My name is Shih, and I create

Time flies.. it really does.  My inner creativity has been brought out of me. I feel re-energised and definitely felt great about the "new me". Let's keep this momentum going, don't let it stop. I been looking online in a few different sites re: wearable art. I came across this wonderful event in New Zealand called World of Wearable Art (WOW) and Wearable Art Mandurah . I must say, WOW WOW WOW... looking at their entries creations is very inspiring and I definitely want to give it a go and see how far I can push myself.  I started to draft some ideas. Some days I draft like 10 different ideas, some days I may not get to do any at all. At  that time, my career as a Support Worker has been going really well. In a very short period of time joining a new company, I have been offered a promotion as a Team Leader in a  group home as well as Respite Coordinator . I love my job. It is a very rewarding kind of work that I get to work and devote my time to the vulne...

A few months after the Paper on Skin 2018 competition, I have already planned that I want to do more in the same genre of art, want to give the WOW New Zealand and Wearable Art Mandurah a go. Besides making wearable art, I have always loved fashion at the races. I think I was kinda hooked on it when I was first involved in designing and tailoring a full race wear( hat and dress) for a beautiful girl from Devonport, for Devonport Cup Day 2014. At that time my knowledge about racing fashion was very limited. But we have Dr.Google and the internet. I went on it and had a quick look to see what race wear should looks like. Well, there should be a hat or we called it fascinator and a dress. These ladies also carry an evening clutch, maybe wearing a pair of gloves and a pair of nice high heels. Ahh, I get it, just like Audrey Hepburn, from the iconic movie, Breakfast at Tiffany. I went to Spotlight to have a browse. Spotlight is like my "second home" at that time. I am always t...

For many women, marriage is sacred. Getting out of one is the hardest thing we have to do. Family is important, immediate family is almost a resources for a divorcee to fall into. They may get their mum or dad shoulder to cry on, a comfort place they can feel safe and loved. For me, it was a very different story. I do not have any immediate family in Tasmania. I have 1 cousin in Sydney. He is a cousin that I didn't know I had for quite some time, even when I was living in Sydney. Amazing right.. not. So, I must toughen up. I made the decision, I must move forward with it. I didn't tell my mum that I have separated with my ex husband for almost a year. Well, the reason was she is so far away. Is bad enough that we are at a great distance apart, I don't feel that breaking such news to her will help me or her. She will only ended up worry sick about what am I going to do here all alone. I won't do that to her. What she doesn't know will not hurt her.  Well, I am only...