OCT 2024 S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 -
-
Procrastination
Besides joining a short Chinese book-binding workshop on Friday evening, I had kept myself busy this past week designing a small letterpress kit. I thought of an ingenious way of doing the traditional movable type. Should be able complete a functional prototype for friends to test in coming weeks! The deadline I set for myself […]
tagged: books, canada, family, friends, hk, letterpress, patience, procrastination, stress, workshops
........................................................
Full-size DEXTER v2.0
Major accomplishment this past week was completing the full-size DEXTER v2.0 at the studio. He is measuring at 57cm in height. The biggest part took over 13 hours to print, and it took a couple of nights of overnight printing (and reprinting) to complete all the parts! Should also note that I was sick at […]
tagged: 3D-printing, art, Dexter, environment, event, faithfulness, patience, peace, photography, sculpture, studio, thankful, workshops
........................................................
Calligraphy Madness
Other than sleep, I think I had spent more time in calligraphy than any other activities this past week. There were a few nights that I indulged in calligraphy past 3am! Managed to write out all the characters for the Hundred Surnames (百家姓). Next step will be to derive artworks, products, and teaching materials from […]
........................................................
Back to Work
Still haven’t fully unpacked my luggage from the 3-month co-op term. And I caught a flu not long after returning. With a bit of reluctance, I made my way back to the studio on Monday as planned prior to the trip. Almost every thing at the studio seemed exactly the same as when I left […]
........................................................
Extreme Weather
Was planning to make up for the half-marathon run that was deterred by typhoon Saola last week, but it was once again forced to cancel due to rain this week. I asked my calligraphy teacher to start half-an-hour early on Thur. evening so that I can leave early for my scheduled half-marathon run. Light rain […]
tagged: 3D-printing, art, calligraphy, chinese-painting, climatechange, family, hk, patience, thankful, weather, workshops
........................................................
Mid-Q3… Progressing
It had been a pretty busy week. Started an evening workshop on Tue to learn about making independent illustrated zines. I’m tinkering on the idea of making a small story book for KOKB. Two more lessons to go, will see whether my inkling will provide enough fuel for me to actually do the story book […]
tagged: 3D-printing, art, books, calligraphy, cartooning, chinese-painting, faithfulness, fellowship, friends, patience, prayers, running, sports, studio, workshops, zines
........................................................
Workshops, Postcards, and Meetup
Just realized that I had attended 3 workshops in the past week – DIY coffee grind soap on Mon, Chinese rubbing technique on Tue, and letterpress on Sat. Work-wise, I managed to complete the first couple batches of commissioned work – a total of 25 handwritten calligraphy postcards. Those activities have occupied the bulk of […]
........................................................
Staycation
Had an unusually “busy” long weekend packed with a letterpress sharing session, a historic architectural tour, and a Chinese painting workshop. It started from the letterpress sharing session on Fri afternoon, I learnt about the inspiring story of Robert Morrison inventing the Hong Kong Font (香港字) letterpress to assist in preaching the gospel. I also […]
........................................................
