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Textile Design & Illustration
It is time for tea

It is time for tea

image by ping he, silkscreen print on textile in Amsterdam I wish everyone a very good Chinese New Year, today is the second day of the dragon’s year. I am glad that I am in full speed of recovery. My friend Rainbow and her husband George came to pick me up with a group of...
My floral water color painting

My floral water color painting

Floral painting by Ping It has been busy past two weeks, as the holiday season approaches here, we had many celebrations. Because Dutch has its own Sante Clause holiday besides Christmas, we often met the family and friends, I like the most about the season is that the family feeling, just like Chinese New Year...
Hand made weekend

Hand made weekend

I can not believe it that September is already here. When I was riding bike this morning to the station to get to Utrecht Naarjaar Beurs (Autumn Show in the Netherlands), the chilli wind reminds me of November season in Shanghai, when everywhere on the street I can smell the hot chestnut. I always enjoy...
Talented textile designers

Talented textile designers

Image by Ping He It is weekend again, I know that most of us are so looking forward to relax in the weekend. Do you have plans already? It has been a really nice week for me. Sometimes in our life, we need to make some critical decisions. Life is never the same again if...
Unique Handmade Gift  For Newly Weds

Unique Handmade Gift For Newly Weds

image by Ping He It seems I am getting very good at attending weddings. Besides work, rest, workshops, sports and readings, I am adding one extra nice activity on the list: attending my good friend’s wedding. Actually I have a wedding to attend tomorrow again. It has been a lot of wedding among my friends...
Cute fabric for kids -printing your own fabric

Cute fabric for kids -printing your own fabric

image by Ping He Today is Monday again, normally I have Monday Recipe day. But I was busy with receiving some friends from France and try to recover from 14 hours wedding party during the weekend. I did not have chances to make a nice recipe for today’s post. I hope you are not too...
10 illustration books I love

10 illustration books I love

image by Ping He Hi everyone, time flies. Now it is already Thursday. After a long day at AGA (Amsterdam Grafisch Atelier) screen printing my own collection – Little Isabella, I will tell more about my collection in my other blog some other day. I am really looking forward to have a quiet day today...
Cute illustration melts your heart

Cute illustration melts your heart

image artwork by jill bliss I came across Jill Bliss website today, I love her illustration work, they are so delicate. I can not wait to share with you all her work. Jill Bliss graduated from Parsons in 2000, she studied fashion and couture fashion design and she loved handcrafting during her study. Now she...
Fashion illustration

Fashion illustration

I love fashion illustration and adore people who can express the beauty through ink, color and shapes. I would like to share I like here. These are the work from David Downton, love the glamor of the his illustration. I love David Downton”s style, his lines of fashion details and feminine figures really inspire me....
Housewarming invitations made with passion and love

Housewarming invitations made with passion and love

We have been moved into our new place for almost four months. You know that moving costs a lot of your energy if you have to plan and work out everything besides your daily job. Even though it is a 60m2 apartment, it still takes time and planning to get it the way we want...