Made the Sunday Papers

Hey, that's me, looking really serious and involved in teaching travel sketching in the Tekka Market food court. The article was published in Straits Times, Sunday Times, Life section on 29th of December, 2019. Just in time to put a check mark on 'making the papers' as one more accomplishments before the decade ends. Sor Fern, was supposed to try out just the first two sessions of this short course courtesy of LaSalle College of the Arts but ended up doing the whole 8 sessions. I am pleased that she got so into it she bought her own sketchbook and watercolour set after the first class. 

Yes, I travel sketch for fun, and also for something more serious. What's that you ask? 

It might sound reaching, but I want to make some kind of difference in how people see the world, one bad and runny sketch at a time. Like Sor Fern, who is such a diligent students even when she's on a writing project, drawing with pen and watercolour insists on experiencing mistakes, and no going back on it. It's something I challenge myself daily and developed a strong muscle for drawing mistakes and mishaps. You don't have to like all your work, but you do have to like you as the person making the work, no matter if the work is good or bad. 

I am so grateful that most of my students gets this, a ridiculously obvious advice, yet so so hard to do. 

Welcome to my world.