doodlee doodlee dum dum

happy dragon year!

2012-01-23T16:59:00.000-08:00

(A little bit late) happy dragon year from us! :)

May this year be prosperous and full of happiness. Gong xi fa cai! :)

- Ryno & Cecil -

The gloomy twins

2012-01-20T02:21:00.000-08:00

For Yola & Ochie from Suddenly Sudden :)

Nani Puspasari

2012-01-19T08:10:00.000-08:00

Trying a new style of illustration :)

For Nani :)

Fuelfit

2012-01-15T03:50:00.000-08:00

Illustrations made for Fuelfit Singapore, hired by Zaki Ibrahim from Ideantity :)

クリッスマスプレズント

2011-12-24T07:33:00.000-08:00

Thank you for being YOU, the best gift i've ever received throughout these years :)

Ending this year...

2011-12-23T10:39:00.000-08:00

....with a fun project for Sopha and co. :)

Akhirnya pulang juga :)

2011-12-14T07:34:00.000-08:00

"Akhirnya Pulang Juga" itu kata-kata yang selalu saya ucapkan dalam hati kalo sampe apartemen mini saya. Entah kenapa, kata "pulang" itu selalu saya rindukan.

(Glenn Marsalim)

Waktu Glenn menelepon saya minta dibuatin lukisan untuk apartemennya, saya langsung mengiyakan tanpa pikir panjang. Entah kenapa, setiap proyek bareng si kokoh ini selalu menyenangkan :D

Requestnya adalah gambar pohon. Bebas pohon apa aja. Dan sejujurnya, karena saya bingung, jadilah saya gambar pohon gingko, gak ada alasan khusus, cuma karena bentuk daunnya menurut saya lucu :) Batang pohonnya....ngarang sendiri, karena ukuran kanvasnya kebetulan memanjang ke atas, kalo cuma lurus aja rasanya kurang oke...hehehe :)

Tadi siang, lukisannya selesai diframe dan saya main ke apartemen Glenn untuk ngeliat hasil framenya. Tadinya lukisannya cuma pohon biasa, dengan daun-daun berguguran. Dan seperti biasa, Glenn selalu punya masukan-masukan lucu untuk setiap karya :D

"Boleh ditambah gelas kopi gak di antara dahan-dahan pohonnya?" *Hah?*

Pertamanya saya bingung, tapi setelah dipikir-pikir kayaknya lucu juga, dan malah bikin lukisannya jadi personalized. Jadilah di antara dahan-dahan pohon gingko ini tiba-tiba ada burung bertopi cangkir kopi, kursi, terompet, lampu, lampion, sepatu lari, dan tikus XD
(Random, tapi masing-masing punya arti personal buat Glenn) :)

Dan terakhir, tiba-tiba dia bilang: "Boleh ditambahin tulisan 'Akhirnya pulang juga' gak di batang pohonnya?" Karena memang keseluruhan lukisannya udah jadi surreal, kenapa enggak? :) *tadinya dia mau nulis "Home Bloody Home" hahahaha tapi kayaknya gak pas sama gambarnya :p

Hasilnya, saya seneng banget, dan alhamdulillah Glenn juga seneng banget.
Happy early Christmas ya Glenn! :)

top three favourite movies

2011-12-10T18:11:00.000-08:00

Suddenly feeling like posting about my favourite movies XD
It’s not that i’m a Japanese freak, but coincidentally, my top 3 favourite movies are all Japanese. I kept thinking why i’m so in love with these three, and i realize that the reason is that these three movies, in each different ways, remind us what “home” really means, and remind us that in the end, we’re human after all :)
I’m not going into the details, just see them for yourself and you’ll understand :)

1. Departures (Okuribito)

2. Always sunset on third street (Always san chome no yuhi)

3. Tekkon Kinkreet (you’ll get a super-detailed eye candy scenes as a bonus along the movie) :)

Also worth watching:
Achilles to kame (achilles and the tortoise)

What’s your favourite movie? Do share with me please :D

Japan-journal#2

2011-11-30T09:13:00.000-08:00

After food, comes plants. I know nothing about plants actually, but i always love taking pictures of them :D Anyone can help me name these plants? I only know momiji and ginkgo :)
I took home a few momiji leaves falling on the ground...ehehe! XD too irresistible!

Japan - journal #1

2011-11-29T04:02:00.000-08:00

Japan!

Yes i am very lucky to have the chance to visit this sakura country for the second time :D Although the first one wasn’t really a great experience :p *lesson learned: going with a group tour only prevent you from having an adventure, and it’s money-wasting, really*
I’m quite a lazy person, but i swear when it comes to traveling, i would plan my own journey from now on :)

What i love most about traveling is that you get so many experiences on the journey. You make new friends and you get to see that there’s people who live life differently from your way of life :)

I’ve decided to write journals about my trips. I can’t say that traveling is my passion, but i sure do love to travel every once in a while :) I’m not a backpacker either. Maybe a semi-backpacker :D I can’t afford expensive airlines and hotels, but i’m also not the kind that can sleep-in-parks when i run out of money XD

So here i am, being a so-called-semi-backpacker, trying to share my experiences in this blog :)

Japan is one of the most expensive country i’ve ever known (besides Europe of course, can’t even afford to go there XD) and that’s why i have to be careful with my spending there.

The first one i would blog about, i think, is about food :D

10 days exploring Japan, i haven’t tried all the recommended food there, because it’s pretty expensive. I was traveling with my friend, and for days, we limit our spending by eating in Matsuya and Yoshinoya (the two are considered the cheapest restaurant in Japan > kalo di Indonesia udah termasuk golongan warteg euyyy) XD, and only twice a day :) It’s not that we were that poor, but they served a really generous portion, so for us, eating just two times per day is more than enough :)

What i noticed after days going to Matsuya, is that the customers are 90% male.
Mostly youngsters, some old men, and some are business men, which i assumed (personal opinion) were working out-of-town at the time. I mean, if they have a family, usually the wives would prepare a bento for them, right? :D

Personal curiosity: if most of the customers are male, why they use an actor rather than an actress for the poster? :D

The most favourite menu there is gyuudon (a bowl of white rice topped with beef and onions), and the cheapest one too. They have 3 sizes usually : Nami (standard), Omori (big), and Mega (very large). For me, nami is always more than enough :)

The gyuudon is usually served with a bowl of miso soup and a cup of hot tea. Besides gyuudon, they have other menu like buta-niku (pork), beef-kare, hambaagu (hamburger beef served with rice) and rice with poached egg and lots of spring onions. There are also side dishes like salad, sunny side up, kimchi and sausages. But i learned that we can’t order just the side dishes (tried it one day and was being laughed at by the waiters there :p well, lesson learned XD)

We don’t ask the waiter for the menu like here in Indonesia,
we have to choose ourselves what menu we like from the vending machine,
and then give the ticket to the waiter and they will serve the food soon.

If you want a takeaway meal, you should help yourself for the plastic spoons and chopsticks and sauces and plastic bags. The waiter will only prepare the food.
They are highly independent, the Japanese. So don’t expect anyone to serve you :)

So i usually have the same menu, gyuudon (240 yen),
which i sprinkled with lots of chili powder. :D

They have a set of sauce-choices there. On the picture from left to right:
1. Goma sauce : tasted like peanut butter sauce here in Indonesia, only less creamy.
2. Furensu : french dressing for salad
3. (I can’t read the kanji...anyone can help? :D) but it tasted like the plain salty soy sauce
4. Karebi: ummm i forgot what it tasted like...sorry >.<
5. Babekyu : barbeque as you can guess :)
6. Pon-something (again, can’t read the kanji, sorry) : tasted like a soy sauce, i can’t taste the
difference between the number 3 and number 6
7. Chili powder
8. Shoyu: Japanese soy sauce

There’s also mayonnaise, which tasted more sour and lemonish than the usual mayo.

This one is a buta-niku dish (350 yen).
Minced pork, poached egg, grated grilled ginger, sprinkled with nori.

This is a set dish in Yoshinoya (ask for “teishoku” if you want a set dish)
(about 440 yen if i'm not mistaken).
Rice, beef, salted salmon, miso soup, and i’m not sure what is the red thing,
maybe umeboshi? (sour plum).

Another not-so-expensive restaurant is Suki-ya. They have more varied menu, this one is gyuudon with enoki and some sauce i forgot the name.

I ordered gyuudon with mozarella cheese.
The cheese melted because the rice’s heat and tasted yummy! :D

They also have chicken menu.
Much more choices compared to Yoshinoya and Matsuya.
A bit more expensive but still affordable :) The prices starts from around 380 yen i guess.

This one is omurice (buttered rice wrapped in fried egg, with choices of sauce.
This one i ordered is tomato sauce with spring onions and cheese.

This is my friend’s choice. Omurice with enoki cream sauce.
Tasted great but i can imagine i would end up feeling nauseated if i gobbled all down XD
The price is quite expensive, almost 1000 yen for a plate of omurice
and a cup of hot chicken broth, but the portion is large.
I shared mine with a friend, and half a portion is enough to make my tummy happy :D

Dessert: pumpkin pudding with ice cream! XD

We had the chance to visit yakitori-ya in Osaka.
You can choose the fried one or the grilled one, with various choices like chicken,
squid, mushrooms, fish, etc
The fried one is usually eaten after dipped in the Japanese soy sauce.

This one’s called Dororoyaki. Some kind of okonomiyaki, but using kani (crab meat).
Basically it’s scrambled egg with crab meat, to be eaten with shoyu.

If you go to Osaka, you should try the takoyaki! They are bigger in size, and sometimes are eaten with senbei (forgot to take the picture, sorry). You can choose the topping. There are cheese, tamanegi (spring onions), katsuobushi (grated salted fish), and the original sauce.

This is ikayaki (grilled squid). Tasted like...grilled squid.
Haha sorry! I’m not good at describing food :p

Dango! Soft mochi dipped in a caramel sauce and peanut-butter powder.
300 yen for 5 skewers. Pretty nice for snacking while strolling around.
You can find many of these in Nakamise Street, Asakusa.

I took a picture of this only because the shape is funny! Didn’t get the chance to taste it.
This is a baumkuchen cake. Or so they wrote it :)

Sushi! Very fresh ones from Tsukiji fish market. A plate with choices of maguro (tuna), sake (salmon), clam, shrimp and tamago (egg). The wasabi is inside the sushi. Served with a bowl of miso soup with shrimp broth and little oysters inside. 1000 yen for 8 sushi and a bowl of soup. Quite expensive but worth the taste :)

In sushi ya, you can choose the maguro (tuna) in 4 grades: oh-toro (high class), chuu-toro (middle class), toro (standard) and akami (the lowest grade which has no fat in the meat). The tuna in the picture above is chuu-toro, because we can’t afford the oh-toro XD

These are uni, sushi topped with urchin! :D First time tasting this recommended by a Japanese friend. The urchin tasted like cold salty jelly, but it’s delicious for me (oh well i’m an asian, a chinese in particular, so i pretty much eat anything edible :p)

Here’s an interesting video of a Japanese tradition of sushi-eating XD

Tsukiji fish market, where the freshest fishes go for an auction every morning.

This is fugu (bloat fish), the most expensive culinary in Japan. 1 fish costs 10.000 yen!! And the chef must be very experienced because the fugu is poisonous. Hope to try it someday :D

Another interesting fact in Japan is that they sell warm soups in the vending machine! There are corn soup, potato soup and oshiruko (red bean soup). The red sign’s read atatakai or attakai (hot) and the blue one’s read tsumetai (cold)

Phew! I think this is it for now. This post is actually for a good friend, Opiq, who cooks better than his female friends! :D Will be back with other stories after i get my works done. Holiday’s over. Time to get back to reality *sniffs* :(

A Christmas Present for Ms. Brown :)

2011-11-28T05:18:00.000-08:00

Sneak peek for a Christmas story book by Arleen Amidjaja :) Published already. Hooray! :D

Repost dari Craft for Humanity :)

2011-11-12T18:39:00.000-08:00

Halo teman-teman,

saya punya 8 set kartu Natal (1 set= 5 lembar kartu +amplopnya) @ Rp 30.000,- (sudah termasuk ongkos kirim)

Yang berminat, silakan email ke cecillia.hidayat@yahoo.com yaa... Karena saya harus keluar kota tgl 16-26 Nov, jadi pengirimannya sebelum tgl 16 atau sesudah tgl 26. Gak apa-apa ya :)

Hasil penjualan seluruhnya akan disumbangkan untuk para korban bencana, melalui Tobucil / mbak Tarlen.

Terimakasih banyak :)

hana :)

2011-10-31T23:17:00.000-07:00

Kenapa semakin banyak deadline selalu berbanding lurus dengan keinginan untuk bikin-bikin yang gak penting...tolooong!>.<

btw, hepi halloween dan sekalian selamat ulangtaun Suddenly Sudden! :D

Mommies' rivalries

2011-10-28T02:08:00.000-07:00

Illustration for Harper's Bazaar November 2011
Thanks a bunch Felix Tjahjadi and Eko Bintang! :)

For Glenn :)

2011-10-20T04:16:00.000-07:00

Who currently loves to play angry birds :D

Buon appetito! :)

2011-10-13T20:59:00.000-07:00

Red Tomato Plaza Indonesia is finally opened! :D
And here are some illustrations they hired me to do for the wall stickers :D

The hoarding placed during the renovation progress...it 's actually printed on white background, but i prefer black *personal taste...sorry :) Apology accepted?*

Andre & Jenny

2011-10-10T00:38:00.000-07:00

I've never met the two of you before...but, congratulations on your wedding, Andre and Jenny! :)
Thank you very much Herman Tantriady for assigning this project to me :)

Life is a fun ride...

2011-10-08T19:01:00.000-07:00

...with you by my side :)
Congratulations Ayu & Mario :D

Hoppippolla :)

2011-10-06T23:17:00.000-07:00

Welcoming the (not-so) rainy season! :D

The Coffee people

2011-09-18T07:40:00.000-07:00

Dapat kesempatan kembali meramaikan Kopi Keliling 4, hore! :D

Kali ini saya mengambil insight dari orang-orang Jakarta yang suka ngupi-ngupi bukan hanya demi mendapatkan asupan kafein semata, tapi juga untuk mendapatkan asupan kepercayaan diri, dan biasanya mereka sengaja duduk dekat jendela agar "dilihat" oleh orang-orang di sekitarnya.

Jadilah insight tersebut saya tuangkan dalam seri yang terdiri dari 3 karya inih :D
Marker, akrilik dan pensil di atas kertas linen, dan frame impraboard bikinan sendiri, karena (salah saya sih sebenernya) terlalu mepet dan enggak ada tukang frame yang menyanggupi :(
(Sekalian dong kalo boleh nanya, ada yang tau gak tempat bikin frame custom ato tukang kayu yang jago dimana yah?) :D

Terimakasih Raymond Malvin yang enggak kapok mengajak saya dalam project ini. Senang sekali dapat kesempatan pameran lagi bersama teman-teman seniman yang luarbiasa berbakat *duh gak bisa dateng pas opening...sedih...pengen liat yang lain-lain :(*

Tidak lupa terimakasih berjuta-juta kali buat Ryno Bengawan, yang baru saja memulai 30-days-drawing-challenge nya :D

Dan makasih juga buat Ario Anindito, yang karya "Coffee is passion" nya saya masukin dengan semena-mena di salah satu seri di bawah ini XD Untung si Ario teh berhati emas jadi mengijinkan...hihihi :D

Kopi Keliling is back! :D

2011-09-14T19:23:00.000-07:00

Kopi Keliling vol. 4, September 18th 2011 at TRYST'S Resto & Gallery, Kemang Utara no. 17A, Jakarta Selatan. Starts form 3 PM

Datang yaaaaaaa :D

Sedap Rasa Segala

2011-09-07T10:04:00.000-07:00

Cuma di Tjikini, mampir yuk! Saya udah coba es cincau nya...enak! :D

Jln. Cikini Raya no 17, Jakarta Pusat 10330.
http://www.tjikini.com/blog
+6221 398 350 94
twitter: @tjikini

Red Tomato

2011-09-05T00:22:00.000-07:00

Latest mural project for Red Tomato Express Kelapa Gading. Again, with my talented partner Betty Tio Marga :)

-The approved design-

Dateng ya ke Red Tomato Express Kelapa Gading, Jln. Boulevard Raya blok LB3 no 12, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta Utara 14240. Bisa makan enak sekaligus poto-poto! :D

Just Married / Motion-Sensation

2011-08-11T18:40:00.000-07:00

Inspiring 'Just Married' exhibition by Amalia Kartika, along with the all-kinetic-exhibition from Motion/Sensation. Both on Jakarta Art District, Grand Indonesia, until August 14th 2011 :D

a character of his own fairytale :)

2011-08-07T19:39:00.000-07:00

Pengen coba gaya ilustrasi baru ah :D

Quote of the day.

2011-08-03T06:30:00.000-07:00

Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth " You owe me."
Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.

-Hafiz-

For Jessie.

2011-07-17T09:08:00.000-07:00

One super talented florist that also happens to be one of my good friend :)

Visit Bouvardia by Jessie Rahilly at Grand Indonesia Shopping Town - East Mall Lower Ground #1, or simply click this link.

just a thought...

2011-07-13T21:41:00.000-07:00

There's no such thing as blind faith.
Faith, is always blind.
That's why it is called faith.

Oh well this is a personal opinion, though :)

i lost...

2011-07-07T23:38:00.000-07:00

...some of the children books' illustration pitches, but i thought i will put them here rather than laying forgotten on the bottom of my drawer :)

irresistible.

2011-07-02T21:51:00.000-07:00

who can resist these cute camera pouch by the famous Cocomomo?XD

http://www.blogs.cocomomobags.com/2011/07/giveaway-july.html

no pic=hoax

2011-06-19T22:06:00.000-07:00

doodling-dooling gak penting curcol emang paling asik :p

Kopi Keliling vol.3

2011-06-16T05:01:00.000-07:00

Big thanks to Lala Bohang for asking me to join Kopi Keliling! :D It was a great honour to be amongst 10 another talented artists joining this exhibition.

I, honestly, have a very limited knowledge about coffee, and after weeks didn't have any clue of what to draw, i finally decided that my theme would be Kopi Luwak / Kopi Cirik Musang, traditional Indonesian coffee from Sumatra. I translated it literally, a scene of the civet, the best coffee maker in the woods, treats his neighbour the owl, and they will spend sleepless nights chatting over cups of coffee :D
These were made using marker on A2 linen paper.

If you do have time, please visit The Coffee and Co at Jalan Wijaya 9, the exhibition will be on June 11th- June 25th :)
And don't forget to check Kopi Keliling website for more details :D

Aaaanddd don't forget to order the tumbler at www.kopikeliling.com! :D :D

National Park illustration

2011-06-14T04:39:00.000-07:00

Latest illustration for Acorn Singapore, for National Park print ad :)
Thanks a bunch to Dedi Setiawan.

by Atseu :)

2011-05-31T09:25:00.000-07:00

Funny how little things can do magic to your life.
Thank you Atseu, i owe you too much :)

Things are getting strange...

2011-05-20T08:53:00.000-07:00

...i'm starting to worry. This could be a case for Mulder and Scully."

:)

Oh for dog's sake!

2011-05-15T04:34:00.000-07:00

100 customized hearts on canvas for the sake of Bali's Dog. Thank you and a big hug for Hellen Sjuhada for asking me to participate! :D 100 pieces of paintings will be exhibited in Naka Contemporary Art Gallery in Seminyak, Bali, starting May 21st :)

Visit oh, for dog's sake! blog for more pieces from talented artists all over Indonesia :)

monster egg

2011-04-22T08:11:00.000-07:00

This story was made on 2008. Along with other stories made by my friends, we tried to get them published, but haven't succeeded yet until now :)) So i think i'd publish it on my blog first :p
And yes, there's so much darkness inside me you didn't know before :)

stoned.

2011-04-21T22:30:00.000-07:00

Fun project with Atseu, Soe and Pipim during the hectic deadlines at the office.
Who knows stones could be so much fuuuunn :D
Sorry, internal jokes below, you may not find it funny at all :p hehe

kopi keliling vol.2

2011-04-12T07:30:00.000-07:00

Senang sekali melihat Kopi Keliling kemarin! :D Terimakasih banyak Lala Bohang yang udah ngasih tau acara ini :D Terimakasih juga Juju, Uwie, Tio dan Uci yang mau diculik nemenin ngeliat pameran ini :)

Ibu Ibu Anda

2011-04-09T06:55:00.000-07:00

illustration sneak peeks for Penerbit Buah Hati, a touching book about mothers, "Ibu Ibu Anda" by Alexandra Silitonga. Editor : Dyah Utami.
Can't wait until it's published :D

.........

2011-03-18T09:44:00.000-07:00

"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need." (Chuck Palahniuk - Fight Club)

.........ouch.

Touching stories from Japan

2011-03-14T07:28:00.000-07:00

Please read this.
I'm so moved with what these people did during the hard times. Stay strong Japan. And meanwhile, fellows, we really should learn from them.

ping!

2011-03-13T06:12:00.000-07:00

curcol :p

日本のために祈る

2011-03-12T00:20:00.000-08:00

Our hearts and hopes for all the Japanese people. Please be strong.

Forgive.

2011-02-25T09:05:00.000-08:00

Because it is always better to have scars than to have a slowly rotting wound inside :)

-cecillia hidayat-

dasar anak kampung :p

2011-02-24T07:03:00.000-08:00

Kertas kadoku masuk print and pattern! yay! :D *penting abis* :))

the best time for doodling...

2011-02-19T07:15:00.000-08:00

...is in the middle of a meeting :p

Anjing kuping belah pinggir itu kopiraitnya Uci Galuh Kesumanjati XD
manis sekali ya :D Telinganya dua-duanya berada di belahan kepala yang sama heheheh :D

love and hate

2011-02-12T08:37:00.000-08:00

A short story i made about 3 years ago, remade for this year's valentine! :D Happy lovey dovey day everyone! :)

and we wish to surrender to summers :D

2011-02-10T06:39:00.000-08:00

A year postponed trip, and nearly cancelled again for the second time, but thanks to Uci Galuh Kesumanjati, i had an amazing 10 days exploring Thailand.

Got lost in Phuket, Phi Phi, Krabi, Bangkok, Amphawa, and found new friends and lessons along the way :) Backpacking with a very low budget and earned a priceless experience :)

I will try to share the full stories with you all, but it surely gonna take quite some time, so enjoy the pictures first! :D

Yes there supposed to be 4 people on the team :(

Attacked by fishes at Mosquito Island! XD

New friends on Phi Phi trip

The overrated Maya Bay.
Too bad the weather was a bit cloudy so i couldn't really feel like Leonardo di Caprio hahah XD

Fire dance!

best pad thai restaurant in Phi Phi!

The beautiful Tup Islands in Krabi

dua dakocan berpetualang! :D

Noppharat beach

Lard Yai restaurant in Phuket old town. Very cute interior, almost like a vintage toys museum, good food, reasonable price, nice people. 8 out of 10 stars :)

True :)

Wat Phra Kaew

Colourful skirt on a happy sunny day! me want! >.<

Very nice guesthouse at Amphawa, a hidden paradise near Bangkok

Amphawa. I love every little details of this little town :D

Vintage snack and toys shop euphoria! XD

The sun never fail to make every pictures perfect! :D

These fat, grilled oysters are only 25 baht per 6 piece. nomnomnom!

Sunset at Amphawa. The sun was dangling low, and with the boat sounds and Malayan songs for the background music, i nearly melt down and cry.

Look at the sunset. God almighty.

Come on admit it you're drooling now :p

Vintage tin toys and masks shop. I feel like Kenji in 20th century boys XD

Unique hawkers all around Bangkok.

Surely will be back sometime in the future. I miss Amphawa already :( In the meantime, let's go to work again :) Work hard and travel harder! :D

Orla Kiely wannabe :p

2011-02-08T23:35:00.000-08:00

Pattern designs i made for Capricorn publishing, for their wrapping paper, valentine edition :D
Making patterns are fun! I hope i'll turn out to be as good as Orla Kiely or Diela Maharani or Marimekko hehehe *well we have to be optimistic right?* :D

go do!

2011-01-24T08:26:00.000-08:00

I just have to share this one. Great great spirit-boosting-song from Jónsi :D
I was at my lowest point this week and this song literally cheered me up! Love you Jónsi!
Go do! XD

Go sing, too loud
Make your voice break- Sing it out
Go scream, do shout
Make an earthquake...

You wish fire would die and turn colder
You wish your young could see you grow older
We should always know that we can do anything

Go drum, too proud
Make your hands ache - Play it out
Go march through crowds
Make your day break...

You wish silence released noise in tremors
You wish, I know it, surrender to summers
We should always know that we can do everything

Go do, you'll know how to
Just let yourself, fall into landslide

Go do, you'll know how to
Just let yourself, give into low tide

Go do!

Tie strings to clouds
Make your own lake - Let it flow
Throw seeds to sprout
Make your own break - Let them grow

Let them grow (Endless summers)
Let them grow (Endless summers)

(Go do endless summers)

You will survive, will never stop wonders
You and sunrise, will never fall under

You will survive, will never stop wonders
You and sunrise, will never fall under
We should always know that we can do everything

Go do!

fruity bubbly happy :D

2011-01-24T08:05:00.000-08:00

Latest work for Zwitsal. Not really my style of illustration, a bit manga-ish, but turned out i kinda like the result though :)

Agency : Draft FCB Indonesia
Art directors: Mia Warbung, Anggia Esti Winahyu

Special thanks to Ridward Ongsano for referring me to the team :)

shit happens and life goes on.

2011-01-16T01:02:00.000-08:00

Okay *inhaling deeply*

First of all, i'm really sorry to break my own promise to post a new artwork. This one would be another rant. But i'll make it short. It's just that i have to spit it out to feel better :)

So, 2 days ago, an epic shit happened. We're supposed to have a 3-days big event, after months of hardwork, but the event got canceled. On the D-day. Yes on the D-day. When everyone were ready. When the spirits were high. When everything were set. And just half an hour before the opening, the venue's owner canceled it all. zap. all. No negotiation. We just stood numb and could do nothing about it.

People were mad and dissapointed. There were more than 70 tenants and bands have to pack their things back. But all the protests and anger couldn't change the fact that our event has been cancelled. I, myself, funnily did not feel anything. It was just like somebody has drained all the energy out of me, but i didn't feel any emotion at all. I was concerned more about my friend who was in charge of the event and had worked a thousand time harder than i was preparing this event. I couldn't imagine how he felt at that time.

And now all we have is this mess to be taken care of. Luckily many people keep supporting us, thanks guys you know who you are :) And yesterday, a quote keep playing over and over in my head, it was once said by my friend, Uci :

"Terpeleset itu sakit. Namun bodoh kalau kita tidak mau bangkit. Masa mau jalan ngesot?" :)

I can't translate it properly but i think it goes like this more or less:
"It hurts to fall down on the floor. But it's stupid if you don't want to stand up again. What are you going to do? crawling?" *um, don't think "crawl" is the exact translation but couldn't find a better one than that* :p

Okay so let's stand up and get on with your life. Shit happens, yet life goes on :)
Have a nice day everyone! gambatte! :)

Mau jadi apa 5 tahun mendatang?

2011-01-06T06:51:00.000-08:00

“...Trus gw ditanya, ‘Dalam 5 tahun mendatang, kamu mau jadi apa?’, gw bingung jawabnya, cil...ini pertanyaan yang gak pernah bisa gw jawab dari dulu.”

Sepenggal kalimat seorang teman di telepon tiba-tiba ikutan membuat saya galau kemarin. Hehehe. 5 taun mendatang mau jadi apa? Apa ya? Saya juga gak bisa jawab. Siapa yang tau apa yang bakal terjadi 5 taun mendatang? Apakah saya masih hidup atau enggak aja, gak ada kepastian.

Anyway, this question was glued on my mind since yesterday. What will i be in the next 5 years?

Ini sama ketika pas jaman smp-kuliah ditanya cita-citanya apa. Bingung. Mau jadi apa? Padahal dulu pas masih piyik, ini pertanyaan paling gampang yang bisa saya jawab. Saya mau jadi dokter (jawaban paling standar tapi paling keren di kalangan anak-anak TK dulu :p). Mau jadi astronot. Detektif. Pelukis. Pemain sirkus. hehehe :p

Tapi mulai SMP-SMA, tiba-tiba pertanyaan ini jadi sulit. Cita-citanya apa?

......Apa ya?
Kalo jawab pelukis, pasti ditanya “Hah? Mau makan apa ntar? Dapet duit darimana?”
Kalo jawab astronot, gak mungkin. Secara pelajaran IPA dan geografi dulu nilainya doremi, bisa diketawain orang-orang.
Apalagi jawab jadi detektif atau pemain sirkus. Bisa ditebak, orang yang nanya pasti akan memandangi saya dengan tatapan ini-anak-waras-gak-sih.

Awal kuliah, saya punya template jawaban standar untuk pertanyaan ini.
“Jadi desainer grafis”
Ya iyalah secara kuliahnya desain grafis, kurang jelas apalagi coba. Padahal waktu itu, apa yang dilakukan desainer grafis, enggak ngerti juga :p Tadinya saya pikir jawaban ini cukup untuk membungkam orang-orang yang nanya. Tapi ternyata...it led to other questions : “Desainer grafis itu ngapain?” “Yang kerjanya gambar rumah ya?” “Duitnya emang gede?” dan sejuta pertanyaan lainnya. doh!
People.just.can.never.be.satisfied.

Pas masuk kerja sebagai junior art director, ditanya sama HRD, dalam 5 tahun mendatang mau jadi apa. Lama-lama saya merasa pertanyaan ini kayak hantu, selalu ngikutin kemana-mana. Terpaksa deh boong-boong dikit.
“Ya moga-moga bisa jadi creative grouphead atau seenggaknya senior art director yang disenangi klien dan menang banyak award...bla bla bla bla”
Padahal dalam hati sih nyaut dengan nyolot “Kok lo pede banget gw mau kerja disini sampai 5 tahun kedepan?” hehehehehehe :p

Bener kan, kurang dari 5 tahun, saya udah memutuskan jadi freelancer. Anehnya, sekarang saya bingung lagi kalau ditanya 5 tahun mendatang mau jadi apa. Biasanya sih jawaban klise : “pengen hepi terus aja”.

Seorang teman sekantor dulu pernah bilang kalau saya harus bikin blueprint buat diri sendiri. Punya target. Otherwise my life would be wasted.
Saya balik nanya, emang dia tau dia bakalan jadi apa dalam 5 tahun mendatang.
“Tau”, katanya. “Jadi musisi”.
Gak puas, saya tanya lagi “Kalo lo mau jadi musisi, kenapa lo ngabisin bertaun-taun di advertising agency kemaren?”
Dan dia bilang, dalam idup lo, harus ada trial and error. Dulu dia yakin cita-citanya di advertising. Tapi setelah dijalanin, ternyata bukan. “It’s okay to have this trial and error in your life until you find what are you really looking for”, katanya.

Kemarin, pertanyaan itu datang menghantui saya lagi. Dan sampai hari ini, saya tetap gak bisa jawab. Tapi setelah mikir-mikir, saya rasa, jawabannya ada di trial and error yang disebut-sebut tadi. Our life, is simply about trial and error. Seandainya pun ada orang yang berhasil menggapai mimpinya, saya yakin suatu saat dia akan sampai pada titik jenuh, and he would have to invent another dream to go for, and feel alive again. Don’t be afraid to die trying to pursue your dreams, because that’s what a dream costs. That expensive. Bener gak?

My friend Chatrin wrote on her journal, that her 2011 resolution is “to want something badly enough”. I think that’s the best resolution i’ve ever read so far :)
To want something badly enough. Because that is what keeps you alive. That keeps you go on running and fighting and keeps the blood in your veins flowing. Whether that’s the right destination or not, the best thing for you or not, you can only know if you had walk the path :)

Saya punya jawaban pribadi yang saya pikirkan selama semalaman kemarin. Hehehe.
I want to be the best this life could offer me to be. And who knows what life can offer? :)

Sorry to begin this year with tons of rants :p (Maklum, labil, jadi suka nyampah di blog hehehe) Next post will be a new work. Promise :)

Jadi? Kamu mau jadi apa dalam 5 tahun mendatang? :D
(Kalau menghadapi pertanyaan ini dalam interview kerja dengan HRD, jawaban terbaik saya contek dari mbak Dina Riyanti : “I want to be YOUR BOSS” hahahah)

Have a nice day all! :)

so let the hello echoes :D

2011-01-05T18:45:00.000-08:00

Hello!

Yesterday i got the stylish blogger award from Ojanto :D
Actually I feel i don’t really deserve this “stylish” blogger award. I think i could never say that my doodles are "stylish". Hehehe. But really, thanks a lot Ojanto! :D It's not the award, it's the thought that there are people out there who like your works that makes your day! :D

And now i decide to spread this happiness to 8 other people and state 8 facts of myself as instructed. Since i don’t know exactly what standards set for this stylish blogger award, i would subjectively pick blogs that inspired me the most, based on my personal likings :) Stylish or not, these people have inspired me in many ways :D
Mind you, very, very subjective :)

Okay so here goes the list :

1. Tarlen Handayani
I’ve been stalking Vitarlenology’s blog for quite some time, i found the blog very inspiring and interesting. And the person behind the blog is very humble and down-to-earth. You have inspired me a lot so i’m presenting the first award to you mbak Tarlen :)

2. Ika Vantiani (Ika, have you launch your new blog?) :D
I love love love her collages. She taught me many things. It’s tons of fun everytime i meet her for a “bikin-bikin” session, sharing thoughts over papers and markers and glue :D Looking forward to having another session yah Ka! :D

3. May Ann Licudine
I officially declare May Ann as my number one favourite artist. I could stare at her works for hours and take my time savouring the yummy details, and feeling the emotions building up inside me. Take a look for yourself and go gaga with every page-viewing :)

4. Ella Elviana
Ella’s works reminds me of childhood memories. Classic yet stylish, bubbly yet warm, vibrant yet humble. :)

5. Tatiana Romanova Surya
Original drawings and poems you’d be curious what’s going on in her head when she creates all that :D

6. Shalimma Robbiaswaty
Amazing lineworks and collages, dark and rebellious, and of course, addictive! :D

7. Ai
I won’t blame you for drooling literally while staring at her posts! XD

8. Chatrin Pandrya
Take your time digesting her beautifully-sometimes-sarcastically-arranged words, and remember, don’t take it literally :)

And now, 8 things about myself. Hm. Let’s see...

1. I don’t have a decent drawing skill. And by saying this, really, i'm not trying to set an image of myself as a humble person or anything. I couldn’t draw proportionally (yet) *we have to be optimistic huh?* :D I don’t understand perspective drawing, as you may notice, i always draw an object with frontal angle, the easiest angle i could understand. The rest, i usually let my instinct work on it. That’s why i never have the courage to teach other people to draw :)

2. I read a lot. And think a lot. I could spend hours just staring into empty spaces, with thoughts running inside my head.

3. I love doodling. My favourite time to doodle is in the middle of a boring meeting :p

4. My drawings are mirrors for me to find out who i really am. I’m one scatterbrained person sometimes i don’t understand myself i have to let my thoughts out on a piece of paper and get a better view of things inside my head.

5. My right eye doesn’t work properly. I was born with this flaw and only a few people know about this :)

6. My drawings are often twisted because sometimes i could hate the world with such intensity i have to let the darkness inside of me out or it’ll kill me from the inside.

7. I’m a professional procrastinator and could spend hours browsing the net and poring over art blogs and end up having these insecurities and low self-esteem after seeing all the great works of other artists. doh :(

8. I spent almost an hour typing this entry and i don’t know what else to say about myself for this number 8. But hey this is also a fact i’m stating here, right? :D

Done! :D

The 8 people i mentioned above, if you guys mind forwarding this award then you don’t have to do it, really :D I just think it would be nice to spread some simple joys in our busy days.
Thank you for reading my rants! :D

One of my best friend...

2011-01-02T07:58:00.000-08:00

...is a cold-hearted, freak asshole, but yet he's a real great friend one could ever ask for :))

He was once my grouphead in my previous office, and remained my best friend and my mentor until now :D
I once wrote a journal about him, and meeting him today, sharing thoughts over a roast-pig dish and matcha jelly-ice cream suddenly brought back all the memories we've shared for almost 7 years of friendship.

I feel like copy-pasting the story here, but it's in Indonesian and i'm too lazy to translate it, sorry :)

Well here it is :

scene #1

Hari pertama saya masuk kantor, sesosok pria tinggi hitam dengan tampang campuran teroris arab-keturunan honduras keluar dari WC, masih benerin risleting celana jinsnya, trus ngelap tangan di kaos sendiri.

“Cil, kenalin ini Diaz, senior art director disini…” (dikenalin sama Mas Eko)
“Ergh..halo….” (dengan ragu-ragu menjabat tangan bekas pipis yang belom dicuci, walopun udah dilap di kaos…hehehe)
“Diaz” (menjabat erat dengan muka lempeng, trus langsung pergi)
______________________________________________

scene #2

“Cil! Sini deh!”
“Apaan?”
“Sini bentaaarrr…gue punya hadiah buat lo”
“Apa sih?”
“Tangan lo mana coba?”
(dengan patuh mengulurkan tangan. Sedetik kemudian, 2 garis hitam jatuh mendarat di telapak tangan gue)
“……………….apaan ini????!!!”
“bulu idung gue…buat lo” (sambil nyengir dengan tatapan mata yang seolah mengatakan “baik ya gue?”)
“……….”
______________________________________________

scene #3

Jam 3 subuh di kantor, mata sepet setengah mati, udah seminggu begadang, ngerjain layout yang direpisi tanpa henti. Tiba-tiba dari belakang gue terdengar suara:
“ Eh cil….”
“hmmmm?” (ngantuk dan bete)
“ Layout lo busuk abis ya…”
“………….”
______________________________________________

scene #4

Another jam 3 subuh di kantor, baru kelar bikin layout buat prisen pagi-pagi, mo minta approval dari sang grouphead.

“Yaz…” (sambil menatap komputer)
(hening)
“Yaz, sini liat layoutnya bentar dong…” (masih menatap komputer)
(hening)
“Yaz? Tidur ya lo?" (sambil nengok ke belakang)

Orangnya gak ada, hpnya gak ada, kunci mobilnya gak ada, komputernya udah mati.
……………..Kampret.

Langsung ambil hp kirim SMS:
“ Yaz!! Lo pulang ya? Buset, pamitan kek sama anaknya! Kapan melipirnya?”
“ Iya, gw udah di jalan nih, ngantuk”
“ Huh! Bapak macam apa kamu?!?”
“ Bapak macam-macam…”

…………..speechless………….
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scene #5

Lagi sibuk bikin sketch storyboard buat ngebrief illustrator. Tiba-tiba di samping gue ada yang ngeliatin gak pergi-pergi.

“Kenapa?” (risih juga lama-lama diliatin terus… hehehehe)
“Gambar lo tuh garis-garisnya berkarakter banget ya”
“Oya? Karakternya gimana?” (sambil nyengir geer)
“Karakter sakit jiwa…”

……..sialan.
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scene #6

Tengah malam. Udah pada pulang. Lagi bikin photography brief setelah 2 minggu penuh dateng pagi pulang pagi lagi. Mata udah kayak panda. Yang tersisa tinggal saya dan siapa lagi kalo bukan bapak teroris arab-honduras itu.

“Eh Cil…”
“Apa?”
“……….lo gak mo resign yah?”
“hah?” (nengok ke belakang) Kenapa tiba-tiba ngomong gitu?”
“Mati muda lo bentar lagi kalo kerja kayak gini terus!”
………………..(mikir-mikir) iya juga yah………….
______________________________________________

For all the advices, all the "becandaan bau darah", all the sick sadistic movies, the "bulu idung", and most of all for opening my eyes and saving me from that new era of slavery, i can never thank him enough :)

"Please don't let them suck your beautiful mind too long my child, you've learnt enough about a new era of slavery. It's time to taste the freedom of life." (Val Diaz)

0.1.0.1.2.0.1.1

2011-01-01T08:35:00.000-08:00

So...
It’s 2011 :)
Just another ordinary day, actually :) It’s just that we humans have a need to review our lives every year, and list down hopes and resolutions, and January 1st had been chosen to mark this moment :)

Spent the New year’s eve with some close friends, going to movies, eating out, and having fun at Bundaran HI, joining hundreds of Jakarta people in a firework euphoria, which dissolved instantly with the last firework vanishing in the sky. Poof! and suddenly it’s a normal day again :)

I’m proud to say that i survived 2010 :)
There were ups and downs, achievements and disappointments, all the unpredictable moments, and here i am, still living and breathing normally and blogging on the first day of 2011 :D And i’m really thankful for that.

If i had this turning-back-the-time supernatural ability, i would play the happy moments over and over and rewind some moments to be fixed here and there, and maybe even pause some moments i would love to live in forever. I would’ve done this, I would’ve done that, I should’ve be here, I should’ve be there, I shouldn’t say this, I shouldn’t say that, and the list goes on and on.
But sadly i don’t have such power :) Life goes on and all i can do is trying to keep my pace steady so i wouldn’t stumble to the ground.

I give up making resolutions this year, because basically, my resolution every year is a cliche, to be a better person, which, i do hope, i have accomplished this year :p A friend once quoting Woody Allen to me, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans” :)

What will be 2011 like? I don’t know. Whether it’s gonna be a good year or a bad one, let us live to the fullest, have regrets and satisfactions, feel bitter and sweet, happy and sad, be simple and complicated, because all of these make us human. Let’s hope we can survive one more year, together :)

Happy new year everyone! :)

Dalam diriku mengalir
sungai panjang
darah namanya

Dalam diriku menggenang
telaga darah
sukma namanya

Dalam diriku meriak
gelombang sukma
hidup namanya

Dan karena hidup itu indah
Aku menangis
sepuas-puasnya.

(Sapardi Djoko Damono)

cardboard frenzy part 2

2010-12-28T08:14:00.000-08:00

oh saya sungguh senang sekali. bermain-main dengan kardus indomi XD

Azreen, the talented Malaysian illustrator asked me to join her project of Nutcracker and Ballerina :D Here's my submission : (can't wait to see the other artists' pieces XD)

Marker outlines. I'm currently into babooshkas, and since the Nutcracker tale is originally from Russia, here it is :)

Added some colours to make it prettier

Experimenting with bokeh in Photoshop. Not very sure about this. Edited or non-edited version? Which one do you prefer? :D

メリークリスマス!

2010-12-24T19:27:00.000-08:00

And may God bless us everyone :)

December gone too soon

2010-12-22T18:41:00.000-08:00

It's hard to feel Christmas spirit with deadlines around -_-"
But these made my Christmas this year :D

A bunch of Christmas cards from friends all over the world! XD

Postcards from the talented Lauren Carney

Cute Christmas card from Audelia Agustine

A beautiful hand-drawn card by my buddy blogger, Sara :D

Nothing can beat the feeling of receiving a handwritten Christmas card :D

A surprise gift from my best friend Jeannie Lesmanawati, an Orla Kiely travel journal yay! XD

This is also from my best friend Betty, what's Christmas without a gingerbread cookie? :D

Actually i'm beginning to feel a bit sad that today is already Dec 24, only 6 days left of December. Without any special reason, December has been my favourite month every year. Well maybe because you can feel holiday spirit dangling in the air :p

Today and tomorrow i'm going to have a break from work. Last year i have to work on Christmas and New Year, am not going to repeat the same mistake this year :p *what, what deadlines?* :))

Have a joyful Christmas and a happy holiday everyone! :D

this cold, cold town.

2010-12-17T09:27:00.000-08:00

And thus she was born into this cold cold town, between the not-so-bright lights and colourful dreams. Just a personal work :)

Annddd, by the way, we have a giveaway winner here! :D There were 16 comments, i will list the names below from the first one commenting on the post to the last, hope i don't miss anyone :)

1. Andi Lia
2. Sam
3. Kartika Paramita (karena komennya masuk dobel aku itung satu aja ya :D)
4. Aphrodita Wibowo
5. Lia
6. Amalia K
7. Thisisrizka
8. Perez
9. Debtstvnie (ini juga komennya masuk dobel aku itung satu aja ya :D)
10. Paramita Vidia
11. Wulandari
12. Abigail Angela
13. Feliciana Lentini
14. Josephine
15. Raras
16. Yola > ini khusus karena kesalahan teknis dia ndak bisa komen di blog, tapi udah kirim private message buat sayah :D

I wrote the numbers on pieces of paper and ask my sister to pick one with her eyes closed XD
and we have...*drumroll* number 5 as the winner! :D

Mbak Lia, please send your postal address to cecillia.hidayat@yahoo.com :D
And thank you for all of you that have participated :D

cardboard frenzy and another giveaway :)

2010-12-13T16:45:00.000-08:00

I'm currently in love with cardboards XD Had tons of fun drawing on them hehe! :D
*anak kampung norak dapet mainan baru* hihihi

Babooshkas are always fun to draw! :D

It's Christmas season so say hi to the little drummer boy and his sheep :)
This is a gift for a friend

Owls. Never got bored of them. Strange.

A huge strawberry jelly, surely will make your Christmas jolly! :D
The original artwork of this one was also sent to a friend, i hope she'll be happy receiving it XD

And last but not least, not a manekineko but....maneki usagi! (Because 2011 is the year of rabbit, so let this maneki usagi brings prosperity to all of you!) haha :p

I reprint this one as a New Year postcard. And guess what...i'm feeling generous at this last time of the year! :D I'm gonna send this along with the Overlapping Memories postcard series to one lucky person commenting on this post. This time, i'll pick randomly :D Oh and please drop your email also on the comment so i can contact you easily for the postal address :)

I'll be waiting until December 18th :)

giveaway oh giveaway (CLOSED) :)

2010-12-05T00:59:00.000-08:00

Hello! :D

I'm going to do a giveaway like other good bloggers do :D hehehhehe
I have 5 set containing 5 different designs of Christmas cards to be sent to the first five person commenting on this post. No, you don't have to be a follower or spread the word about the giveaway :)
I'll wait until Dec 8th and send the 5 package on Dec 9th :)

All you have to do is send the cards to your beloved ones, just for the sake of reminiscing the feeling when you receive a hand-written Christmas card in an envelope with stamps in your mailbox :D

When was the last time you receive or send one? :D
(Oh well anyway it's up to you if you want to send it or not anyway hehehe :D)

And i'm really sorry, but this giveaway is just for friends who reside in Indonesia, because it'll take too long to ship the cards overseas you wouldn't have the chance to send it to others before Christmas day :(

But, for friends overseas, i also have 10 blank Christmas cards i'd love to send to you! :)
So, 10 people who wants to receive a Christmas card from me (is there? anyone?), just drop your full address to cecillia.hidayat@yahoo.com :D
i'd be more than glad to send the cards to you :D

Here's a sneak peek *actually i'm not really satisfied with the print quality but oh well :(*

you could also purchase the cards, Christmas envelopes and shopping bags on your nearest bookstores :D Thanks Capricorn Publishing! :)

planned to be a family tree :)

2010-12-03T06:20:00.000-08:00

We started December with another mural yay! :D
Our client, Risna and Angga, wants to paint their daughter's room with a tree and animals around it. And since Angga is a photographer, they want to be able to stick family pictures on the tree. So this is what we came up with :)

yummy colours look alot like smoothies sometimes i can't resist to lick them :p

my partner in crime :)

oh yeah owls and monkeys are always the mandatories

We named this monkey "Osaru"

And the bat is called by the name "Vladimir", and the bunny trio are "Pierre, Ellie and Jean Louise" :p

This is Draco Malfoy the owl hahah

On the left edge, there's Soffia Coppola the elephant, Bung Karno the chameleon, and Shugo the lion. Please don't ask where the names come from. We just thought they're...cute. no? :D

(oh and the foxie foxes are known by the name "Mpo" and "Joko" :))

hurrah! :D

a big, special thanks to Audelia Agustine :)

spark your December...

2010-12-03T04:13:00.000-08:00

.....with the Sparkapolooza's giveaway! :D woohoo!
Check the details here :D

And be sure to join the fun in their latest brief, it's beginning to feel alot like Christmas! :D

Entries close on Thursday, 16th Dec 2010 and one lucky winner will be picked randomly, open for international readers as well.

So what are you waiting for? :)

a confession

2010-12-01T17:05:00.000-08:00

Some people ask, why my drawings are twisted. No, i'm not trying to build a different image of me amongst other illustrators. Well, if you must know the truth, i have so many darkness inside me. Too many that i have to let them out or they'll start killing me slowly from the inside.

.......i hope you're all still my friends after reading this *puppy eyes* :)
oh and by the way, happy December! Christmas is on it's way :D

day 30 - finale :)

2010-12-01T06:01:00.000-08:00

phew! akhirnya kelar juga :D trimakasih banyak buat dukungannya ya! Dan makasih buat mbak Lala yang udah ngajak ikutan proyek ini! :D

In some ways, doing this challenge has kept me sane this last 30 days :)

day 29 - place you want to go

2010-11-29T10:04:00.000-08:00

to the Arctic to see the Aurora and polar bears, and to feel the floating, weak-in-the-knee feeling, happiness you cannot contain that you feel it doesn't matter if it is the last seconds of your life XD

day 28 - anything you'd like

2010-11-29T05:08:00.000-08:00

since i'm free to draw anything i'd like, here's another sheep comic :p

introducing: KAMARlab!

2010-11-28T20:28:00.000-08:00

Halo teman-teman! dengan riang gembira kita memperkenalkan KAMARlab! www.kamarlab.tumblr.com

apakah itu?

KAMARlab adalah kegiatan bareng bareng, kumpul kumpul, main main, seneng seneng, untuk berKOLABORASI dan berEKSPERIMEN dengan karya/hobi kita bersama!

Kegiatan ini diadakan perproject secara berkala dengan tema dan percampur-adukan bidang yang beraneka ragam; untuk mencicipi sensasi baru dan menghasilkan formula yang belum pernah kita rasakan sebelumnya.

Merajut gambar, mengukir film, menjahit foto, melukis musik, menempel fiksi, memanggang puisi, mengayuh kuas, menari kristik, dan lain sebagainya

Lokasi kegiatan bisa di berbagai tempat. Di KAMAR workshop, di taman kota sambil berpiknik, di ruang publik, di kedai kopi, di pekarangan, di rumah teman, dimana kita suka dan bisa.

Tertarik ikutan? Silakan hubungi kami.

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see our very first stopmotion here

or see it on Dec 4th at Hellofest, Balai Kartini! See you there! :D

ACARA:

•Premiere Video Stopmotion: Pergi Jauh • KAMAR Year End SuperSale everything must go! • Craft & DIY by Ideku Handmade & Monster Kapas • Launching Single Stereomantic 2nd album: Cyber Superstar • Kirim surat langsung bersama KARTU POSitif dan Tukang Surat • Pameran MUSEUM ONLINE KAMAR: Autograph Pictures, Gamewatch era 70-80, Gambar Oemboel, Pez, Classic Celebrities Autograph Pictures (booth 18-28, 19-29)

day 27-someone you love

2010-11-28T05:19:00.000-08:00

There are too many people in my life i love dearly that sometimes i forget to include myself on the list. I once promised myself not to let anything do a damage to my heart, and from now on i'll try harder to keep that promise :)

*hari ini egois dikit boleh ya* :D

day 26-something you don't like

2010-11-28T05:01:00.000-08:00

i.don't.like.being.cynically.interrogated.period.
(sorry, too lazy to translate this one to English hehe) :p

Hongkong cafe

2010-11-26T07:25:00.000-08:00

Again, thank you Angela Ferany for the opportunity. And especially, thank you for believing in me, more than i do myself :)

I was thrilled when being asked to do the mural designs for
Hongkong Cafe.
A big project involving seven big walls inside the restaurant, and an art-loving owner, those were enough to increase the "can-i-really-do-this" feeling deep inside *yes, damn you insecurities* :p

The outlet in Jalan Sunda

The previously very-nice-mural (and i had to do better than this >.<)

Sketches, layouts, references, colour guides, grids, all in approximately 2 months work

And finally, we started to paint the walls! Big thanks for mas Doy and team, they're the ones who transferred the designs onto the walls and i just do some supervision heheheh :p (We're lucky to have mas Doy on the team because he worked superfast, much more faster than i usually do when painting walls >.<, and plus i don't have the guts to climb and paint the main dining wall hahahah)

Aaannnddd after approximately 2 weeks of execution..... *drumroll*
this is it :)

Main-dining wall design

Non-smoking area design

Smoking area wall design

Corridor wall design

Private room wall design

First floor wall design

Stairs

And these are the life-sized results :

Main dining

Smoking and non-smoking area

Corridor

Private room

Stairs

View from the outside

Phew! XD
Do visit Hongkong Cafe guys, they have a seriously good food there nomnom! :D

Kartu POSitif part 2 :)

2010-11-25T06:28:00.000-08:00

We're back with new postcards! :D Still for the charity project. All profits will be donated to the PMI, for Merapi, Mentawai and Wasior, post-catasthrope :)

You can find these postcards on Hellofest, Dec 4th at Balai Kartini (we'll be there!) :D
or you could just order it via email to karmaproject@yahoo.com

Thank you to all the talented artists who have joined in this project! :D

By Varinnia Wibowo

By Tatiana Romanova

mine *blushing*

By the smoky artist Odilia Fenny

Second piece by Tatiana Romanova

By Prasajadi Heru Lastiko

By Diela Maharani

And last but not least, my personal favourite piece from Ika Vantiani

day 25 - scenery

2010-11-25T06:14:00.000-08:00

After thinking hard what to draw finally i chose this strawberry shortcake Cathedral in Moskwa, with vanilla ice cream and lollipop on top! :D

day 24 - a couple

2010-11-24T03:39:00.000-08:00

When you look at a star, or at an unknown planet shining up there in the sky, have you ever wondered, maybe, on that very planet you are staring at, there are also creatures currently staring at our planet earth, wondering if there's any aliens inhabiting it :)

day 23 - something you need

2010-11-22T19:32:00.000-08:00

Well i could use a dose of self confidence -_-"

pumpkin shake

2010-11-22T08:55:00.000-08:00

i can't believe i forget to put this up XD
This is my first submission for They Draw and Cook :D a very addictive site of drawings of recipes! XD This one is a collaboration with Alice Lo, check out her yummy recipes here!
Can't wait to do the second one :D :D wish me luck!

day 22- something i miss

2010-11-22T08:52:00.001-08:00

is my (late) pet daschund *sniffs*

day 21- something you want

2010-11-22T01:13:00.000-08:00

day 21- something you want

Well...quoting Kate diCamillo in The Magician's Elephant:

"In the end, what we all really want is to turn to somebody and take hold of their hand, and look
up and marvel at the snow falling from the sky. "This", we will say. "This."

day 20-something orange

2010-11-20T08:10:00.000-08:00

I have a favourite "Clockwork Orange" t-shirt, which i am reluctant to wear lately, because it is similar to the Jakmania's uniform. FYI, Jakmania is a group of Jakarta's soccer supporters whose attitude is like....a group of bastards *sorry* :p (just like Alex and his droogies, pre-medication, i think) :))

day 19 - something new

2010-11-20T07:54:00.000-08:00

Sorry for skipping a day. I'll post two days in a row to make it up okay :D

day 19 - something new
New t-shirt from Racun Cinta Produksi. yay!

This is how the real t-shirt look like :D Nice eh? :D

day 18 - just a doodle

2010-11-18T08:28:00.000-08:00

day 17- fave plant

2010-11-17T22:47:00.000-08:00

Добро пожаловать Лайка

2010-11-16T07:26:00.000-08:00

Remember this? :D

Collaborating with the proud papa :D

Mommy in action :D

November, 15th, 2010. Welcoming baby Laika Ayanna Rahman :D
Congratulations Opiq & Tania! :D

Photos courtesy of Pikar Pikir and Opiq :)

PS : For you who are as curious as i am, "Laika" means elegant, rooted from an Arabian word "Laiqa", and it has no connection whatsoever with the cute Russian space dog that became the first animal to orbit the earth :p hihihi *Well i thought Opiq and Tania meant to give a Russian touch on the name and that's why i drew this:

I wonder whether she'll love the mural or not >.<

day 16 - inspiration

2010-11-16T05:01:00.000-08:00

Actually inspiration comes from anywhere, but today i decided to draw my number one-favourite artist, May Ann Licudine, who can produce magic out of her pencil tip hats off :)

day 15 -family

2010-11-14T23:38:00.000-08:00

29 years ago, my mom and dad started this journey, two years later i decided to join them,and in another two years we have my sister on the team :)
And we've been sticking together since then, and i hope for many years to come :) Love them to death :)

Dad, born in the year of dragon; ma, born in the year of horse; my sister, born in the year of ox, and now you now who's that idiotic-looking pig in the middle :p

day 14 - fave fairytale

2010-11-14T06:25:00.000-08:00

What else but bloody fairytale by Muhammad Taufiqurrakhman :p

day 13 - comic

2010-11-13T07:10:00.000-08:00

i don't know why i am currently into sheeps :)) hahahah...i'm thinking to make this a regular comic strips, just for fun :D
See the previous one here :
http://cecilliahidayat.blogspot.com/2010/01/i-will-follow-you-d.html

day 12- my most recent accomplishment

2010-11-12T04:22:00.000-08:00

is to have done 12 days of the 30-days-drawing challenge. 18 days to go. argh :(

day 11- turning point in my life...

2010-11-11T00:07:00.000-08:00

...is the day i decided to resign from the advertising agency and became a freelancer. Never been happier. Thank you so much to Faldiaz Bachtiar, who opened my eyes (and gave me the resignation letter template) :))

day 10 - fave candy

2010-11-10T05:41:00.000-08:00

I like eye-candies! They're visually entertaining! :D
*okay okay i know this is ridiculous but i have no other idea, sorry :p*
And if someone ever made eye-candies, literally, it must be our amazing chocolatier, Mr. Willy Wonka! *i meant this scene to be inside Wonka's store* :p

............................ok. next.

sebarkan energi positif! :)

2010-11-09T08:12:00.001-08:00

Halo teman-teman...
Yuk, sebarin energi positif untuk Indonesia.
Beli KARTU POSitif ini,dan kirimkan ke pasangan/saudara/teman nyata/teman online/siapapun untuk memberi kejutan manis buat mereka.

Seluruh keuntungan penjualan KARTU POSitif akan disumbangkan pada korban Merapi dan Mentawai. Sambil menyumbang kita bisa sekaligus menebarkan + energi positif kepada orang lain. Kami para desainer tidak bisa mengobati maupun orasi. Kami hanya bisa berkarya. Semoga sumbangan kami bisa membantu :)

Kampanye ini kerjasama antara:
KAMAR , Suddenly Sudden & Tukang Surat
Terimakasih juga kepada:
Ario Anindito , Eric Wirjanata, Ali Ichsan, Devera Faridz yang ikut berpartisipasi.

Untuk yang ingin beli dan mengirimkan melalui online, silakan pilih kartunya dan email ke karmaproject@yahoo.com untuk data dan isi postcard. Kami akan menuliskan dan mengirimkan langsung.
Harga Rp 10.000,- per lembar

Karya Suddenly yang dicetak-cukil! gokil! :D

Teaser kloter kedua, yang digambar langsung hari Minggu kemarin di Gandaria City hehehe :D

Brilliant pieces by Vantiani & Tatiana Romanova

Pras dan Varin ikut berpartisipasi :D

And last but not least, Diela Maharani! Tunggu ya tanggal mainnya :)

day 9-fave TV show

2010-11-09T08:05:00.000-08:00

In the name of Phoebe Buffay, Chandler Bing, Ross, Rachel, Monica, and Joey Tribbiani. Amen :)

day 8-fave animated character

2010-11-08T05:06:00.000-08:00

Who doesn't love the one who live in a pineapple under the sea, and his retarded best friend! :D

day 7- fave movie

2010-11-06T17:57:00.000-07:00

Anyone can guess what movie is this? :D
Clue : this is the opening scene of the movie. I have watched this about 5 times and still go ga-ga over the beautiful details, not to mention the story. On a very subjective opinion, i'll give this movie a 9.5 out of 10 XD

day 6-fave book

2010-11-06T09:27:00.000-07:00

I'm torn between Tim Burton's oyster boy, Griffin and Sabine, Kate diCamillo, and Neil Gaiman.
Neil won. And then the battle was between "The day i swapped my dad for two goldfish" and "The Graveyard Book".
Goldfish won XD

day 5- best friend

2010-11-05T11:30:00.000-07:00

The best kind of friend is the one you could sit on a porch with, never saying a word, and walk away feeling like that was the best conversation you've had. -anonymous-
Dedicated to Betty and Juju

day 4-fave place

2010-11-04T02:32:00.000-07:00

yes, it's inside my very own head :)

Bagi Kamu Tak Berguna, Bagi Mereka Bawa Bahagia

2010-11-03T02:09:00.000-07:00

Punya DVD bekas numpuk di rumah, gak tau mau diapain? Yuk ikutan gerakan ini aja yuk :D

http://kantongdvd.tumblr.com/