Mee Suah: October 2008

Thursday, October 23, 2008

A Little Peep @Mee Suah Cooking...

Came across this rather hilarious artwork by Freddie Robin, in response to the post-9/11 ban on knitting needles in airplane.

Well, in case u start wondering if my fingers are still knitting/crocheting Mee Suah, or just clicking in front of my Mac, I decided to start letting u take small peeps at my work-in-progress...

This one came when I wished upon a star...

This little guy is so my style, partially made with my favourite yarn...

This little guy is sort of a break-through for me in terms of colours. rarely see blue & black in my creations, let alone a combination of both!

Somehow this little fella took me a long time to make...

This came after a special customized order by a friend, Koon.

More work in progress...

This one, or rather this series is the toughest - my FreeForm Wall pieces. Still struggling with 2 of them. Hopefully can finish in time to send for framing next Monday...

okie doo... hopefully I can steal some time to update at least 1 more time next week, before the final setting up on Friday. If not, You'll hear from me after next Saturday then. Tata for now... Ganbatte ne!

Saturday, October 18, 2008

Frantic Knitting

As many of you know, my fingers have not stopped wriggling this whole month, knitting & crocheting for my solo exhibition in Nov. O my! this is only 2weeks away! & Amidst all these frantic knitting/crochet, Funky Knitters & Crochet Craze never stop trooping down to my crafting studio. Argh!!! Really mixed feelings: On one hand happy that more people are joining in our knitting/crochet journey; On the other hand, I'm desperately in need of more quality time for me to CREATE. Life's so stressful now!!! ARGH!!!

Came across this very cool video on Youtube :P Hope this is as entertaining to you as it is inspiring to me :) Enjoy!

Thursday, October 16, 2008

Wriggling Fingers & Colourful Yarns

Yes, I know I've way past the 20Sep dateline of putting up updates on my solo exhibition in Nov... :( but time is really no ton my side... So I've decided to focus on creating my Mee Suah instead. So pls rest assured that you'll see The Arts House Foyer adorn with colours by 1st Nov, coz I'm diligently knitting & crocheting & creating away! :)

Yarns is... ...

Ayako -

Yarns for me symbolized the umbilical cords of life, of each being, the weavings of each life's journey into different places,different emotions,different feelings and locations. For each and everone of my creations, you will get to see the wonderful happy feel of this journey, the cords of life, the weaving of love,the creation of something magickal.

There will be paintings / medicine bags / pendents all handmade by ayako with the gifts of mother's earth not excluding lots of TLC !

Betsy -

I am a lucky daughter. I've always been embraced by Mum's love, both literally and metaphorically. She always knit and crochet clothes, toys, bags and accessories for my sis and I. And when we outgrow the clothes she made for us, we pass them down to our cousins. Often, I wish I have kept all of them, for my cousins have not kept Mum's beautiful works...

2nd half of 2006 was a trying peroid for me. I seek refuge back at Mum's, where she encouraged me to take up knitting SERIOUSLY. The repetitive process of creating beautiful things out of just strips of materials turns out extremely therapeutic for me! I can't stop ever since.

Just a continuous strip of yarn, needles, you and me... "possessed by God of Knits" (Rage @MAAD, 8th April 2007), we create a whole new world, which we treasure and understand - The colourful labryinth constructed with our love, patience, sincerity, ... and our bond.

Cindy -

I was influenced by this bunch of good friends whom i met at MAAD Sunday. Although there's age gap between us, but we shared the common interest, same mindset, same concept of being ORIGINAL.

From MAAD to OUR small gatherings...

All of us are linked up with some chemistry sparkle in each and everyone of us.. We cherish each other, and wanted to be there for each other no matter what happens.. That's what true friendships are..

MEE SUAH is like a "yin yuan xian" but "yin yuan xian" is actually this LOVE string tied onto the legs of (that you cant from naked eyes) the meant to be couples to be together forever.

Therefore, MEE SUAH is like a "you yi xian". A strong and elastic FRIENDSHIP string tied onto the legs of us. Ayako.Betsy.Cindy.Elaine all together.

Elaine -

To me, yarns is a very special kind of material that will not only keep us warm but will also warm our hearts. Is like the bond of our friendships, initially is just a few different types and colors of yarns get together, crochet, knitting, tying, twirling, pulling,......slowly our relationships start to form up into a beautiful piece of colorful artwork. Sometimes it will gets looser, sometimes it will gets tighten, no matter under what circumstances it will definitely grow bigger and bigger each day....... come and see my creations and feel the warm..... :)

Mee Suah