Go West of Sumatra
For most Indonesian, West Sumatra is Padang, the capital of this province. Anyway I want to see and find out more what West Sumatra had to offer beside Padang. The most important place… Continue reading
Kampung Madras We arrived back in the afternoon in Medan, we had that evening’s dinner at Kampung Madras (old name: kampung Keling). Keling means black or dark complexion, so doesn’t seem to be… Continue reading
Took the ferry for 1 hour back to mainland from Samosir Island, really pretty journey. On the way back to Medan we stopped at Pematang Siantar for a lovely cup of strong… Continue reading
This is really embarrassing, I haven’t updated this blog for a month and this update is on the trip I had in March! Which is a long time a go now. I have… Continue reading
When asked, friends who has been living in Bali for many years, didn’t quite know what Galungan is about. They say the Balinese Hindu would say that it is a victorious day, over… Continue reading
Wow, when I get started I can’t believe how many I have found. I really thought I would find a handful of good illustrators from Indonesia. This shows that Ignorance is not bliss,… Continue reading
Ok, Sumatra. I am ashamedly admitting that I have never been to Sumatra. Yet, I still thought I know all about it, because it is in Indonesia right? So I should know about… Continue reading
This lady’s blog is on my bookmark. I am not sure I can tell you how I got her name. But it looks like she is quite popular as a freelance illustrator in… Continue reading
Remember my review post on a book called Nawilla, the illustrator for the lovely book is Cecillia Hidayat. Her illustration is so sweet, I have been following her blog. It looks like Cecillia… Continue reading
Step 4 – Sketches Not sure whether it is a mistake but I thought of what would be the front cover or the poster for the story first. I thought Timun Mas running… Continue reading
Happy Valentine’s day everyone! Aren’t you bored of seeing the same kind of images on your valentine cards? Don’t you want something different? Perhaps something a bit meaningful like having an endangered bird… Continue reading
Step 1 – Inspiration Several things inspired me to start this personal project of creating an illustration of Indonesian Folktale. I have always loved folklore I needed some theme for me to illustrated… Continue reading
A picture of Warung, a little shop, you can find anywhere in Indonesia from behind tall rise buildings to a quiet housing estate, from beach front to the back road of the capital… Continue reading
How beautiful is dusk in Indonesia? Warna Senja means Colour of Dusk.
Square shaped melons, endangered fruit, and red durian; when told that these were on offer for me to see, I had to go. =D who wouldn’t? You are probably aware from my previous… Continue reading
I love colours, the colours of Indonesia will be my research of colours palette for my illustrations. Aren’t these colours pretty?
Driving in Jakarta you have got to be prepared to spend 2 – 3 hours in the car that should take you 30 minutes to get to. The Traffic in Jakarta is infamously… Continue reading