tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80820010338124765722024-02-21T16:10:28.033+08:00Nora's Touch...welcome to my world of coloursWhen you have faith in yourself.... anything is possibleNora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-88798405436164598642012-12-29T08:14:00.002+08:002012-12-29T08:14:20.055+08:00mama hen baby chicks ...<div style="text-align: justify;">
Last post ... September 19 ... been quiet since then. No excuses this time ... it's the same old same old excuses ALL the time lol </div>
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This is most likely the last post for the year. It has been a great year in terms of my painting. I was challenged to paint beyond my own expectations. Wouldn't have even bothered to try them had I not been commissioned to paint them. Anyway ... here's to many more great painting years ahead ... amen</div>
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Enough talk! Let's start showing off ... lol ... my favourite pastime hobby!!! I always get stressed out when asked to paint the avian family. Many many many efforts to get the hen n chicks look fluffy n cute! Quite happy with this one though ... but could have done better, I think. Next one maybe??</div>
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mama hen n her baby chicks :)</div>
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Anyway, I find it easier to post my works in Facebook (why? no write-ups required lol)... so if you are already a friend, please go view my albums there ya :) . If you are not but wishes to be .. then seek me at Norana Ghazali :)</div>
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<br />Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-29421294371745297592012-09-19T07:48:00.000+08:002012-12-29T08:16:17.552+08:00It's canvas this time :)<span style="color: blue;">Sometimes one wonders what goes on in other people's minds ... wonders why there's no sense of guilt or remorse ... no empathy, no conscience. Oh well... sometimes I wonder why I need to wonder THAT in the first place???!!!! ... LOL. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Anyway, just a short note on this. A dear friend paints and supplies to a local craft shop her painted decorative items. Each design is painstakingly done, as far it goes she tries to be original, though at times ideas are borrowed here and there but always done her own way. Unfortunately... there is someone out there who bought her items, traced her designs ... and sold those designs commercially as her own!!! It's sad when one does not acknowledge the work of others .... :(</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">So... what have I been doing? Oh I've been busy painting ... but of course!!. It's just not that easy anymore to write and story-tell my finished works hehe. It's easier to have everything photographed and placed in the appropriate album in Facebook ... yup!yup!yup! So go look see there-lah ;)) Here today I'm going to show-off my paintings on canvas .... not thoroughly original ideas... but I did it my way adding touches of my own here and there.</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">This was a Terry Harrison original done in water-colour. I loved the whole look ... modified it, added my own potted plants and the bicycle... and did it my way in acrylics. </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">.... and this is Ann Mortimer's "Cottage Window" in water-colour. Again the main idea was borrowed but I have added my own personal touches and did it in acrylics. I love both paintings ... it's still not up to my expectations yet, not as great as I imagined it to be ... but yeah! kak Masnah is happy ... so I am happier :)) </span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">I was told I need to create more depth with shadows and highlights, need to blur out certain parts so that other parts can "pop-out" ... hehe I'm still learning ... slowly making the transition from decorative artist to a fine artist ... amen! I'm self-taught ... read many books .. and not understanding the jargon LOL ... thus end-up painting my way hehehe. Wrong or right? ... hey! it's art! Art is subjective ... lalalalaaaaa</span><br />
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<span style="color: blue;">Have a great day people ... more to paint ...</span><br />
<span style="color: blue;"><br /></span>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-19302967878548078072012-07-24T21:09:00.000+08:002012-07-24T21:09:44.886+08:00Wish this is mine.... too<br />
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<span style="background-color: #fff2cc; color: #3d85c6; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">And what's next for her? Another 75 coasters of varying shapes, colours and designs ... to be sent to England. See you ... when that's all done :)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394;">I actually gave myself 3 pats on each shoulder!! ... mighty please with my own work (how vain can one get huh ????) So here goes nothing ... have a look-see people ...*lalalalalala</span><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;">It's still not a complete set ... 3 more items to add to the set ... but that would be for a later date. For now ... that's it. Will leave it be for tonight ... ready for varnishing tomorrow ... nite2 y'all</span>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-40687530609698609562012-05-31T13:58:00.000+08:002012-05-31T14:02:07.309+08:00Kak Masnah's :)<br />
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The cutlery box I completed some time in April. She wanted a different scenario ...away from the usual flowers and tea settings .... hence this picnic thingy came across our minds. I took bits and pieces from everywhere, looked into works of various artists ...borrowed some of their ideas and created this piece. It's not entirely original but I did put on my thinking cap ...hehe</div>
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Then just this week, I completed a set of 10 chilli-red place-mats with a matching kitchen towel holder and a tea-pot shaped mat. Thoroughly did a free-hand drawing of everything ... including the lines that frame the paintings. 10 different types of flowers in vases placed on crumpled doilies ... she's happy... I'm happier. To match all that, I now have the task of painting 10 coasters to match ... </div>
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And oh ... I also painted tulips on a t-shirt for her birthday :) ..and that was last month ... April 28</div>
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Kak Masnah is one helluva lady ... so full of ideas and she's constantly challenging me with ideas that I sometimes didn't know that I have! Her creative juices flow too fast!!!! However, I am thankful that our paths crossed ... I am blessed to be her friend :) Alhamdulillah</div>
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Well that's it for today ... back to my studio ... or perhaps .... maybe I should take 40 winks first ... hahaha ;) See you later ...whenever ;)</div>
</span>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-28857912884107342982012-05-18T09:34:00.000+08:002012-05-18T09:34:02.066+08:00What is Tole and Decorative Painting?<br />
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<em><span style="color: #cc0000;">"Decorative painting is a diverse art form utilizing a variety of techniques and media to decorate functional and non-functional surfaces.</span></em></div>
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<em>Because of the systematic methods employed, contemporary decorative painting is a highly teachable art form. The patterns or freehand designs allow a high degree of success without academic training or inherent drawing ability. Approached with creativity, discipline and craftsmanship, contemporary decorative painting offers opportunities for artistic self-expression and creative satisfaction.</em><em>The scope of contemporary decorative painting is boundless. Styles and techniques of the past are incorporated into the trends and materials of the present, while developing the decorative art heritage of the future.</em></div>
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<em>Tole painting is the general term historically used to describe decorative painting on tin surfaces, especially in New England and by the Pennsylvania Germans. Contemporary decorative painting encompasses not only the folk art styles of Sweden, Norway, Germany, Russia, England and Mexico, but many facets of Early American decorative painting such as stenciling, faux finishing, bronzing, gold leafing, country painting, theorem and graining."</em></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-91429869530211497502012-04-19T07:27:00.000+08:002012-04-19T07:30:41.214+08:00Wish it's mine :(<br />
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Ok... I've been very silent yes? However , silence does not mean I'd done nothing new! Indeed I have been painting ... it's just that for now...maintaining a blog has become a BIG chore :(</span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">And since I'd been silent for soooo long... I'd actually lost track of what I'd done ...hmmm. Let me seeeee ... hmmm... I'd done this and that ...and that too. Oh well ... I'd just show you my latest masterpiece. Did this on Yati's bread bin ...that was sent to me.....errrr.... many, many, many months ago (well, she did say to take my time ok? p/s to all other customers .... not a good phrase to quote ya ... I do literally take my time ...muahahahaha). </span></div>
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<span style="color: #351c75;">Hehehe ...so what else is new huh? The mood to paint comes far and wide ... the inspiration is there when I look at paintings of other artists BUT the urge to hold a brush and start to paint is very elusive *sigh* (yup! been doing that a lot lately too!!!) Thank God, my customers are very patient. I may not be the best... but I do try my best. Anyway... here's the bin .... I like... she likes ... so it's ok :)) Both happy ...yup!yup!yup!</span></div>
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<br />Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-87786860910130155972012-01-21T09:42:00.007+08:002012-01-22T10:22:07.838+08:00The Art of Intarsia<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span>For those interested in knowing more about the art of Intarsia, below is a summary from an article by Robyn Ryan, History of Intarsian.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span >Intarsian (marquetry or inlay) is the art of 'painting' with wood on furniture. During the 14th and 15th centuries, marquetry was practised in Italy, the technique evolving through the Florentine School of Marquetry. Benedeitto da Maiano (AD 1444-1496) is credited as being responsible for the style of marquetry we know today, although the art form did not become popular until the 16th and early 17th centuries.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span >Marquetry is a craft whereby the marqueter makes intricate pictures and geometric designs by cutting and fitting together thin pieces of coloured wood (veneer) or other <span>such highly prized timbers for their colour and lustre (cedar, satinwood, ebony, blackwood, rosewood, mahogany), </span><span>other precious materials such as tortoiseshell and mother-of-pearl, inlays of gold, </span>pewter and silver. When the picture is complete it is attached to items of furniture.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><span>This was very labour intensiv</span>e and expensive to produce and as such was only available to royalty and those of high society. Thus traders and carpenters were always searching to entice buyers by making their wares different. They quickly adapted the marquetry style and created veneer painting. Instead of using precious metals, shells and rare woods, they created a special paste made out of grounded maize, called it Kleister medium, add paint to it and created patterns with this mix by using coarse brushes and various other tools and stencils.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><span>Today life is much easier for the craftperson. We no longer have the laborious task of cutting stencils and making maize paste. Instead we use low tack masking film, water-based paints and commercially produced Kleister medium. W</span>e also use MDF Board or inexpensive pine with a base of yellow or gold to give a rich undertone to the veneer painting. This is then antiqued to give the aged mellow tone of marquetry that most of us find unobtainable but still desirable.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><span>Anyway, as the story goes .... Zaharah brought her friends over 2 weeks ago to view my work. Kak Maznah was impressed by my Intarsian</span> tray that I did in 2003 and requested for a class. Since time is of the essence in doing this technique, a workshop was created ... and that was exactly what we did last Wednesday, 18Jan 2012 ... my first workshop for the year :)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEHAEzfZNnDocXZ9Leec0JQObPa7F_rnaT6KQk3w56Ummfm6Fz6KNeO8YxSnwHMtzIFaNnIXyG1Unw3w2Yp3orFOV2EPliDK7IlVfeeTJN7Qs6lY0F1mjvl993GeQgkdcFIWBpeG93tXo/s200/workshop+006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699907875305469618" style="text-align: justify; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSLvmunqcu1HgpbLXPGtkvSsdDczjAUwTWalM3_Wbx1KrI55r6SNQeKNX2gRGephppm7OdoL11jw3duC3Ub34ra7EOBeF-A9vBfyK_e6ooXGm-6orWT93B9USLSsFZI78C1y5fgypfZg4/s200/workshop+008.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699907876349251346" style="text-align: justify; float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span >The 4 ladies keen to take up the task :)</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); ">It was a tedious laborious job as one needs to have patience and steady hands and the passion to persevere, but it was a job well done by these 4 ladies. Wha</span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); ">t remains now is to shade and antiqued the plaque ... and there you go ... an heirloom to be passed on down the generations :)</span></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-85910768714898050702012-01-21T08:27:00.009+08:002012-01-21T09:07:37.535+08:00The cabinet-divider<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span>I have been very busy lately trying to complete the various commissioned jobs ... Alhamdullilah for the bounty that Allah has provided me. My last major job for 2011 was a 5-ft tall open cabinet that kak Masnah has conveniently converted as a divider too .... hence the reason why the painting was done at the back of the cabinet! It now stands tall and proud in her living room :)</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span>Took me 2 months to mull over the design ... changing ever so often in my mind's eye ... until one fine day, it suddenly dawned on me (picture this : light bulb flashing in the brain hehe) that I should just paint a watery scenery since kak Mas</span></i><i><span>nah specifically requested to maintain the original blue of the cabinet.</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span><br /></span></i><i><span>Again, my pai</span></i><i><span>ntings are a product of inspiration ... and this time Jacqueline Penney is the source :)</span></i><i><span> So ... a painting of a calm, serene watery landscape was completed after 3 weeks of hard work. </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBF-2inxQDUNkyVFqZezHJmb73EGxpZmJOzCgNKfcytGMaFzDE004R2OqC3UmImcrD9_IMVWRHdS9iJMCpuJf-vvl21OTSqLbwIodNoeeQ2rlI1pxcViE2tJ_ixKOHicISL8rZW0vp68/s200/kak+masnah%2527s+012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699879042808322450" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 74px; height: 200px; " /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaILs7pIqeRVc5zyASimakuNFjVnH7keLBAzF3qFHN8P2MQFTimZ6fU_vxMjzDVHqi3TQzuWv79aGh9YicwnzxEHTrVmOxu5cf6J6gju92mpITGrhM_ywaSNT-MZqUFojm8GiIHlQyRKQ/s200/kak+masnah%2527s+014.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699879048653308242" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 89px; height: 200px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq-W9DUHu8DoPt0_1fYh7P1XtQZhieOf65vG5639bVbQeUv6wzGFRUYNQfDKEKOeGWshee7UmToIj9OLVPPknOvroSIKzeK5lYvJSYHcvrgk2ZvnNACuQBHPJJ6bCGFcG4Fh_2t1YCzbA/s200/kak+masnah%2527s+010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699879048346301842" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 74px; height: 200px; " /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">The cabinet as viewed from the left, centre and right</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQrnEU0MJ_IOJ8DoEhRePw_Yi3dgu8BcerMt4ZPZBee4PEyOz6kttv4JW9ktfQPRejD-_0smaMXXdgQtUqazmtbOy7eZQu8QSReQ6LEYPmIOOv3RRESJU7-cxvFwsjCuYW44BhCQiP_p0/s200/bin%2527s+001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699880928680958834" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 151px; height: 200px; " /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNDvWSfdcKrTQibCpTK9Kw4lweFR0wQ2wWnGF_-jGrN8bq0TEapInhnv6lxe9bqoMPiso9RU72eyazbUkdsVFetTA-sVEkGhxxcSAo-RzZU0LRFuQRs11N-0WdActCpw3O5-g73hjbYMQ/s200/bin%2527s+006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699880927378157938" style="text-align: left; float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 174px; height: 200px; " /></div><div><br /></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span>I have also painted flowers on two bins ... a veeeeeeery long wait for Marina for me to complete these for her. Sorry dear ... </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span><br /></span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span>So ..that's it for now ... am lost for words... seems to have been experiencing a writer's block for </span></i><i><span>many many moons now ...*sigh</span></i></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-66393543788193399032011-10-31T10:24:00.006+08:002011-10-31T10:54:46.830+08:00House #36A<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQUuhslqqn_kRAhZsk3AND8g07dJ6Wlc2Ecr-oY0pW9vFzTdDGzNqv2V7IJBKnqlwtnD0FB0Ic4AB7FPQkzcLDoAIES6oQvXzneAirfXAIA0FAmR7bUYKZn-vupzvNEkd9GqA6JIjqlw/s1600/salmi%2527s+bdhse+001.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 190px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiQUuhslqqn_kRAhZsk3AND8g07dJ6Wlc2Ecr-oY0pW9vFzTdDGzNqv2V7IJBKnqlwtnD0FB0Ic4AB7FPQkzcLDoAIES6oQvXzneAirfXAIA0FAmR7bUYKZn-vupzvNEkd9GqA6JIjqlw/s200/salmi%2527s+bdhse+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669480132949076194" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZp_B7F6KABBftsWkDrHlLrDJY4yY-udcGz6tttapiGq-9HF3xH8gG-o7m4M5Vjfy_QxKyzkL3wnQX63aaKum6F60wwP3LpfciA3RmlKX_2jJOBREtCumj7A85MTQuekhQGTQ23jNDLU/s1600/salmi%2527s+bdhse+002.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 189px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKZp_B7F6KABBftsWkDrHlLrDJY4yY-udcGz6tttapiGq-9HF3xH8gG-o7m4M5Vjfy_QxKyzkL3wnQX63aaKum6F60wwP3LpfciA3RmlKX_2jJOBREtCumj7A85MTQuekhQGTQ23jNDLU/s200/salmi%2527s+bdhse+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669480142662279554" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(153, 51, 153);">Salmi's birdhouse is finally done. Took me a while to fulfill her request for a Tudor birdhouse.<br /><br />Firstly, it's not of the right architecture ...especially the roof ... wrong structure! The shape of the whole house just made it difficult to make it look like a Tudor house.<br /><br /><br /><br />Secondly... it was a make-over from a decal-pasted design to this. Had to remove the decal pieces, re-apply coats of gesso and paints to cover the mess created hehe<br /><br />Any<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1TzJCpM5gklSf_cetQ86jn3AQFz2kphQARymctumAesKUoNTOfMzhoClmxs8WeYM0F9N5w_GaQgKgfsfT4P0cTnZRfCxJRxf7HTPWDxsbmyAgyObj5TkG5xwJY1Aay9FimciXBTqV18/s1600/salmi%2527s+bdhse+003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1TzJCpM5gklSf_cetQ86jn3AQFz2kphQARymctumAesKUoNTOfMzhoClmxs8WeYM0F9N5w_GaQgKgfsfT4P0cTnZRfCxJRxf7HTPWDxsbmyAgyObj5TkG5xwJY1Aay9FimciXBTqV18/s200/salmi%2527s+bdhse+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669482579685940546" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrhvd8KY4ZRoSjspPfLF0SwTuKlcUQTXFAiHyO02YwwLkRsSlkd1R1Ps2UItz06jSQccDMdw6KkFSVL-QKBd0TUyebRq4sM4P6vrWB1l46lF2TSHtzHRp0qkBg6kVViO2UfaShNBRJfw/s1600/salmi%2527s+bdhse+004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDrhvd8KY4ZRoSjspPfLF0SwTuKlcUQTXFAiHyO02YwwLkRsSlkd1R1Ps2UItz06jSQccDMdw6KkFSVL-QKBd0TUyebRq4sM4P6vrWB1l46lF2TSHtzHRp0qkBg6kVViO2UfaShNBRJfw/s200/salmi%2527s+bdhse+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5669482584919655970" border="0" /></a>way ... the outcome is pleasant enough... I hope. Salmi is happy ... so I am happy too :))<br /><br />... and soooooo now... on to my next project ... painting daffodils on a bin :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Have a great day y'all .... :))<br /></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-57560971627372546792011-10-21T13:34:00.006+08:002011-10-21T13:56:55.408+08:00The week that was ....<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Hello everybody ... the sun plays hide and seek behind the clouds today. I feel sluggish as I'm a sun-person ... but ... my spirits are not dampened as I managed a very fruitful week last week. This week... I spent time completing the tasks :))</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOPe56QlaP8H7oYIM-y5CIoxGBKJsriFCxZ7iB1JQeGpBzSZqBeGr_MidD9doOvh47BR8hOY5ATzyn6k1rZM2HKpOPeaK1bKcjA95Uycv05gJj3ewp6Dwb2ZgIxMXs8QARGT537yIriuo/s200/chempaqa%2527s+006.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665816318390588770" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 148px; " /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Chempaqa's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); ">tray is a design I adapted from Bonnie Heppe Fisher. I simply adore her paintings ... it gives me a feeling of serenity everytime I look at them :) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(51, 51, 153); "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlRlxn2jBH4UclRvwmbLhHDuY9nnnW9XWRo44Zi0DHd2gf0u1dYxu9LhEQnTWlW-ZpxzsKBtirSDaE4AENnnznEKbzlVgQNKUeGisY2cHG15MjvgPT5Xv9nrSfLOZsf1ZTM8EbH20edUQ/s200/2011-10-21%252C+customer%2527s+bin.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665818792355270818" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px; " /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Then there is this bin that I'd put on hold for almost two years ... basically because it was a repeat design (I hate repeats). I painted for Marina a bin of ALMOST the same design ... hehehe no t<span class="Apple-style-span">wo paintings can ever </span><span class="Apple-style-span">be exactly the same right???!! ... some two years ago. Her sister liked it and asked me to do the same ... AFTER Marina got me to paint on another piece of same design!!! Two repeats I can accept ... but to repeat THREE times???? ... hehehe hence the loooonnngggggg delay!!! Oh dear ... thank God</span> she's patient enough to wait... oh dear! Anyway ... it's done now ... but oh my! where did I keep the pedals huh???</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Oh well ... it has been a great week ... after a long hiatus from painting. The queue of commissioned jobs is long ... Alhamdulillah ... Salmi ... your birdhouse is next ... InsyaAllah :))</span></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-6135733187795623672011-10-15T21:53:00.005+08:002011-10-15T22:05:26.600+08:00Backyard in the kitchen?<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">The mood to paint seems to be mighty elusive these past few months... I have been very unproductive :((( BUT today I amazed myself. Completed Ani's plastic dispenser all in ONE day ... huhu..... oh well, at least the major part of it haha<br /><br />She requested for a garden scenery ... I made it to look like a backyard with garden tools and pots to boot. Have a look see ... again, as usual, it's a prelim .... I may or may not add more to it :))<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUbf_I12bSzK-qyXa-sL_GQIyFK4zUO6b6Uow5UuA1mtI5koTpyIQCHHl2X8tMjiTirnYmoGjVxofF-Z_86FDSUvu30vbi_m13jdu0F5TrBhaqxKiGOx85rqnhuwJYgydqyOQMSvGUWo/s1600/Ani%2527s+plastic+dispenser+001.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioUbf_I12bSzK-qyXa-sL_GQIyFK4zUO6b6Uow5UuA1mtI5koTpyIQCHHl2X8tMjiTirnYmoGjVxofF-Z_86FDSUvu30vbi_m13jdu0F5TrBhaqxKiGOx85rqnhuwJYgydqyOQMSvGUWo/s200/Ani%2527s+plastic+dispenser+001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663718511080784082" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRgzIcHkRLmMMmHTv2WcDQLCQfrzusjbxBB6kto7_mwScMRsklkuJi-K5CVfp8L5HGR01kjHY61E4fWlD1Au3F4E14db0Ku1TfYiNhSfiEWO66ivuKn_KiWfLuU9digTuxvmjevWvbpE/s1600/Ani%2527s+plastic+dispenser+002.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 124px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRgzIcHkRLmMMmHTv2WcDQLCQfrzusjbxBB6kto7_mwScMRsklkuJi-K5CVfp8L5HGR01kjHY61E4fWlD1Au3F4E14db0Ku1TfYiNhSfiEWO66ivuKn_KiWfLuU9digTuxvmjevWvbpE/s200/Ani%2527s+plastic+dispenser+002.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663718517653430386" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZt6Kw5wnAGW6YNKYa0Dx2_eClDfg6u30O2_Y3u2L8JCbEVgi8rxQ0AkDjUXt6zXOW16JDeEnBvp4PsHSspdJ20wzvSgL2HUv-fGQU2uYA5RPHt7d58g8tHE2UgR9kdp-pPNChd0Kpl-Y/s1600/Ani%2527s+plastic+dispenser+003.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 126px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZt6Kw5wnAGW6YNKYa0Dx2_eClDfg6u30O2_Y3u2L8JCbEVgi8rxQ0AkDjUXt6zXOW16JDeEnBvp4PsHSspdJ20wzvSgL2HUv-fGQU2uYA5RPHt7d58g8tHE2UgR9kdp-pPNChd0Kpl-Y/s200/Ani%2527s+plastic+dispenser+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663718522516472066" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />That's it for now ... nite2 :)Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-84209171211461366812011-09-23T00:19:00.003+08:002011-09-23T00:26:25.296+08:00eat ur veges!<div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Just a short note this time ... seems to have lost the knack for words lately. Anyway ... painted these vegetables on a kitchen towel holder ... still not too please with the carrots (appears flat and not cylindrical!) ... but oh well, that was the best I could do after 3 re-dos! 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<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Thanks Yas ... </span>
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<br />Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-27654050621664090712011-08-17T21:19:00.005+08:002011-08-17T21:45:28.398+08:00Long hiatus :(<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Since the last solo workshop, I had been unproductive. Seemed like all energy had been sapped out from within me ... and to top it all ... the fasting does not help in creating any enthusiasm in painting!!!</span>
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<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Then yesterday.... I finally found the courage and confidence to paint tea cups on her WHITE LACY LINEN tablecloth. Courage? Yup ... there was this nagging fear that I would spoil and mess up the piece!!! ...and today ... it's all done :)) A tea cup at each of the 4 corners of the 6-seater tablecloth.... and if I may add ... am mighty pleased with the result *pat pat pat on the shoulder*</span>
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<br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">It was the first week in the month of Ramadhan. I was fasting, thus it was a real test of endurance for me. Drove up north around 5.00pm, made many stops along the way at ALMOST all the R&R's ... finally reached Sg Petani at around 11.00pm. Workshop is at 9.00am at the community hall near the hotel, but I have to be there by 8.00am to set up the place... not much rest there....
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<br />Anyway ... all went well. It was a group of 9 enthusiastic ladies together with our solo male participant. 10 enthusiastic painters with 3 absolute beginners ... but hey ... we finished way ahead of time!!! 45 minutes to be exact ... it was a good fruitful day. Thank you all :))
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Yes... it's not that easy ... but yeah! it's not impossible either ...right? It goes to show that, all that is needed is passion and perseverance ... and of course practice!!! (that goes without saying!!!) Thank you ladies ... for making me believe that nothing is impossible if you put your heart to it :)<br /><br /></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-83387676509053972282011-07-15T12:32:00.004+08:002011-07-15T12:39:51.018+08:00Kak Masnah's table ....<div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 0, 153);">Alright ... ok ... it's done! It wasn't difficult when painting in the objects in the subject matter ... but it was stressful to make it look realistic! Another futile attempt at Trompe l'oeil. Pls take note that I have no formal training in this form of art, what I read and what I @think@ is right is what you see here hahahaha .... literally this is just painting from the heart :)) ... books are not enough for me... I need to see the masters do it :(<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDW_UcqdUDJMKC7SQvTECxDtxmCNyUpZUz80CIrECEdHwBAdP6_UdaZJvHih_mRFA_nTMks-eTZjvOZsCbmaA-EcwzgZWL5wrXv5W6uAnAT99WtumTVhFIbVoD0nOvfu7plZaAaceGRY/s1600/kak+masnah%2527s+003.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhDW_UcqdUDJMKC7SQvTECxDtxmCNyUpZUz80CIrECEdHwBAdP6_UdaZJvHih_mRFA_nTMks-eTZjvOZsCbmaA-EcwzgZWL5wrXv5W6uAnAT99WtumTVhFIbVoD0nOvfu7plZaAaceGRY/s400/kak+masnah%2527s+003.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5629433876035031154" border="0" /></a>So finally ... it's done... and it's going to it's rightful owner later this afternoon *sigh of relief*<br /></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-7646257042259086642011-07-04T18:42:00.003+08:002011-07-04T19:03:16.416+08:004 JULY 2011<div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">It is Zaiton's b'day today ... and friends gathered at the House of Hazienda to celebrate this auspicious day with her. The tea setting was just beautiful... fit for a lady as pretty as Zaiton. Of course the food was just scrumptious... and I'm glad I went with an empty stomach hehehehe<br /><br />Earlier in the day, my hormones played up with my moods (yup!just blame the hormones!!!) but all that changed the moment I stepped into the House of Hazienda. The ambience coupled with the presence of our lovely friends perked me up :) ... thank you all<br /><br />But what really made my day was the fact that we, the Golden Girls, really let our hair down. Had so much fun playing the games and participating in the quirky competitions haha ... and I won TWO of them! Third place for creative nail painting ... to paint 5 fingernails within 2 mins and the other was for the catwalk ... haha .... yup!yup!yup! I came out tops ...*lalalalalala<br /><br />Oh well... it was a good whilst it lasted ... and now I'm back home ... back to mundane duties and responsibilities *sigh*<br /><br />Have a great week people ... once in a while do be a sport and allow yourself to just let go and be crazy :))<br /><br />p/s : photos will come later ya ...<br /></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-88088339018703209302011-07-03T18:19:00.005+08:002011-07-03T18:41:29.276+08:00Just Roses --- solo workshop #3<div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">I had just completed another solo workshop at my home studio but just an hour ago. It was a small group consisting of students of various levels. Ina was there to refreshen her skills, Lidya is an intermediate student but had left her brushes to rest for a very long time. Ann is an absolute beginner with no experience but equipped with love and passion for decorative painting. Today's workshop is a test on my teaching skills too.<br /><br />I had always declined to teach roses to absolute beginners. I want them to be the master of their brush and be able to handle all the various strokes involved in decorative painting but then I thought why not this time. Hence, the first of such workshops began for me today ... and Alhamdulillah ... I made it!!! They all finished at the stipulated time ... I'm mighty proud of my students :)<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGopfbQ3fPtGQzHbQJcvwLPORDclPkMg3o5DUNJdEK18WO6ZMQQNcD1UYPTfsGz3fKqpnNKa0VDJCLT2T7_fICK6-YUDQEbD22TUtsbPLXwBGNwhyphenhyphenUnpj4ezNKbgQOxLptvQNsPjUP8c/s1600/workshop+roses+015.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivGopfbQ3fPtGQzHbQJcvwLPORDclPkMg3o5DUNJdEK18WO6ZMQQNcD1UYPTfsGz3fKqpnNKa0VDJCLT2T7_fICK6-YUDQEbD22TUtsbPLXwBGNwhyphenhyphenUnpj4ezNKbgQOxLptvQNsPjUP8c/s400/workshop+roses+015.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5625073519299787842" border="0" /></a>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-52121836825685831922011-07-01T17:46:00.006+08:002011-07-01T18:02:14.682+08:00Kosmo, Fri 1 July 2011 ... we're there :)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjug55WV1SQUmjfqxrJBYSinGJr5FLB1iLnTsEJZLRgFzM1FIEYoMzCfD8TcVspdrOUiYURNcwoTgkNjO__6ePM-nf3YvCbFu9WU26igiZzc73uaePg0I5gRzw8FcFFOa38PJfiQypHOUM/s1600/2011-07-01%252C+kosmo+persona.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjug55WV1SQUmjfqxrJBYSinGJr5FLB1iLnTsEJZLRgFzM1FIEYoMzCfD8TcVspdrOUiYURNcwoTgkNjO__6ePM-nf3YvCbFu9WU26igiZzc73uaePg0I5gRzw8FcFFOa38PJfiQypHOUM/s400/2011-07-01%252C+kosmo+persona.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5624320012316187602" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-7V_SXmAYSuSvPu7wY7HXNrCs79Xtd62XBDco3sl8qCtyxwOcYY2HfjyG0E-p1piCtPwBdG2yYm7e-S-cVSipH2pupa79-vgCTJMuDAl6K9IpO4WNiEZZg27e8Bl9N6kGFXrZJXMYHPk/s1600/2011-07-01%252C+kosmo+persona.jpg"><br /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">Hey hey hey ... it's us in the news again! The pictures speak for themselves ya... I'm actually lost for words but felt that I do need to boost my ego a wee bit today ... hehehe ...uhhh no! MUAHAHAHAHAHA is more like it .... </span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">The interview was done in mid May at my place, and a week later at Zaitun's place together with her students as she was conducting her class with them ... and after a while I'd forgotten of it's existence ... so that's it for now from a stiff-fingered blogger :(</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-style: italic;">Have a great weekend :)</span>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-66205797598126902612011-06-15T16:23:00.008+08:002011-06-20T21:06:56.726+08:00Another solo workshop - Just Roses<span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">It has been a long time since I last updated my blog... basically because I have a bad case of writer's block. Not that I have nothing to show off ... it's just I just don't feel like writing ... muahahahahaha EXCUSES!!!!! Anyway ... here I am again... announcing my upcoming workshops at various venues</span><br /><br /><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS_bMORU-0OQ2881GgpidqiGaUBH-Ms3FizqLEn4DJwDSaYi3akq3wGF0us6vjmyx7WIudskZyHr9cDTuYu1Gdb7wi_ehAqVhINQVNnwH0ZRPngbimescop-mpqGxp6tz3vAAGjhIWJg/s1600/project+laman+004.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 247px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieS_bMORU-0OQ2881GgpidqiGaUBH-Ms3FizqLEn4DJwDSaYi3akq3wGF0us6vjmyx7WIudskZyHr9cDTuYu1Gdb7wi_ehAqVhINQVNnwH0ZRPngbimescop-mpqGxp6tz3vAAGjhIWJg/s320/project+laman+004.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618361497605254626" border="0" /></a></h6><br /><br />"Just Roses"<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" class="messageBody" ft="{"type":3}" ></span><div style="text-align: justify;">- a workshop for beginners and for others that may need to refresh their their skills<br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); font-family:times new roman;font-size:100%;" > </span></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Date : July 3 2011 (Sun)<br />Time : 9am - 5pm<br />Place : Nora's Studio, Kg Sg Penchala, KL<br /><br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Other venues:<br />6/8 : Sg Petani (Lis - 0174699018)<br />9/7 : Shah Alam (Ros - 0123684622)<br />16/7 : Kemaman (Ita - 0179221424)<br />23/7: Muar (Shahlina - 0193664930)<br /><br />I'm spreading my wings to all other parts in Malaysia ... so please choose your venues and contact the respective organisers. First 3 to sign up with payment gets an early bird gift hand-painted by yours truly :)<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Have a great day ... be hearing from you soon ya ;))Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-83686427409286980562011-04-07T16:30:00.003+08:002011-04-07T16:40:56.444+08:00The Busy Counter Top :)This is my current major project ... have been at it for the past two weeks putting in a lot of thoughts in filling in the space to create a lively corner for a rendevous with a loved one :)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNcYSqJ9gxmK4RxCSPFUCnWl4C6xWEWW5hDvzQchUM4z9MXgS2uyh2y8BU8iEztLUfEDQl-8W_0gWrLHBuMqznLwiP5ER510uI4vMzOQ_g7SAgZZDd36Vp4yRpyOVwITCcrugj5shyphenhyphenBw/s1600/kak+masnah%2527s+table.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 221px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguNcYSqJ9gxmK4RxCSPFUCnWl4C6xWEWW5hDvzQchUM4z9MXgS2uyh2y8BU8iEztLUfEDQl-8W_0gWrLHBuMqznLwiP5ER510uI4vMzOQ_g7SAgZZDd36Vp4yRpyOVwITCcrugj5shyphenhyphenBw/s320/kak+masnah%2527s+table.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5592757423001987522" border="0" /></a><br />The lady sipping tea as she attends to her letters whilst the master of the house having his morning coffee with crepes drowned in honey .... that's the story it's telling :)) Try to hear the lively chat between the two :))<br /><br />It's not finished yet... still need to put in details on the plate of chocs and finale on the mugs of coffee and tea. Shadows and cast shadows are still missing ... nothing "sits" in as yet ... everything seems to "float" on the table ... so keep tuned in ya ... but currently I'm taking a break .... don't seem to have any ideas as yet on how to proceed :(Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-970312402156500602011-03-28T08:01:00.014+08:002011-03-28T09:13:47.081+08:00Nora's First Solo Workshop :)<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZSC52tuythVLPOG0FFwbehCef3iD9F3slFT-sXW90ZDLQnPA9cE-HVdXZ0QdVMwkmnGqmiBdUI2euMX0ZeTV6lgRzpVNI1QO0R9FkjM1fCho7efm1T9vbU9kQXn-OVwdk0La3k-csOU/s1600/dry+kitchen+cum+studio+now+a+workshop.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCZSC52tuythVLPOG0FFwbehCef3iD9F3slFT-sXW90ZDLQnPA9cE-HVdXZ0QdVMwkmnGqmiBdUI2euMX0ZeTV6lgRzpVNI1QO0R9FkjM1fCho7efm1T9vbU9kQXn-OVwdk0La3k-csOU/s200/dry+kitchen+cum+studio+now+a+workshop.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588921599120877058" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMv6oh0EhbXk_SJ2asH7lAYxmOL8tNWc3qiazn3zCGK1v8qqVM6BVO656K3bTxPXm98q5Sh0luAT5I5YhXZCWB2O387kEJRcpJCeWxGw6cqQy4pwsO-_S6EkCBEv1m8BiBGu8jkjVaEUY/s1600/ready+to+go.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMv6oh0EhbXk_SJ2asH7lAYxmOL8tNWc3qiazn3zCGK1v8qqVM6BVO656K3bTxPXm98q5Sh0luAT5I5YhXZCWB2O387kEJRcpJCeWxGw6cqQy4pwsO-_S6EkCBEv1m8BiBGu8jkjVaEUY/s200/ready+to+go.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588921603876428242" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Had my solo workshop two weekends </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">ago (19 March 2011) .... it's o</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">nly now tha</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">t I'v</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">e fully recovered from the stress and fatique :( Converted my dry kit</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">chen-studio </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">into a workshop and I </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">actually can have space fo</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">r 10. Will think of more workshops later :))</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">It was a small group of six enthusiastic painters ... </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Syakireen and Mo</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">nalisa (both from Melaka), Azie from Putrajaya, Kak Wan (from Kelana Jaya), Zaiyan (from TTDI) and Akma</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">m (last minute entry from .... errrr... I forgot....sorry dear :(</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"><br />They come with varied experiences ... from the totally fresh to the more experienced ones .... but I know we had fun and everything was complete</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">d within the time stipulated.... except for Kak Wan who had to stop earlier because she had to go to KLIA and Zaiyan</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);"> who had to take a longer lunch break because she had to attend to urgent matters back home :)) However they will continue to complete later in a normal class.</span><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Silly me however, forgot to take group pics but I do have some to show as they were painting :)</span><br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2aeknY6jf5w8xI_a5mwd252aggUAvoq9rQeuPoTbRkSJ8zeA1vZmzYtMfU0Baw7D_knUtzWuV0wTupPhoLdSjrrGGzWM2nmxLsiS6IGCiCbp2gXEbWvII_B0xFCdWN0QCK3ENLdKy00/s1600/Akmam+n+Syakiree.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs2aeknY6jf5w8xI_a5mwd252aggUAvoq9rQeuPoTbRkSJ8zeA1vZmzYtMfU0Baw7D_knUtzWuV0wTupPhoLdSjrrGGzWM2nmxLsiS6IGCiCbp2gXEbWvII_B0xFCdWN0QCK3ENLdKy00/s200/Akmam+n+Syakiree.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588925919213314642" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMABkOvBf2j6wWeHaVctXxCpUu2HMUZirPDgQKSdYNbFrHgdKGfK4q8d66AerTpPVWDLdPe7v7D9oUSSq5ImnzyZAe9cPaRnp7NAu_iJkSlYwVvRCWjlvfhyqjXpOY99BltPO-JcYMYU8/s1600/checking+each+other%2527s+work.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMABkOvBf2j6wWeHaVctXxCpUu2HMUZirPDgQKSdYNbFrHgdKGfK4q8d66AerTpPVWDLdPe7v7D9oUSSq5ImnzyZAe9cPaRnp7NAu_iJkSlYwVvRCWjlvfhyqjXpOY99BltPO-JcYMYU8/s200/checking+each+other%2527s+work.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588926352440282274" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"><br />That's S</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">yakireen flanked by </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">Akmam on her left and Mo</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153);">nalisa on her right .... all hard at work</span> </div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLkXwpIz7X9KvqPBmcGvn5iLYVbIue-yZrLV_cUlB6FBWEE2L619rtFqtETo9r-kNn9KuHRqO_3VX4OQfSt3-jHQxXePm9xNOqJzDGbhlEEf-3co7JOVYcLoOUTo26Y9xV18CHT47Q5Nw/s1600/Zaiyan.jpg"><img style="float: right; 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margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6mOTgSSAYU7TdjzwADfAUk0HRrFXaro39yaF9BoIx-h1TOYOsaPLVmlklYwOdjwGhb9JSHq5osA9rI_lRgk9wTDMW3lFT11YH-3OHUIaRAQ9xPSQjSWInLdBSLAY8vGn1NIb7ZEmJnA/s200/Azilah%2527s+product.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5588930588084324802" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 153, 0);"></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify; color: rgb(51, 51, 153);"><br /><br /><br /><br />They have asked what's the next workshop ... maybe I'll do lace work on a box next ... hmmmm<br /><br />Would you like to join?<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsdKY3MygBOzr9j2VZh8ghfs-pIuyqmuVuzyKf0QliwLMXaa9L0xaVGJLPfL6SfzaLCIFf7Uavyt6Pk72oHkHqJvvralfRuM8UjIfHS-NTrnS3zXOyZeIQjnYDwE6HHyp6Qvr1tS83BOw/s1600/full+focus.jpg"><br /></a>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8082001033812476572.post-59314183942104299282011-02-26T08:40:00.005+08:002011-02-26T08:56:54.792+08:00The "Carved" Lazy Susan<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gX7aCa05pnlBmvdJvln6rJhKBVV0MZK_rPZtGk4erkF25Pr2-sK2lUCp9228DxNIlf_OAMzmnFIfO-1F53HsiG3yDdkzA6rwX-uz4LCauO-nYpDBF8KH6hW6rekxgvK1cu7jqd-tWIs/s1600/kak+nomi%2527s+lazy+susan.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9gX7aCa05pnlBmvdJvln6rJhKBVV0MZK_rPZtGk4erkF25Pr2-sK2lUCp9228DxNIlf_OAMzmnFIfO-1F53HsiG3yDdkzA6rwX-uz4LCauO-nYpDBF8KH6hW6rekxgvK1cu7jqd-tWIs/s320/kak+nomi%2527s+lazy+susan.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577794302762034898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic; color: rgb(0, 102, 0);">Something different on a lazy susan completed but a few minutes ago. The design is adapted from traditional Malay wood carvings done my way. Had it antiqued to make it look more traditional .... but of course it's not varnished yet (a'ha ... that's me... can't wait to show off hehehe)<br /><br />Yup! That's it for today .... need to go back to my studio... on-going preparation for the workshop in March :)<br /></div>Nora's Touchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13366732227347214464noreply@blogger.com4