The Next Generation - LASALLE College of the Arts

Love teaching the next generation! I recently enjoyed teaching Fashion Diploma students at LASALLE College of the Arts in Singapore. Seems like just yesterday when I was printmaking student at university! It's great to see students from Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, China and Singapore learning together.

It was really interesting to see what kind of motifs the students came up with. Some also used my Peranakan tile inspired rubber blocks along with their own blocks, and the results were amazing. I hope the overseas students learn all they can about the various cultural influences behind modern day Singapore while they are here. I look forward to seeing the fashion lines that they produce in the near future! 

Chinese New Year Printing

I always enjoy running my Chinese New Year printing workshops in January. Students recently enjoyed a special series of seasonally inspired printing sessions to make decorative table runners. Students used a library of Peranakan tile designs, Chinese auspicious flowers and Chinese written characters to create gorgeous personalised designs.  Gong Xi Fa Cai!

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Tile Trade Series - New Work Coming Soon

The latest print in the Tile Trade series is on its way! Wealth & Luck was the first print I made almost a year ago after discovering a connection between Singapore and Japan in the form of wasei (Japanese made) majolica tiles. It seems that these relief tiles were customised to feature auspicious fruits, flowers and symbols commonly seen in Chinese culture.  

This 'sibling' block also has a terrific story that I unearthed after making some amazing discoveries about my family history in Singapore. It was inspired by a tile I discovered at a temple built with donations made by people including my great grandfather, Lim Nee Yam. The original tile is from Holland and is also a design popular among Japanese visitors. 

Take a peek at the process behind making my first block! 

Peranakan Printing Takes Over Toa Payoh Library!

I was invited to teach linocut printing to senior members of the community last month as part of Silver Arts Festival 2016. It was a privilege to be with different member of the community and watch as they got the hang of transferring their designs, carving and printing. Many were first-timers to taking an art class, and we had a really enjoyable afternoon together. 

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Printing on a High - National Gallery Rooftop Studio Workshop

Teaching art in Singapore was a particularly amazing experience recently during my linocut workshop at National Gallery Singapore. The gallery's rooftop studio was the scene of much carving, printing and laughter as students learnt basic linocut printing. I was delighted to be invited to create a series of images inspired by architecture features of the two national monuments that form Singapore's largest art museum. Students created an amazing variety of prints and I love how many shared blocks and inks - spontaneous artistic collaboration! 

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Sarong Kebaya Exhibition in Tokyo (日英文)

Singapore, Sarong Kebaya and Style: Peranakan Fashion in an Interconnected World

The Shoto Museum in Tokyo is to launch an exhibition curated by Singapore author and collector Peter Lee and the Asian Civilisation's Museum from July 26th to September 25th, 2016. See more details in English

Eustacia Tan also has some great photos of this show on her blog.

サロンクバヤ:シンガポール 麗しのスタイル 

つながりあう世界のプラナカン・ファッション

2016年7月26日(火)〜2016年9月25日(日)

18世紀から20世紀にかけてのシンガポールのプラナカン(中国やインド系移民の子孫)の女性用民族衣装「サロンクバヤ」やジュエリー、ビーズのサンダルなど約140点を展示し、ファッションという視点から、シンガポール文化の重層性や日本との関わりを読み解きます。本展は2016年の日本・シンガポール外交関係樹立50周年を記念して開催するもので、シンガポール国立アジア文明博物館とプラナカンの名家であるリー家のコレクションを中心に紹介します。

ワークショップ「華麗なるプラナカンビーズ刺繍で小物づくり」、館内のツアーもあります。

 

「プラナカン展」〜マレーシアとシンガポールのババ・ニョニャ〜

「プラナカン」とは、15世紀後半からマレーシアやシンガポールにやってきた、中国系移民の子孫のこと。中国、マレー、そしてヨーロッパの文化をミックスさせた、独自の華麗な生活スタイルを築きました。プラナカン男性はババ、女性はニョニャと呼ばれます。

 プラナカン文化は、建築、ファッション、料理まで、生活の様々な場面で見ることができます。写真や雑貨の展示、セミナー、ワークショップを通じて彼らの洗練された美しい文化をご紹介する特別なイベントです。目を見張る華やかな歴史とデザインをお楽しみください。

       【日時】 2016年8月

       【場所】 日本アセアンセンター アセアンホール (アクセス

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