An Urban Hiker

Wedding Invitation

My New Year Cards are ready!

My new headband

Second card for the New Year's card series

Working on New Year's card

Happy Wednesday!

A little drawing for Hallowe'en

Drawing from last night's concert

A portrait of a friend

A cute house on my street

Girl with Kite

A project commissioned by my friend for his daughter. It started with a photo with the girl flying a kite on a lawn and I decided to put her in a more whimsical setting so she could enjoy a moment of modern day fairytale.

Sketching in Krakow

Sketching in Budapest

Sketching in Prague no 3

Sketching in Prague no 2

Sketching and Drawing in Prague no 1

Work in Progress

Under the Flower

Start to Practice

Will start my vacation in East Europe in less than 3 weeks. Almost overwhelmed by my own goal which is to sketch all the way, I started to sketch buildings in the countries I'm going to trot through.

Wedding at Casa Loma

What a lovely time at the World Price mass wedding at the grand Casa Loma, thanks to my landladies' invitation!

Monk

Wedding

To celebrate the World Pride, my landladies decided to "mess up their lives a bit" by getting getting married with the other 150 something couples at Casa Loma. I'll be one of the two lucky witnesses. We'll all dress up as Bohemians!

When it is summer

Things I Want on a Sunny Sunday Morning

Things I want on a sunny Sunday morning: books to read, a small cup of coffee and a vintage basket...

Sketching over Lunch

Light House in Early Spring

Made a one day trop to a little town east of Toronto. There is a second oldest light house in Canada in this little town. It's still early spring and things still look a bit bleak but the sun was warm and my trip companions and I remained high-spirited.

Sunday Morning Sketch

Working on Mother's Day Card

Thank You for Being by My Side

Boy with Teddy Bear

Artwork for CD Cover

Made this illustration for my friend Bob's new CD titled Yorkville's Days. The nostalgic feel of the drawing reflects the retro theme running through his CD.

My favourite Couple

Downton Abbey Addict

Have been binge watching Downton Abbey. I made myself feel less guilty by doing some sketches of the leads

Bata Show Museum

Picked up my cultural pass yesterday which will give me the privilege to visit most of the museums in Canada for free for a year. Since the Bata Show Museum was just a few blocks away from where I picked up the pass, I decided to flash my pass for the first time. It was a joyful ride in the museum. One pair of the shows caught my attention. They were worn in ritual dancing in Bolivia. I was standing in awe of the craftsmanship.

Colourful Life Starts with Colourful Socks

After such a harsh winter, I promised myself to get some fashion pieces with colours. I started with socks :)

Tuesday Sketch Over Lunch

Young Street Artist

My First Silk Screen T-Shirt

I made my first silk screen t-shirt last night with my own drawing. It turned out to be really nice. The only thing is it is still freaking cold here in Toronto. Spring is nowhere nearby yet. How I wish I could see some green outside...sigh.

New Jean Jacket

Enjoyed a great afternoon eating and shopping with my friend Lynn. Something smelled like spring in the air today. So when I saw this jeans jacket for $8 at a vintage store, I didn't hesitate :)

Wednesday Night Random Drawing

This Is Not A Toy

Went to see this awesome exhibit This Is Not A Toy at Design Exchange. It's a collection of designer toys. I enjoyed them all but found myself drawn most to Coarse's "lowbrow" street style toys and Huck Gee's handmade ones, esp. the samurai series. They look so cute!

Painting on Wasted Veneer: continued

Painting on Wasted Veneer

I've collected a batch of wasted veneers from our factory. Was thinking of trying this new media for a while. Tonight I dripped my first water colour on it and I like it!

I'm Infatuated with Shaun Tan

His drawings opened up a whole new world for me.

Sketch over Lunch

With the help of my new mannequin, I made a drawing of an imaginary guy who apparently is in love with me :)

I'm Getting Homesick...

Street Style

what a bold statement!

A Reunion After A Long Time

The happiest day since new year -- A reunion dinner with my high school classmate: Zhang Geng. We talked for almost four hours before we realized it was quite late. It was the coldest day that day but it was the happiest time!