回想童年，在操場抱膝坐上體育課；在家裡與家人擠在下格床睡覺；在飯廳收拾作業才能好好吃飯…… 長大後，在車箱內擠成沙甸魚去上班；在餐廳與陌生人「搭檯」併桌；看著街上每天朝行晚拆的排檔，似乎也沒什麼大不了了。 出國後才明白，能夠在狹小的空間生活，原來都是一種能力。 這就是我成長、生活的小小城市——香港！ （非賣品） In a Small Small City; In a Small Small Home Thinking back to childhood—sitting on the playground, knees hugged to my chest during PE class;crammed together with family on the bottom bunk at night;clearing away homework from the dining table just to have a proper …
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 …
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 …
Adapted from the author’s real story, the picture book “Baba’s Album” is about how a father and daughter observe places by taking pictures along their journey. As they turn over the photo album, it evokes their past travel memories just the two of them. While looking at each picture and …
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 …
In Time Of collaborated with St. James’ Settlement (Youth Services) and created a good date map contributed by 13 youths. They collected their life experiences through several workshops and illustrator tried to visualise their story into a creative map as a means to connect the community. 南豐集團「世界之約」聯同聖雅各福群會青年服務，合辦製作「社區喘息地圖」。13 位年青人與插畫師合作，收集面對各種愁緒時的喘息故事及地方，並將喘息的港島區空間分為五條路﹕（面對戀情挫折時，散心的）失戀之路、（面對任何愁苦困頓時，放鬆的）Emo road、（身心皆疲時，漫步的）攰道、（一人之境中，走過的）寂路，以及（人生迷惘徬徨時，繞過的）迷路。希望你在這些故事中，找到一絲共鳴。 Commission …
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