Every time I post an Instagram story, I wonder how to add in those cute stickers into my story, and I found out, I can apply for artist channel in Giphy, so all the gifs that I made can be available when you search and add in into your Instagram stories! It's fun to make and fun to see when people are using my gifs. Check out my channel, show some love and use it in your Instagram stories by searching "cypru55". 

Hey! How are you? Life has been a bit hectic recently.

1. Work is normal, with upcoming projects. I might need to be on site for a while in Indonesia.
2. Taking some time to go back to Jakarta and visiting my niece. She's so cute and adorable!
3. My side project (for short stories) to draw different characters is on hold (I'm still learning how to create different people and their features).
4. A commission work for a friend has just finished. If any, it could be revision about the sizing.
5. I haven't draw so much about my personal comic. Lately I feel a bit tired, bored and not creative. My mind seems to be just blank. I wonder what is the solution for this. I am thinking to go to some courses (baking, crafts, etc)
6. I also feel not interested in going to the gym lately, so on the weekend I will try to explore parks and walking trail in Singapore. I think it's a nice change.
7. Busy with my travel plan. At least major stuff we handled (visa, flight, hotels, train tickets), some places that we both want to go, small small things might still be planned, but I think it could be done later when nearer the date of the travel. I can't wait for the actual holiday!
8. Randomly setting time to meet somebody that I admired from Instagram. It's really nice to meet you! Maybe next time we can do sketching together!

I'm thinking of changing some things in my daily routine, meeting new people and taking more breaks. I hope it can be more inspired.

Went for an exhibition in National Museum, called: In an Instant: Polaroid at the Intersection of Art and Technology. The exhibit shows history and development of Polaroid since it's founded and interesting photos taken by Polaroid. I took some pics from the exhibition. Honestly didn't really understand a lot of pics, maybe it's just showing different pics where people use Polaroid in old times.

The most fun for me would be taking pics in a photo booth like old times.  

This exhibition ending in March, and they have some specials going on, be sure to check them out!

I went to a cute little exhibition by Ah Guo titled So Much Fun. It's shows work from him in period of 2016 - 2018. There is a main installation in the middle of the room (looked like a small dining room where people do Lo Hei. The rest showing original artwork, which I thought it's a bit small (A4-A3) size (for an exhibition). The illustrations itself is really nice and it gives a warm feeling when you see and I really enjoyed it.

​It's my first time being in Singapore Philatelic Museum (I know right!?, staying here for so long doesn't mean you explore every places, oh well...). I just happened to see an ad about The Little Prince in the dark - exhibition in Singapore Philatelic Museum. Didn't go for the tour because we missed the timing, but still, it's a nice little exhibition.
The exhibition is full of Sculptures made by a French artist, Arnaud Nazare-Aga, also includes biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, and sketches and scribbles. 

Here's some of my favorite photos.

I walked around wandering a small alley in Waterloo street, suddenly I have the urge to go into that alley. Turns out there are beautiful paintings painted on the wall. It is lovely and I enjoyed the view. Here's the pics. 

Hello all! Wishing you a happy new year 2019. Officially back to work (office).
Good things I achieved last year: 

1. Renewed my PMP certification
2. Achieved more goals on the list in the last 2 months of the year 
3. Have an online shop selling physical items (stickers and stationary)
4. Registered as developer in Google Play and uploaded 2 sets of digital stickers, find them here
5. Participated in online competition (peanut butter recipes) in theydrawandcook
6. Drawing comics every day. I realized I have developed more style and better stories and illustration, although I still have a lot to learn. 
7. Doing exercise every day (due to scared of health concern)
8. Spending more time with family (I travel more often to Jakarta last year)
9. Did spring cleaning (threw a lot of rubbish/things that I don't really need - until the neighbors were suspicious)
10. Let myself loose a bit - not much (but yeah, life is short)

Some setbacks:

1. Didn't achieve goal to read 24 books last year - only 8 books - instead I did a lot of drawing
2. Have anxieties about job and work - instead focusing myself doing work that I always want to do
3. Have anxieties about the future - comparing myself to other people :( - instead trying to improve myself
4. For once in my life - didn't manage to catch a flight in the morning - understanding that age made a difference
5. Didn't go for travel - instead went back to Jakarta more often

Despite the setbacks, I always know that things happened for a reason, and sometimes bad things are not "bad", instead it gives lessons for us to learn, to be better. I hope we all will be better this year. 

Due to one thing and another I have more time to do more comics. It's been fun and satisfying, I'm on my 11th day now, every now and then trying to figure out what kind of story I want to make. Mostly my own experiences in the past, or what I feel in the moment. Some days I don't have clear ideas, and creative block is like so common for me. Go to my Instagram to check it out, give some likes and follows! Thank you for your support!

I created a second sticker sets on Google Play. Currently naming it, kawaii girl sticker set. I know! It's like the most common name ever, you might not find it when searching :(. The best way is to search for my name, lina kartika, then the list of stickers I made will show up in the list. Or, you can go to my linktree and click on the first link available like below

Hello All, how's it going? Have been feeling a bit under the weather recently (for the past 2 weeks), I'm recovering now, although not 100% yet, because of this I don't feel like doing anything, not even drawing. (Ugh, procrastination) 

Updates:

1. Mr Pyggy debut in Google Play! I'm now submitting Mr Pyggy to LINE Sticker Creator. (Fingers crossed)
2. Christmas is coming! I can't believe Dec is just less than a month away?? I'm creating set of Christmas postcards to be uploaded in my shop.
3. Impulse buying??!!! Ordered Cricut Explorer Air 2 in Cherry Blossom - still on delivery, I felt guilty!
4. Have been checking on suppliers to create washi tapes. Not sure if I'm going to make one, because cost is a bit too exp, for me to be able to sell one in reasonable price. 
5. Thinking to revive my old society6 shop at the moment, so stay tuned.

It's good to write this blog again!