HK Diaries

2011-05-07T08:56:00.006+08:00

Kronenburg 1664 "The French Art of Pleasure"
Friday, May 6, 2011 7:12PM
I recently did a collaboration with Kronenbourg 1664 for their Mobile Art "French Art of Pleasure" campaign. Here's the pics and below is my explanatory blurb

xx

"Travelling to northern France as a young girl created a sense of holiday romance which lingers in much of my current art work. France was a place of mystery, love, culture and effortlessly elegant individuals. The women, in particular, stood out and became a guiding light in wardrobe philosophy that would carry me through to adult life.

During these trips I loved to collect post cards and memorabilia that consumed me on my returns to Britain in a gravity of wanderlust. I would resolve this by creating elaborate scrapbooks filled with photographs, postcards and museum and art gallery tickets. Years later, I'd revisit these books, wrap myself in a blanket of nostalgia, and fuel my mind with inspiration.

The opportunity to reawaken and explore these feelings through the Kronenbourg 1664 French Art of Pleasure project was for me, a chance to reflect upon the importance of one' s heritage, experiences and understated elegance."

26/04/2011 - Groovy

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26/04/2011 - Nut.case

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26/04/2011 - Lanvin for Lane Crawford

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I got a brucie bonus surprise seeing that LC had dressed two additional windows with my illustrations. I did these sketches for their "Create & Inspire" mag and had no idea that they had used them in-store :)

In the mag they asked me: How would you like your work to inspire others?

"I like to create gourmet food for the eyes, rich in aesthetic gratification, with a dollop of delightfully sinful self indulgence on the side. Thus, I hope that I inspire others to pause every once in a while to appreciate the beautiful things in life, just because...."

And here is one more illustration I did just purely due to shoe lust (Louboutin, how I love thee)

Tx

04/04/2011 - Best Chinglish menu EVER

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Ive seen some good ones, but this wins the award so far!!

24/03/2011 - Rwaaarrrr

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Dino Fever in Honkers:

24/03/2011 - Clean Air Auction @ IFC

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The fruits of an incredible team, working incredibly hard:

16/03/2011 - Lane Crawford

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Here's why Ive been in hiding...
Window displays at Lane Crawford, a luxury good department store here in HK. www.lanecrawford.com

This was for their SS11 launch of their new marketing initiative this year named 'Create & Inspire' where they have teamed up with a bunch of locally based artists for various projects.

Here's my work:

Stella McCartney
Catwalk Image:

Working Process:

Finished Piece:

In Store:

Alexander McQueen

Catwalk Image:

Working Process:

Finished Piece:

In Store:

Tx

健康空氣拍賣會 | Clean Air Auction

2011-03-07T22:41:00.002+08:00

Well, the year of the Rabbit is certainly living up to its rep, off to a flying start.. !

Kindly excuse my tardy blog behaviour, I have had my head down busting my ass to help organise an incredible event with the Clean Air Network (CAN), Hk's leading clean air NGO, to educate our residents about Hk's no 1 health crisis: Air Pollution.

I have learnt some horrifying and alarming facts about the air that we have no choice to breathe in this land that is home to us all. The CAN team are incredibly motivating and enthusiastic about tackling this cause, and I think it is an inspired idea to bring awareness of this issue to the public through some of HKs leading creative minds.

We have some incredible artists from HK, China and overseas contributing and you can check out all of the details here:

Website: www.cleanairauction.com.hk
Twitter: @cleanairauction
Facebook: clean air auction

About the Auction

You CAN make a difference. Learn more about how air pollution affects the health and livelihood of our city every day.

Did you know:

* Hong Kong’s air is three times more polluted than New York’s?
* Exposure to high levels of roadside air pollution increases blood viscosity within 20 minutes and heart rate within 2 hours?
* 2010’s roadside pollution was the worst in Hong Kong’s history?
* Air pollution sends approximately 20,000 people to the doctor a day?

Visit hongkongcan.org to understand more about how air pollution is actually Hong Kong’s biggest avoidable public health crisis. Then, support clean air by bidding on a lot in the Clean Air Auction.

The Clean Air Auction is the first environmental art exhibition and auction in Asia of its kind and is a Clean Air Network (CAN) fund raising initiative conducted with the generous support of Sotheby’s and BSI Investment Advisors (Hong Kong) Ltd.

The objectives are threefold:

* To raise funds for CAN’s research and educational projects
* To educate the public, including the artistic community, about the health impacts of Hong Kong’s air pollution by engaging the imaginations of leading artists on the issue, especially artists who call Hong Kong home
* To highlight the increasing influence of the environment as a theme in art and culture

The Auction will take place on April 4th and be showcased in a dedicated section of Sotheby’s Hong Kong Contemporary Asian Art Spring Auction 2011 art auctions at Hall 5, the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. You can also bid online at sothebys.com.

On this website, you can view auction lots and see interviews and the biographies of participating artists and sponsors. Many of Hong Kong’s top artists have specially created work for the auction.

Clean Air Network is Hong Kong’s leading clean air NGO, dedicated to educating and mobilizing the public about the health impacts of air pollution. Find out more at hongkongcan.org.

06/03/2011 - WTF?!

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is all i have to say about that....

06/03/2010 - Canned wonder

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A shop window (and shop) consisting of entirely canned goods.. modelled by the Maxted.

06/03/2011 - Boil Massage

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25/02/2011 - I'll have one of those, and side of those

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Mmm a breakfast bucket of bats...

25/02/2011 - Sparkly funtimes

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OH YEAH

25/02/2011 - You decide

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Spotted on the streets of Sheung Wan
Food / Pet / Prisoner / Deterrent

25/02/2011 - Just going for a walk with me parrot...

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20/02/2011 - Bacon Sarnies

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The cost of some good British Bacon in your Saturday sarnie.
Exchange rate: HK$59 = GBP 4.66 :(

20/02/2011 - Naked Chef

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Oh I do love an insano..

14/02/2011 Happy V Day

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Despite loathing Valentines day, I DO like to illustrate a holiday, sexy chickitas and being in love.
So here you go:

13/02/2010 -To the owner of THIS car...

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you DESERVE a parking ticket

13/02/2010 - Pet nuptials

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10/02/2011 - 'I feel like chicken tonight'

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Or... NOT

09/01/10 - Dinonish

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A recent portrait I did for my good friend Nish, who wants to be a glittery dinosaur fairy (we dont expect anyone else to get it...)

05/02/2010 - Kung Hei fat Choi !! 恭喜發財！

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Happy CNY!

30/01/2011 - CHeeeeeeSe

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Love a bit of 80s photography at its finest

30/01/2011 - Sparkly Steps in Sheung Wan

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30/01/2011 - Orange tree anyone?

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Chinese New Year just around the corner, KUNG HEI FAT CHOI

27/01/2010 - Lost at E-Minor

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http://www.lostateminor.com/2011/01/26/tanya-bennett/

26/01/2011 – Fish FAIL

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An event planning friend of ours recently had a last minute star fangled idea that what he was missing to wow the socks off of his corporate clients was a sh*t tonne of Koi carp. A trip to the pet shop and several thousand dollars later, he had a fully stocked fish bar that would suitably excite the eyeballs of the grey suited men at their annual shindig.

THEN we learnt the terrible news that these newly rehomed fish were to be cruelly tossed out on to the street (maybe even literally). The manfriend launched an immediate rescue plan and, accompanied by my squeals of despair, the fish were safely relocated to a half way home, namely a large bucket on the balcony.

Without pond, we could merely offer our foster services to these poor, helpless, cold blooded souls. The search was on for a suitable match and we launched an appeal to our friends blessed enough not to be living inside a cardboard box built for midgets.

Alas! A short while later, a local rock god answered our plea for assistance and signed up to adopt the golden scaly creatures. They would roam free in a luxurious pond in the unpolluted lands of Clearwater Bay. We congratulated one another and foresaw the imminent karma that would be bestowed upon us.

BUT THEN [cue sudden change of background music to creepy sad tones of woe] I began to suspect something was amiss as I ascended the staircase and my nostrils were assaulted with the strong stench of our fishy friends. Building courage to confirm what I knew in my heart to be true, I crept hesitantly towards the big red bucket to see

THIS…

A sad twisted aquarium version of apple bobbing. Yet again, we had failed a small creature :(
Filled with sadness I slowly prepared a temple of rest for those cruelly taken by the persistent ever present reaper of PET DEATH.

One small Nemo miracle twist of fate did occur as I emptied the bucket of slimy fishy death juice... a small glimmer of gold that was moving, yes MOVING! A lone survivor. Despite being a carp of limited cognitional capacity, I still felt sorry for it having spent the best part of its day swimming amongst its dead friends. I immediately launched rescue PLAN 2.
Lets cross our fingers for a full rehabilitation...

RIP may the great pond in the sky be filled with happiness.

21/01/2011 - Year of the Rabbit

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1915, 1927, 1939, 1951, 1963, 1975, 1987, 1999

People born in the Year of the Rabbit are articulate, talented, and ambitious. They are virtuous, reserved, and have excellent taste. Rabbit people are admired, trusted, and are often financially lucky. They are fond of gossip but are tactful and generally kind. Rabbit people seldom lose their temper. They are clever at business and being conscientious, never back out of a contract. They would make good gamblers for they have the uncanny gift of choosing the right thing. However, they seldom gamble, as they are conservative and wise. They are most compatible with those born in the years of the Sheep, Pig, and Dog.

20/01/2011 - Storage Boxes

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Amused

Personal Favourite:

14/01/2011 - Dino fever

2011-01-14T17:03:00.002+08:00

Seems to be a large number of dinosaur references about in the Kong lately. Latest crop:

13/01/2011 - Rooftops of HK

2011-01-13T09:34:00.003+08:00

Ive been doing some research on low rise buildings in Central - not that many since the skyline is dominated by imposing monster bad boys - for an upcoming art project. I thought I would share some pics, mostly because Im lacking in additional bloggage fodder lately.

Former Central Magistracy

Central Police Station

Wellington Street

Helana May Institute

Fringe Club

12/01/2011 Portrait

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Of meeeeee

Watercolour, Ink, Photoshop

09/01/2010 - Piano for Cats

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04/01/2011 - Hands up: who wants one?

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Yours for the bargain price of £100 each... stuffed ugly dogs.. in a suitcase!!!

04/01/2011 - The Dress of wonder

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How I wish I could irresponsibly blow my savings on this radiant piece of art designed to make me look fab-u-lous... damn the tax man.

04/01/2011 - All in All

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First new sketch of a new year...

02/01/2011 1920s Shanghai @ China Club

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Some pics from my nye... I had resolutely decided that I would stay in, enjoy my quiet self indulgent weekend of trashy dvds and fat foods. But at the last minute cinderella styley was persuaded to don some party shoes and go drink my liver into oblivion to celebrate the end of a decade.

Hope you all had as much fun as I did. Let me know your resolutions. I have one simple wish for the year ahead (well ok it's three all rolled into one because Im greedy):

To see new places, eat new foods, and laugh as MUCH as possible

Hugs all round
x

02/01/2011 BooooOOom Hello 2011

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First post of a new year! Mwah

28/12/2010 - Rwaaarrrr

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Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!!
Saw someone walking down Central with this random attachment:

22/12/2010 - Website

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Mwahahaha - a guest appearance on the website of my previous company:
http://www.cflhk.com/careers/

21/12/2010 - Ho Ho Ho

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Hooope you have a fantastic Christmas weekend.
Hugs
Tx

17/12/2010 - Christmas Tree

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We decided to go and buy a live potted plant to decorate again this year instead of a dead tree. Amazing escapade to purchase that went something like this:

Us: How much is that tree?
Man: $450
Us: How much is that one over there?
Man: $700
Us: Ok, we will take the one at $450
Man: I never say $450
Us: You JUST did!!
Man: No no, me no say that!
Us: Yes you DID, we want that one!
Man (pause): That one sold out
Us: All 12 trees there at $450 have sold out?
Man: Yes
Us: Highly unlikely
Man: Yes very true, big tree lover, very good pricey
Us: So which ones DO you have available
Man: That one (points)
Us: The one at $700?
Man: (Nods)
Us: Grrr

Anyway, at least its MASSIVE!! In the car driving home:

14/12/2010 - Got any chairs?

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14/12/2010 - Mmm nom nom nom

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Forget turkey this year....

12/12/2010 - Boke

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05/12/2010 - Piratay Senor

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Poppa Pirate in the big HK round 2:
On TST waterfront:

Sheung Wan cooked food market:

Up at Williams pad:

Lamma Island:

Staney:

Wellington Street

Hugsys:

05/12/2010 - Making a point...

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05/12/2010 - And, we're back

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Small break from blogging for the Pops to visit, and have also been trying to wrap my head around the new job. Lots of photos to share:
First up - One of HKs more amusing personalised numberplates

20/11/2010 - Amazing Arts Academy

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Demonstrating its amazingness with its its advanced graphic display capabilities *ahem*...

20/11/2010 - Puppy Power

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I have been entrusted to 'puppysit' this adorable 9 week old cutey this weekend (melty heart):

14/11/2010 - Sunday Scribbles

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13/11/2010 - Shiny Happy Smiley People

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Recently poured some capital investment into a sparkly new mac - exciting technological tingles

For some UNKNOWN reason I also purchased a neon pink cover, so I now look like the owner of a sexy barbie robot.

I decided to head back to my Photoshop roots and produce a piece of shiny happy pop-art-esque sickeningly smiley beautiful people....

09/11/2010 - Oscar

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By Craig:
OBITUARY: Dear friend and flat mate, king of moggies, Oscar - otherwise known as the Dog Cat - died at 2.12 a.m. after a sudden illness. He was about seven years old. His life was lived to the fullest, consisting of 60 p.c. sleeping, 10 p.c. eating, 10 p.c. spaz attacks at 10 p.m. every night and 20 p.c. giving himself over to receiving affection. Oscar was rescued by Shannon as a wee infant from the streets of Hong Kong and transported to the lofty heights of Zenith Mansions where he spent the rest of his life roaming the roof top balcony, digging up plants, chasing bats, entertaining security guards and educating his new human pets about the joys of hanging with a cat.
He trained many humans, including Grace, Ane Mari, PHP and Vivi, before settling with Craig for the remainding 4 years of his life.

His affectionometer peaked when he met Pirate and all concerns about his homosexuality disappeared as he showered her with love. His daily greetings included foot love in the morning and the flip-to-back moanouevre for submissive tummy scratchings on arrival from work at night. He demanded nothing more than to be allowed to ride around on shoulders when he was not getting enough attention and he was wont to make his displeasure felt at being left alone for longer than two days (with maid care, it should be added) strongly by depositing his tiny nuggets in places of human rest. Oscar's legacy was to turn even the most ardent dog lover into a cat sympathiser. He is survived by Pirate and Craig and shall be sadly missed.

03//2009 - Ink Scribbles

2010-11-03T15:35:00.003+08:00

Doing a presentation of my latest paintings this evening at Speak Up! - Pics to follow.

Done a couple of add-in sketches for the slideshow I put together despite raging man-flu (the deadliest type of sniffles - symptoms: self pity and achey bones).

Will post the vid this week:

02/11/2010 - Crocalicious

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Mmmm Dried crocodile feet
nom nom nom

01/11/2010 - HallowSCREAM

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Looooooove this holiday. What better excuse do you need to get all dressed up in a ridiculous outfit?!

01/11/2010 - Ambassadors of Design

2010-11-01T16:23:00.003+08:00

Some pics of the Ambassadors of Design Exhibition from the weekend.
Theme: Chair

26/10/2010 - Productive Procrastination

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Lots of work to achieve - check
Little time in which to complete it - check
Worlds best intentions to be SUPER WORKER BEE - check (I could honestly win a medal)
....
Finding immense volumes of other things to achieve instead of tackling your to-do list - CHECK uggghh!!!

I tell myself that I need to put pen to paper in order to get in THE ZONE (ala Britney) but if im playing truthsies then yes I am proactively seeking tasks to distract me. Im not lazy about this, in fact quite the opposite - never am I more motivated.
The house is spotless, those miscellaneous items on the noticeboard of 'boring shiz to sort out' done and dusted, and Im grocery shopping stocked to survive a bit of unforeseen nuclear war bunker time. (minus the bunker).

And thus:

Ink splaaat Doris
Ink, metallic spraypaint, waterspray bottles = my new obsession

Evening Gown Doris
It occurred to me that a) I never draw full length & b) I certainly never draw fully clothed!

Rodeo Doris
YeeeHah!

25/10/2010 - Mega Megi

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Prediction: "THE MOST POWERFUL TYPHOON IN 20 YEARS" - ("Typhoon Megi")

Reality: Gloriously clean clear fresh blue sunny skies

Id planned a PJ paint lockdown with inappropriate amounts of chocolate and a dash of 24 season 8 for pre bedtime treat time.
I still did that... just managed to also squeeze in some of that GORGEOUS PERFECT weather we were blessed with.

Hence:

23/10/2010 - Beijing 10.10.10

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Here are the photos of the wedding we went to in Beijing.
The couple have been together 10 years and chose the auspicious date 10.10.10.
A mix of westerners (mostly Aussie) and Chinese the ceremony took place at the temple of heaven. The bride was carried in on a sedan chair, accompanied by dragon dancing and firecrackers. A traditional Chinese ceremony ensued with a gigantic banquet to follow.
The bride then changed into a white western gown and the couple had the 2nd ceremony, where they were married by their adorable 6year old daughter.
"daddy, do you take mommy and promise to love her always - and buy her handbags forever" was the best line of the entire wedding.

After that there was much debauched wedding behaviour of the usual variety until the early hours.

22/10/2010 - Surf

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Out enjoying the sunshine and the man wowing me with his surf skills in the secret surf spot (I will actually be assassinated if I reveal its location online) gorgeous spot.

22/10/2010 - Plastic Fantastic

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ok, a dollop of good lighting and some photoshop enhancements is one thing, but to advertise expensive facial improvements using CLEARLY DIFFERENT PEOPLE is quite another....

22/10/2010 - Duck & ....

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I know Ive been here a wee while, and cultural differences etc etc yar de yar...
But I still find the giant billboard image of a entire duck (head included) served with a side of kiwi utterly bizarre

21/10/2010 - Ambassadors of Design Exhibition

2010-10-21T14:42:00.002+08:00

Remember I did a painting for this:
http://tanyahkdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/09/ambassador-of-design-ball-2010.html

Well it will be exhibited, along with other paintings and chairs at the end of this month at the InnoCentre

20/10/2010 - DISGRACE

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WARNING!!!! HK RANT ALERT!!!

Whilst I am pleased to see the Sunday edition of South China Morning Post newspaper highlighting the issue of rubbish debris on our beautiful beaches, I was more than a little shocked to read the copy underneath.

The full paragraph reads:

'And thats just on a weekday... Drink cans and bottles, fast-food wrappers, styrofoam and playthings litter a corner of one of Hong Kong Island's favourite beaches, at Shek O. Visitors using a barbeque area nearby are dumping trash too fast for cleaners, or the sea tides, to clear it away. The problem is worse at weekends, and dog mess litters the whole beach.'

Spot the travesty.

Again:

Once more:

SCMP... am I missing something here? Are you being Ironic and Im too dim to pick it up?
I Hope so.

20/10/2010 - iPad tax

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Sounds mighty fishy to me...

16/10/2010 - Halloween = cake

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Ive discussed before how Honkers goes mental for Halloween. Thus the display of grisly costumes.
Im somewhat perplexed however by the presence of a cake??!

16/10/2010 - Dont Look Down

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Langham Mall, Mongkok

16/10/2010 - Wudy Sausages

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Hahahaha - Yes i KNOW its immature... still funny

16/10/2010 - True Blue Trio

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Spraypaint
Glitter Glue (I feel 5 again)
Metallic Ink
Blue Crayon
+
Post holiday blues
=
True Blue Trio of Doris

Coy Doris
For a friends Birthday, who likes both coy women, and Koi fish.

GlumDrum Doris
Pissed off rock star - naked, of course.

Balmain Doris
Inspired by a fierce and fabulous Balmain editorial

15/10/2010 - Water fun

2010-10-15T20:36:00.005+08:00

Some backdated highly random, badly composed pics from SnTs waterproof camera to fill the blog void until I put the Beijing pics up. (hopefully coming soon).

Tx

05/10/2010 - Random: Stats

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Not being that technologically gifted, I just worked out that there is a function to view your 'blog traffic statistics' and got to say I'm a bit surprised by the results.

Firstly, the largest majority of my visitors are from United States which is extremely odd considering that I fully expect that my random blog ramblings are only ever read by immediate family members.

I was enlightened on the reason for this, and simultaneously dismayed that this was likely due to a post I added last year entitled 'leg herpes' (mosquito attack incident), therefore generating a large number of people accidentally routed to here instead of finding a Google solution to their most likely gross and embarrassing personal health issues.

Glad to know (sarcastic disappointed in oneself tone) the best I can offer in the blog-sphere is related to icky diseases.

04/10/2010 - Camping

2010-10-04T13:46:00.005+08:00

Some pictures from the weekend of camping in Tai Long Wan. Taking advantage of the long weekend (China National Week).
Such immensely beautiful weather. Sorry, I knows all freezing cold again in the Uk (actually jealous) but here its still hot diggity dog!

04/10/2010 - Concrete Jungle

2010-10-04T13:29:00.003+08:00

Dear HK Town Planners,

When one finds a rare spot of land in the extremely crowded vicinity of Mongkok that is not scheduled for additional skyscraper domination, nor for the allocation of additional road usage to further contribute to the already shockingly high pollution index, I feel a congratulatory note is in order.

I especially applaud the decision made to dedicate this said space to the well being of the community, in the form of an 'outdoor area'.

How joyous the thought was to be able to spend time in a small corner of nature among our oppressing concrete jungle. How I envisioned the laughter of small children whilst enjoying themselves in the proposed 'playground facilities'. How I thoroughly looked forward to cooling oneself beneath the shade of dappled leaves, and enjoying the wafting scent of fresh flower shrubs.

How NON SURPRISED I was to discover YET AGAIN you ROYALLY FECKED UP.

NOT what I had in mind.

04/10/2010 - Best numberplate EVER

2010-10-04T13:28:00.000+08:00

Want it!!!

04/10/2010 - Imagination at Work

2010-10-04T13:27:00.001+08:00

You can tell that from his extremely imaginative all black outfit...

04/10/2010 - Hip Hip Hooray

2010-10-04T11:26:00.002+08:00

A cheesy birthday balloon

For this man:

Who is a:

Toasting you tonight HK Styley.

Tx

27/09/2010 - Taiwan

2010-09-27T13:43:00.012+08:00

Sharing some holiday pics and vids with you guys of my recent trip to South Taiwan (hey, be thankful Im not there to sit you down and force you through a slideshow).
So so beautiful.
This is where we were staying, near Jialeshui:
The Guesthouse

The View (*sigh)

Map of the southern coast we explored:

On this little zippy orange juice hornet:

Visit to Taiwans Aquarium -2nd biggest in Asia, GIGANTIC... THIS BIG

Where they had a pair of Beluga dolphins, check them out!

And a WHALE shark... totally mesmerizing:

The night market turned the local ghost town, Kenting, into a thriving smelly jostling area for roadside snacks and sparkly tourist shizzle:

And lastly, what trip anywhere in Asia could truely be complete without the photo dosage of bizarre and wonderful discoveries such as these:

27/09/2010 - Dont Cry For Me Doris

2010-09-27T12:28:00.004+08:00

New pic. This is how I felt having to leave Taiwan yesterday after a sun soaked long weekend with the man surfing and exploring the south coast.
Got busy sketching on hols so lots waiting to be inked.
Tx

20/09/2010 - Helllooooooooooo Kitty

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'Chef' kitty on offer at Mac D's.. Kittys chef hat looks unfortunately like something else entirely...(or is that just me)

Ambassador of Design Ball 2010

2010-09-17T19:12:00.005+08:00

Ambassador of Design (AOD) collective, with the aim of "raising awareness of design and creativity in the city" hosted the AOD annual ball last night (Sept 16).

The intriguing theme this year was chairs, and various international renowned designers such as Zaha Hadid, Kelly Hoppen, Thomas Heatherwick partook by providing visually stimulating chairs for auction on the night.

In addition, an open submission competition called the Open Academy was held. Based on the long-running 120-year old London Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, the AOD invited Hong Kong-ers from all fields to design their own interpretation of a chair that would plaster the walls, forming a collage that will be the backdrop of the ball.

Thus my entry of creepy doris with giant hand (chair in background) in below post.

Some fantastic paintings (i honestly did think there would be wider variation in the interpretation of the theme, but then my thought processes have not always necessarily proven to be rational or sensible). -And some amazing actual chairs. One of the chairs was auctioned off for HK$650k !!

The handsome manfriend was suited and booted, looking all dashing and professional as the evenings MC extraordinaire. Tip of the hat to the man for keeping control of an escalating raucous crowd of fabulous people, and for helping to raise so much mulah.

Anyways, some quickly snapped shots - excuse the fuzziness (and bizarrely shiny forehead), new phone I dont quite understand yet -not due to the suspected alcohol consumption honest ;)
Hopefully will get some of the real deal photos to share soon.

Have a great weekend people!

17/09/10 - Orange & Oranger

2010-09-17T18:22:00.003+08:00

Now that Im an old timer who has been here for what seems like forever (3years yesterday) I do find that a lot of what used to surprise me Dali style has almost become normal, filtered and unnoticed whilst meandering around and about.
So, thank goodness for newbies. Becca who is fresh of the boat recently snapped this fantastic signage of the orange variety.

17/09/2010 - Gold Plated Grapes

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They are completely the most delicious grapes I ever did taste - but then one should ruddy hope so!!

16/09/10 - Fabric Street

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One for the Gala girls:

Sign for Berwick St (which is a fabric stockist street in london town) located at the exit to Sham Shiu Po mtr station - which is the HK fabric supplier area. Linked i wonder?

Speaking of Uni days, its been exactly 3years ago today that I landed in HK!!!
Mental

x

9/16/10 - Irony?

2010-09-16T15:45:00.003+08:00

Also, not sure what is going on with the giant dog bra/bow

10/09/2010 - Rockin Out

2010-09-10T18:01:00.006+08:00

Recently helped to organise a monthly rock night at a tres cool bar here in HK.
The Venue:

The Poster:

The Blurb:
Join Hong Kong’s CEOs as they unleash their inner rock gods at Rock The Pawn on September 8. The monthly, free-entrance gig will feature bands fronted by CEOs -- suits by day, but rockers by night. Hosted by the legendary heritage venue, The Pawn, together with Nisha Parmanand and Tanya Bennett, this high-brow rock event headlines three bands on inaugural night.

Photos from the debut night:

Me & Nisha - the hostess's of rocking

Featured in this months Tatler Mag:

And in todays South China Morning Post newspaper:

Woohoo :)

10/09/2010 - Uranus Shoot

2010-09-10T17:56:00.004+08:00

Check out this photoshoot Uranus did at the weekend for upcoming Charity event Rock Smile for Operation Smile... HOT
Fun filled rock n roll day!

10/09/2010 - Something Different

2010-09-10T12:22:00.004+08:00

Here is a painting I recently did.

Acrylics / Ink / Spraypaint on Canvas
60cm x 90cm

Title: 'And Then I Knocked'

Here is one of the 1st ever digital art pieces I attempted when I bought (ahem) my 1st ever copy of photoshop (god bless you Adobe) back in the day. This was inspired by one of the (many) photoshoots we did whilst studying fashion at university:

Ok, so the execution is not fantastic but I stumbled across it when searching for inspiration for this piece. I especially loved the simple colours.
And then, obviously being me had to add a touch of creepy to it, which Ive been hooked on ever since the pieces I did for the Dead Art Comes Alive exhibition earlier this year.

Stage 1:

Stage 2:

Finished Piece:

09/07/2010 - Security paranoia?

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07/09/2010 - Water Spouts

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In Hk recently. Would love to see one!!

07/09/2010 - Saves a trip to M&S...

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07/09/2010 - Doris a Day 30/31 - Kith/Shenanigan

2010-09-07T10:17:00.001+08:00

Combining my last two doris of the day illustrations into one.

Kith
noun;
1. Acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.

Shenanigan
noun;
1. Mischief; prankishness.
2. Remarks intended to deceive; deceit. Often used in the plural.

ooooh

07/09/2010 - Doris a Day 29 - Couchant

2010-09-07T10:16:00.002+08:00

Couchant
adjective;
1. Lying down; crouching; reclining.
2. Heraldry . (Of an animal) represented as lying on its stomach with its hind legs and forelegs pointed forward.

03/09/2010 - Small Update & Excuses

2010-09-03T14:35:00.002+08:00

Im VERY aware of the fact that I am 3 doris's behind on my doris a day's for August .

Blaming it entirely on my 30 day detox coming to an end and the (beautiful) devil in disguise that is my friend Kate cheekily leading me into the tempestuous path of RETOX instead of sending my ass home to work.

And those damn bubbles, using their flirtatious fizzyness to lure me into a cunning trap of believing I can dance like a godess (i cannot) and defy the laws of sleep (also not true). How I fell for its cleverly disguised lies...
This:

Became:

Hangovers are not cool people
They suck serious ass

And they also flick a shut down switch on my pencil powers. So instead of working I do lot of staring aimlessly out of windows, and concocting ridiculous champagne scribbles...:

Will knuckle down at the weekend.
Virtual slaps and shakes of the head are meekly accepted.
Tx

02/09/2010 - Make Jewellery Magazine

2010-09-02T13:52:00.005+08:00

Remember a while back I did these for the talented jewellery designer Emilie Wallbank:
http://tanyahkdiaries.blogspot.com/2010/04/28042010-emilie-wallbank.html

Well, Make Jewellery magazine ran a feature on her, and its out in the stores now!
Avail from Tesco, Asda, WHSmith etc. *sigh, how I miss those stores...

Can someone pls buy and send me a couple of copies??!
Here it is:

29/08/2010 - Doris a Day 28 - Schlep

2010-08-29T23:05:00.003+08:00

Schlep
verb;
1.To move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously.
2.To carry; lug.

Complete with Go Faster stripes... in your face hare..

29/08/2010 - Doris a Day 27 - Orthoepy

2010-08-29T22:49:00.002+08:00

Orthoepy
noun;
1. The study of correct pronunciation.
2. The study of the relationship between the pronunciation of words and their orthography.

29/08/2010 - Doris a Day 26 - Galore

2010-08-29T22:26:00.004+08:00

Galore
adjective;
1. In abundance; in plentiful amounts.

I have discovered the joys of:

And have been using in plentiful amounts to produce these: