Artist advocate
Malaysian-born activist in Switzerland highlights the human cost of the pandemic on society in a vivid and eye-catching way through cartoons Some of her comics on issues related to Covid-19. Shazeera illustrates cartoons and comics to draw attention to how social inequalities and justice are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. – Pictures courtesy of Shazeera Ahmad Zawawi
SHAZEERA Ahmad Zawawi has a message of hope in our crisis-struck times, and she delivers it in her own unique way from Switzerland.
The human rights advocate, who works with Association for Prevention of Torture, illustrates cartoons and comics to draw attention to how social inequalities and justice are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Majmin Zakaria and Leanne Ali had a bright idea to revive a traditional game for today’s generation, which is commonly hooked on digital gadgets and a.
Winner’s spirit
National long-distance runner Prabudass Krishnan outsprinted the challenges of the past year to break his own record in a world-class marathon 20 May 2021 / 11:14 H. National athlete Prabudass believes that talent is nothing without hard work to conquer the challenges that come with the position. – Pictures courtesy of Prabudass Krishnan Prabudass reacts after crossing the finish line at the Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon Festival 2021 in Japan.
Prabudass Krishnan was unable to log in enough training hours for an international marathon, due to a viral fever infection, just weeks before the event.
But the national runner rose above the challenges and broke his own half marathon national record at the Hokkaido-Sapporo Marathon Festival 2021 in Japan on May 5.
Stamping her style
Angeline Choo has made her mark on the world of customised cards through her inventive use of chops and different art media Choo with some hand-painted cards./- PICTURES COURTESY OF ANGELINE CHOO A card with a special message. A pop-up box card A fancy rabbit shaker card
A visit to a scrapbook store in 2012 sparked Angeline Choo’s interest in the world of crafting, especially the art of greeting cards.
She started designing customised cards for special occasions, creatively combining various art techniques – including the stamping method – into a single artwork.
“Stamping is a great idea for everyone, regardless whether you can draw or not. It is versatile as you not only can make cards but gift tags, albums, journals, envelopes, among others,” said Choo, who specialises in high-quality rubber and clear chops (made of photo polymer or vinyl) to stamp her works.
Green fashion goals Karen is looking into creating a sustainable fashion accessories brand. – PICTURE COURTESY OF KAREN KANISHA Karen has used paper bags from international fashion and cosmetic brands to create her collage artworks. – PICTURE COURTESY OF KAREN KANISHA
KAREN KANISHA’S
fashion art is statement-making not only for her beautiful illustrations of dramatic ball gowns and dresses in various mediums such as colour pencils, pens, crayons and acrylics.
Her deft use of discarded junk such as scrap fabric, paper bags and other materials is just as unique.
While the designer-illustrator draws stunning fashion art, her ultimate goal is to highlight upcycling and creating sustainable art, using leftover material to create collage, in which pieces of fabric and paper cut-outs are arranged and pasted on a drawing.