When Arwen was Born

There was a time when I always carried sketch book wherever I go. Just like when Dita was about to gave birth of our first daughter, Arwen 3 years ago. These are some of my sketches.


We were going to watch midnight movie and she has had a 1 cm dilation (a day before we're going to hospital).


There she was. Arwen arrived on earth.

Dita was so exhausted. Poor her, after struggled to gave birth.

Breastfeeding for Arwen 24 hours.

Number Project

Learning activities have to be fun. Since Arwen is going to Kindergarten (KD) next year, we've started some preparation. Why such in a hurry? No, this is not somekind of ambitious project (that's not so us :D). And we are not trying to push her. This is just the way how she would get used to the school environment, as you know she would deal with multicultural environment, new languages (English and Arabic), etc.

The easiest way yet fun to teach and learn is through crafting project. This time, she learns about number. We made the number project from colorful foam and papers. Cut and paste and taarrraaaaa.....this is our artwork!

Sketching

We do love sketching. Pinot like to draw a lot. He born with the talent and he went to the art school. I don't do draw but I love to make patterns sketch for hand embroidery. We both grew up in the artistic environment. His dad and mom are an artist, so is my father (what a coincidence, my daddy and his dad went to the same art school).

Now, we want to bring our little family to the same environment. We are trying to fill our little home with the artistic air. Arwen and Leia are free to draw, sketch, paint and to make handycraft. We believe that art activities could stimulate their physical and psycological development.



This is what they are doing when watching me sketching some patterns. Sometimes, they fill my sketchbook with their doodles.



Yes, I'm preparing to start embroidering again since I left this hobby for almost 8 years. My friend, Sili, really give me such an inspiration to start needlework again, thanks Sils...you're the inspiration! I've put the sewing machine in my wish list :).



Ohhh can't wait to do my first hand embroidery project.

IF - Wrinkles : Wrinkley Old Tree

Wrinkley old tree, wondering why there are no birds sat upon me.
Wrinkley old tree, waiting for his destiny.

Artist : Pinot
Tools : MacPro, CorelPainter, Wacom

Summer is coming...

...yet the dust!

Artist : Pinot

Fun with Paper

We had an idea to have some fun with colorful paper. Arwen and Leia is starting to use scissor to train their hands motoric. It was really funtime since that was their very first time playing with scissor and glue.



After that, the kids put their artworks in the muffins which I made earlier.



Artist : Arwen, Leia and Dita

Food Photography : Pomegranate

Here's my entry for CLICK April 2008 Edition : Au Naturel.






Camera : Canon EOS 350 D
Lens : 50 mm f/1.8
Lighting : natural daylight
Artist : Dita

The pomegranate is a popular exotic fruit whose origins are from the Middle East and Asia. Also known as the granada, grenade, and the Chinese apple, pomegranates are now commonly grown in Africa, India, Malaysia, southern Europe, and in the United States, in Arizona and California. Pomegranates typically thrive well when grown in regions where the temperature is mild and where there is little humidity.

Please do visit My Culina Sanctuarium for more story about Pomegranate.

Little Hand of Arts

Arwen and Leia's first attempt doing watercolor painting. It will be an expensive pieces of art twenty years from now :)





Artist : Arwen and Leia



More artworks in our gallery here.

Food Photography : LOOMI

Camera : Canon EOS 350 D
Lens : 50 mm f/1.4
Lighting : daylight
Artist : Dita

More about LOOMI in My Culina Sanctuarium.

Motion Graphic : Pinodita.com

This intro was made to be an opening/closing bumper for our videos.



Artist : Pinot
Tools : MacBook & Adobe AfterEffect
Music/sound : Apple iLife 08 music sample
VO : Arwen