pains aside....

Daisies & Hydrangeas

I have painted these pieces this week & last...still accessing the perspectives he..he...like sifu says..where the lights coming from, shadows, veins and true to life conditions rather than just painted beauty... I copied the daisies from Priscilla Hauser workbook and the other two just draft it myself...

These are the first painted daisies and two hydranges after the lessons.

Classes with Norana

I had an awesome time while attending my fast-track classes with sifu Nora. Instead of normally having her students follow her steps on what to start with first..for me I was asking her if I could start with the leaves first and so on. Why leaves? I have the hardest time getting them right and I still do and keep on practising....

Nora gave me beautiful instructions on how to get to her place..I start off early from Puchong but took the wrong way by going thru the Sunway toll of LDP...should have taken the NKVE. Anyway, I was stuck for nearly 2hrs..reaching Nora's house abt 10am...waah..sifu finally dapat jumpa ehh..I was so seronok to manage coming to the class at all..dah banyak kali sangkut before this...

I met Zahirah & Sharifah the first time...Zahirah is my blog buddy..yeah...tapi kita was so engrossed tak sempat nak ambil gambar or borak2 sangat...Takpe sis..next time insyaállah.. 2nd. time there was this lady I lupa nama who always travel on her job...my 3rd. class I went with CT..she took some photos with the 2 Z's..I lupa nama lagi..sorry fren... That's abt it...the highlights of my trip to Msia....

KIKA Step Stools..Completed..

Today I have complete the two KIKA step stools for Zahrah & Linda. Will be delivering them by tomorrow....sad..sad..wish I have them for me....These are one of my first orders for painted items...I had made a few others but I am keeping them for the moment..just to see whats the differences I have made....

So...got to go on and other stuffs..but i got to schedule my time first. I think Tuesdays are good coz'I have Elsa coming to clean the house and I get to goyang kaki..except maybe cook lunch..but today easy peasy nasi goeng will suffice as I am still on puasa 6...

KIKA Stools - Painted but Not Varnished..

Today Ferial cancel the Quran class...what did I do with the time?I decided to start with the step stool wanted by Zahrah. I couldnt find a pattern so I was free-hand drawing the outline from..probably bcos I have to stop in between the lines sketch to answer the phone..I realise that the orientation of the roses and the gaps are inconsistent between the two sides..I guess..I will still offer if she wants it and I can also make another one using same pattern but by tracing them this time. I need to copy the photo and make the tracing from it... Anyway..these are the two step stool that is almost complete....Guess..if I am to be commissioned to paint a project by someone..I need to have a more standard pattern....

But I believe the individual flowers and leaves do look better today on both step stool..Only problem is putting the whole design together you can see the discrepansies....Wonder if I can keep these for myself?

KIKA Foot Stool - Update

Today, I put on the base color for the design. Hmm..the Maroon looks a bit to bright and the leaves a little pale. Let's see what will become of it. Since it's gonna be used as a step up stool to reach high cabinets etc..my friend says "Jangan lah cantik-cantik sangat..nanti sayang nak pijak." He..he.. not sure how it's going to turn out...

Decoupage Try-Outs..

These are done before I have the courage to start with decorative painting..I can say that it is much easier to do...and the outcome are usually nice if you have the patience in handling each step especially the part where you stick the flimsy layer of tissues to the surfaces.