m i l k t e a

So this is the reason why I've been sort of disappearing from this blog...




Proudly presenting Milktea's first mini collection, Usamimi.

Usamimi Tea Bag

Lace Bunny-Chan Tote (silkscreen)
And the Premium Blend Milktea, where everything is 100% handmade & the illustrations are hand-painted to gesso-ed cotton:
Yellow Ribon-chan
Pink Bobbi-chan
Yellow Freckle-kun

Pink Bowie-chan

Insekta postcard set

I have an accessory label now guys ^u^ Focusing mainly on limited run tote bags and stationery, it's called Milktea. I've also set up the tiny shop here. Buy some! Hehehe.

For more detailed information on each product, please head to my artist FB page. For Premium Blend Milktea, price available upon request. Just contact me via Tumblr/ FB/ or e-mail. Do not hesitate to ask, please! I'd be happy to be of assistance. <3

Hope you're all doing well, lovely creatures.

Bisous.

HALA

Atrey did a photo shoot of one of my dresses for my final in 2009, called Hala. With Dayana as the model and Devi as the make-up artist, I was basically crying in my heart because I couldn't be there during the shoot.

Here's a short description I wrote for the facebook set, ended up used everywhere:

H A L A
Hala is the name of a demon of Serbian and Bulgarian mythology that inspired this dress. A stormbringer and a glutton, Hala would try to devour everything it wants, even the moon and sun, causing eclipses. Making friends with them is beneficial too because if they liked you they would spoil you and keep you rich.

As always, Atrey is truly one of my personal favorite photographers. I love how he chooses angles, the mood, the colors, the direction, everything. Also, Dayana's expression is amazing. In this set, Hala was portrayed as both a greed and a lonesome being, which is quite true and very well-aligned to my personal liking. Devi also did a great job on the makeup, emphasizing the eyes.

I could never thank them enough for making this beautiful photoshoot! Next time, for sure, I will have to be there. :)

Pew Pew Baby

As I said before, I had a photo shoot with Atrey. It was really simple and messy and we just threw on whatever that's around, haha.

Actually I wanted to wait until Atrey himself published the series, but I can't wait. So I picked a few personal favorites, and would post the rest after Atrey published it himself. I forgot to put watermarks ._. but oh well, it's not like this is a commercial project or anything. 

Here goes, Pew Pew Baby, Naomi Dame photographed by Atreyu Moniaga-- location is my bedroom. ♫

Personally I really like how the photos turned out, they're fun and playful like how we wanted the whole photo shoot to be. Too bad Atrey had to go home early, we could've took more photos. Ah well, there will be more time in the future I'm sure. ;3

なんじゃーこりゃー

I made a hand-bound sketchbook a while ago! :D It turned out pretty nice for a first-timer like me. I got references from the mighty Uncle Google but I learned the basics the most from here.

Pictures~

 

 Trimming the pages. I already sewed the signatures and glued the spine.

Glued the yellow back-cover paper (uhh I'm not sure if it's the correct name) and printed the cover (it's my drawing~).

I forgot to take actual step-by-step pictures, haha... But here's the finished book:

It's only 40 pages, I was just trying out. Apparently it's not at all that hard! I might try to make more, with better paper and neater finishing. Now I know what to make for gifts, hahah.

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Also, also, the other day I made onigiri.

It's good. Really. I think I'm quite proud of my cooking skillz. \o/

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What's been happening with my life lately:

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Dissidia Final Fantasy Duodecim (Liam O'Brien stop it with your voice), P-Model/ Hirasawa Susumu (I will always be in love with this ojisan it seems), current favorite hairstyle, me repairing my platform shoes at midnight.

I suppose that all, this entry had been really random! x)



PS. Oh fuck I just deleted a whole folder from my cellphone... I LOST ALL PICS FROM DECEMBER ;A; rrrrhgrhgrhgr I am so stupid!! I do that too often lately, why am I so absent-minded ;~;