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. :)

Working~

I have been working quite a lot these past few days. It makes me kind of happy really, because works is a pretty good distraction from all the shit things that's been happening lately.

As usual, I made an illustration for I-Magazine (collaborating with mon bebe Diaz). This time it's for December 2011 edition. Just a preview, since I don't want really to publish it before the magazine's out! ♥

You can already tell it's a funny piece, I hope :) because it is. It's a parody of typical Indonesian travelers, haha. The article's really funny, too. I can't wait for it to be published.

Other than this, I also got a job from my uncle. He's an archaeologist and he had written several books before. This time I am helping him with one of his books; it's about Buddhism in Nusantara (Indonesia) and I'm in charge of layouts.

I try to keep the layout simple since the book is for educational purposes. I hope this isn't too boring; I try to play with the photo placements and paragraph without making it way too avant-garde. This would help me to learn how to make nice textbook layouts too, so overall I'm happy. Plus I got paid in advance. Yay!

Ok so I'm gonna go back to work now, ganbatte Naomipupu you can do eet. (  9 ..>o<..)9