I also did a banner version of this but haven't decided when to print it yet...maybe after I feel like I've got my storytelling momentum rolling this year I'll head down to the printer's.

(This is meant for placing in my storytelling area so that I can define the space as mine for the duration of the performance, because you don't really have a stage to work with at the library...)

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I did a revamp of my storytelling poster for the new year.

My next Mandarin #storytelling session at #Bedok Library, and my first session this year, is happening this Saturday, 11 Feb 11-11:30AM

The characters in the poster are various characters from stories I have told and am going to tell.

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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard Day that I nearly forgot about again.

I'm an illustrator and storyteller from Singapore.

Also I just opened a Redbubble shop! https://tinyurl.com/redbubblejq

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Last set of designs currently up on my Redbubble store: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/137146387

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/137148661

Shan Shan and Friends are having fun with lion dance!

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More designs up on my Redbubble store: https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/137141554

https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/137145400

This time, the #orchids are blooming!

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Well, this took way longer than I wanted it too, but I have finally got my Redbubble shop up: https://www.redbubble.com/people/tanjunqi/shop

These are Chinese New Year-themed designs, but really I think they're pretty on stuff throughout the whole year and beyond!

Fancy Shan Shan and Friends with beautiful red chrysanthemum blooms on cushions, stickers, shirts and the like? If you'd take a moment to check out my shop or even buy something to support my work, I'd be very grateful :)

Shan Shan And Friends - Lunar New Year Red Bloom: https://www.redbubble.com/studio/promote/137136010
Shan Shan And Friends - Lunar New Year Red Chrysanthemums (no words): https://www.redbubble.com/studio/promote/137140298
Shan Shan And Friends - Lunar New Year Red Chrysanthemums (with auspicious words): https://www.redbubble.com/studio/promote/137138771

Since Redbubble shipping to Singapore is so expensive, I've been sourcing for local suppliers and have actually bought some coasters, cushions, and T-shirts with these designs, which I hope to share soon!

Likewise, I hope to be able to set up a shop for local customers soon where you can get similar products at lower prices.

(Well, at least got this up within the first 15 days of the new year sigh. I feel too tired even to moan about the hoops, and like 5 or more customer service calls, I had to jump through between my bank and PayPal to finally get this to work.)

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这是我第一次做一个完整的动画片！给大家送个动画贺卡，祝个喜兔年！新年快乐！欢迎朋友们取用。

This counts as my first ever completed animation. Shan Shan and Friends wish everyone a Happy Year of the Rabbit!


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剪纸的照片编辑完了。祝大家除夕快乐！

Have finished editing the papercut photos. Happy New Year's Eve to all who celebrate!


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猫蝶兔 - 耄耋图
Cat (māo) Butterfly (dié) Rabbit (tù) - Octogenarian (mào) Nonagenarian (dié) Painting (tú)

《耄耋图》是明代的一副水墨画，图绘一猫仰头望着飞行中的蝴蝶。因为“猫蝶”与“耄耋”（八十多岁九十多岁的老年人）谐音，此图含有长寿的吉祥寓意。那“猫”和“蝶”加上一个“兔”谐音就变得更完美啦！作品中的两只花猫就是住在我们后院的两只小猫咪，Tau Huay （豆花）和 Tau Suan （豆爽）:D（图二）

The "Octogenarian Nonagenarian Painting" is a Ming dynasty Chinese painting depicting a black cat keenly eyeing a butterfly in mid-flight. The Mandarin words for "cat" and "butterfly" happen to be homonymous with the uncommon words for "octogenarian" and "nonagenarian", respectively. The piece thus carries a metaphorical blessing of longevity.

Adding a "rabbit" to the mix perfects the pun, since the Mandarin word for "rabbit" (tù) is also homonymous with the word for "painting" (tú)! The two cats depicted in this papercut are our resident garden kittens, Tau Huay (soya beancurd) and Tau Suan (mung bean dessert) :D (in the second pic)

*pats self of back: Good pun, good pun*

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招福猫！(来自日语的「招き猫」通常被译为"招财猫“，但我比较喜欢“招福猫“的意思）
Fortune-beckoning Cat (from the Japanese "Maneki Neko")

招财猫总是白色的猫，而我们家Bei Bei (福建话：白白）恰好就是一只白猫。这对剪纸就是Bei Bei的“剪纸肖像”，Bei Bei 是我们的招福猫！😺

The fortune cat figurine from Japan is usually a white cat, and so is our cat Bei Bei :D This is a "papercut portrait" of Bei Bei - she's our fortune beckoning cat!

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