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For Sugar Plum Fairy Not For Human . 精靈適用/人類不可

2012-02-24T15:12:00.001-08:00

The sugar plum fairies at Louis Vuitton Spring 2012 collection.

Spring 2012 Louis Vuitton系列的糖果精靈們。

Dress Up for 2012!

2012-01-23T13:55:00.000-08:00

Imagine
想像...

Gallery Opening Outfit
畫展開幕穿搭造型

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Sweet Wallpaper for you

2012-01-02T19:55:00.000-08:00

oh Happy New Year 2012!
I hope everyone had a great time during new years eve. Mine was quiet this year.
I'm so full of hope, energy, power and determination this year.
Just like the Fly song by Nicki Minaj. I came to win, to prosper, to survive~~to fly!

Here are 3 sizes you can choose from. ( I would go for the biggest one!)
[1280 x 800] [1440 x 900] [1680 x 1050]

This is a special collaboration between Lavi and OH! NENA.
OH! NENA is a fashion accessories brand.
Their simple mission: to evocate and satisfy feminity in a sensible and playful way.
Check their cool headbands at their online shop.
OH! NENA

cheers!

ROM in Toronto

2011-10-27T17:47:00.000-07:00

ALIEN INVASION!!!?!!!
kidding! What a magnificent building isn't?

外星人入侵！！！？？？！開玩笑的，這建築有夠壯觀吧。

ROM. Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto.
Seems like almost everything in Toronto is called in initials. TTC, UT, AGO...so on.
I went to ROM on Friday afternoon. Good news: It's half price ticket on Friday 4:30pm - 8:30pm.
I spotted the building right away coming from St. George Station.

ROM，Toronto的 Royal Ontario 博物館。
在Toronto好像大部份的東西都是以縮寫稱呼, TTC (地鐵）, UT（Toronto大學）, AGO（Ontario美術館)，我星期五下午去ROM，好康道相報：星期五 4:30pm - 8:30pm 門票半價，從St. George站的方向走一下就看到博物館的建築啦。

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KIMONO GIRL: Virgo

2011-10-19T16:19:00.000-07:00

It's the time to reveal my new KIMONO GIRL painting again!
This time is...
VIRGO!

The muse is my girl Jenn. (Yes...I decided to name my muse from now on.) (For previous paintings, Pisces is Vicky, Taurus is myself.) Jenn is a classic Virgo girl. I was infected by Virgo's consistently uncertain thoughts when working on this painting. Crazy! Phew~i'm glad it's over now.

又是發表新的KIMONO GIRL畫作的時候了！

這次是...處女座！

我的繆思是我好友Jenn，(我從今以後都要公佈我繆思的名子啦，雙魚是Vicky，金牛是我自己。) Jenn是一個標準的處女座女孩，我創作這張畫的時候被處女座的 "不停的改變想法" 影響得快瘋了，好險，已經結束了。

Now! Introducing the new KIMONO GIRL...

Nuit Blanche Night Out 2011

2011-10-10T15:10:00.000-07:00

I got a chance to check out Nuit Blanche while I was visiting Toronto this year.
It is an one night only art event that lasts all night long til next morning.
There are art performances, exhibitions and random acts of interaction from people, which are also fun to see.

It's a free event.
Takes place on the street in downtown Toronto.

October 1, 2011 | 6:59pm to sunrise

今年我的Toronto之旅，有機會參加了當地的 Nuit Blanche藝術節，這是個整晚通宵到明天早上的藝術活動，有藝術表演，展覽和也非常有看頭的民眾互動反應。

免費 / 地點: Toronto市中心

2011年十月一日 / 6:59pm 到明早

Portobello West Market Free Admission

2011-09-23T14:00:00.000-07:00

Portobello West Market is artist market for Vancouver local artists and vendor.
Clothing, soaps, jewerlley, arts...new products made by local artists and designers.
It's a monthly market; takes place at Creekside Community Centre on the last Sunday of each month.
They used to be at the Railway station close to Science World but changed location.
I haven't check out their new Creekside location yet, so don't know the size of the place. It was quite the large scale market back in Railway station though...

The admission is $2. But now you can go for free on Sunday September 25, 2011, if you use this coupon.
Print as many as you like; just what this coupon says.
It's a unique large scale artist market in Vancouver. So if you haven't check it out, please do!

Portobello West Market website

Event

2011-09-14T16:25:00.000-07:00

I'm going to showcase my art works and do live portrait drawing at the Autumn Shift Festival this coming Saturday September 17, 2011.
Main St. X 10th Ave.
12 - 5pm

Hosted by Blim; more info here.

Please come check it out!

An Artist Market Day

2011-09-02T17:51:00.000-07:00

My day at the Blim Artist Market.

It's a car free day at downtown Vancouver, Granville x Robson.

Very sunny and a great day for portrait drawing.

That's my table. I'm selling my illustration postcards, books and doing portrait drawing.

我的一天在 Blim創意市集。

無車日在down town Vancouver，Granville x Robson.

是一個大晴天的日子，非常適合畫人像的一天。

這是我的攤位，我在賣自己的插畫明信片，本子和現場畫人像。

Event

2011-08-23T17:34:00.000-07:00

Friends in Vancouver, Canada
Come check out this exciting event in downtown Vancouver!

Wanted: LOVE MAGAZINE #6

2011-08-17T20:52:00.000-07:00

LOVE MAGAZINE
Issue #6 SUPER NATURAL
8 different covers.
Out now, released August 1, 2011

I want stylish Hailee and Hit girl Chloe covers.

LOVE MAGAZINE

＃6冊超自然

8個不同的封面

已發售，2011年八月一日上市

我要時尚的Hailee 和超殺女 Chloe的封面。

Event

2011-08-11T17:50:00.000-07:00

511 Royal Ave. New Westminster, BC, Canada

Emma

2011-08-01T18:41:00.000-07:00

This is Emma.

I'm doing practice for live portrait drawing. I'm planning to do some craft fairs here and there in Vancouver this year. Already applied for SFSS Winter Artisan Fair 2011 at SFU. It's a 4 days event. November 29, 30 - December 1, 2.

這是Emma.

我在做現場人像繪畫的練習，今年會在溫哥華的一些創意市集擺攤，已經申請了SFU的SFSS Winter Artisan Fair 2011 創意市集，是個4天的活動，11月29, 30 - 12月1, 2.

Click in to see more!

按進去有更多！

Back to Black

2011-07-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

Remembering a siren of soul.

14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011

Amy Winehouse

記念一位靈魂歌姬

Born This Way

2011-07-09T21:42:00.000-07:00

Speed drawing of Lady Gaga.
Time: fresh opened Album, Born This Way play once from Marry The Night to The Edge of Glory.

快速插畫: Lady Gaga
時間：新拆開的Lady Gaga 天生完美專輯，第一首歌到最後一首。

Famous Faces

2011-06-25T15:22:00.000-07:00

I found these cutest funnest greeting cards at Winners store the other day. Thought i share with you.
在Winners店找到這些超可愛又爆笑的卡片，跟你們分享一下。

audrey

Pisces . 雙魚座

2011-05-25T14:14:00.000-07:00

Inspired by a Pisces friend, KIMONO姬 magazine and a youtube clip by Jon Rawlinson.

靈感是一位雙魚的朋友，KIMONO姬雜誌和一個Jon Rawlinson的youtube影片。

Taurus . 金牛座

2011-05-14T14:17:00.000-07:00

Taurus

mix media

What can I say....the best sign ever!

Inspired by KIMONO姬 magazine.

Featured in STRIP SHOW.

Love for Kate Middleton

2011-05-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

I am crazy about the Royal Wedding even after Prince William and Kate Middleton sealed the deal on April 29, 2011. I actually stayed up late to watch the Royal Wedding live in Britain. I know we should now call her Catherine Middleton or Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge, but I think Kate is much cuter.

Here I'm counting down to the top 5 glamorous styles of Kate Middleton. You can't help to fall in love with Kate's style. She is so chic and graceful. Outfits she pull on just looks so high-end and expensive. It's probably due to her aura. She is elegant, full of life and down to earth. I guess that's why people love her so much.

Here it goes...

就算William 王子與 Kate Middleton 已經在2011年4月29日成婚，我還是很瘋這場皇家婚禮，我當天還通宵看英國的現場轉撥，我知道現在應該稱呼她 Catherine Middleton 或是殿下Cambridge 公爵夫人，但是我覺得Kate 比較可愛。

現在我要來倒數前五名Kate Middleton的時尚造型，愛死了Kate的style，她很時髦又優雅，她穿的衣服看起來很高級又昂貴，可能是她氣質的關係，很高雅，充滿活力又很親切，這就是為什麼人們這麼愛她吧。

結果揭曉...

number 5

Kate is not born a royalty but she sure looks like one. The blue bloods love fancy hats. When some of them looks like chickens and turkeys who are having bad hair days, Kate just looks FAB. (Fabulous) She can really pull off this floral blue number.

Kate 不是皇室出生，但她看起來就很像是，貴族們喜歡花俏的帽子，當有些人戴帽子看起來像頭髮亂掉的a母雞與火雞，Kate就是精彩又迷人，她很能駕馭這件藍色花朵的款式。

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Spring Night

2011-04-13T22:09:00.000-07:00

I wish to see that clear starry night sky after the shower of rain.
我希望能看到大雨過後的星空夜晚。

Perfect music for this occasion: Otsuka Ai - Planetarium

Emotion Triggered . 情緒引爆

2011-03-21T20:58:00.000-07:00

2011 is what a troubled year indeed. Countless disasters from civil war in Libya, earthquake in Japan to my car accident weeks ago. Just troubling.

Trouble stirs even in the fashion world. John Galliano's fall from grace hits front page on every fashion news centre. A random bar dispute revealed deep trouble in designer's mind. This deep trouble led to Galliano's shockingly quick dismissal from the house of Dior. The decision shaken the entire fashion world.

I can't stop thinking about the popular 2012 end of the world theory while looking at the deaths and tragic pictures in this current situation of the world. Is the end of the world really coming in 2012?

"Emotion will be agitate easily this year," said a fortune teller on a popular Taiwanese show, "It's good to practice the control of your emotion In family, work or in the society."

I feel it's so true. At least for me regarding the situation of my car accident. My emotion was on a coaster ride of anger since the moment of the car accident. The first week following the car accident is the worst. I was feeling pain physically and emotionally.

But with the grace of God I've survived from all and is feeling better. But ever since the car accident I need to pray to God for my every car trip.

And life goes on.

To be looking forward to the end of the world in 2012 will do us no good. That will be equal to praying for the world to end in 2012. I believe if we all think like that then the world really would end by that time. I wouldn't want to see that happening.

Let's think positive despite of what had happened. Feelings change and life goes on.

2011 真是一個災難年，數不清的天災人禍從利比亞的內戰，日本的地震到幾星期前發生在我身上的車禍，真是令人煩惱。

連時尚界也有事件發生，John Galliano 嘴砲事件上了時尚界的每個頭條，一個隨機的酒館爭吵揭開了設計師心中的心魔，這個心魔導致Dior 以令人驚訝的速度開除Galliano，這個決定驚動了整個時尚界。

當看到現在世界動象的死亡人數，悲慘狀況，使我不停的想到大家常常談到的2012世界末日之說，2012真的會世界末日嗎？

一個台灣節目的占星家說："今年是個容易犯脾氣的一年，...家庭裡面，或是學校裡面，或者是社會上，都是要修練自己的脾氣。"

我覺得很準，致少我自己的情況是這樣，就是關於我車禍的事，從車禍那刻開始，我的情緒像坐一趟憤怒的雲霄飛車，車禍後的第一個星期最糟，我心身都感到痛苦。

但因著上帝的恩典，我撐過去了，也慢慢感到好些，但現在每次開車前都要禱告一下。

生命繼續著。

去期代著2012世界末日的到來不會給我們帶來好處，這樣就等於祈禱著讓2012世界末日降臨一樣，如果我們都這樣想，那世界末日在那時就一定會到，我不想看到那樣。

就算事情發生了，讓我們往好的一面想，感覺會變，而生命繼續著。

image from Lula magazine.

Sky of Cities

2011-03-01T08:00:00.000-08:00

I have a thing for the sky. I always like to look up to the sky and observe. Sometimes I see an amazing colour, sometimes birds fly by and sometimes it's the cloud shape which made me laugh. If one day you need to classifies the world by just 2 kinds of people, sky people or ocean people, I will be one of the sky people.

我對天空有特別的情感，我喜歡抬頭觀察天空，有時候我看到奇妙的顏色，有時候是鳥群飛過，有時候是雲的型狀讓我笑出來，如果有一天世界需要分類成兩種人，天空人種或是海洋人類，我會是其中一個天空人種。

Vancouver, Canada
3:00 in the afternoon.

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KIMONO姫

2011-01-11T14:52:00.000-08:00

Happy new year 2011.

I Found this beautiful magazine at a book store in Tokyo.

It's called KIMONO姫 ( KIMONO Princess )

This magazine is like a kimono dream come true. Just the perfect combination between the traditional and the modern fashion with a dreamy twist of the fantasy fairy tale world.

The cover is actress 宮崎あおい

在東京的書店找到了這本超有美感的雜誌，KIMONO姫，這本雜誌是和服傳統與現代時尚的完美結合，加上一筆夢一般的童話故事氣氛。

封面人物是宮崎葵。

This issue focus on accessories, and the theme is the four seasons.
這本主要是配件特輯，主題是四季。

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At Design Tide 2010 . 我在 Design Tide 2010

2010-12-16T14:12:00.000-08:00

Through the massive installation Myomu (Weird Dream) at Tokyo Midtown.

由Tokyo Midetown的大型裝制藝術Myomu框住這一刻。

Design Tide 2010 takes place inside Tokyo Midtown shopping mall. I went there right after visiting Tokyo Designer's Week 2010. To be much more detailed, I travel by Toei subway Oedo Line; stop at Roppongi Station and exit by exit 8. I tell you this, because there are many many exits in each stations in Tokyo. I think there are about 25 exits at Tokyo Station (That place is huge!).

Design Tide 2010 在 Tokyo Midtown裡面展覽，我逛完Tokyo Designer's Week 2010後就去Design Tide，要說更詳細點，就是搭都營地下鐵大江戶線，六本木下車，然後從第8出口出去，會說這個因為東京的車站有很多很多出口，東京站就有大約25個出口（那個地方超大的！）。

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Special Report: Tokyo Designer's Week 2010

2010-11-23T05:34:00.000-08:00

So! There I am, at Tokyo Designer's Week. This year's theme is Environmental Design. The location is at Meiji Jingu Gaien. The area around there is beautiful and the pace is peaceful and slow. I pass through that famous Gingko tree boulevard and reach the exhibition before 11am. Many Japanense dramas are filmed at that Gingko tree boulevard. Actually Tokyo is full of Gingko tree. No wonder Toei Subway uses Gingko leaf as their logo.

Many people are riding bicycles. I've heard that you can get 500yen off the regular ticket price (2000yen) if you bring a bicycle along to the exhibition.

Tokyo Designer's Week 2010我來了! 今年的主題是環境設計，地點是在明治神宮外苑。附近的環境很美，步調是輕鬆與緩慢的，我經過那個有名的銀杏樹大道，上午11點以前到達展覽場，很多日劇都是在那個銀杏樹大道取景的，其實東京充滿著銀杏樹，難怪都營地鐵的logo是片銀杏葉。

很多人騎單車到會場，我聽說帶單車來的人可以得到500 yen的折扣 (原價2000yen) 。

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好用的東京地下鐵地圖

2010-10-25T15:52:00.000-07:00

有人送我一張在東京拿的東京主要地下鐵路地圖，我覺得這是我看到最好的メトロ＆都營路線綜合圖，也有標示東京有名的觀光地，很不錯，日文only，但看懂漢字的應該可以了解。

按入放大原圖

poupee girl

2010-10-18T17:49:00.000-07:00

最近好喜歡玩的一個網路遊戲是poupee girl.
在存錢中，所以我都用這個來滿足我購物的欲望。
poupee girl 可以幫娃娃穿衣，買入新的衣物，分享自己衣櫥私物，還可以參加造型比賽，很有趣～～
雖然是虛擬世界，但是感覺有現實世界的原則與互動，遊戲鼓勵玩家互相稱讚彼此的造型，其實大家造型個個都配的很有型呢！大部份都是Lorita, Punk, 蕾絲Sweet Girl, 偏日本的style, 因為大部份的玩家是日本人，也有一些歐州的，南美和亞州國家的玩家，還蠻多都是用英語，可以看世界個地的style，很有意思！

最重要的是～～～玩是免費的！

Recently I love playing an online game called poupee girl.

I'm saving money for my trip so I use this game to fulfill my desire to shop.

You can dress up your poupee doll with items, shop in the poupee world, share photo of clothing from your closet and participate in styling contest. It's really fun. You can feel the rules of reality applies to this virtual world. The game encourages players to acknowledge eachother's outfits by clicking the "Pretty" bottom. It's real cool that most people are great stylists. There are lots Lorita style, punk, sweet girl style; mostly more of the Japanese girl styles. That's because the players of this game are mostly Japanese. There are some from Europe, South America and other Asian countries. Many use English. It's very interesting to see different styles around the world.

Most importantly, it's FREE!!

MY poupee BEST造型

My poupee BEST STYLES

yep....i really like that hat.

The Last Goodbye

2010-09-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

Lee Alexander McQueen's memorial service took place at London St. Paul's Cathedral on Monday September 20, 2010. Crowds gathered and attended the service. The guest list is like an A-listed red carpet event, including Anna Wintour, Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker and Naomi Campbell. American Vogue editor in chief delivered a memorial speech in which she spoke of McQueen; "As a child he loved nothing more than sitting on the rooftop and watching birds fly by. His final collection was a battle between dark and light. His was an 18-year career of harnessing his dreams and demons ... But he has left us with an even more exceptional legacy, a talent that soared like the birds of his childhood above us all."

Sources said McQueen took a cocktail of drugs insists of cocaine and sleeping pills before hanging himself in the wardrobe at his house in Mayfair, central London. His housekeeper is the first who discovered his death.

Bjork paid tribute singing Billy Holiday's 'Gloomy Sunday'. She stood like one of McQueen's angels.

Many wore Alexander McQueen's design.

See more picture here

I'm glad I got to know this news on the same day, just few hours after reported on various website. I've been tracking and writing posts regarding Lee Alexander McQueen's about since I fell in love with his work. Goodbye to you, McQueen.

LONG LIVE MCQUEEN! His legacy lives on.

星期一，2010年9月20日在倫敦St. Paul's 大教堂舉行Lee Alexander McQueen的追思禮拜，大批名眾聚集參加，參加的來賓名單個個是A咖級的人物，有Anna Wintour, Kate Moss, Sarah Jessica Parker 和 Naomi Campbell等等，美國Vogue總編輯Anna Wintour上台發表一段追思感言，她說到McQueen小時候喜歡坐在屋頂上看天空中飛翔的鳥，他最後的系列作品是一場黑暗與光的戰鬥，在18年間的工作生涯他駕馭著他的夢與惡魔...但他留給我們的是更特別的薪傳，他的才華，像他小時候看到的鳥一樣，高高的翱翔在我們之上。

有消息指出McQueen自殺上吊前有飲用一杯帶有古柯鹼，安眠藥的雞尾酒。他的傭人是第一個發現他的死亡。

Bjork特別現唱一首Billy Holiday的 Gloomy Sunday致意，打扮的就好像McQueen版的天使。許多人穿McQueen的設計出席追思禮拜。

看更多圖，按這裡。

我很慶幸能在當天就知道這個新聞，從我愛上McQueen作品後，一直都有在追關於Lee Alexander McQueen的新聞，再見了McQueen。

McQueen萬歲！他的薪傳正繼續著。

image from Metro.co.uk

Coco Mademoiselle x 3

2010-09-15T20:20:00.000-07:00

from Chanel US website

from Chanel UK website

from French Elle magazine

John Galliano式的出場 . The John Galliano style

2010-09-10T22:41:00.000-07:00

當看完最後一個model走秀，接下來觀眾都等著為設計師鼓掌拍手，每個設計師都有不同的謝場風格，我最最期代看到的就是John Galliano 大師的出場，大部份的都是害羞的匆匆露個臉就進後台了，但大師的出場就是不一樣！整場最搶眼，最妖豔的就是他吧！！

以下是John Galliano 最令人驚豔，拍案叫絕的前五名造型：

The audience all await to applause the designer when the last model walks down the runway. In turns of to enter an appearance, every designer does it differently. The designer I look forward the most is Master John Galliano. Most designer bashfully appears for a second then runs back to back stage. Master John Galliano is just outstanding! He catches the most attention in the entire show!

The following is the top 5 outstanding, eye poping, alien screaming WOW moments of John Galliano's runway style.

DIRTY POP NIGHT

2010-08-26T22:26:00.000-07:00

So this is what happened. You mixed great art with friends and the local hipsters = SPECTACULAR SHOW. Once again MJ from around the way and the gang outdone themselves and produced a great show. DIRTY POP! art show was smoking that night. The place was so packed with people and lots talented local artists.

是這樣的，當你把好的作品和朋友＋當地的型男美女，等於一個讚到炫目耀眼的show。MJ from around the way 和她的一幫夥伴又一次的完美得演出一場很棒的 art show，DIRTY POP! art show當晚是超熱門的，會場是擠滿了人和一群有才華的藝術新秀。

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DIRTY POP! ART SHOW!

2010-08-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

You are invited to come to the DIRTY POP! ART SHOW!

my work is featured in the show!

Saturday August 21, 2010

Box Studios (1622 Franklin Street)
The Franklin Room (1612 Franklin Street)
Vancouver, BC

Doors: 9pm

$8

more info:

http://dirtypopaugust21.weebly.com/index.html

The Last McQueen

2010-08-05T21:33:00.000-07:00

Hello friends,

Haven't been here quite a while. Yes, I'm like that sometimes. Just don't want to get attach too close to anything. Here is my tribute to Lee Alexander McQueen's late work. I've been working on this illustration for a long time. This is an emotional one for me. I worked on it while listening to the theme song of Schindler's List repeatedly. ( McQueen used the song for his Kate Moss hologram Fall/ Winter 2006 show ) Feeling sad and moody; thus and so this illustration is born.

I remember Lee Alexander McQueen.

好久沒來這裡了，我有時都會這樣，什麼都要保持個距離，這是記念Lee Alexander McQueen 最後作品的插畫，我創作這張圖有很長的一段時間，是有感情的作品，我創作時反複的聽著 Schindler's List 的主題曲（McQueen 在Fall/ Winter 2006 的Kate Moss 3D投影像 show中使用這首歌當背景）我邊畫感到感傷與情緒化之中，這張圖誕生了。

我記念 Lee Alexander McQueen。

Cheers,
Lavi

My Fav Boutique in Vancouver

2010-07-10T15:14:00.000-07:00

It's far from where i live but it's my fav clothing boutique in Vancouver.
Front & Company

it's located on south of Main St. and E.22 Ave.
...not so close to sky train station. Need to do some busing from Broadway Station.
It was their window display that first caught my eyes. It's so artsy and creative! And it's always so different and unique. I took some pictures of the window display last time i went there. The window display is designed by the store's manager Sonia and assembled by the people who work there.

It's so awesome! The display is for the 2010 Fall season ahead. so it will be there for about 4 months.
Check it out if you are near by.

離我住的很遠，但是真的是我在Vancouver最喜歡的店。

Front & Company

在 Main St. and E.22 Ave上面。

離電車有些距離，在Broadway 站要轉搭公車。是他們的櫥窗設計讓我注意到這家店，非常藝術＆有創意，每次都很不同與特別，我之前去時照了些他們的櫥窗設計，設計者是店長Sonia，再由店員們組裝，這個櫥窗是為了要來臨的 2010秋季所設計，會展示大約4個月，如果你逛到附近，要去看看啊！

Beyond Wonderland

2010-06-23T17:52:00.000-07:00

這是我最近參加的一個多人畫展，Beyond Wonderland，主題是愛麗思夢遊仙境，夢幻的事物。左圖的中間三件是我的作品，由上至下是：CRÈME BRÛLÉE from Sweet Revenge, W. Rabbit, Miss Chanel.

I have recently participated in a group art show called Beyond Wonderland. The theme is Alice in Wonderland and Fantasy beings. Left: The 3 pieces in the center are my art works. From top to bottom is CRÈME BRÛLÉE from Sweet Revenge, W. Rabbit, Miss Chanel.

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In the Liquor Store

2010-06-09T17:52:00.000-07:00

These are what i found...
各種稀奇古怪的酒瓶。

i like this.

＄59.99 CAN a pop. Not bad for a skull shape bottle.
骷盧頭vodka，送禮的好選擇。

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死亡 . Death

2010-06-06T00:37:00.000-07:00

After watching A Single Man, directed by Tom Ford, I finally understand why I'm so fascinating about death. I love the idea of future; death is in the future. There's a place that i will be traveling to in the future, that place is death. It's the same for everyone. Death is not in the past. Death is the future.

看完Tom Ford導演的 A Single Man後，我終於了解我為什麼對死亡的題材那麼感興趣，我喜愛未來，死亡其實就是未來。在未來我會到一個地方，那個地方就是死亡，每個人都是一樣的，死亡不是在過去，死亡是未來。

photography by Tim Walker

Love for Gaga

2010-06-01T19:57:00.000-07:00

I can always count on Lady Gaga to inspire my illustration.

2010 東京設計展 . 2010 Tokyo Art Events

2010-05-23T16:21:00.000-07:00

最近在查日本的好玩去處，找到2010的兩個大牌的設計插畫展，在這裡分享一下。

Tokyo Designers Week 2010
2010年. 十月29號-11月3號
今年的主題是關於生活環境設計

這活動有2大活動館，一個叫100％ Design Tokyo, 令一個是 Design Tide，以及其它多至600,000多的小展館分佈在東京地區。

Recently i'm doing research on where to go for fun in Japan. I found 2 major art events in Tokyo. I want to share it with you all~

Tokyo Designers Week 2010
October 29-November 3, 2010
This year's theme is Environmental Design.

This events have 2 big exhibition tents. 100% Design Tokyo and Design Tide. Also there's more than 600,000 exhibitions happening in Tokyo through out the events.

2009與 2008的Tokyo Designer Week, 100% Design Tokyo館

設計 . Design

2010-05-12T20:49:00.000-07:00

感覺我做設計越來越得心應手。（中文好像越來越差。。。）不管怎樣，能選 case，絕對是一件幸福的事，哈哈，能做到這樣的人生還蠻成功的～最近都便宜的幫別人做設計，客戶是一群認真的人，組合唱團為了是對歌唱的喜愛，看到這樣我都很想幫他們，設計算是我能為這世界做的貢獻吧...

I feel i'm getting better at design. It is such happiness to have the option to pick cases to design. To be able to do that is consider a successful life to me. Recently I have been designing for less $$. My client are a group of passionate people. They formed a choir for the love of singing. That makes me want to help them. Design is probably something i can do to attribute to this world...

姐妹 . Sisters

2010-05-06T13:52:00.000-07:00

Miu Miu 這春季的系列人氣很旺，每個雜誌都有做feature，我最喜歡的是 Interview雜誌的這個feature，我最喜歡這種帶有神秘，毛骨聳然的雙胞胎姐妹主題，我以前也有畫一張雙胞胎姐妹的插畫，靈感是從電視上的靈媒節目中的一張照片得到的，那集講的是一對雙胞胎姐妹的魂在百年的老屋鬧新屋主，後來新屋主在老屋的閣樓找到一張照片，照片裡就有一對雙胞胎姐妹。

看到照片後就很想畫出一種姿勢...

Miu Miu's Spring collection is very popular these days. Almost all fashion magazines features their items in their issue. My favourite of all is the editorial in Interview Magazine. I just love mysterious, creepy kind of twin sister theme.

I did an illustration about twin sister once. The inspiration is from a ghost medium show on TV. That particular show is about a twin sisters ghosts lingering in the old hundred year house and bothering the new owner. The new owner later found an old photograph in the house's attic. In the photograph stood the twin sisters.

I really want to draw a certain gesture of the sisters after i saw the photograph...

images from Interview Magazine, illustration by Lavi Liao

Saris

2010-05-02T16:01:00.000-07:00

設計了一個專題關於印度的一種特別傳統服裝叫 Saris。一件可以有很多不同的穿法，我造型了6種穿法，照相時，綁得手很酸。。。

I designed a feature about a interesting clothing called Saris from India. You can style it in many different ways, i did 6 of the styles. Hands got pretty tired from tying and stretching the fabric during the photo shoot...

曲線新風潮 . A New Curvy Trend

2010-04-21T23:25:00.000-07:00

最近時尚界很熱門的話題就是 Size。大家都在講，時尚編輯，設計師，還有我們這些小百性們。 Plus-size模特兒一直以來都算是時尚界的禁忌，很久很久～都是。現在個個開始浮出臺面，成為時尚界的新寵兒。打頭號的是美麗的Lara Stone。她不能算是標準的Plus-size模特兒體型，但是至少她不是 size 0號。

嘿！對有些人來說在雜誌或伸展台上看到plus-size模特兒會感到不安衝極，須要時間的調適。我必須要承認我也有些感到不適應當我第一次翻看我買的 V 雜誌 Size專刊，裡面有模特兒 Crystal Renn, Candice Huffine, Marquita Pring and Tara Lynn. 第一次翻看的時候感到怪怪的，但之後多看幾次後就覺得跟平常沒什麼不同，有可能是我太習慣於在雜誌裡看到瘦八八像竿子的模特兒，看到不同體型的模特兒，就感覺怪怪的。

我們需要更多曲線型的模特兒在雜誌上！

我很高興 V雜誌著重於讚頌每種體型的美，而不是批評時尚界的虛假。

這些女孩子是戰士，像Crystal Renn在模特兒界站出來，給了許多女孩鼓勵，曲線型的女孩子也是很美麗的，她們也應當在雜誌與伸展台上出現。

最近聽說 Calvin Klein決定不再採用0-2 size的模特兒在伸展台上走秀，之前又是 Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 RTW show採用許多曲線型的模特兒，加拿大新秀設計師 Mark Fast 走紅國際因著在他的 Spring 2010 RTW Show採用許多 plus-size模特兒。

看來是時尚界轉變的徵兆了。

！小常識

在時尚界size 12以上就算是plus-size了。

There's this rave about sizes in fashion these days. Everyone is at it, i do mean everyone! Fashion editors, designers and people like us. Plus-size models have been a taboo in high end fashion for a long long time, feel like centuries long. Now they are rising, like Venus rises above the sea. All of sudden, they are becoming the it girls. The troop is lead by the gorgeous Lara Stone. I can't say she is the curvy kind but at least she is not size 0.

Hey, some might see curvy girls in magazine and on runway as culture shock. People needs time to adjust. I have to admit that I got my share of culture shock when I flipped through V Magazine's Size Issue which I bought from Sophia Books. Magazine features models such as Crystal Renn, Candice Huffine, Marquita Pring and Tara Lynn. I feel a bit uneasy when I look through the magazine for the first time. However, after more reads I see nothing strange at all. Probably because I got so used to see stick looking girls in magazine that actually made me feel strange to see other body type features in magazine.

We need more curvy girls in magazine!

I'm just glad to see V Magazine focus on the beauty of all body types instead of criticizing on the shallowness of the fashion industry.

These girls are fighters. To see girls like Crystal Renn stand tall in the model business gives encouragement to girls every where. Curvy girls are beautiful too! They deserve to be in the magazine and on the runway.

Recently I've heard Calvin Klein made decision not to cast size 0-2 models for their runway show anymore. Also the very curvy casting of Louis Vuitton Fall 2010 RTW. And Canadian designer Mark Fast's rise to international fame when he features many plus-size models for his Spring 2010 RTW show.

A sign of change indeed.

！Fashion Knowledge

Size 12 and up would be consider a plus-size.

V Magazine Size Issue

2010-04-21T23:21:00.000-07:00

Lavi's Shop

2010-04-15T21:23:00.000-07:00

開了一家網路商店玩玩看，賣我的作品。
剛開幕...！
目前賣我自己出版的書，
Alice in Wonderland: The Tragedy of W. Rabbit 明信片故事集。

Introducing my online shop.
The shop features my art works.
Grand opening...!
Right now features my self published book,
Alice in Wonderland: The Tragedy of W. Rabbit Postcard Storybook.

Cheers!

微整型 . Plastic Surgery

2010-04-09T01:35:00.000-07:00

總覺得看到一些美麗的年輕女孩子花錢在臉上動刀，很悲哀。

不真實的觀念，不必要的悲劇。

It's sad to see beautiful young girls spend money sticking needles on their face.
Untruthful perception , Unnecessary tragedy.

image from google images.

卡通 . Avatar the Last Airbender

2010-04-05T21:42:00.000-07:00

以前非常迷一個美國的動畫影集叫 Avatar the Last Airbender。最近在拍真人電影版，出現一些片段畫面，也浮出一些問題。

I used to be obsessed about an American animated cartoon series called Avatar the Last Airbender. Recently they are filming a real action movie based on this cartoon. Some images surfaced online which cause the public to question the choice of casting.

後來想想覺得這部的創作者 Michael Dante DiMartino 和 Bryan Konietzko 非常不簡單，我從來沒有看過一部西方的動畫卡通那麼尊重亞州文化的。內容不但主角們都是亞州文化的背景與人種，裡頭的中文字全都有跟據的寫法，而且都是繁體中文！！！耶！有些字句也能夠寫的很優美。

To think back about this beloved cartoon, the creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko are truly amazing. I have never seen any Western cartoon so respectful towards the Asian culture. Not only the main characters came from Asian background. The Mandarin writings in the cartoon actually MAKE SENSE!! Plus they are beautifully done in traditional Mandarin.

比如說這段 Iroh將軍紀念兒子的片段，真的詮飾的很美，紙上的中文寫的字句也很完美。超愛這段的，每次看都想哭〜

For example this section from Avatar the Last Airbender's Tales of Ba Sing Se is just beautifully told. Makes me want to cry every time i watch it.

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Chanel Spring 2010 Couture

2010-03-30T15:54:00.000-07:00

春天來啦！
畫了一張很春天的 Chanel Spring Collection，那個頭的造型很有趣，但如果一不小心就會變老氣了。

Spring is here!
Here is a very spring feeling illustration of Chanel Spring Collection I did. Very interesting head styling however can be a bit oldie looking when not careful.

時尚Alice . Couture Alice

2010-03-23T23:15:00.000-07:00

我愛電影 Alice in Wonderland!!! 看完電影，感覺這部的背後訊息與自己最近的生活有關...我想要像Alice一樣，有主見的走自己的人生！看完電影有給自己充了些信心！電影中Alice穿的服裝我都好喜歡～～我也想穿～！來談Alice 的服裝吧！

I love the movie Alice in Wonderland! I feel the message in the story is related to my life. I want to become a strong-minded person like Alice. I feel I have gained some confidence after watching the movie. Absolutely love, love what Alice are wearing in the movie! I want to wear them too~ Let's talk about the fashion.

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McQueen的最後16件憧境 . The Last 16 Visions By McQueen

2010-03-20T01:20:00.000-07:00

2010 年的三月九日是個特別的日子。

在巴黎 Francois Pinault 的沙龍室裡靜靜的舉行，Lee Alexander McQueen的儀式。16件他親手裁剪的最後作品，在他自殺前一星期內都默默裁剪製做的16件作品，正式呈現在全世界眼前。直到McQueen去世，16件作品差不多是80％完成。

背景放著是 McQueen 在剪裁時聽的歌劇音樂，毛骨悚然的魔音。

March 9, 2010 was a special day.
An ceremony was quietly taken place in salon of Francois Pinault, Paris. An special ceremony for Lee Alexander McQueen. The last 16 pieces of work hand crafted by him before his death are presented to the world.

The background music was a hunting opera soundtrack. McQueen worked on the last 16 pieces while listening to this music. The pieces were about 80% finished.

記念McQueen . McQueen Tribute

2010-03-16T23:17:00.000-07:00

我想謝謝你！是你帶給我那極至的美，不可能的可能，無限可能性的創作。

Lee, I want to thank you! It is you who allowed me to witness the extreme verge of beauty, the possibility to do the impossible and the infinite creativity for fashion.