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“𝙉𝙤!” 𝘽𝙪𝙩 𝙄’𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙮𝙬𝙖𝙮.

Just over 2 years since we launched this book, #blueberryseah has started saying “no” more often, even though she doesn’t 100% know what it means yet. So I dug out our I'll Love You Anyway | Picture Book (that she has also recently taken a liking to) and have started reading it to her.

Also @taylapong said “you should put this video up… but maybe now people will wanna buy the child and not the book.”
What do you guys think? 🤪

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝘽𝙞𝙧𝙩𝙝𝙙𝙖𝙮 🧁

Been strangely looking forward to today because as a speech therapist, it’s rare you see a patient who can eat cake on their birthday (without worrying about their sugar level or whether they might choke on it).

“Do you know what day it is?”
“Thursday… 30 June…?”

We insisted it is the 24th, and after confirming it on our phones…
“Oh! My birthday!”

Happy birthday! It’s not great spending your birthday in hospital but I hope bringing you cake has brought you as much joy as it did to us.

𝙒𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧

𝙒𝙚 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩, 𝙗𝙪𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙚𝙙. ♥️

You might have seen the poster that I did with @pleasethankyou.shop that had portraits of children coloured in every shade of @colourmekids.za’s crayons. But you haven’t seen my very extra version of it 😂

While I was excited to finally have crayons to represent various skin colours, colour means little to me. Strange thing to say as an artist right? But I feel colour says nothing where we’re from, our interests, how capable we are, or even how similar or different we are.

I believe it might have been @winnieechia who talked about starting conversations with our children not just about differences in colour, but in sizes and how we look too. Neither J or I were slim children, and I’d be lying if I said I didn’t worry about #blueberryseah experiencing the same insecurities and insensitivities I experienced growing up.

I can only hope we, as parents, educate and model what it means to love, accept and celebrate people for who they are on the inside.

Second photo credits to @winnieechia - I love the poster she and the kids did there.

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙡𝙙 𝙈𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙘 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮! 🎶

Fun fact: Joel and I first met when we were both teaching drums as part timers. No, unlike what many think, I was not his student.
Thankfully #blueberryseah has inherited some of that rhythm sense. 🥁

𝙅𝙐𝙎𝙏 𝙊𝙉𝙀 𝙈𝙊𝙍𝙀 🧡 𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙛𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙙𝙖𝙮

After I posted the last series for dads, Natalie of @onethreefour.co graciously reached out to ask if I could do one for those who may be missing their dads - be it through loss, illness, difficult circumstances or even physical distance in this current covid climate.

Here’s what we have from some brainstorming and a little magic ✨if you’re feeling down today, here’s sending you an extra big virtual hug.

#fathersday

𝙁𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙚𝙣, 𝙞𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙟𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙚𝙮 𝙮𝙤𝙪’𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙣

5+ years of marriage and spending more than half of it yearning for a child has taught me that although men don’t talk about their struggles and heartaches, doesn’t make it any easier.

Designed a greeting together with @fertilitysupport.sg to support the men who have gone through countless of procedures with their wives, but one thing led to another and now I have a set of inclusive Father’s Day greetings for the men in various stages of the journey.

Ladies, 𝙨𝙖𝙫𝙚/𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚/𝘿𝙈/𝙨𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙩 this to your men in whatever way and show them that you appreciate/celebrate them 🧡

For the
• 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴-𝘪𝘯-𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨, we’re standing by you.
• 𝘋𝘢𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘭𝘴, we’re thinking of you.
• 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, we recognize your efforts. We moms have are guilty of making you feel like you don’t parent as well as we do.
• 𝘍𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, if you’re one of those who never sang or adventures before becoming a dad

(and more than one could apply to each person!)
♥️ sending lots of love out today.

#fathersday #infertilitywarrior #miscarriagesupport

𝘼𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚

𝘼𝙣 𝙚𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙁𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧’𝙨 𝘿𝙖𝙮 @joel.seah

Last night as I carried #blueberryseah before putting her into bed, it dawned on me that I used to be able to cradle her with one hand but no longer can.

So here’s an early Father’s Day to you @joel.seah with a sentimental photo/video dump of blueberry. Fatherhood looks good on you, and she’s growing up cheekier and cheekier (just like you too).

If you’re a parent, what’s one thing you miss about the kids?

𝘿𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩

𝘿𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙪𝙡𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙙.

Just a quick timelapse of how I worked with Watercolor + color pencils + crayons here. This scared me so much but powering through it was one of the best feelings too.

I’ve figured color pencils first, then Watercolor, then crayons as a sequence works best.

Save this post for later if you’re keen to try this. And I’m always happy to answer any questions you may have about this below! 👇🏼

Thank you @pleasethankyou.shop for giving me the time and space to explore new things ♥️

“Sweetie, can you help mummy by taking a photo w

“Sweetie, can you help mummy by taking a photo with the book that mummy illustrated?”
and 🫐 goes
“NO!” … “Is there any way out of this?” … “Ok fine. But this is the most you get.”

But I’ll love you anyway! This @blueberrybooks.co story’s one about a dad and daughter and how he shows his unconditional love to her even when she (cheekily) refuses all the things he offers to her. Is this something your little one does too? Drop me a comment and let me know!

#blueberryseah #loveyouanywaybook

𝙇𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜, 7𝙥𝙢.

@sabsiez and I go way back - that includes portraits she’s taken of me, and several projects we’ve worked on in the past. Fast forward over a decade, now I can say she dresses me too 🎉 🥲

Today we’re embarking on one do the most exciting - gonna be hosting a Live this evening with @goyathelabel to showcase their newest collection. Curves, mum-tum and all, I’m loving how they look on me.

Mark your calendars & join us this evening to check out the launch!

𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 #blueberryseah , I was doing ske

𝘿𝙚𝙖𝙧 #blueberryseah ,

I was doing sketches of you. But while thinking about your cheeky antics and infectious laughter, this phrase came to mind. It was strange because it wasn’t related to anything I was doing. But while I would love you to stay little for longer, I also look forward to seeing the person you grow into and the people around you whom you’ll bless.

Tell me 👇🏼 is the conflict between wanting the kids to stay small and excited to seeing what they grow up to become something you often think about too?

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 ☀️

I’m going to admit, as Monday creeps closer I’m feeling a little blue again (especially after the extra long weekend I had). But hey there are ways to make ourselves happier and I’m going to try them out this week.

I’m challenging you to do this together with me - We’ll try all 6 ways out & we can evaluate how we feel at the end of the week. Spread the challenge! - Share this to get more people into a happy habit , or save it for reference 🎉

There are so many supposed shoulds and should-nots

There are so many supposed shoulds and should-nots of mothering. Most days I feel very normal, some days I don’t feel adequate... but I thought about this quote today so I painted it: There’s no perfect way to do it, and every day we’re trying to put a smile on that little face.

Share this with a momma who you think needs this, or save it for a day you feel down! Keep going my mum friends, y’all are stars! Even when you don’t feel great ♥️

𝙊𝙛𝙛 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨

𝙊𝙛𝙛 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨

Coloring with the child. Though I can’t tell if she’s coloring the mat or coloring herself... you get to vote 😂 also TGIF! #blueberryseah

𝙉𝙤 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡, 𝙜𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙥, 𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙪𝙥, 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙪𝙥, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙣𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙪𝙥.

Haven’t been feeling the best of late, some days my mind really let’s my inadequacies get the better of me. And I think it’s fair to say that mentally I know I have so many things to be thankful for and should not be feeling this way. But emotionally I guess we don’t always deal 100%.

Definitely helps that I’m on leave today, and I had a video shoot scheduled with @mothercaresg x @fertilitysupport.sg. So I put on something nice, dug out my make up for the first time since we put on masks. And had a really great talk. And sometimes just these little things help me feel a little bit better.

But for those who feel a little down like me, let’s pray together that we’ll find joy in the everyday, continue to have faith, and not be anxious about what tomorrow brings. It’s something I’ve been praying over myself again and again 🥲

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛?

This was one of the questions people would often ask me when I first started #kkslittlepeople. It wasn’t intended but more and more people said my little people look like me.

So now I fully embrace it and maybe sometimes I am drawing myself. But my hair keeps changing too quickly for me to take proper twinning photos. since I haven’t done that for some time, here’s a throwback to my first ever #kkslittletwin.

Who here thought I intentionally drew myself? 😅

𝙇𝙚𝙩 𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙚𝙥, 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙖𝙠𝙚𝙨, 𝙨𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙢𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣𝙨.

Absolutely love the autonomy I got with doing this piece, placing the family in a completely make believe environment - among a whale shark and surrounded by a school of fish. Oh how I love the colors of the ocean.

In the midst of being rooted in Singapore during the June holidays, comment 👇🏼and tell me where in the world you wish you could be and why! (More than one place is also accepted!) ✈️

𝙃𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙮 𝙈𝙤𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙮! 🦩🌸

Sending you lots of smiles as you kickstart the week. #blueberryseah and I have made it through 15 months of goodness together.

𝙈𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙖 𝙝𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙣𝙚𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨

Some years back I tried to work with oil pastels. That failed. Then I tried watercolor pencils. That too, failed. After that I was too scared to try again.

But some nights ago I was pushed to work on a project that involved mixed media. I didn’t like the first one I tried, nor did I like the second a lot. But as I continued to persevere, it got better and I’m proud to say I quite like how my drawings are turning out.

For the first time in a long time, I’ve ditched the outline pen for color pencil outlines and I’m loving how the illustrations are evolving. Now it’s time to rework some book drafts I’ve submitted...

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