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Hi! I’m UUendy Lau, a multidisciplinary designer/ artist/ illustrator who loves making art and hands-on creations inspired by nature. Recently, I have moved to Peng Chau, a small island in Hong Kong slightly away from the hectic city centre. It is a place where you can still gain a stunning view and experience of the local culture and natural scenes (plus nice people and neighbourhood!). Being a novice islander surrounded by brilliant ideas and unlimited sources of creativity, I hope this mini-publication project will remind ourselves the empowerment and wisdom that we can humbly explore and learn from nature by sharing my personal insight and whimsical imagination with a sense of sweetness and humour.
– About the Project –
It consists of individual stories about three different natural materials that are commonly found in the environment but often left unnoticed — stones, fallen branches and fallen leaves. Each of them is creatively humanised with distinctive personalities related to their appearance and general perception, provoking interesting questions about the inner identity of ourselves and the relationship between humankind and the natural landscape. The narratives will be presented in the form of illustration, short essays and an object, adding a poetic and tactile touch to this project.
– Project Deliverable –
The project outcome includes a set of three books listed below, with each of the book accompanying a physical, unique object hand-processed on Peng Chau. Backers can choose to back and receive any one of them, or in full set.
Specification of each book: A6 size, 20 pages of content plus front and back cover, double-sided printing on 180g fine art paper
Specification of each object* (Stone, Branch or Leaf): One-of-a-kind, hand-processed on Peng Chau
*Each object is attached with a small brush of golden pigment. (If you back our project and read our books, you will know the story behind :)
– Status of the Project –
I would say it’s 3 out of 10 accomplished at this stage. I have nearly completed the content and drawing of Book 01 – The Unconfident Stone. A while earlier I have shared the progress with my friends and they gave me many positive feedbacks :). Some of them feel strongly emotional and associated with the character Stone in the narrative and they find it calming and encouraging to oneself.
The peculiarity in each accompanying object which is polished attentively by hand brings not only warm surprises upon unwrapping the package but also the distinctive uniqueness to each of you in this collectively-funded campaign. Each backer holds a small, personal exclusivity through the unconfident/ impatient/ indecisive object(s) even though the project is crowd-supported.
I sincerely hope to spread this empowering creation and message to all of you from different parts of the world! Let’s smile and give more love to ourselves and others!
– Shipping –
To be distributed from Hong Kong. A tracking number will be provided upon request.
– Thank You –
Thank you for checking out my project! I hope it can be launched soon and I’m excited to share it with you :)
It takes time and effort to process the objects one by one, alongside producing the illustrations for the books. But I guess this marks one of the most significant values in this project, that is to make it a personal artefact and engagement for each of you who appreciates the uniqueness and genuineness of an object evolved and shaped by nature. There is also a small challenge of mailing the delicate objects. Yet I will ensure a safe and secure delivery with proper protection and packaging.