Mothers Day Card

Mothers Day Card by Carloe Liu Mothers Day Card by Carloe Liu

I have never sent a mothers day card to my mom in China, but not this year. Yesterday I did a research for all kinds of mothers day card and then made up this one for my own. I would love to make the flowers motif as most of the others did for next time, I was just so engaged by the photo taken in Kenya,  by Federico Veronesi. I tried to carve it out as it was, not too cartoonish, not too wild world. But I do think I had some difficulty to handle this motif for now, animals are hard to carve. (and the balance of black and white could be better.) Anyway,  I hope my mom be happy to see this card.

哎我本来是想写个母亲节卡片的教程来着,结果还是按照自己最想刻的来了。这张刻的不是很成功,不够简单,动物也有点变形了。不过我妈妈肯定不会嫌弃的。哈哈。 话说多年前的母亲节草莓卡片教程还在小站,没看过的可以翻翻。

Some recent custom stamps

Last year I got two custom stamps went missing by Canada Post(or China Post maybe). I couldn’t re-make them until I finished my moving. I hope this time they will travel safely. The stamp of a smiling girl was a recent one, on the way shipping to my home town QingDao. I love what I have create, because I have put a little bit of my soul in it. For each of the stamp I carved, I can feel it in that way. And I hope people can feel the story behind it, and love my creation.

I am still struggling if I should start my job hunting as a designer in Halifax, but for one thing I am 100% sure- creation is a part of my nature, nothing can stop me from carrying it on.

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Winter is right over there.

Every time when I open my back yard door, the winter is right over there. I think it will be there forever. But in summer time is different, you have to enjoy the green in a hurry, call your friend for BBQ, have a trip to the beach…otherwise it is gone. In winter you don’t have to worry about anything, it’s so quite and slow. Inside the room it is warm enough, nothing to be worry about…

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圣诞果味星球-Wool Felt Planet

It’s one week before Christmas! I wish I could have done this earlier…I found the little balls in $1 shop and made these colorful planet by simply wrapping and felting the wool around it.  It’s soft and light, can be a unique decoration for your tree.  I took some photos when I was felting this morning. If you are living in Fredericton, the needle and wool can be found in the Knitting shop in downtown. Have a try!

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anusman’s comic book

今日下班回家,看到信箱里有一把陌生的钥匙,带着红色的标志。原来是用来打开旁边一个更大的信箱,里面有个厚厚的大信封,法国来的。啊,anusman的无字书寄到了。赶快回家,趁着有一点亮光拍照。天黑得很快,像《千与千寻》里那样。照片也拍的慌张,只觉得‘凯罗’这两个大字写得,好像被人大声叫名字。需要很小心得从墙角探出头来答应。笔墨的质感,自与之前网路上所见感觉不同。这样干,纤细,随意,又极多变,有各种深浅。天色全黑,待我躲回巢穴细细看来吧。

写得是:我的下酒菜 凯罗。哇。

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