Bali is one of the top tourist destinations in the world. As a cultural lover, Che-ting decided to stay longer in Ubud, a town where she discovered monkeys coming for fruit just next to her balcony in the morning. She could reach a rice field in 5 minutes and observe …
Once upon a time, opening a hostel in expensive Hong Kong seemed like a pipe dream. However, Mahjong Hostel made it happen and has celebrated ten years! Since the pandemic began, it has opened its lounge as a co-working space to the public and has been very supportive of community …
Singapore Urban sketching with local friends, visiting the Singapore Art Book Fair, heading to the southernmost point of the Asian continent, A short art trip to Ubud, Bali Malaysia Urban sketching in Putrajaya while waiting for my friend’s kayaking training, heading to Klang for an intensive picture book workshop, experiencing …
Looking back to the days when cellphones were not popular, Che-ting and her family loved to go for ‘Yum Cha’ once a week. The aunties chatted for the entire morning while the kids played around the round table. Through her monotype printmaking experiment, she would like to depict these childhood …
Greenery I Found Between Sham Shui Po and Prince Edward Whenever foreign friends visit, I always enthusiastically recommend Sham Shui Po, especially for enjoying a beer at Garden Hill before sunset! Ironically, I’ve always been wary of crowds, so my visits to Sham Shui Po are usually quite purposeful—heading to …
A set of maps shown a new town, Tsuen Wan’s development in 1990’s by a driver’s footprint and strolling across the footbridge in Tsuen Wan, 2023 from a retired driver’s perspective. //在我們生活的社區——荃灣，爸爸與我大多會步行至區內各處。一天，有別於日常，我們一同乘搭循環線巴士到市中心。短短十分鐘的車程，寡言的爸爸突然開金口、如數家珍，訴說荃灣從前的模樣。我一邊聽一邊好奇，爸爸眼中的荃灣是怎樣的呢？他在荃灣開工、打躉時有甚麼印象深刻的故事呢？這位從前來去自如的的士司機，如今已成為步履蹣跚的老人，在這座被稱為「天空之城」的荃灣行走時，又有怎樣的體驗？就這樣，早睡的女兒選了夜貓子爸爸最「精靈」的多個晚上，斷斷續續地訪問了他的的士生涯和對荃灣的看法。// 圖、文﹕車婷 完整文章在此 Creative works for Hong Kong Faces and Places, Integer Foundation Association Limited
My second sketch of Mount Zero Books Reflecting on memories from photos, I realized that my first sketch of Mount Zero Books is featured in my zine “Our Hong Kong Stories,” published in 2022. Below is a story I gathered from locals that I would like to share with you …
My first and last sketch of Hunter Bookstore 1.0 Thank you to @urban.booktique for the referral! My travel zines are now available at @hunter.bookstore . Also, I would like to appreciate the invitation; without it, I wouldn’t have had the courage to hold a “hand-drawn community map” workshop. The cashier …
插圖收錄於 《看不見的山徑——香港可持續山徑之初探》Invisible Trails（蜂鳥出版） Commission works for The Green Earth Back to Illustration
A handdrawn map shown the 4 trails and mountains in Hong Kong. They are Maclehose Trail, Wilson Trail, Lantau Trail and Hong Kong Trail & Victoria Peak, Tai Mo Shan, Lion Rock, Pat Sin Leng, Ma On Shan, Sharp Peak, Castle Peak and Lantau Peak, included in the publication “Invisible …