My Birthday Giveaway + UPDATED (winners)

Hello hello guys! How are you doing all? Hooray, my birthday (Feb 24) is near! Sorry guys, I didn't have time to make my 2nd personal comic this year, just like the last time I did my old piece. But let's see, maybe I'll make my full colored McCay-style comic when I'll be 30 years old in 2011. *Mall smiles widely*

Argh, I felt bad today. Timon from deviantART told me that an art ripper stole a few of my recent Whispers pieces. Then he removed my name "Mall" and claimed his name on works. Ugh. I asked the deviantART admin to remove his works... He hides the angry comments of mine and my friends on his site. Now he hasn't said sorry to me yet. Oh well, shame on him. His site is http://majid-sz.deviantart.com/. Grrrr, I need to calm down... *Mall massages her migraine*

Today, this is my first birthday giveaway! Past few weeks ago, I was thinking about my plans for my upcoming birthday... My mama asked me "Why don't you give someone your goodies for your birthday? So your fans will be blessed and lucky to have Mall stuff." She's right and sweet. Are you all ready? here you go guys!

FIRST PRIZE

"Youka"

Original Graphite on Paper, 5" x 5" inches

This tribute is for Stella Im Hultberg, Yoko Tanji & "Ghost in the Shell" movie whom I feel inspired by.

SECOND PRIZE

"The Notorious Ornated Horned Frog"

8.5" x 11" PRINT, signed

(This is the last print. My 25 limited prints are out of stock in Gallery Nucleus.)

THIRD PRIZE

Pocket Mirror (just choose one what you like)

Here are my contest rules:

- Just leave your comment with your email address and/or link on this blog entry. ONLY ONE ENTRY. NO ANONYMOUS. AND NO ART RIPPERS... *Mall sharpens her crow bar*

- Tell me why you love Mall's art (eeeee, I really love to hear from you all so my birthday heart would be gigglingly happier).

I will close the comments on Feb 23. I'll use Random.org for picking up the three winners. The winners will be announced on my birthday (Feb 24). Good luck guys! See you guys! hugs hugs hugs!

UPDATED: I CLOSE THE COMMENTS TODAY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR PARTICIPATING! SEE YOU ON MY NEXT BLOG ENTRY TOMORROW! You guys make me big smile! :)

UPDATED, Feb.24: Thank you very much for greeting me on my birthday! I read all comments, seriously I cried. :) I felt like, I was reading the novel book about me and my art, haha! I want to thank you all for participating and commenting, much appreciated! Thank you so much for making me big smile and happy! My heart still purrs happily! meeeoowww... Gosh I can't believe that I'm now 29 years old. Time goes fast. Tomorrow, we will celebrate my dad's birthday too, hee hee!

Okay, I'm announcing the winners after picking up the numbers from Random.org *DRUMROLLS*

THIRD PRIZE: #3 ANEESAH!

SECOND PRIZE: #69 MARN!

FIRST PRIZE: #26 BLANCA!

Congratulations winners! Next time, I'll create my future 2nd giveaway again. Anyway, I'll post my 4 Alice pieces this Saturday or Sunday, yey! I wish I could have a magic door so I'd love to attend the Alice exhibit show and meet great artists / friends there, hu hu!

Once again, I thank you all for everything! Much much love to all of you! :)

Curiouser & Curiouser: Alice in Wonderland @Gallery Nucleus

CURIOUSER & CURIOUSER: INSPIRED BY ALICE IN WONDERLAND

February 27 - March 29, 2010

Opening Reception / Feb 27, 7:00PM - 11:00PM

See more details on Gallery Nucleus [ link ]

Since its publication in 1865, Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland has enchanted the world with its curious characters and its even curiouser tale. It has been over more than a century & the fantastic world of Alice continues to captivate children and adults. With the highly anticipated film adaptation by Tim Burton hitting theaters later this month, we invited artists of the feature film and beyond to create their vision of the iconic story and celebrate it's lasting legacy.

Featuring work by Amy Sol, Chris Appelhans, Kukula, Naoto Hattori and more, a superbly talented and diverse roster get curiouser and curiouser with works that range from the gothic to the whimsical.

Opening Night, glimpse into the creative brilliance of Disney Studios as excluseive, never-before-seen concept art, production, and film stills will be shown from the upcoming Alice in Wonderland film.

Style yourself in your best Alice inspired attire and be entered for a chance to win "Alice" merchandise, including an exclusive Alice in Wonderland print fro award-winning artists and character designer Michael Kutshche.

Refreshments and snacks will be served opening night, including an assortment of tasty teas provided by Cha for Tea. This fun and fanciful event is sure to delight art-lovers of all ages.

EXHIBITING ARTISTS INCLUDE:

- Adolie Day

- Alberto Cerriteno

- Alina Chau

- Allison Reimold

- Amy Sol

- Andrew Wright

- Anne Koelle

- Aya Kakeda

- Bill Carman

- Bobby Chiu

- Chris Appelhans

- Clio Chiang

- Cory Godbey

- David Ho

- Hiromi Sato

- Jaime Zollars

- Jake Parker

- Jared Andrew Schorr

- Jason Seiler

- Jeremy Enecio

- Jing Wei

- Kei Acedera

- Kukula

- Lee White

- Lorelay Bove

- Marguerite Sauvage

- Marmite Sue

- May Ann Licudine aka MALL

- Meg Hunt

- Michael Kutsche

- Naoto Hattori

- Neysa Bove

- Oksana Badrak

- Raquel Aparicio

- Richard Kirk

- Sarah Caterisano

- Sean Chao

- Stephen Silver

- Sterling Hundley

- Trey Bryan

- Ver Mar

- Vera Brosgol

- William Stout

Whispers pieces (warning: full loaded photos!)

One of my fans named Mika asked me through email where I got inspirations about my black and white Asian girl drawings. Good question, I forgot to share my little explanation with you all here. I love the way many talented painters draw their own girl characters, just like Audrey Kawasaki, Stella Im Hultberg, Amy Sol, more. Past few years ago, I found a scary inspiration in an unexpected way... Guess who? It's Sadako (Japanese ghost girl). Hahaha! Honestly, I was watching the horror movies, "The Ring", "The Grudge"... until I was impressed with Sadako's ghosty pale skin and striking pure thick black hair instead her bloody scary face, lol. So I started creating my first girl character named Aya in 2007, see the pic below.

From now, I love to create more graphite black & white drawings, I really enjoy doing every different face / hair expressions of my girl characters. I greatly thank to Hayao Miyazaki, who is one of my big influences. I have observed & learned from Miyazaki about many emotional complex of his leading woman heroines like Nausicaa & Princess Mononoke. I feel lucky that people enjoy my black & white drawings nowadays. Thanks for asking me, my sweet fan Mika!

It's time to post here! The opening show "Whispers" @Gallery1988 San Francisco will be launching tonight! Here are my 10 pieces! Enjoy viewing my artworks!

(taken installment pic by G1988) and also see more pics from Arrest Motion blog

Yuri

graphite on paper

20 x 13 inches

23 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches framed

AVAILABLE

(I got inspired by a real woman Yuri Okawa, who was evicted from the show Pinoy Big Brother. I digged on her angry expression so she was so frustrated with her housemate, Carol.)

Black Whisper

graphite on paper

20 x 13 inches

23 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches framed

AVAILABLE

(This is my fave part).

Anasthasia

graphite on paper

20 x 13 inches

23 1/2 x 16 1/2 inches framed

AVAILABLE

Chise

graphite on paper

10 x 14 inches

13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches framed

AVAILABLE

Yuzuki

graphite on paper

10 x 14 inches

13 1/2 x 17 1/2 inches framed

AVAILABLE

Meshii

graphite on paper

10 x 10 inches

13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches framed

AVAILABLE

Anika

graphite on paper

10 x 10 inches

13 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches framed

SOLD

Fulfillment

acrylic, colored pencil, and graphite on Strathmore

8 x 10 inches

15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches framed

AVAILABLE

Festive Mood

acrylic, colored pencil, and graphite on Strathmore

8 x 10 inches

15 3/4 x 15 3/4 inches framed

AVAILABLE

Maneki Neko

acrylic, colored pencil, and ink on wood

9 x 27 1/2 inches

SOLD

When I saw the Maneki Neko (Lucky Cat) cat collection of my sister Erica, sometimes I wish a lucky cat could be real seriously like Totoro, not a figurine / sculpture. So I tried to create a piece, ta-da! Hahaha, my silly cat character looks like a superhero! Erica really wanted to have this for her collection, she kept poking me and saying "GIVE ME THAT, MY BIG SIS! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!" Bwahahahaha.... *Mall laughs devilishly and ignores Erica...."

Whew! If you're interested in buying, please please call the gallery at (415) 409-1376. They also take email orders at gallery1988sf@gmail.com , however they reccommend calling as the phones will take priority. Please see more amazing artworks of Roland Tamayo, Tin and Kendra Binney! Check this G1988 site out!

Sneak peeks: My two upcoming group shows this February: My 4 graphite pieces for the opening new gallery OuterSpace Gallery, Makati Manila, Philippines in March 2010.

My 3 or 4 pieces for the show "Curious and Curious: Inspired by Alice in Wonderland" @Nucleus Gallery on February 27 (check the link about the crazy line-up artists including Amy Sol, Kukula, Raquel Aparicio more!)

"WE'RE ALL MAD HERE." - Cheshire Cat

I'm so lucky to have three shows this February. I feel like I'm a simple happy girl who receives Christmas gifts, haha. I can't wait to celebrate my February birthday soon. I can't wait to eat more yummy foods... I know, hardworking / stress / art deadlines sometimes hurt my poor health... sometimes I miss my food schedule during my painting mode, eep. Don't worry, I'll definitely take more rest soon.

Okay guys, hope you all enjoy this longest blog entry. I have to continue working on my Alice pieces and do my running errands. See you guys later and ciao! Have a wonderful day!

P.S. For the new future engaged couples, I'm so sorry, I don't accept commissioned wedding illustrations now. I can't accept the wedding deadlines because I should finish my several line-up clients first. Hope you understand me. Mwah!