Happy Vesak Day

Today is Vesak Day.

Vesak Day is a day commemorating the Birth, Enlightenment and Death of Buddha .... I have made many stupas for the past few years...... My own way to show my respect to Buddha.....my little offering to Him.....
My skill wasn't so good as you can see from the pictures but I really enjoyed making of stupas . I have made a lot of design but mostly copied from the the real stupa. (make them into miniature size) I used paper clay and I didn't colour them except the golden stupa I also didn't use any vanish to proctect them but you see, they can last for so many years....
Wishing all of you a Happy Vesak Day!

Sweet Heart

This is her 3rd piece of art work. Very well done.

Toppings

You can make use beads, art sand, paints, handmade fruits and etc... for your topping of a cake or pastries. But sometimes you can't get what your want eg peanut. So I have made some of my own topping eg peanut & rainbow icing. Try to think some other things that can use for your icing......brainstorming.......er.....

Miniature Hor fun & kueh

Using Japanese air dry clay is much more easier than using paper clay. This is true, but for certain items I think paper clay will make the outlook more realistic for example a basket.

2 Lessons at a time

Eng had finished 2 items in a lesson. She is the first student who did that. She did quite fast as she got practise at home after lesson. She has improved a lot in her colouring. Well done!

Mini Fruit basket (using paper clay)

Kan has added a handle to her paper clay fruit basket, the basket looks great different with and without handle

             This fruit basket was made of paper clay, with and without handle. ( this was done 2 years ago)
        by  my student.(2009)

This basket of fruits is made of Japanese clay (one year ago) by student (2011)

This was done by one of my student  using Japanese clay this year (2012)

          

Make use of your miniature creations

You can have fun ideas on your handmade miniature dolls, cakes, animals etc. some examples :

I used paper clay did all these some of them I keep it for more than 5 yerars and it still in good condition. How long can your paper clay creations last? it all depand on the moment you make it. Let it dries completely before you paint  and  I think this is very important step.

 As time is limited in class so I have to paint when it is only half dried.
I always tell my students to parctise at home and paint after it completely dried. You will find the different .

Mini doll house

Making miniature food is not so challenging job compare to making a mini doll house.  As everything inside the doll house must go according to scale. Not too big neither too small , just nice will do.

At the end of my package course students will  make their very first mini doll house with all miniature food and   items.Can"t wait till that moment!

This size is about 9 x 10 cm.

Have Fun!

Mother & daughter

and their master piece!

  Good friend ZE & SP and their master piece.

Different type of baskets has different creation outlooks. A handle and card will be added to the basket on the left.

Dim sum container

It is difficult to buy a dim sum container so learn how to make a simple dim sum container is necessary. Below is my handmade dim sum container.

Miniature cakes

Coffee cake

Wawa at soccer field

Before

After
3 good friends at soccer feild.