I picked up the card this afternoon...

But didn't get to finish cutting...

and I am writing letters at the back of what I already have...

Haiz...

The costume arrived and something wrong happened...

But what can I really do???

It is my fault to be honest...

Haiz...

Today is the official day of Vitamin Punk break up...

I don't know what's really in my mind...

Though I know this is going to happen but...

It's kinda sad that it have to end right now...

Haiz...

For the wind I love blowing my mind away in the afternoon...

I hate my sensitive nose for picking up dirt and sneeze...

Haiz...

Listening to Michael Buble..

And I wonder to myself...

No seriously...

AM I REALLY OKAY?

It's not a very beautiful day today, is it?

The City at Night

For today is the painting of the city at night.

A copy from my favourite artist- Georgia O'Keeffe- oil painting on canvas

(It looks a little different from the original too of course- I'm not a master of this kind)

I guess most of you guys know that I used to take some art classes and this is what they trained me for... This took me a whole MONTH or two (I don't remember) but it was really tiring! Though I really do like the painting I will not ever be able to do another one.

MUAHAHHAHAHA... XD Yes guys I've gone crazy now to announce you "HAPPY MOON FESTIVAL" is printed into cards and I'll passing them out soon :D for the guys that have been working hard of course :D yeah yeah yeah *dancing around in stupidity*

So finally I am going to Cambodia with the group. Meeting today with the BOSS was fine. The BOSS has a very wise knowledge of Cambodia of course because the BOSS little cutie aritist is from Cambodiaas well. The last time I've been to Cambodia was just to visit some famous tourist place and I was young to really understand the life there. It was like Vietnam 10 years ago, from what I remembered, may be worst than that. But I have to say, it's really hard to really have empathy for them. Of course you may have sympathy for them but I know it is hard to really have a real empathy of what they are experiencing after their bloody leader- the Pol Pot years... Anyway, I really hope to go there this time to gain a fuller understanding of the history there.

Oh btw, guess what!?!? Tomorrow is the arrival day of costumes!!! I will bring my camera to snap some pictures... Though I haven't been sleeping well not worry about how the costumes would look like and if it's ruined what will I do!?!? So I'm really scared... I hope they would come out well, because if anything happens I WILL ONLY HAVE BLOODY ONE DAY TO FIX IT!!! T-T

Good night it's already late :)

Happy Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

I am wondering if this is something the guys will like!

Happy Moon Festival!

Sneak peak to Moon Festival

Sneak peak to Moon festival! This is from one of our rehearsal. I hope this will turn out great and I hope the big heavy weight on my shoulder for the clothing will be fine! (I really hope) The backdrop would be okay and the make-up will be good as well! These guys are great! They've been working very hard and tiring for the performance!

Enjoy!

"Cuoi" very talented boy!

hmm well Pong is now officially the magical man :D he is great!

These are the group Eunice and I have been directing (well helping)

They are doing great now! There is no need for me there at all I guess...

My Linh as Vy (the wife) and Dae Won as Cuoi

Director on the table!?! :D

Wonderful beautiful banyan tree! They are one of the most significant chracter through the story.

I have a surprise for these guys but wait... haha not so sure yet!

Here is the photo of my Green tea moon cake with Eunice on the last post. My favourite of all!!!

Hmm, I had a well enough good day.

I'm wondering if playing music is something I can really do well... People have been telling me, and I know to myself that I only play a few same beats over and over and my tempo is messy as hell. I love playing drums because it's GREAT! Though some told me that I'm good and stuff but I think they're just trying to be nice... (I appreciated that of course) I don't see myself good at all and it just makes me feel worst when I see someone else who is so good at it!

MESSY HEAD...

A surprise is coming!

TL

Too tired...

Mooncake today for lunch! and it is.... GREEN TEA!!! i LOVE it!

Out of the blue, Megan tells me that I have an aussie accent and I was just blankly shock haha because I actually don't have one... or at least I don't think I do... Hmm very interesting :D

It was actually quite a tiring day. I had to stuff cloth into these tails for the tigers and my fingers hurt so bad right now still. haha I managed to sneak and do that every lesson xD An the afternoon with two tests and then get a move on with the backdrop city landscape making... It was pretty much tiring, but at least I feel like I'm doing something good, and important for the Moon Festival/Lantern Festival/ Mid-Autumn Festival (Absolutely, so many names right?) I hope I've done a good job with designing the costumes... or I will simple jump off the cliff!

So tired...

Good night!

P/S: sorry no pictures for this post

Am I being sel-fish?

Hi,

I am being selfish! When I have an idea or a work, I want it to be original and really hate it when people tell me that my idea is good and then they use it... I mean it's not a bad thing, it's wonderful! If they use different materials and explore that idea in a different way. I want my ideas, my work to be mine and that's just a bit selfish isn't it? (And I want it to be the best as well hahaha I am totally SEL-FISH!!!)

May be that's because I got influence by fish too much :P

TL

Looking for inspiration...

Hi,

As you know, I've been trying to come up with a character for my next project (can't tell you now. It'll be a surprise!) I'm quite upset that my inspiration is blocked. I haven't found a perfect character... and I will keep trying.

The moon festival is coming up at our school in a few weeks, and this year, I hope it will be much bigger and spectacular. I'm involved in doing the background for the performance and also the costumes designer with Eunice and Eunice drags me in being the co-director as well. haha imagine that... Anyway, we are so serious about this, which surprise me. I hope the costumes will be good. This is really the first time I took on the job, others is just haha blablabla comments...

There is so much to do, like my assessment, which I should be doing now. A science test (good luck to me!), which I should be revising. Math, which I should be practicing and working on it. A lantern to design and other stuff I should be working on. Hmm, I've managed to burn my English's - Vampire's handbook- it looks old, which was what I tried to do and burnt (a little too much) It looks funny to me :)

Here is another Sally out of my little tiny teeny time this afternoon and the fish society. You may have heard but I really do wish to be a fish!

"Sally and Vietnam" Tu Linh '09

" Just the fish" Tu Linh '09

There are many reasons to why I love drawing fish so much. Firstly, I just LOVE fish. Secondly, I love the water :D (Secret: I want to be a fish to be in the water all day) Drawing fishes just really free my mind because they are free and swimming, and they are so beautiful! There is nothing to worry about when you are a fish (except of course watch out for bigger fish) but there is really nothing bother you and the water would refresh your mind anyway down there :)

I LOVE FISH!

Sunday morning with tea and a sweets...

Nothing like a sunday morning with tea and a little sweet isn't it? It really get my head off a few stuff, though being stared at where I sit for tea was a bit awkward but whatever people! :)

I've been waiting for some inspiration and little teeny time to put up a post. It was an exhausted week, a lot has happened. Too much school works and I found myself getting excuse for not doing it (don't worry, I will, like one day before it is due XD) Since when did i start becoming so lazy?

"Lost", Eunice Yin '09

AM I LOST?

I was stressed through the week as my trust for math and science are completely gone. I was so scared and in-fact, I've thought I might faint during the lesson because my heart beat so fast and I couldn't catch a breath. You may think I'm a little over reacted. May be I am. I don't know who to talk to. I just don't feel like talking and don't feel like there is any solution to it. One thing after another, I kept to myself and once when it is just too much, one tiny teeny thing, I'll go for a big angry cry, and I had. I don't feel better or worst than that now. If only I had really been better studying for Math and Science? or if only school is something more exciting-for me?

I'm sorry for the depressing post. I'll try to make it much brighter now.

"Sailing free" Eunice Yin '09

One of my favourite piece and there is a new version of Sally I doodled and with Eunice doing the rest. The thing about fish is that it is such a wonderful creature, for it enjoy of life, free at it is and get to see the amazing of the underwater world!

Toodles

TL

Hello again,

It has been six days with no post and I really miss it! I'm quite busy with things the last few days. I haven't been painting much either :( Anyway, I guess I could show you another one of Eunice's gift for me, not now though... because I'm too lazy. haha

I've starting to be more busy as I get involved in exciting stuff like projects as school, things with the band, and include boring scary assignments and homework. I'm getting obsessive with Vampire and my assignment for English is to make a Vampire handbook for newbies Vampire... I wish school is just all the exciting and cool after-school stuff haha ... oh well let me live in my dream :D

Lately I painted just about everything i touch. It's funny! I painted over a pair of white shoes over the weekend and just yesterday... I painted a COCONUT over with silver acrylic!!! haha I wonder what's really going on in my head!

More pictures and more art soon.

Back to art

"Nón quai thao" (Trad. vietnamese hat) Tu Linh '09

This is a traditional hat from the North of VN where I come from. It is a beautiful hat made of dry leaves of course and went through many process of creating it. hmm love it!

Moon cakes and tea before Moon festival and it is... 3 weeks to go! haha Today, Eunice and I had moon cakes for lunch, bloody good! We also found out that the label of Eunice's cookies said something very stupid in English... haha

It came from a joke we were making about Sally going goth- to a christmas tree and now this is Sally in a spaceship! :)

"The nightmare before Christmas" TL and Eunice '09

It finally okay for me to go upstair and do some painting.

As I was siting upstair, have nothing in mind to draw, a chair flower pattern suddenly become so interesting but it doesn't look like the pattern at all ahaha

"A strange flower" Tu Linh '09

I'm so glad it's the weekend and I can have more time relax and doing some art, well also hw and other things I have to attend but it's GREAT!

TL

When little things come together

"12 ways to save the world" Tu Linh '09

I wanted to do this and "Pollution" so they would go together but this is not really good. "12 ways to save the world" is about simple ways and things we often forget to do. First two lines are how to go green and the last two is quotes about life. I want to tell you about going green and enjoying life as it is in a positive way. "Ride Bikes" and "Grow your garden" are inspiration from Nicole because I have no idea how to draw a bike that I really like, and after seeing the bike Nicole drew I loved it so much, I've started drawing it and trying to make differences on it so it wouldn't look like I have copied her.

Shut up and be still

About today...

There are many things I keep to myself, and once in while, when some tiny little thing happens, I would let everything go into tears. It's good and bad at the same time but that's just me! I would rather be busy with hundreds of project (interesting things) than be bored...

Keep a smile on.

TL

Let's fly away...

Can't tell whether I've had a good day or not but I seem weirdly quiet today. Is math and science something I can do well if I try harder? or am I just naturally not good at it... Anyway, it's a tuesday afternoon gardening and well, it always help me to take things off my mind.

I went over to the art shop near the school with MLinh D after-school, and found what I've been looking for weeks- a good block of small paper for water coloring and also some block paint to go with it. MLinh seemed exciting about her new project. It's great!

But I have to say... Art is an expensive pleasure:

1. Expensive supplies
2. You can never stop buying more
3. Good art books are wonderful hmm still it cost big bikkies!

I've taken home the rest of the drawings and have managed to hang them up in my room and hope mum wouldn't care... It brings me a new and fresh room with beautiful dreams that blow my mind away!

"Fly away" Eunice Yin '09- The little grey girl series

"Dream" Nicole D.

I really love this piece from Eunice. She gave that to me because I always drift away with many thoughts in my mind. Isn't it lovely these two together? Nicole has the perfect word for it- IT'S DREAMS! DAY DREAMING even so because that's what I do

"Slow down" and "Make things" Nicole, "Sally likes bike" Tu Linh '09

I put these three together because sometimes all you have to do is slow down, enjoy a ride and make things, many things or just simply anything!

"Untitled" Eunice Yin '09- "Live creatively" Nicole D.

It has an overwhelming feeling that no word can describe. I put "Live creatively" down to go with it because it is a drawing of creative, imagination of a beautiful life and well it was just beautiful. Everytime I look at it, it gives me a different story and that's something hard to create!

Thank you for everything!

I love it so much!

I will sure be dreaming of it every night

TL

Why did I start blogging?

Some people have been asking me why did I start writing a blog.

SO WHY DID I START A BLOG?

It's really wasn't my idea first of course. I've been wondering what artist really do, how many way can you show your work out to the world, so as always, I went googling and for some crazily unexpected reason I found Blue Bicicletta- Nicole K. Docimo's blog.

I started looking around her artwork and website, and ended up being so inspired I emailed Nicole. Surprisingly, within 24 hours I received an email back telling me how much she appreciate I emailed her.

We exchanged a few emails together, telling much about our-lives in different culture. Nicole really made me jump off the chair to hear that she sent off something to my mail box...

After all of this, I found a lot of other artist's blog (yes they all linked together) and well they are of course, older than me but their passion and inspirations were just out in the sky. You only need access to one blog and the next you know, you would have went through 10 others :)

Finally, I decided, well why not start a blog myself? First entry made just a week ago and I got suck into the world of blogging...

"Flying away" The little grey girl series- Eunice Yin '09

Start a blog yourself!

The Arrival- Shaun Tan

http://www.book-by-its-cover.com/childrens/the-arrival

This is a book by an australian illustrator-Shaun Tan. It is the most beautiful book I've seen. I can't really say it depressed me or inspired me. It was just so extraordinary. Beautiful and beautiful! You will be amazed with every single details well drawn in this wonder book :)

http://www.also-online.com/

And this is a website that i just loveeee how they link sites together!!! You should really check it out :)

Enjoy

Framing?

Left to right: Eunice and Tu Linh '09, Ride Bikes-Nicole D.'s gift, Pollution-TL '09, Dreams-Nicole D.,The Little Grey GirlEunice '09

Hi,

It's going to be random thoughts in my mind for today. I had such a beautiful day! After weeks and weeks being all moody at school, I finally stop-which is good. Many reason for my happiness today is from my lovely friend Eunice showed me an "Ada's page" in her DIARY and it's all about me :) It's funny and cute and I totally loveee it!

Sally N. made my day again! She loves the film as much as I do and well... It helped me get through my lesson. Not just that, Sally also tells me that she loves my little silly blog too. Thank you so so much!

I went completely crazy this afternoon receiving all the things I sent to frame back. Half of them (out of 10 pieces) were badly framed!!! I have to admit I do have a short temper, I would've gotten so bloody mad, telling them what they did to my precious art. I surprised myself many time because I couldn't get that mad when complaining back to them... (Wonder when I learned that)

I don't mind if they need to take a week to finish framing them but please just do a GOOD JOB! I guess you really have to find someone with a good eye when getting something frame! You should really be careful where you choose to frame your art and make it specific what you want it to look like. For me, I like to try them frame on to see how it works together before spending money on making a frame! But not many places would let you do that, and certainly not this place that I went to...

Anyway, I loveeee them all so much, from Eunice and Nicole D. They are such precious things to me. I will cry for years if one of them gone missing haha Thank you thank you!

I don't have any space to hang them up yet. I would love to though! Now it'll be kept upstair with all the others and of course I will be up their almost everyday to look at them :) Ah well a sneak peak to where my sister and I keep our canvas and frames from the past few years having art lessons. I've just been organizing them- not very organize there haha My sister is a great painter!

Bye,

TL

p/s: hmm, I do have a lot of embarrasing and ugly painting so don't expect them to be "good" xD

The Sketch Book Project

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

Check this Sketch book project out, artist! It's great and I would love to participate... although come to think of it it's impossible for me right now. I'll wait for the next one when I can pay for the shipping stuff :)

Many cool projects in there as well!

Nighty guys,

TL

Like from the eyes

"Eyes"

Pen and Marker

For today, "Eyes" really is just some random drawing I saw by accident. It reminds me of all those moments people stared at me for something I do-strangely. I guess we are all scared of what people think of us, conscious or unconscious. It's just what we do and it's for good right?

Within the past long weekend creating and writing on my blog, I have received many compliments about it, and one in particular was from my old teacher, Julie. I am so happy and thanks to all for stopping by at my blog. Thank you so much! It means the world to me and I will keep posting more and more art up here!

I wasn't very happy this morning, but I am happy to give you guys an update that I am getting some work frame! There is some from Eunice, and 5 from Nicole D. - an artist I emailed not long ago :)

There is no bad day without something good sneaking in, isn't it?

Cheers!

Tu Linh

Late night thinking of pollution

"Pollution and death"

Black pen

It's getting weirder-how I do my art. Inspiration start coming late at night. Any answer to this?

I'm tired and exhausted. My brain is not even okay to read some numbers, but this is probably the best time for my work.

Pollution is not just from all those big things, the smallest thing like plastic buttons, bottle caps can cause a huge problem. Biofuels doesn't help at all to save the world. Why not instead of fuel, we give the Third-world countries food to eat? Everyone knows smoking is bad. Does one care about the health of others around them? Trash and waste from our lives eventually go to the sea. Imagine yourself as a fish, how would you feel?

The story I'm trying to tell through this work is somehow what we do everyday, that might be no harm to us, but could be the cause of our deaths and others one day?

I don't know why, but I am probably a huge fan of Going Green now :). It's great!

Tu Linh

A drawing of Sally

Just this afternoon, after cleaning up my room, I found out my little cousin did a drawing of Sally. She has been looking through my little art book since the early morning, and when I got home- TADA!!! A DRAWING OF SALLY <3

I really don't know what to say- I mean I have inspired someone, a little kid to do art! How cool is that? Just like Nicole D. wrote on her blog (some what I can't really remember)

" The wonders being an artist are varied, surprising and always multiplying."

Sometimes you can be so surprise what the little one can do that make you play the cheerful song in you heart! I hope this girl will be a great artist later on, for she loves to draw so much! (Every saturday she comes, and draw in my room)

This is up on my wall now! Where I will look at it every time I'm sad :)

I took this a while ago

p/s: hmm... i've successfully burned Sally's into a DVD :D

AIS Saigon under my hand

This is my school, under my hand it just looks stupid haha. I did this a few months ago :D

And this is how it's suppose to look like, more beautiful and different angle here xD

Tu Linh

Bao Dai's palace...

No art for today (or may be not now).

From many trips with my family to Dalat, I have been into Bao Dai's palace for a few times. The last trip, a voice of a man telling visitors places to not miss, caught my attention. As I tell him with a smile that I have been here a few time already, and this gave me a chance to meet the man who has been at the palace for a very long time, the time of Bao Dai, and he has never left since then.

Conversation flow, I asked him how long he has been here and got the answer to be a bit unexpected. He is old now, quite old to still be working in Bao Dai's palace. But he is still proud and loyal to Bao Dai, the last king of Vietnam.

...

Tu Linh

Hmm... black and white

As for Eunice's suggestion. This is black and white of "Layer of life"

gickr.com animation

Make your own animation

What I've been up doing...

"I complain and whine about my job but I never do anything."


Hmm... Hi again,

So this is what I've been up to last night :P

And this!

"If my life is a message, what would my message be?"

I've notice that it is quite hard to read the writing and haven't edited it yet... sorry guys! Anyway, I got suck into Nicole's blog. She is an artist living in US and she has done a lot of wonder black ink drawing, which really inspires me! Nicole sent me some of her prints and I'm going to frame them asap! Thanks Nicole <3>

That's for last night, this is today! I know I've been posting like 3 entries a day because I really don't have much to do apart from writing, and drawing and got suck into my mac as time pass haha I will show you what I've been up to today (not doing my homework!!!)

This is "Flowers and a ladder"

I'm not sure about this one, which took me a whole day to finish. I was inspired by an artist- whom I can't remember the name. Anyway this is not my original idea, credit would go to her :) though I've made a lot differences :D I might call it "Layers of Life"

More of Sally's coming soon!

Tu Linh

P/s: I'm sorry for putting watermark on, but I don't want my work to be copied and used without my permission. :)

The HOME project

This is a must watch document. I just found it today and I am so glad I did. Beautiful filmed!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqxENMKaeCU sorry i can't embed it.

Although I think the video fails to tell you thought that going green is not enough to save us, we have grown too large for the resources provided. We will soon have a population crash. We are not that special that we think we are, we will, eventually crash just as all other animals have. But what makes us different than other animals? That we can REALLY do something. We need to adapt and manage our resources better or we can learn nothing and start life cycle over again. The earth will take care of itself as it always has, it's not the earth, it's US that need to worry.

We are not the world, we are part of the world. We are like cancer of the earth. We stick to it, used it and eventually make it suffer to death (obviously not dead yet) Think about it, human are powerful. WE have changed the earth to what it is today. We have the power to do that, why can't we change it back? WHY, WHY NOT?

When will people start to want less and give more? People like us, people from developed countries should go and see the people, the devastated people from the third world. How long can you survive there? How long? If you can, tell others, tell others in your countries, my countries what it's like to live like that. As the video has stated-SHARING IS EVERYTHING. Are we sharing now? Stop asking for more and start giving.

Sorry, if anyone is offended. I'm just getting deep in what I don't agree with world.

Good day!

Tu Linh

Where inspiration comes- The Sally's project

TODAY IS ABOUT SALLY!

As I have mentioned in the past few post. This is currently a series that I've been working on. I've finish putting them together into a short video. Love it!

Sally N. really is an artist, and just like Eunice, she has inspired me a lot. I love talking to her, it's nice and fun.

I've been invited to her house twice now, to have tea and absolutely LOVE it!!!

Eunice, was the first creator of Sally. We only thought of giving it as a little gift to Sally N., but since then, I haven't stop making more and more of Sally. She is so cute and so inspiring to me, my little character :)

So I made two version of this video, one with script and one with no script (or story-telling) I suggest you watch the non script first :) and go to youtube page for a better quality I guess!

Music by Death Cab for Cutie

The second video with script :) Once again, I recommend you to go to youtube page for Better Quality!

I hope you enjoy watching it!

Leave a comment or rate it please! I'm open to any suggestion :)

Thank you,

Tu Linh

Another late night...

Hi,

You see this is the problem with me. When I'm inspired or passionate about something I just can't wait to do it! I don't have the patience. And tonight is another night I can't stop drawing until I am done with it. haha I know it is pretty weird. It's almost 2 am now. I'm reckless and have to just kick myself to go to bed.

Still no school tomorrow, so I'm going to upload some more ART for you guys :)

Goodnight,

Tu Linh

P/s: a photo for tonight. This is my brother and my lovely little cousin. I love them! This was just taken yesterday (or you can say the day before because now is a new day isn't it?)

An Afternoon Cup Of Tea...

Hi again,

I thought you guys might be interested in seeing some of my most updated art.

This is a piece I gave to Ms Sally Neaves not so long ago. She is one of the most inspiring people I've met (and I'm glad I have :)

I know it's mising an "F" there but yeah, Sally said she likes it! The imperfection!

I did this piece late at night, because I was so inspired and I wanted to give Sally something, thanking her for my cup of tea at her house. It has got a great view and I actually did another looking out from her house with black pen. I was a bit sad when she has to move to a new place but I've fallen in love with the new view, again haha. I will ask Sally for a photo of the view and the picture I drew soon.

Enjoy and leave a comment if you like,

Thank you

My first entry...

Hello to all readers of my blog,

I've created my account so long before and not until now that I've decided to post an entry! I'm not a good writer so I never thought of writing post. It's quite early in Saigon, only 6am in the morning. I'm having an extra long weekend-NO SCHOOL! Right now I'm up at the top of my house, where the sun is going to be bright very soon. It's cool up here though.

Really I don't know what to write. Since this my first blogger, I guess I should tell you a little bit about myself.

My name is Tu Linh (some call me Ada). I love to draw, especially with black ink, either brush or pen, and also painting. I used watercolor most of the time, because it's cheap :P and not so messy. But other time, I like to experience with different things. Usually, (when it doesn't rain) I would sit up at the top of my house to paint. I found it relaxing and unbelievably inspiring. Currently, I'm working on a series of Sally or the smiling Sally. I'm putting them all together into a short film... I love it and will post them up soon!

I love fishes and the ocean (clearly on my web url haha) That's why I would spend hours and hours in an aquarium. Though aquarium in vietnam are cruel to those marine creatures as I've seen more through my school camp, there is one in Nha Trang at Vinpearl park, that is very nice and beautiful. I'll have to learn scuba diving soooon!!!

I like to travel a lot, experience different lifestyle as well, getting to know different cultures. I am lucky to be born in a well enough family to be able to travel to different places. I'm going to Cambodia in a short time, with Sally and few others to help an orphanage there. I will be giving the kids some art lessons, hopefully :)

I do like to help and do a lot of charities and volunteers, it makes me happy and feel much important. I keep myself busy, rather than bored haha

Megan, Eunice and Sally are very important people to me. They are most inspiring people and caring to me. All have an artist soul within them :)

That's enough info about me right? You will get to know me more after a few more posts :)

Tu Linh