Dirty,Therefore,I am...

Buttons and Ribbons

2009-11-12T15:58:00.005+08:00

So it's been a while since I painted or crafted anything and I kinda missed it a lot, don't you??

I bought some Chinese buttons (is that what they are called?) and ribbons a couple of days ago from the knit and sew shop (Everyone must be wondering what in Jesus Fernandez's name a mean looking guy covered in tattoos do in a knit and sew store? ).
Well, I kinda have like a few ideas up my head and I hope this project I am working on would turn out exactly how I picture it.

For now, I wont tell you what they are for, hehe... because it's sorta like little surprise (Everyone loves surprises ya?! ) so stay tuned to Damndirtyangel.blogspot.com to see what's cookin ya!!!

p.s: As much as I hate to say this, I may have to reactivate my Facebook account soon and this is pretty much because I have to use it for work. Y'know, If I had a choice, I wouldn't because Facebook is the devil! Bleh~

The Rocket Scientist

2009-10-28T02:50:00.002+08:00

Okay well, not really a rocket scientist (though I'd like to think my self as one)
Being poor has forced me invent things out of trash bcos I can't buy nice stuff like you damn rich people..
There was this table lamp my dad broke several months ago. While trying to adjust it, he managed to massacred the lamp stand into pieces.
He's fortunate enough that his second son is a mad inventor with tons of crazy ideas!

what I did was I took out my old tripod and with a little ductape here and there, and viola~!

Lo and behold,
a tripod lamp!

So it's been a month since I last blogged. It's not that I suddenly lost interest in writing or posting stuff here. Actually, I've been very busy with work lately. Trying to get a few things running on the real world so I spent lesser time in front of the computer. And which sucks because I really don't like to be away from my precious computer and internet.

*ignore the floral print curtain. This is my sister's room*

Other people suggested that I get a smartphone with web browser/wifi bla bla bla so I can stay connected to the internet on the go, but I can't afford one just yet.
So I am still using my trustworthy Motorola V3 (I do surprise myself for not trying to persuade my inner shopaholic to buy a slightly better phone than my current one but then again, it's not really on my top priority list)

I'm off to sleep now.
I'll try my best to write a proper post next time...
hehe
See y'all again soon!!
:D

Your Love Is A Peach Blossom (Custom Shoe Post)

2009-09-28T16:55:00.005+08:00

I've been taking plenty of time off the internet lately. Less blogging, less twittering, less IM-ing and all. Therapeutic-kinda and liberating, I must say.
I don't know if anyone out there misses me or even come here anymore to read a post or two. If there's anything that will encourage more regular updates, it is LOVE.
So show ol` Damn Dirty Angel some love, yea? :D

As promised, I'll write about the shoes I just painted during the long holidays but at the same time, I want everyone think of this as a to-love-is-to-give post too.
:)

An old time blog reader, Hailey, emailed me about a month ago and asked me if I could paint a pair of shoes as a birthday gift for her boyfriend which falls in early October.
She told me how they live far apart and that she misses him all the time as they only get a chance to meet at least once a month.
Well now that his birthday is around the corner, she thought she would get him something very special. Something one-of-kind.

When she told me her story, it reminded me so much of my own and
how much it is almost as similar to mine.

That gave me plenty of semangat to make Hailey's gift to her boyfriend as nice as possible.

The theme of the shoes here came from the title of a song her boyfriend sang and recorded during a jamming session with his band and song is called, "You Love Is a Peach Blossom".
Hailey's boyfriend is in a band called 'The Guilt' and I was asked to incorporate the band name on to the shoes.

As requested by Hailey, my fondness for applying striking bright colors was particularly reduced for these shoes. The boyfriend isn't big with bright colored things, well, I'm cool with that.

I resorted to paint the white shoes white which may sound like a retarded thing to do but allow me to explain. By panting layers of acrylics (and applying some magic coating, of course ;) ) on the surface will make the shoes more durable and last longer under the weather. Also dirt can be easily wiped off with a damp cloth.
I know many people who don't like their shoes dirty so here I'm giving a solution for easy cleaning.
I make your life easy!
:D

With all the description and little ideas Hailey gave me, I added some peach blossoms with a golden tree trunk, music notes on the sides and gray waves of wind blowing as a final touch.
Now that shoes are done and ready to be delivered, I'm imagining how excited Hailey would be when she present her boyfriend his shoes on his birthday.
I'm truly honored to be able to help her out.

Frankly, I'm feeling slightly mellow-to-the-jello today
And I really do miss my own particular someone too.

Sigh~

Catch y'all soon!

Microsoft Magic, yo!

2009-09-17T04:15:00.003+08:00

Sorry to disappoint you Mac users but these magic only works on Microsoft Windows system...

MAGIC numero uno:-

An Indian fella discovered that nobody can create a FOLDER
anywhere on the computer which can be named as ‘CON’ (without quotes).
This is something pretty cool and unbelievable…
At Microsoft the whole Team, couldn’t answer why
this happened!
TRY IT NOW, IT WILL NOT CREATE ’ CON ’ FOLDER

MAGIC numero dos:-

For those of you using Windows, please do the following:
1.) Open an empty notepad file
2.) Type ‘Bush hid the facts’ (without the quotes)
3.) Save it as whatever you want..
4.) Close it, and re-open it.
is it just a really weird bug?

MAGIC numero tres:-

Microsoft’s crazy facts
This is something pretty cool, neat
and unbelievable…
At Microsoft the whole Team, including Bill Gates,
couldn’t answer why this happened!
It was discovered by a Brazilian..
Try it out yourself…
Open Microsoft Word and type
=rand (200, 99)
And then press ENTER then see the magic.

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On another note, I have a public announcement to make
but I'm restraining myself from saying it right now because
I wouldn't want to make decisions based on how I feel at the moment.
That would be just plain irrational and childish.

I will announce this on another day when I've made a proper decision.
This decision, however, will change many things and sad for me to say, will change the course of my future as well.
Firstly, I need to find the right words to say. I need to make sure the people I will soon confront understand clearly of my action.

For now, there's plenty of thinking and weighing to do.
Thanks for hearing me out, btw.

Oh nanyway, do tune in for another shoe post.

Till then...

A Tattoo-less Kat Von D Is Not Kat Von D

2009-09-11T01:43:00.018+08:00

heart!

Everyone knows that I love L.A Ink tattoo star, Kat Von D!
As a tattoo artist and enthusiast, I truly adore girls with tattoos and therefore Kat is my celebrity crush for her tattoos and hotness! Even Candy knows this (yes baby, you're still my no.1 ya! :D) .

Just imagining Kat without the tattoos turns me off completely cos I believe the tattoos makes Kat Von D, Kat Von D!
Without 'em, she'll be just like any other normal girls.
So NO spotless Kat for me, nosiree!!

I stumbled upon her Sephora make-up and tattoo concealer product line which she decided to model for herself. Yes, the best way for you to promote your concealer product is to prove that the shit really magically conceals your tattoos!

Kat Von D for Sephora

So if you're wondering how Kat looks like without her tattoo, look no further...

Ta-Da!!
Hottie or Nottie?

WHAT SAY YOU?
DO YOU THINK KAT'S HOT WITHOUT HER TATTOOS??

As much as I am opposed to the idea of people shying their tattoos away from public (I truly believe in "flaunting it if you have it"), I have to say this product can be very useful especially when you're heading for a job interview or whenever you feel like you want have your tattoos temporarily covered.

Getting your local dermatologist to permanently remove your tattoos can be very costly but Kat Von D's Sephora tattoo concealer will only cost you USD 25 at sephora.com and best thing is you can still keep your tattoos on!

Nanyhoooos, anyone find Kat's voice sexy? Hehe..

p.s: okay, no proper posting for the time being. My best friend got married recently and I was his best man. Earlier of the week, we were then busy preparing for his big day which fell on the auspicious 09-09-09
and we're glad everything went well.

Here's a BIG shout-out and congratulation to my half bro, Joshua (Ahlai) and Samantha!

Old Random Words Shoes

2009-09-06T07:00:00.001+08:00

Dad came into my room yesterday while I was checking out some random Youtube videos and in front of me, he placed a pair of old custom shoes I did for my sister 4-5 years ago. They had been hiding in the shoe closet all these while and I thought they were no longer around but hey, here they are! Alive and kickin!

I guess I can say these are my very first hand painted custom shoes...

These are actually white canvas Nike sneakers which my sister used during high school. Right after she left school, she asked me if I could make her shoes look less like 'school shoes' so she could wear them out.
Cos y'know, if they're still wearable, why not just wear them, yes?

I know I'm to blame for the lack of creativity but back then, I didn't have the resources or the knowledge to paint shoes like I do today so I opted for fabric markers which can be easily obtained from art stores.

The shoes... well, it's no rocket science. I didn't give the design much of a thought, really. I just thought maybe writing some random words on it would be cool and very punk rock... What was I thinking??!
But rather than doodling or simply write whatever shit, my idea was to cut out random words in different fonts and styles found in magazines.

Place the cut out firmly on the shoe surface and carefully paint within the cut outs...

And you'll get something like this.

Nanyway, cut out as many words you can manage and repeat the same process above with fabric marker in different colors. Try to fill up the whole shoes. And oh, you might wanna purchase some colorful shoe laces too to add a little stylish touch to the shoes.

Have an old pair of shoes lying around in the house?
Maybe you could try this...

A lil pimpin wont hurt ;)

Well, that's about it for now.

I am currently working on a few pair of shoes and I hope to upload them here for you guys around this week and next.
Honestly, I had a lazy week last week and my spare times were spent on sleeping and naps but I'm feeling motivated this week so expect more update on this blog.

Till then..
Hasta la vista, babeh!

Chef Dirty Angel's Simple Recipe - Onion Fritters

2009-08-28T01:18:00.012+08:00

Yesterday, during lunch, I peeked into the gigantic fridge at home for something to eat and hoped to find some yummy leftovers from the night before but found none.
Rather disappointed.
If you're in the Umong's resident, when you finish all the dishes from the night before, you're most likely to eat instant noodles for lunch the next day cos nobody else is home during the day except me.
I'm home when I'm not required to be at the studio for work.
My life is wonderful.

One look at the instant noodles packet yesterday made me wanna puke a possum. I had them for lunch (noodles, not possum) for 2 days in a row and seriously, man, I've enough of that shit for a while! Even the possum agrees.

Cooking rice was definitely out of the question cos it would take some time to prepare. I scanned thoroughly thru the almost empty fridge and found a bag of all purpose flour hidden at the bottom of the vegetable compartment. I bought a couple of eggs the day before and there was only one useless piece of sausage left. Bummer!

This family need to do some seriously grocery!

Well, it may seem like the end of the world but I managed to figure out a simple recipe with the limited stuff I had. I decided to make myself some fritters. And because there wasn't any anchovies or prawns to mix with the batter. I opted for Indian onion, instead.

You're sure in for a treat if you're a vegetarian!

Preparing this is a piece of cake one can even be blindfolded when mixing all the ingredients.
(I swear I never it tried before but do lemme know if you duct-tape you face when you make yours, okay? I'll give you a high five for your effort! Heck, I'll even top it up with a possum!)

Here's what you need:

1 cup of all-purpose flour (add a tbsp bicarbonate of soda for extra crispiness)
1 egg (lightly beaten)
1 Indian onion (finely chopped)

Seasoning:

1/2 tbsp of chicken stock powder
1/2 tbsp of sugar
1/2 tbsp of pepper
1 tbsp of salt
a cup of water

-oil for deep frying

Sift the flour into a large mixing bowl and add seasoning. Add beaten egg and mix into a batter with water then add the finely chopped onion. Leave the bowl of batter in the fridge for 20-30 minutes.

Fill a quarter of a cooking wok with oil and leave to heat for half a minute then deep fry the batter by spoonful. Deep-fry until your fritters turns golden.

Drain the fritters on absorbent kitchen paper towels to remove oil.

So there we have it,
Onion Fritters for lunch!
Serve with chilli sauce for maximum yumminess!

Damn Dirty Angel Is Fasting Today

2009-08-25T05:42:00.004+08:00

Yep! Just for today in tis holy month of Ramadan.

I just had my pre-dawn meal, which is called Sahur before 4:54AM.
During waktu Imsak, I wont be eating, drinking or smoking.
Also during this time, I have to keep both purity of thoughts and actions.

Man, this is gonna be hard!

Waktu Berbuka for Miri, Sarawak dan kawasan-kawasan yang sewaktu dengan nya will be at 6:36PM later today.

You can follow me on twitter.com/damndirtyangel as I will be updating my fasting experience.
Hehe

To all my Muslim readers,
Selamat Berpuasa!

Vivid Dream

2009-08-21T06:06:00.015+08:00

Here I am, awake at this hour of the day. To be exact, (at time of writing) it's 6.05AM (GMT +8:00. 21st August 2009).

About 20 minutes ago, I had the most weirdest of dream. So vivid and it felt so real. Never in my life I had a dream like this and I feel I should share this with everyone. I believe this should be written down for everyone to read. As I am writing this, I am still shaken by the whole 'ordeal', if you can call it that.

I've been told by several Chinese friends not too long ago, that this month of August, to their belief, is the Hungry Ghost Month ™. It is believed by the Chinese that during this month, the gates of hell are opened to free the hungry ghosts to wander to seek food on Earth.

To begin with, I am not a superstitious person. I am a Christian and I believe in only God.

I return home late in the evening from meeting a potential client who's interested in getting a tattoo done by me.
Well, it's just like any other regular nights. There's absolutely nothing abnormal about it except for the heavy continuous downpour (which is of course, a good thing for everyone because this region was suffering from a horrible haze and month long drought) but I never, not once, let this Hungry Ghost Month ™ bothers me.

Tired, I go straight to bed and I honestly admit that I totally forget to conduct my bedtime prayer. It is something I normally do before I go to sleep at night.
As you can see, I as a Christian believe in the power of prayer, dear readers. And of all the things I ask for in my prayer is protection. Protection from evil and evil spirit.
So what I am about to tell you now is how my little prayer had helped me.

In my dream, I am surrounded by many people. It occur to me that they are having a big celebration. However, the people in my dream have unusual abilities and they are capable of flying and running as fast as the wind.
I was somehow brought to a massive graveyard by this so called people. I can see them dancing, celebrating, rejoicing and mingling around. Seriously, this is not something normal human would do at a place like that.
I also learn that these 'people' in my dream have some sort of power and they are capable of raising the dead from the grave. Bodies would come out one by one from the cold ground and celebrate with those who brought them out. It's pretty much like something you see on Micheal Jackson's 'Thriller' video.

In my dream, a beautiful girl come up to me. So beautiful I cannot resist her. She take me by the hand and bring me to a place where she sexually seduces me. I'm powerless to her charm.
Her touch and her body against mine feels so real I wake up from my dream all of a sudden to see an pale ugly female figure lying right beside chanting in some language unknown to me.

My eyes are wide open now and I am fully awake and conscious enough to realize that I am lying on my own bed, in my own room with this 'thing' beside me. Her face facing mine, still chanting. Her eyes wide and as dark as night staring back at me. I can feel her weight on my body. No matter how hard I try to struggle, I can't make myself to move.
I begin to shiver and I have goosebumps from toes to head. For some unknown reason, I cannot scream out and right about now, I'm beyond terrified to the fact that this thing beside me is indeed REAL.

So I start to pray. In tremble and stutter, I say a prayer from the Bible,

"Our Lord Father in Heaven,
Hallowed be Thy name.
Thy Kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in Heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses.
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation.
But deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the Kingdom, the power and the glory forever.
Amen."

And then right before my eyes, she vanishes into thin air.
I'm able to move my body and arms again.
I decide to conduct my bedtime prayer right away as dad walks into the room to look for the car key.

"The key is on the iron board," I choke.

Once again, my God saves me.
What a night!

Shoes: The Label Freak

2009-08-19T03:20:00.005+08:00

If you want something that looks Expensive, Posh & Stylish

look no further...

Here they are,
The Label Freak Shoes

My label whore of a nephew, Aaron at http://aaronparan.blogspot.com/ wanted me to paint a pair of *aherm~* designer's shoes.

Well, I don't have to tell you specifically which designer's brand because most of you here should know just by looking at them.

When I was asked to paint them earlier, I was a little hesitant because to be honest, I always prefer to do my own designs.

I' ll say I didn't have much for creativity with these pair. I made some research online based on the brand and did my best to make them look like a pair of designer's shoes.

But at least I get to come out with my own version, no?

These shoes don't need much explanation but your comments are always welcome.
Show me the love y'all!

Announcement:
I wont be taking any orders until further notice.
There's a mountain of shoes that needed to be painted and list of orders as long as the Rajang river.
I'm also back in the tattoo studio so there's gonna be a slow pace in shoe production.

For those of you who have ordered earlier, fret not.
I will be sure to inform you when I am ready to paint your shoes.

Till then,

Cheers!

Soundaholic Shoes

2009-08-13T03:05:00.007+08:00

Psst~ David!!

If you're reading this, your shoes are finally done... with your name on the rears just like you wanted

And fellow blog readers, may I present to you

The Soundaholic Shoes

I've been experimenting with other mediums for painting shoes beside acrylic. This time, I used fabric dye to dye the plain white surface yellow and viola!
A banana yellow shoes!

OK, so everything else on the shoes were painted with acrylic and sharpie marker
cos I want the paint job to last under the weather.

The owner only requested the word 'Soundaholic' to be painted on these babies and the rest of it... Well, he wanted me to surprise him.

He'll get it alright!

-that's an iPood right there.... I-pood as in 'saya berak'-

*click image for a larger view*

I decided to paint musical instruments and electronic sound devices such as iPod and boombox.
I simply placed objects that create sound and I want these shoes to go by its name.

After all, David is guitarist in a band.

Need I say more?

Rock on, peeps!

What Do You Call A Person Who Is Addicted to Sound?

2009-08-11T05:40:00.006+08:00

A soundaholic??

You mean like alcoholic/workaholic...??

We'll find out soon enough.

This shoes will be featured on the next post once I'm done.

Today, I'm just posting to break my week-long hiatus/silence.

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I gotta admit to you guys,

I've been feeling depressed lately hence no post last week to avoid pathetic whining online.
I know I should stay positive but when you just can't cope up with things and you're at the brink of losing your mind with all the pressure and everything that's going on in your life, you can't help but to break down (perhaps just a little) then try to pull yourself back together again.

That's 'Life', right?

Also, I miss my Candy girl so much

I am looking forward to a good week ahead. Rest assured, I'm determined to stay positive and focused.

Ciao~

Shoe Size Survey

2009-08-02T19:36:00.011+08:00

I am conducting a quick survey here to find out the average shoe sizes for Malaysians.
I am still considering about extending shipment/delivery to Singapore and Brunei so if you're from these two countries, do participate in my little survey too.

*click to enlarge*

Above is an international shoe size conversion chart to aid you in determining accurately the size of shoes you wear.

Nanywaaaays, feel free to tick your shoe size on the poll chart below.
Thank you!
To avoid confusion, we'll opt for U.S Men's Size
(and oh, for example, if you're like size 8 and a half (1/2), just tick on size 9.)

(just tick your size and click 'vote')

By doing this, I would be able to produce readily available custom hand painted shoes in the near future. I have tons of my own designs and I'm itching to paint and create some for sale. So yea, having this little informations from all of you would help aplenty.

I've been asked if I could be deliver shoes overseas. To countries as far as Europe and United States and other parts of Asia. Yes I can but delivery and handling charges would cost a bomb but if anyone think my artworks and shoes are worth purchasing, why not, yes?
And for that, payment should be made through Western Union (Yes, this also includes Singapore & Brunei) cos I do not know any other better or safer method.

If you're in Malaysia,
I accept Cash On Delivery (if you're in Miri) or payment made directly to my bank account.

So if there's any question regarding my custom hand painted shoes, please don't hesitate to ask me. You can either email me at dirtyallover[at]gmail[dot]com or just leave your queries in my comment box and I'll try my best to answer or reply immediately.

If you wish to order shoes from me please email me directly.

Thanks, folks!

Oh, hello Monday!

Mr Men & Little Miss Shoes

2009-07-30T00:01:00.006+08:00

I am updating more frequently these days, am I not? LOL

Gosh, there are plenty of work to do and they need to be done before I can take on the next job.

I've been working hard on this little side-business of mine lately. Trying to accomplish a few things here and there.
The custom shoes thingy is really taking off and I am happy that this could be the next big thing (at least for me, anyway).

Small talk aside, lemme show what I painted so far...

Beware, folks!
What you're about to see is something extremely cute and you may get infected by the highly contagious, Aww(CUTE) Syndrome.
You've been warned.

So Lo and behold,

Mr Men & Little Miss Shoes

-if you watch cartoons, you may know what they are-

A Damn Dirty blog reader, Huixin of http://huixinism.blogspot.com/ asked me to paint a pair of customize shoes for her not too long ago.
It took me several shoes to paint before finally gotten my hands on hers.

Her shoes, I mean...

dun tink stupid-stupid okeh?
-___-"

she decided (after much soul searching, heh) to have me incorporate something cartoonish and cute. vintage, fun and full of colors and life. Like an image on a vintage cereal box.

And since I was given several cartoon images to choose from ,
I opted for Mr. Men & Little Miss characters which I think were very suitable and also very colorful.

-a closer look-

In order to give these shoes a vintage feel, I had to go for 'dull and worn out' colors. Mixing white paint in every primary and secondary colors to decrease their strength, giving them a pale appeal.

-inner side view-

Color coordination is crucial when it comes to painting shoes.
There is need for balance and since we're talking about a 'pair' of shoes with more than a dozen of tiny colorful cartoon characters to be painted all over them, there's a possibility that one side can out-weight the other in terms of color and image.
To avoid that, I spent a lot of times sitting, observing and staring at these shoes, as if they're going to start walking on their own. Heh

It's my OCD,
I swear...

-outer side view-

So yeah, I am actually thinking of starting my own label for these custom shoes.
I've already thought of a really kick-ass brand name
(I tell you later)

and I also might open a Facebook account for them for a little more exposer.

More later.

Ciao!

Aluminium Can Tab Bracelet

2009-07-27T03:03:00.002+08:00

I've been wanting to write about this for a long time but never got around to do so.
Today, however, seems like a good day for an update.
So an update it is!

If you've been following this blog for a while now, you would learn that DamnDirtyAngel is all about art and finding ways to create useful things out of useless trash.
It's all about recycling, baby!

Some of the things I made out of trash are like the toilet roll holder decoration and the toilet roll cellphone cradle. There are also stuff like paperweight, party mask and many more!

Today, Ima show you guys how to make a bracelet out of aluminium can tabs.

pretty cool eh?

Firstly, what you will have to do is collect as many can tabs as you can.
If you're a regular beer drinker like me, you'd be able to collect a bucket-ful in no time. Heh

To join the tabs together, you will need a wire cutter/nipper to do the cutting.

Now, now don't fret. it's very simple, actually.
With the nipper, just cut one end of the tab and then simply join it with another tab end. Just repeat this process until it's long enough to form a bracelet.

And you'll get yourself a funky
Aluminium Can Tab Bracelet

a fashion statement??

I'm collecting more tabs this time so I can make myself a belt.
LOL

Till the next post,
Have a nice week!

Blue Peones Shoes

2009-07-22T01:57:00.012+08:00

Hello again, peep!

Today I present to you,

The Blue Peones

The actual theme for these shoes was 'butterfly' (which I loath to death!). In the beginning, I had this brilliant idea on how the shoes would actually turn out but then my client had a change of mind and requested for flower instead-
Peone to be precise.

I hate butterfly so I didn't mind the change.
*big grin*

After much brainstorming, the initial idea is to the flowers spill onto the soles.
To have the peones look as if they're moving about and being carried away by the waves.

Looks pretty good from the sides, no?!

The main choice of color on this project is blue. The design, was inspired by Japanese tattoo design. The flowers are actually blue with a hint of purple and due to Jpeg compression of these images, the purple hue can't be seen here.
I should have pictures taken in RAW next time...

I'm not too sure if the design suits an older woman's taste but I was given the freedom to paint however I want. So I'd decided to stick with my own style/concept.

Frankly, I'd rather do things my way cos it's funner! Heh

Nanyhoos, I wont be taking any more orders until further notice bcos I am a one man army but unfortunately, I have a pair of hands to work with and I paint with one hand only.

A fellow artist told me it would be awesome if I had 6 hands.
And I said, I'd probably end up looking like a giant spider or a walking freakshow.

Y'know, I could be like painting shoes with three hands, two hands on the computer and one feeding me hamburger!

Great!
But no, thanks.
I love having two hands

More customize, hand-painted shoes coming this way
so stay tuned.

Much love
xoxo

Cotton CanDbones Shoes - Candies for my Candy

2009-07-16T04:30:00.009+08:00

-I made these candies for my Candy!-

and therefore, shouldn't be compared to the other shoes I've done as well as those which are due to appear on this blog.

And to be honest with you, it took me and Candy dearest months (!!) to figure out how these shoes is going to look like.

I love it that she's actually took part in suggesting the designs cos that's what make this
very personal.

The theme for this one is Candy skeleton feet in cotton candy colors (which we decided to name it CanDbones, later on).
The challenge was to have them simple, yet unique in its own special way.
The Skeleton feet was sorta like the trademark (TM) design we chose to put on these babies.

-specially whole painted interiors like non other-

And she chose to have the feet in cotton candy pink! because she thinks she's 'candyallover' as to mine, 'dirtyallover'. Heh

-we come in a pair-

The unique thing about these shoes are what I called, the 'invisible-touch-feel' patterns which are bound all over the painted surface. So basically, one can only feel the patterns when the surface is touched.
It's this new thing I came out with! And I wanted this to be original one-of-a-kind thing for her.

~Cos she ees teh veri spesel~

-zoom x 1999244553566 times-

This is actually a belated birthday gift I've been working on. long before I decided to take commissions for customize painted shoes.

Here's hoping for her to come home soon to pick them up.

And I hope she likes these shoes I made for her...

Because I've put my heart and soul and love into creating them.

p.s: if you're reading, baby. "I love you"

*The End*

Wanna look like a celebrity??

2009-07-13T04:29:00.006+08:00

Wear this!

Well unfortunately, it isn't for sale lorr...

I reckoned that the front section of this trucker hat above the bill is made of foam so I need to find out if the paint sits well on the hat after a few wash.
It's not the acrylic paint that I am worried about (cos practically they just stick on everything!) but the Sharpie permanent marker I applied on it might bleed if water is applied on to the surface.
I'm yet to find out!

Unlike shoes, caps need to be washed from time to time and I think I'm gonna try hand washing instead as it is more likely to inflicts less damages to the paintwork.

Quality control, baby!

And if the paint job doesn't wear off, I'll consider having customize trucker hats for sale in the future.

Gotta rest now, folks!

Feeling the Monday blues already, are we? Heh

Kickin It Cupcakes!

2009-07-09T16:34:00.005+08:00

I'm done and through with cupcakes for a while!
I don't think I can eat or look at cupcakes without having the urge to puke.

Right side
the colorful sprinkles on the white cupcake actually pop out of the surface,
just like the real thing. And no, they're not edible!

Left side
as shown earlier on my previous post

Each individual cupcake is different. For once I almost ran out of ideas!

The sides are monogram patterns of little red hearts and cupcakes.
Yep, like your fake Louise Vuitton handbag!

I guess you can tell that these shoes are made specially for one very cupcake obsessed girl,
who is currently doing her degree in law but dreams to be pastry chef someday.

If you're interested in getting a customize one-of-a-kind shoes done by me, email me at dirtyallover[at]gmail[dot]com

Each pair of these one-of-a-kind shoes is hand-painted by me, weatherproof, and customize them with pretty much anything you want.
I am taking at least 3-4 orders per month so it's a first come, first serve basis.

Cupcakes Anyone?

2009-07-02T01:04:00.004+08:00

Sorry.
I'm not baking any.

I'm just gonna paint.
In my case, it's much safer, heh.

The other pair is still in progress, though. Will give y'all a full preview once both shoes are completed!

I have to admit that I was so stoked I only painted one shoe LOL!
The other pair will be filled with assorted cupcakes as well but totally different from the ones you see on this shoe.

This is a really fun project and I'm looking forward to get them done
within these couple of days!

Ask me to bake something and you may have to give the fire department my house address in advance, just in case. Thank you.

Stay tuned, my sweet cupcake-lings!!

I suck.big time!

2009-06-27T00:29:00.009+08:00

And this is for not updating my blog often.

I adore those who are so busy with work and their lives and yet capable of updating their blog as frequently as possibly.

What's going on with my life?
Well, nothing interesting, really...

But If you insist. I have, in a way, started on a small side project (as my secondary source of income cos I don't think I'm earning enough from the primary ;p) doing customized shoes and other artsy fartsy stuff!
I am currently working on a few pairs of sneakers, trucker caps and other stuff. Pics will be uploaded each time I'm done with one item,
I promise!

Also, I need everyone's opinion.
Whether if I should upload my crafts elsewhere, like an online boutique to display and sell my custom shoes and all that, y'know...?

Speaking of updating by the way, I find myself unable to focus on blogging, being the woman of the house (part time housemaid y'all!) and work all at the same time, though I did claim to be a 'multi-tasker'
(Maybe I'm not, after all...)

For you loyal Damndirtyangel readers, please bear with me yaa!

However, expect more artwork, crafts and pimped sneakers coming this way.
If you're visiting this blog because of the artworks and crafts, you're in for a treat!

But for those of you who like to poke your snouts into my personal life, I'm sorry.

My life isn't as interesting as it was....

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Oh yaaaaaa.......I almost forgot!!! I was told yesterday that one of my artwork is being used for a very popular PC game, The Sims 3!!!
No shit!!

Many thanks to a person called Robokitty for making all this possible!

The Sims happens to be my favorite PC game especially the first one. I was kinda obsessed with it and collected every single expansion pack of that awesome game when I was like 17-18!
(Don't believe me?? Ask my sister lol)

And then I grew old....

Nanywayss, here are images of my artwork on the characters of The Sims 3 taken from www.modthesims.info

*click on image to enlarge*

If you're playing The Sims 3 and want decorate your characters with tattoos, CLICK HERE to download!

Happy weekend!

Rest In Peace
Michael Jackson, The King of Pop and Farrah Fawcett (~~Charlie's~~ God's angel)

Skeleton Shoes: Rad D-bone SE

2009-06-19T00:25:00.009+08:00

If you read my previous post, y'all would've guessed by now that I was workin on another shoe project.

Only this time I am commissioned to paint them for my dad's friend's daughter.

My dad's friend from KL saw my red skeleton shoes the other day while we were having lunch together. Amazed by the fact that I painted them myself, he took a picture with his built in camera phone and MMS-ed the image to his teenage daughter in KL.

Anyway, later that evening he called to ask if I could paint 2 pairs of shoes for his daughter.
One would be a similar version of my skeleton shoes and the other pair would be.....

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I'll tell you guys later, yea?

This pair actually took me about 15 hours to complete rather than the hasty first one I made for myself which only took 6 hours.

And because I am hired to paint these babies, I've put in some extra paintwork and details.
Here's hoping the owner would fine the shoes a delight. Heh

This time, the skeleton feet are measured and carefully drawn on the shoes.

I remembered some readers suggested that I paint the back and the sides of the shoes as well rather than leaving them blank.

Well, you asked fer it!

So here goes...

Tiny little bones...

Other angles

So once again, if anyone's interested in getting a pair of customized shoes painted by Yours Truly, write me an email and we'll discuss about price quote, method of payment, designs, shoe size and stuff.

I think I can manage to paint 2 to 3 pairs in a month.

So it's 'first come, first serve' lah.

Ima take a shower now and head straight to bed.

I deserve a long good rest!

No tell you what doing is me...

2009-06-18T08:48:00.007+08:00

*teaser*

A picture's worth a thousand words, no?

Deadline's tomorrow so back to work it is!

Blog later...

kthnxbai~

p.s: HELP! does vermilion look red to you?
i think i'm partially colorblind ;p

Nothing comes in between mom and her soap opera (Well, this is not entirely true...)

2009-06-11T03:18:00.019+08:00

ink on paper, digital image composite, digital font, photoshop cs2 &
a very sleepy mother.

by
Arth Akal

Lately, dear mom asked me if I could sign up an email account for her. She also expressed her sudden interest in learning the computer and surfing the net.
(We're dealing with someone who has never given a hoot about computers in her life before)

What do I think?

Two words:
Strangle Me!

The worse that could happen is I'll lose some sanity teaching her how to use her email and the
World Wide Web.
Manning a computer?
Take me to the highest sky scrapper so I can jump off it,
thank you very much!

Okay, perhaps teaching her how to send emails isn't as bad as it seem...

What's next?
A Facebook account??

Let's not go there.

Gosh, I haven't done this for a long time!

2009-06-03T02:00:00.002+08:00

Two Saturdays ago, I was ~~made a lab rat~~ modeling for an experiment photoshoot (if you can call it that. heh)
The person behind the lens would be my dear friend, Balqiz, whom is an aspiring photographer.
A freelance.

A couple of weeks earlier, she asked me if I wanted to be photographed as she was looking to experiment on what she called, dramatic portraiture. Something out of the norm for her as she is more into taking photographs of children and the like.

Location of this photoshoot was at skate park in Taman Awam, Miri.
The session lasted for an hour or so.
I am posting just a few shots here and I'll leave it to her to show you the rest. Which can be viewed in her photoblog.

I believe she's still working on the rest of the pics from the photoshoot
so stay tune to Damndirtyangel for updates or you can simply go back to her photoblog to check out her awesome stuff from time to time.

And please do leave comments, yes? I would be glad to let her know
what you think of her work.
Thank you!

click on images to enlarge

Well, these are my few favorites so far

And many thanks to Balqiz for the shots!