DETOUR 2009: 26.11-9.12

The countdown is on -  Two more days til the start of DETOUR 2009!  As I mentioned in a previous post, I'll be exhibiting as part of Designr.rdv, in the Former Police Married Quarters on Aberdeen Street & Hollywood Road in Central.  

Check out some more information here: http://www.detour.hk

And coverage on HipHongKong here: http://hiphongkong.com

You Are Here

I have a piece in this show, organized by the awesome Whitespace, and featuring over 80 artists and designers!

The exhibition is also part of DETOUR 2009, Hong Kong's Business of Design Week (check the post below for more information on another exhibition I will be taking part in for the event).

Business of Design Week - Detour 2009

I will be taking part in Hong Kong's upcoming Business of Design Week - as part of Detour 2009.  I'll have a room as part of Designr.rdv at the Former Police Married Quarters on Hollywood Road in Central.  Hope you can stop by & check it out!

Tees! Notebooks! Cards!

Long-awaited - and finally for sale online!

My first T-shirt!  

And notebook!

And greeting cards!

Are you as excited as I am?

I created these in collaboration with Hong Kong's MobArt Gallery for the Lost Things exhibition.

And my great friends over at E.V.E.N.T. are selling them here:

http://www.artisteventscompany.com/Shop

Prices are in Hong Kong dollars, but if you're not in Hong Kong, feel free to contact the lovely folks at E.V.E.N.T. if you need help ordering/converting/etc. 

Love, Etc.

Big congrats and a job well done to the fantastic (and amazing! and talented!) 20 students from around Hong Kong who worked with me to create artworks for The Body Shop's Love, Etc. Youth Design Exhibition, which took place at Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong - and closed this past Monday, October 25.

Here's a peek in case you missed it!

A rather embarrassing pic of me - BUT Karen & Kit rocked the mic and did an awesome job talking about their pieces.

Don't Wanna Grow Up...

A new mural we completed for the Secondary School. Okay, well maybe new isn't the operative word. We started this in 2008! It's been completed in bits and pieces of time stolen here and there...and 10 months later I'm the last in the group to finish... Time escapes, and this got put on the back burner - but here it is.

For me, this mural was all about high school...growing up, fitting in, finding your way ...

Though my partners in crime had some wicked ideas of their own:

Haruka Ashida Ostley's beautiful portraits of students!

See more here:

http://harukashidaostley.blogspot.com/

A little cameo by "The Hammer" courtesy of Gabe Ostley:

Check it:

http://www.gabeostley.com/

Jamming to your favorite tunes, makin' art, hanging with your friends ... isn't that what high school is really all about?

Chalk It Up

A chalkboard tree I designed and painted for our school in Shenzhen, China. So cute! I bet they wish they were taller.

Also a nice tip, if you're the crafty type: You can make your own chalkboard paint by mixing a combination of unsanded tile grout and house paint together, then sanding the wall afterwards. I got a recipe here:

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/make-custom-color-chalkboard-paint

The Body Shop - Love, Etc. - Youth Design Exhibition

Opening Ceremony for The Body Shop's Love, Etc. Youth Design Exhibition

Tomorrow, Friday, October 16, 4:00-5:00PM at Festival Walk - Opposite the Ice Skating Rink., Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong

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For the past month, I have been working with the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation and 20 teenage students from around Hong Kong to design life-size figures with the theme of "Love". Each student decorated a figure with their idea of what "Love" means to them.

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The exhibition opens tomorrow, October 16, and will remain up until October 25, 2009.

If you're in the area, stop by and check it out!