me and collection: old portraits

found them also at my favorite post office.
i wish i knew from what year they were.
i couldn't find any photo studios here that
can make this kind of oval portrait. is there
any in your place? tell me.

me and zine: a dream come true workshop

last saturday I had a zine workshop for Femme, an independent

organization of 25 women related to drugs and HIV/AIDS. they

had this gorgeous arpirella exhibition for a week as you can see

from all these photos and the workshop is part of it as the ending.

it's such a small and warm yet fun workshop. after i gave a short

introduction and stories on zine itself, i have also invite a

girlfriend of mine that also making zine to share her experiences.

afterwards, we all busy cutting, gluing and eating our lunch while

making our zine.

there were 8 zines being presented at the end of the workshop.

mostly personal zines that deals with homosexuality, parents,

motherhood and love. oh how grateful and proud I am of them!

thank you so much girls! you all rock!

me and zine: an inspiring zinester

Dear Sweetie Pie Press,

I'm still wondering about that whole envelope that I sent

you for that security envelope button project of yours.

I certainly wish they arrived safe and sound so that you

will have fun with them, but apart from that I would like

to tell you how happy I was to found your blog,

http://sweetiepiepress.blogspot.com/.

You have so many awesome finger power project with

or without your friends that really takes this whole DIY

culture in so many interesting level to me, a zinester

from Jakarta. I certainly envy your plastic bag yarn project

and those awesome buttons. I wish we could trade zines

but mine is in Indonesian language. I really am glad to read

that the craft bazzar that you organized turned out to be

a huge success, somehow it reminds me of my own

experiences organizing a gig or a workshop here.

I think I should stop writing now. I think I will keep them

for my handwritten letter to you. Hopefully someday we

will be able to have a big glass of iced cappucino together

and chat while you knit and I make collages.

Thank you for sharing and thank you for being you,

Vantiani.

me and drawing : and collaging

made these months ago during office from cardboards

laying around my desk. i really like how they turned out

although i still wish i could make more. i love drawing.

how about you?

(Last) Sunny Sunday

when it comes to jewellery i will think my choice of

colors is only between all black, all silver or titanium

or very colorful. i don't like to wear gold but i really

love silver. i am into beads but not big stone beads.

these are view from my regular make-your-own beads

shop. i went there last sunday to make my all time

favorite black stone necklace. where do you go last

sunday? would you like to tell me?