I reached my office at 7a.m. (are you reading this, boss?), checked my emails, browsed through some of my favourite design blogs when I had a thought of revisiting a post I saw some weeks ago called Petals and Penmanship. I clicked on Maybelle's link which led me to her website, and to her blog where she announced she was visiting Singapore for a workshop. Then I searched further and found out that she has an Etsy shop! It was the very kit that I have always wanted to buy!! Here's the shop if you'd like to know.
THEN. I read further and realized the workshop dates has been sold out. I was crushed.
THEN. There was an extra special class held, ON THAT DAY ITSELF. 10am-1pm.
I was jumping like a boy high on sugar.
So I emailed bloesem, and started calling at 9am, every 5 minutes. Yes, EVERY 5 minutes. I was desperate. This is something I cannot miss in this lifetime.
No replies, no answers.
I finished up my labwork and sat down at 9.55am. What should I do, what should I do.
Heck. I requested for half day leave which was supportively approved (YAY!) and went straight to bloesem at Tiong Bahru.
I spent 10 minutes getting lost at the MRT station. So I took a cab. Here's the address if you'd like to go:
59 Eng Hoon Street #01-79 160059 Singapore
I finally arrived at 10.45am. I creeped inside and saw that she was demonstrating to a lot of people. I whispered to the lovely bloesem founder, Irene Hoofs, and her co-worker Zara, about how I just found out about the workshop and would REALLY REALLY want to join. At first, they told me nicely that it was already full. Oh well, at least I tried.
THEN, she says, oh, two people didn't show up! Irene was so kind to let me squeeze in. Thank you Irene and Zara!
For the next few hours, I was in a happy place.
This is the sample written by Maybelle.
Calligraphy is all about practise practise practise.
Courtesy of Maybelle.
The sifu at work.
More of bloesem shop.
I met Ruth, owner of thelittlehappyshop selling Shinzo Katoh products and many kawaii things.
Lunch provided. LOVE the packaging!
These were provided as a kit for the workshop which cost SGD180.
Practise!
The goodie bag.
I have yet to write any word... I guess I am still dazed with the adrenaline rush that day.
5 comments:
Hi Ally,
Wow, u are at work by 7am, what time do you leave your home in jb?
Saly
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Hahaha.. it was the morning I woke up at 4.30am because of mozzies, and I couldn't go back to sleep.
How is the traffic condition at woodlands link? in the past tuas link used to be empty and it was such a breeze to use it. nowadays its just so congested and takes us 1 hour to just clear the jam.
Oh ya tell me about it! It is as jammed as causeway now!
I was a professional calligrapher who lived an worked in New York Citry for twenty years. at present I live in Bandung, Indonesia. Although I am an Indonesian, I was born in Singapore.I am glad that some people are intereste in Western Calligraphy. I may send you some of my stuff . someyearsago Ididhave a blog. I am thinking of doing it again. Sam Fadlil
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