WHO AM I?

WHO ARE YOU NOW?

Artists use their own experiences to express joys, anxieties, heritage, memories and loves.

Use your blog to reflect your character that could be expressed creatively in a clay form.

1. Where do you consider home?  Home for me is Viet Nam and Malaysia. I was born, raised and grew up in Viet Nam. Viet Nam is where my relatives and friends are. I speak fluent Vietnamese and not a single English word for the first 13 years of my life. I then moved to Kuantan, Malaysia and lived there for 3 years. I met the friendliest people that I called friends, who treated me so well despite the fact that my English was so broken that they sometimes couldn't understand. I felt really comfortable being around them.

   

   Chubby me and cousins.
   

2. Who are your hero’s? (Real people, animated cartoon, anime, game character.) I can't say that I consider anyone a hero to me, but I definitely have the ones that I admire and look up to. One of them is my mom. She's more than a mom, more like a friend, a sister, a life saver and an aspirin to me. Mom eases all the stress, pains and struggles in my life away just like a pain reliever does. She has been there for me all my life and she would never say no whenever I need her, my lifelong supportive system. She gives me the love that no one else could. I couldn't ask for more. 
   

   
3. What do you fear? "Failure" 
   

   
4. What is your passion, what  inspires and engages you daily? -(Sports, science, music, jumping off mountains, making things?) I love crafting and making things. This is one of the reason why I have been in Ceramics for almost 2 semesters now. And I really enjoy doing Origami.
   

   

   
   
5. What is your favorite food? Dumplings, barbeque, salmon, Korean food, Thai food, cherry, mangosteen, steak.
   

   

   

   

   

   
   

   

   

   
6. What brand names or logos are in your life most and that you respect, hate or identify with. (Nike, Ipad, SAS, WWF, Samsung….). Many people like to use Apple products especially Iphone but I can't seem to like it really much. I do have Macbook but not an Iphone. I prefer Samsung and I do own a Samsung phone. Looking around in my house, most of the electronics are Philips and Sharp. My family has been sticking around them for quite a long time. They are reliable brands and quality goods.
   

   

   

          

2 different artists and explain how they're inspiring to you. Intrigued by the theme or the style the artists are using?  

Bust Of A Girl by Kathleen Raven.
The colour palette and the object on her head are perhaps telling a story.

This technique symbolizes a mood/feeling. Thorns in hair add to the 'dull' mood/feeling. Facial features: Eyes looking down (away) adding to the dull mood. I might use these techniques for my bust (symbols representing one part of my identity and monochromatic colours to show mood/feeling)