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SET ME FREE: Rise and Conquer

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  Wearable Art entry for Wearable Art Mandurah 2021; Set ME Free: Rise and Conquer Model: Ivy Clifford and Olivia Ford | Photo, Hair, Makeup, Outfits, all by me. 2021 is the most hectic year I had so far, in terms of my creation journey. So much  has happened and knock on my door and at times, I feels overwhelmed and a little too much on my plate to chew. Often, my 4 kids plays a big part of it. But my kids will always comes first no matter what, simply because I am a mother before an artist. Wearable Art Mandurah is known to be the most prestige platform in Australia for wearable art artists to showcase their work. This year, I took the initiative to try my hand for the first time submitting a garment for this competition. I consider myself as a creative person but also a risk taker. Because I believe risk allowed us to learn and grow, not only in terms of art, but also as a person. I always challenge the unthinkable especially when I was told I cannot, I tend to have this mindset to
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Recharge, recollect, refresh and refocus

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After completing "Set Me Free" project, I was due for a break. Spending some time with my children, finishing some DIY reno at home and basically just needed to refresh, recharge and refocus.  I was asked by a close friend to do a series of Maternity photoshoot. Do you remember my "Empress At Forbidden City - Wu Zhou Dynasty" paper garment? There was a beautiful tall brunette paraded the piece at Burnie Art and Function Centre couple years ago. Her name is Cassy.  Cassy is soon expecting her first child. I remember my first pregnancy. If you are a mother, I am certain that your first pregnancy was the most memorable and unforgettable one. Because we simply do not know what to expect. How our life will completely change once we brought new life into this world, our world.  I have told many that I am no longer taking paid photography session or makeup & hair session. I want to use my time and energy to fully focus on my art; photography, hair and makeup will not b
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"Set Me Free", while I learned to set myself free.

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Photo by Simon Sturzaker from The Advocate Tasmania Year 2020... has come to an end. Who would have thought it has became a year that changed lives and changed the world. Coming in to 2021, we are still in the battle of the unprecedented event of Coronavirus.  I am no different than many; has been impacted by the virus. With 3 kids and a new-born at that time when the outbreak happened; things changed. As for the very basic day to day life has became a luxury and not so basic anymore. People panicking, anxious and angry at the same time, do things that they wouldn't normally do. For example the toilet paper outage incident; in my opinion, it is just unnecessary. But at a time like that, many people think that they can just do anything to make themselves  feeling  a little better and secure. It is all part of the anxiety. How should they dealt with it; what they can do to calm themselves down.  At that time I do not understand why people did things they did so selfishly. But as time
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I am a TasmAsian

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Ahhh, it seems forever since I have updated any post here. I have been extremely busy with a few things. And one of those were, I have had a trip and fall just a day before my daughter birthday, fractured my ribs. No, that's not pleasant at all. Because of the current pandemic, lock down in Melbourne, border closures etc etc. I wasn't able to get the help that I needed. And that has made the recovery very slow. I did have a girlfriend who came and helped me, she is a godsend. I wouldn't know what to do without her. So, thank you from the bottom of my heart.  Paper on Skin 2020 .. what a year I must say. I think it has been enormous and a lot of new normal for everybody in the world. Beside the pandemic, me just had a baby, in a new home, managing 4 kids on my own is a lot. So making a piece of wearable art on top of that needs a miracle. I have promised everybody in year 2018, I will be in for the competition 2020. I will hold on to my words and do whatever it takes to make
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Wu Zhou Dynasty to close Empress's chapter

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My final Chapter of Empress At Forbidden City creation: Wu Zhou Dynasty for Paper On Skin Launching event After over a year, my Paper On Skin  2018 creation still going strong. The piece was invited for a numbers of exhibition here and there. Completing an artwork feels amazing. When our vision comes to lives, it is very rewarding. However, I feel like I could've done more and I have the urge to create another piece to compensate this majestic red paper dress, the very first piece of fully committed wearable art that I have ever made.  Empress At Forbidden City - Paper On Skin 2018 entry, Alif and me trying to fit it on model, Brooke. Year 2019, after winning 3 awards from the Australian Wearable Art Festival , my life yet again has changed. And the changes has made great impact for the rest of my life. The week I was flying to Queensland for the finale at Australian Wearable Art Festival, I was tested positive for being pregnant with my 4th child. Bearing a child in me is temporar
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