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Comic : Noah and Miriam - - - August . 2o1o


Recently, I've received beautiful drawings/comics by Garrett Young, also known as Doctorpmaru, in mail. It is amazing. So gorgeous and mysterious work he does! Which it made me inspired to draw and write stories! Thank you so much, Garrett. It's such a rare feeling to get excited over other's art. It is not that I dislike other's work, I am simply not interested in art. I've lost some interests over my own work lately.. I guess sometimes we all need that inspiration and excitements over creating something in order to create more.

anyways,
I've been sitting here and there at coffee shops writing small parts of stories and trying to remember some fragments of dream I have had. Also trying to remember all the beautiful moments I had in my past memories. Sometimes all these moments are hard to describe them into words. Even drawings won't convey or translate what that moments were like. That is the greatest challenge to this project.

Along the new portrait project, Our Hands Will Evetually Destroy Everything Beautiful series and Permanent Vacation series, I will work on the comic here and there.

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Chris - - - July . 2o1o


Many sleepless nights these days. Reminds me of the college days where I just drew and took bunch of showers.
I began thinking about doing more portraits in a different style than I usually draw. This is a test drawing of the series. Haven't came up with a good series title yet but eventually it will come to my head.

Time to go to work.

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A Dream About Your Ghost - - - July . 2o1o

*** To see the drawing larger visit H E R E

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▲▲ MINI MINIATURE MOUSE is updated ▲▲
http://www.miniminiaturemouse.com

I finally finished the drawing I've been working on forever.
Along with other new drawings from Permanent Vacation series.
Please check it out when you have a chance.

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A short interview and a feature in the magazine called Milk X regarding to the wardrobe and the creative people. It is in Chinese but you can see my closet and my favorite items for the season. :)
Sorry for the low resolution image upload.


You can purchase the magazine here : http://www.milk.com.hk/

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It's very late notice but here is the illustration I did for Popshot Magazine from UK.
This magazine is beautiful and I am very honored to be a part of this! Great way to collaborate with poets and illustrators! If you get a chance, please get a copy!

For more information, please visit Popshot Magazine's website:
http://popshotpopshot.com

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A ghost in love.

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Progress of // In your soul are infinitely precious things that cannot be taken from you --- 2o1o


I have been working on this piece since February or March. I cannot remember things anymore because speed of life goes by so fast. Soon my face will be covered in wrinkles, hopefully accomplished/achieved something, and be able to tell a long story about my mistakes and successes to someone.

I really hope I can finish this piece the way I want. I am not putting any deadline and trying to take every details and stories inside the work seriously. So far I am very content with the result. It is growing, like how we all grow everyday.
I hope he/she/it/you will like this because....


; )

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If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more - - - May . 2o1o

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Chøøøøø! - - - May . 2o1o

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- ' I want to keep seeing the sparks in your eyes. ' -- April 2o1o

Click the image for the full comic. : )

I've been having interesting dream here and there. Recent dream that was vivid and left a strong impression in my head was this dream.

I was wondering around in a library alone, then one of the aisle lead me to this empty park. The entire ground was covered in sand and no lights. I saw an one car parked behind me and no one is inside. I sat right next to the car and when I sat down, I saw tiny sparks in my right toe. The spark became the sun and I saw the sky started to change into different colors. As the sun rose, stars begun to appear. It was so beautiful that I took lots of pictures and got me excited to show it to a person I know. When I entered his house, I saw him sleeping next to two giant dogs. He got surprised and begun yelling at me because he thought I came into the place to steal his stuff. I told him that I wasn't planning none of that but to share the pictures I took. He said OK and went back to sleep. I became speechless and decided to burn up the pictures. Pink smoke rose up as pictures turned into ashes. However the pink smoke emitted lights like stars. The smoke begun to take up the place and fire became larger, I tried to wake him up but I didn't want to bother him and misunderstood, so I left his place without words. When I left his place, I saw one tiny spark inside my hand. It was from the pink smoke. I crushed it with my hand, crumbled it and let it flow in the air.

I can still see how all they shined.
and I can see why I dreamed this.

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M I N I . M I N I A T U R E . M ● U S E
has been U P D A T E D ! ! ! (finally)

● Gap (Product) Red Shirt designs
● The new series : Permanent Vacation
● Photo section has been added ( instax mini series + Canon AE-1 )
● N E W . L ◉ ◉ K S ! !

... more and more to come.


▶▶ www.miniminiaturemouse.com ◀◀

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- ' Tapir ' -- March 2o1o

Drew comic again. This one is for someone special.
Click the image for the full comic. : )

Less than a week now.
Getting all psyched and nervous.

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- Henry Darger + found photo study sketch, March . 2o1o

I never draw scenery to begin with. Kind of hard to break my boundary of clean white negative space. Darger been one of my favorite since I was 18. It was introduced by this dude I dated in first year of college. He gave me this beautiful book of Darger and I was very inspired and blown away with his own world he created. But anyways, I always wanted to draw a disturbing scene. Going to do a bigger version of this in future - - - meaning once I set up my studio.

I am flying away from this country to escape and visiting my old life / place next week. Excited to see friends I haven't seen and smell of the town I was born. It will be well documented for sure. Will be back.

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Stuff that I never updated about.

● Gap (Product) Red shirts came out February 8th, 2o1o.
● Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur by Francesca Lia Block came out Summer, 2oo9, Which I did an illustration for.
● August 2oo9 issue of Nylon Magazine illustration on rolfering massage experience.
● Espai Cromàtic, Spain exhibition.
● Illustration Now 3 by Taschen.
● New Work exhibition at Think Space Gallery, Culver City, California with two other artists.
● Got hired as a studio assistant for Takashi Murakami's studio, Kaikai Kiki, in Long Island City, New York.

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Things go by fast and I become more terrible at updating things about my life. Ah crap.

I turned 25 end of last year. I used to be scared of turning into 25. I don't know why, but always felt like I had to prove something about myself by then. Be successful in some category, maybe get married and start family... I guess I was looking too hard at "status" of some sort. Now I think about it, I feel ridiculous and how childish that idea was. Why rush? I should enjoy every moment that I can have. Every seconds are different. There won't be anything same. Nothing is permanent, eternal or infinite. Only numbers and time, and space.

So I am not scared anymore. Surprise!

I like where I am at right now. I work for an amazing job, it's tough and challenging, but I am learning so much. I really like the people I work with. All of them have great hearts and humors. I feel so welcomed that I don't want to ever leave!

My career as an illustrator has been RAD this year. I've been doing the whole "miniminiaturemouse" for last 5 ~ 6 years. It feels so long but short, I've done lots and I am proud of many. So many experiences has lead me to be in a part of big things. This year I worked with Nylon Magazine a lot, did several book illustration, had a big solo show in Sydney|Australia, making shirts with GAP! and being published in great books (ie : Illustrations NOW 3, Atlas of Illustration etc) and oh gosh, SO MUCH! So many people are supporting me and I am so spoiled with so much love from others. Thank you!


Thinking about all these amazing things have been inspiring me to do more things! My creativity has been in hiatus for quite sometimes, and I am ready to do lots NOW!


So, I will get better at updating things.
New miniminiaturemouse site is on its way.

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Last year,
I was asked to submit a design/illustration for NYLON Magazine x U.O. Project.
The project is to produce products, such as T-shirts, housing items, stationary, dishware, that are exclusive for both brands.
I designed my logo (skull mouse logo that was featured in TRES LOGOS) pattern with different colors, and lucky that was accepted!

The sample came in yesterday and they are gorgeous!
I am very happy with the outcome. I am not sure when exactly it's being released, but I will make sure to let everyone know!

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Let's draw (almost) everyday


I have to start prepare for the show in the Fall with Thinkspace Gallery. But at the same time, I want to work on my portfolios and rebuild my new site! But before that I have to take care few client works and etc. Sigh. Too much in my mind.

I started a new sketch book yesterday. Trying to draw everyday, I wonder how long that would last. ha!

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It's already June.
Time goes so fast!
I am way behind!


f e b r u a r y | m a r c h .

● Worked on art pieces for the National Grid Gallery solo exhibition
● Worked on illustrations for the book called Wood Nymph Seeks Centaur by Francesca Lia Block (Bloomsbury publication)
● 3/26 : the solo exhibition opening, Sydney. AU (Sadly, I couldn't make it)

a p r i l .

● Went Hawaii ! Vacation !!
● Worked for NYLON magazine and did 6 illustrations for the July issue 2009 (It's out !)
● Worked with GAP. Releasing 3 shirts for Gap Product (red) ! More information later on
● Curvy 6 art book is being released, one of my illustration is published

m a y .

● working on the illustration the book called Little Pink
● Visited : San Diego | Philadelphia | Baltimore



updated!

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2 0 0 9

started off great! NYLON magazine's freelance work came out RAD! Here is what the spread looks like! (picture above) I will be a part of group show at Canteen Gallery in Ottawa, Canada. The opening will be next month! Then my solo show at the National Grid Gallery in March! Hooray. I'm currently working on few illustration for books and it's very fun! Hopefully there will be more opportunity to illustrate!

I got invitation to be in the next Taschen's Illustartion Now 3 book as well! Which is super exciting! There will be another illustration book coming out some point this year through Mao Mao press called the Atlas of Illustration. I cannot wait to see it!

I will update the site soon with new work and news.
Hej hej.

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Jason and I arrived New York safe on November 30th. We went across California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,  New Jersey and New York. It took us 5 days... since we had Basil Leaf with us and we wanted to make it to New York by December 1st. It was rocky and tiring, but we made it. Basil Leaf is pretty happy (since the East Coasts are COLD, but will be hell for him in Summer).  Phew.

We found our cozy apartment on my birthday and we were so relieved! It's gorgeous and amazing place we are living in! We created a studio/office next to our bedroom and I've been working in that room non stop since we settled in. Gets wonderful light and see the cute neighborhood, I'm in a wonderful place. 

I've been working for the solo show for the National Grid Gallery in Sydney, Australia for March 2009. I am nervous because this will be pretty big deal! I've always wanted to go to Australia and very excited to visit there. Working on larger pieces, which I haven't done since I left college, but I think I like working large.  right now, I am handling three pieces same time and I still have to create more by March!

This move has been wonderful! My creativeness is coming back and I am drawing non stop. Excited to go out more and meet more artists/people/clients! I am loving my new life! It's something I've always wanted.  Yay!