“Hai,” sapa Je singkat. Pria itu tak acuh. Ia mencelupkan kuas ke dalam kaleng cat biru muda, lalu kembali mewarnai dinding jembatan. Je berdiri tepat di sampingnya, memandangi dinding itu dengan terpukau. Ini alasan Je begitu bersemangat usai jam kantor. Setiap Rabu Je pasti singgah ke tempat ini, menjumpai si pelukis yang selalu asik dengan…
Ceritanya kali ini aku mengenang perjalanan liburan solo camping. Hari yang dinantikan tiba. Liburan kala itu aku akan solo camping di Pulau Iona, Skotlandia! Saat orang serumah masih bobok cantik, jam 01:00 BST, aku dijemput. Bukan sama pangeran, tapi sama supir taksi yang akan mengantar ke Kingston Centre Terminal, di mana aku akan naik bus…
“Mimpi saya ini…” Bimbim mengangkat biolanya. Menunjukkan padaku impiannya. Sementara aku masih saja diam. Mataku menatap Bimbim lembut berharap ia melanjutkan kisahnya. “Waktu saya memutuskan meninggalkan kampung, saya bertekad untuk mewujudkan mimpi saya. Cuma modal tekad, Mbak. Dulu, biola saja saya nggak punya. Biola ini saya dapat dari seorang kawan.” Bimbim mengusap-usap biolanya seolah itulah…
It took me more than a decade (of wrestling in prayers) to finally gathered my courage and revisited Project Mimpi manuscript. I gave myself 2 weeks to finalise the manuscript and another week to work on the layout and cover design. I have queried a few publishers that support self-publishing authors, and have one specific…
One of the highlights from my visit to Indonesia was spending time with my lovely nieces. Both of them do like art. My husband and I took them to get art supplies after lunch in a mall. My oldest niece chose acrylic, and the youngest oil pastel. Once we got home, we sat around the…
I was away in April in my home country, Indonesia, for a few weeks. During this trip, I got to work with my artist friend as we held a creative workshop for local kids in East Jakarta. It was a great way of catching up with my friend, sharing, and doing art together.
What is Project Mimpi This is the first book in my autofiction novella series. It is faith-based and a retelling of a true story. Project Mimpi is not the book’s title; it is how I call the project. Written on the go Project Mimpi is written in Bahasa Indonesia and has been written on the…
Oh, how long has it been since my last published work! Yet, this time it is different. Not my writings that got published but my paintings! This is my second art show this year, and I am very happy for the opportunities I was able to be part of. The first two months, I submitted…
Being responsible artist is being a good steward. A few years before I committed myself to dive deep in to oil painting, I have painted here and there with this medium. The very first time I painted with oil, I used turpentine. But it last only for a single painting session because I couldn’t stand…
