The notty boy family...guess who?

Salam to all n a very happy monday..hopefully Allah will make things easy for us. This week gonna be a very busy week for me..two sets of wedding cakes will be waiting during the weekend n also my CNY kek lapis order and the best thing is I'm not feeling well. Hopefully evrything will go smooth for me...I'm looking forward to deco the wedding cake..since both of them will be using new techniques and lifesize sugarpaste flowers...

Guess from the writing, I bet most of u can guess..who is the notty boy...yup he is Sin Chan. These set of cupcakes were requested long time ago...but baru sempat nak downloadkan hari ni...Yup , me also doing cupcakes n birthday cakes...not only wedding cakes...Nowadays ramai yg ingat I hanya buat wedding cake aje...ha..ha..ha.



So here is the set of Sin Chan's family..actually this cartoon is totally a big NO for my small kids..the tv will be automatically off if it's being aired...My personal opinion this cartoon is not suitable for my small kids..due to the languagee and also the attitude of Sin Chan's..well my apologize to all the fan's...It's my personal opinion and belief..I just don't like some of the abusive n vulgar words used by Sin Chan's. Yup, but i still have to fulfill my customer's order and with due respect..I omitted Sin Chan's trademark..so this is the happy set of Sin Chan's family...



Actually,taklah susah sgt buat set ni..cuma cut n paste..and this is what we call 2.5D work...and lecehnya amboi...due to the small cutouts and kena pastikan positionnya betul..to be honest..i prefer to do big cakes compared to small cupcakes...sebab tu cupcake mahal walaupun it's very small...don't be suprised if in KL the price can reach RM25/piece..i'm not kidding...but tenguklah hasil kerjanya...



Mum and dad holding the white puppy...


The teachers....


The friends...


and presenting the whole family

Well, sorry for the short entry...lots of things to be done...and semuga Allah permudahkan segala2nya...hingga ketemu lagi..salam sayang to all and to my fellow decorator friends..selamat berkarya..;)

Silver Garland

salam to all...for the past few days I had been so busy..practising my hands on sugarpaste flowers...and for my wedding cakes next week. It had been a very long time since the last time I updated this bloq with my wedding cakes...as usual excuse org malas....BUSY...terlalu BUSY..ha..ha..ha....so sementara mempunyai kerajinan, I will present to all of u a very special cake commissioned by my special friend who always trust my artwork walaupun masa ni I baru berjinak2 with wedding cake..talking about wedding cakes..nowadays ..ramai yg sudah labelkan I with wedding cakes...and some were suprosed when I told them..i also buat birthday cakes and cupcakes...my artwork is not limited to wedding cakes only....but i'm very honored to be labeled as wedding cake designer..And I'm so happy coz setakat ni tiada repeated desing..every design is specially done for every of my special customers...that's why if u all notice....that's what I have on my business cards.."Your Special Day is Ours too" and I'm really sorry if ada request from customer asking me to reproduce the same cake had been rejected by me...coz as what I promise...the design is highly customised and special for one customer setakat ni..semuga Allah terus memberi ilham utk berkarya...Ha..ha..ha..when ordering cakes from me, please don't expect to see the layout or the sketches of the cakes upfront..To be honest..I always have rough ideas what I want to do in my mind..but when it comes to the actual cake it will be different..coz I believe sketches will kill my creativity...I don't want it to limit the beauty of my wedding cake...

Ok..back to the cake...notice the toppers...aha..what happen to flowers..why abstract flowers...Hmm this cake was done for a groom..so I nak this cake looks "handsome" lol..and I was glad the color chosen was silver n white..so lagi le bertambah "handsome" my cake..Ha..ha..ha...cake pun "handsome"...Yup that's how I treat my cakes..to me my cakes are just not cakes..my cakes have to have characters...ha..ha..ha..macam2 I ni..but that's how I see my cake...and that's the reason why I'm in love with cake decorating..it gives me the chance to showcase my ideas...I just love to be different...Actually it was easy to do this toppers...just guna cutters but so sorry I lupa which brand...me n my bad memory... ;p



Let me start with the top tier ...As I had mentioned earlier...I wanted this cake to be very handsome n masculine...but at the same time I also want the cake to have some loving and romantic aura...so I chose to use my love mould bought from SF..and it was fantastic...and all the designs at the side were done manually with various cutters that i could find from my collection.



Second tier same technique...fondant cutouts too...more masculine look...but romantic... ;) Actually pening juga nak susunkan design yg sesuai..habis tunggang terbalik I susun cutters to get the desired design..


Bottom tier..basically the same too...masculine but romantic...and evertyhing was airbrushed with silver n pearl sheens...Yup, I love my airbrush.



So here is the whole three tier wedding cakes...ha.ha..ha..to me it's very handsome, masculine and romantic...that's how I see the cake...hopefully u guys agree with me..but different people different view...that's what make our life intresting..


So finally the cake was delivered to the venue..and I was so happy to see that my cake matched with the setting..alhamdulillah...Evrything was silver and the table top matching sgt dgn the design on my cake...and the happiest thing I got to meet my dearest friend together with her family members..I really enjoyed being with them and listening to their babblings...Hilang rasa penat when they really love the cake...





Sehingga kita bertemu lagi in my next entry...always believe there's no limit to creativity as long as we believe in ourselves..to be honest...even my darling munchkin selau cakap dgn I..infact up till now..he kept on saying.." Semenjak I kenal u, I never know that u hv this creativity side of yrs....Setau I ..u are so keras tangan"...ha..ha...ha...my munchkin also tak percaya...So i guess I just have to show more wonderful work of art..so that he percaya..ha..ha..ha..Hingaa ketemu lagi salam sayang and always stay psotive..the sky is the limit, insyaAllah...

How to stack wedding cakes ???

Salam to all...alhamdulillah..kita masih lagi diizinkan Allah untuk bernafas and semuga kita terus diberi rahmat n hidayah dariNYA...Actually I would like to write about my cakes..but I received an email from a dear sis from Penang asking me how to stack 3 tiers wedding cake...1st tier being the actual cake n tier yg kedua n ketiga dummy...Before this i always reply any questions personally but I guess it's better for me to answer her questions here..so that insyaAllah it can benefit more people...By the way, i'm not an expert and my jawapan is based on my own experience which insyaAllah works...will like to receive comments n advise from my senior decorators out there..So to sis Shariffah Shams from Penang I hope my answers will help u...

Taklah susah sangat nak buat stacked cake 3 tingkat apalagi if diatasnya dummy...normally i will decorate all the cakes satu persatu and i make sure every tier ada kesinambungan or sama theme dgn yg lain..and by the way...always gunakan 2 warna yg berpadanan...example...for wedding cake theme merah n putih...ahhemm...signal for my best friend Elaine...but jgnlah guna 1 plain merah aje..cuba bagi hue...is the bunga is merah..jgnlah semuanya merah garang...cuba add variation of reds...and if u hv to use a third color..make sure the color berpadanan dgn the 2 main color. As for flowers..for sure daun nya hijau..but cuba kita perhatikan daun diluar..walaupun hijau..ada different tone..and kalau boleh..jgnlah keras kejung daun tu..cuba create effect n movement sepertimana daun2 yg kita lihat diatas pokok..U know what? I find it very amazing..sometimes in trying to do all the flowers n leaves..I learn to appreciate ciptaan Allah..now I will stop wherever i can find flowers..belek satu persatu n every time I belek...terasa betapa indah dan agungnya ciptaan Allah..subhanallah...

So back to stacking cakes...for 3 tiers hv to decide sizenya dahulu..selalunya base mestilah besar...and tinggi yg cantik untuk wedding cake is minimum 3 in...2 inch will be so flat..n I normally buat at least 4 inch..with layers of filling. Then just imagine mcm mana kita nak susunkan kek tu..tak semestinya dibahagian tengah sahaja..so hias setiap cake...Sebagai menjawab soalan sis Shariffah..base cake is real cake...and ther two are dummies...For the real cake..balutkan fondant seperti biasa and hias...but for dummies..memang nampak senang...memang senangpun...lol...sebab tak payah khuatir risiko kek rosak ke..jatuh ke...cuma satu aje....for the edges of the dummy..try to tumpulkan dgn menggunakan roller kecil atau apa2 shaja alat yg sesuai...what i meant by tumpulkan is not...potong or kikis...but gosok saje dgn roller? Kenapa ye? Supaya edges nya tidak mengkoyakkan fondant kita....so sebelum dibalutkan fondant...basahkan sikit polystrine tu..jgn banyak sgt..cukup sekadar sapuan yg nipis utk melekatkan fondant..and hias both dummies....

So when all the cakes sudah siap dihias...it's time to stack...but I will guide u all for both..sets of real cakes n sets of real plus 2 dummies...So for real cakes..lets say if i'm having susunan 10in, 8in n 6in round cakes...Sediakan few dowels...and in my case..i love to use bubble tea straw which can be bought di kedai plastic..straw yg besar tu..don't worry..walaupun straw..tp kuat..memang kuat insyaAllah...So just ambil sekeping board 8in and positionkan diatas 1st tier..let say, I nak letakkan dibahagian tengah...so tandakan dgn toothpick the side...a very tiny mark..so for an 8 in cake as the second tier selalunya I will use 5 dowels...yg disusun dlm ukuran jarak yg sama...so cucuk the straw 1 inch kebahagian dalam dari tanda tepi tadi..and gunting excess yg terkeluar..by right surface of the cakes sama rata and tinggi...by the way, make sure the straw dicucuk sehingga bersentuhan dgn cakeboard pengalas tier pertama...Then cucuk the rest of the straws dalam jarak yg sama ..and since i'm using round cakes..it should be dalam susunan bulatan...Now u guys can guess why i love to use bubble tea straw..normally people use the wooden chopsticks or wooden dowel...but to me...straw bubble tea pun kuat and senang untuk digunting..so..now the first tier dah didowelkan..oops excuse me for my language..hopefully there's no follower yg kerja di DBP..he..he..he...Ok..back to our stacking process..ambil cake board yg 8 in tadi..and tenguk..sama level tak semua dowel..if tak sama level..pastikan straw tadi digunting lagi ikut paras...and if dah tersalah..jgn panik...ambil tweezer and tarik aje keluar ;)..so if u are satisfied ...ambil royal icng sikit and buatkan sapuan nipis diatas first tier yg sudah didowelkan but dalam lingkungan bulatan..jgn sampai terkeluar..this royal icing will secure the second tier..

So ambil the second tier letakkan diatas 1st tier..based ukuran position asal. As for the second tier..do the same process...and boleh gunakan 4 dowels aje..and stack the third tier...but normally my practice...I tenguk distance yg I nak hantar or jalan yg i hendak lalui....if jarak jauh, I will normally buat 2 stacks at home..siapkan dowel for 2nd tier..but pasang the 3rd tier dirumah pengantin...i do not want to take the risk...Begitu juga, if i got to know jalan yg i nak lalui bumpy..walaupun dekat...i will do the same thing too...ha..ha..ha..I tak nak kena sakit jantung if my cake jatuh...

Ok..that is the guide for real cakes..but since Shariffah kata dia akan gunakan dummy for the 2nd and 3rd tier..lagi senang...but still have to dowel the first tier walaupun atas dummy...sebab...bila dummies dah dibalut fondant..ia akan berat...and ada risiko untuk mendap kebawah if tiada dowel...After dah dowel the 1st tier..sapukan royal icing sikit and letak the 2nd tier dummy...Hmm do we hv to dowel the dummy? No need..just ambil royal icing and sapu atas second tier..maker sure tak terkeluar dari ukuran tier ke3...After dah siap sapuan RI...letak the 3rd tier..for dummies..it's ok to stack awal2 dari rumah...Tadaa..siap dah...so buat touch up..oops..lupa nak cakap..pastikan cake board for 2nd and 3rd tier sama besar dgn cake..coz lebihan cake board yg terkeluar mencacatkan cake kita..and pastikan cake board yg paling bawah..the first tier ditutup dgn fondant...our cake will look very damn ugly if tidak ditutup...penat buat cake cantik2 tapi tk cover cake board...ibarat pergi rumah org kahwin..tudung mengelip2..baju mengelip2...tangan pun mengelip2 sampai ke siku penuh gelang...ha..ha..ha..mentang2 Shariffah org Penang..anak mami ....semuanya mengelip2..maaf ya shariffah...but bila tenguk dikakinya...alamak pakai selipar jepun...kan nampak hodoh sgt tu...so beautiful cakes come with beautiful cake boards..and lagi satu..sometimes kita ingat dah cover cake board..cukuplah..tepinya tak apa..oops..a big NO for me...tutup dgn riben yg sepadan..jgn kasi nampak cake board langsung2....alah berapa sen sgt riben..tak sampai rm1 for 1 meter ribbon...by the way..for wedding cakes..gunakan board tebal untuk base...coz if guna board nipis...ia akan merosakkan kek bila diangkat...ia kan meleding sikit...so mybe ada tempat susah nak dapat board tebal..what i normally do is..cantumkan 3 board nipis...gunakan selefon tape..don't use glue gun coz tak even...just balutkan dgn selefon tape few times across the board...

Well I hope, I have answered shariffah's questions..and may my answer benefit ramai lagi new cake decorators...jgn takut...alah bisa tegal biasa...As i've said..ketakutan akan membunuh kita...be positive...always think we can do it...walaupun kita tk pernah buat...once upon a time..fondant was an alien thing to me too...to rakan2 yg ingin bertanya..just feel free to gie me a call..or email me..or can msg me via FB under the name norashikin basiron..if I can tolong..insyaAllah and semuga ilmu yg kita sama2 kongsi akan mendapat rahmat dari Allah...And to sis Shariffah all the best of luck..semuga semuanya dipermudahkan oleh Allah..and semuga this first wedding cake of yrs akan jadi pemangkin untuk kek kahwin yg akan datang..sorry if ada jokes yg mengecilkan hati...well until we meet again...take care and enjoy yr weekends.... ;)

Bunga oh bunga

Salam and morning to all..as I had promised..I want to show what I had done for the past week...mempraktikkan balik apa yg dah dipelajari dari brother Shahril...and as my first trial..tried to do this wired rose...ha..ha..ha..before this asyik buat bunga malas aje...sekarang buat bunga rajin pula...Actually tak lah susah sgt..cuma maybe sebelum ni belum belajar lagi..so asyik duk fikir mcm mana nak pasangkan wayar tu satu persatu..rupa-rupanya senang sahaja....ok come let see what I had done and insyaAllah I will try to explain the details in the making of this rose..

Mula2 sekali..ofcourse we hv to hv good gumpaste..and what I meant by good is gumpastenya tidak melekit bila dicanai, boleh dicanai senipis yg mungkin, cepat kering and tahan humidity. So far...bro Shah's gumpaste is the best yang I pernah cuba...and senang pula nak buat..lebih senang dari buat fondant..so now, I dah tak perlu buat gumpaste lagi. Tapi untuk rakan2 yg baru sahaja ingin menceburkan diri dlm bidang ni..actually kita boleh buat instant gumpaste..what u need is CMC..which can be bought from any bakey supplier store...ada mcm2 jenis...Add 1tsp for every 200g fondant..uli and biarkan sekejap...and u will get yr gumpaste..

Ok...mula2 kita harus buatkan bahagian bud dulu...bentukkan seperti tear drop..ha...ha..ha..tak pernah tahu air mata kita bentuk mcm tu..but whatever pun bentukkan mcm kon tear drop..and cucukkan dgn dawai 18 yg dibasahkan sikit supaya melekat...make sure bud dah benar2 kering baru kita boleh buat proses seterusnya..and ros malas pun macam ni juga prosesnya...And by the way..gumpaste harus diwarnakan terlebih dahulu mengikut citarasa yg diingini..but jgn colorkan pekat sgt coz bunga ini akan disapu dgn luster dust...so warnakan dgn base color aje...and for this rose my base is very soft pink...

So untuk lapisan pertama..sediakan 3 kelopak...nipiskan hujungnya dgn dresdent tool...yup..u read it right..lebih senang guna dresdent tool dari guna ball tool..then tekankan atas veiner..org melayu panggil urat...Another thing yg I tak pernah perasan ciptaan Illahi yg Maha Agung..senipis mana pun kelopak bunga..ada urat2 terjalin diatasnya..subhanallah..So after taht frillkan balik semula..but jgn tekan kuat sgt..nanti hilang pula veinnya...Lekatkan satu persssatu keliling the cone bud..and untuk kudup bunga cukup sampai layer ni...pasangkan calyx dibawahnya..siap dah...but untuk kuntuman bunga masih ada lagi prosesnya ;)



For 2nd layer sama sahaja prosesnya...kelopak ikut kesusaian...so lekatkan satu persatu...and for the this layer..haaa..disini mula datang rajinnya...coz perlu diikat dgn wayar...so canai nipis..but tinggaklan bahagian tengah tebal sikit untuk dicucukkan wayar..frill and veinkan..but kali ni bahgian tengah kena tekan sikit untuk mendapatkan shapenya...lletakkan diatas bekas buah...alah ..if we go to pasar malam minta sahaja dari penjual buah..bekas buah yg ada bentuk melengkung tu..So letakkan kelopak diata bekas tersebut dan biarkan kering separa..supaya bila hendak dibentukkan masih senang lagi...so bila dah separa kerin..cantumkan satu persatu keliling bunga tadi...gunakan pita hijau..yg dibelah dua...kenapa dibelah dua? Supaya tidak nampak tebal sgt...Actually untuk bunga ni...I tak berapa puas hati sgt..sebab terkurang kelopak bahagian luar..but since this is my first attempt..dimaafkan le..maklumle..budak baru belajar...maafkan le kemalasan yg masih ada lagi..ha..ha..ha..sebenarnya malas nak tunggu lagi, sebab dah tak sabar nak tenguk hasilnya...

As for the daunnya..proses sama dgn daun biasa..cuma in the art of sugarflower..setiap apa yg kita buat harus mcm bunga yg original..it has to look like the real flower...semua mesti ada movement and senatural yg boleh...jgn kejung semacam...So for the daun prosesnya sama..and dimasukkan wayar kebahagian tengahnya...boleh juga mengelat dgn letakkan wayar dibahagian belakang and tampal sahaja..but..walau mcm mana malas sekalipun I ..i don't like to do that way..nampak hodoh..nak buat..buat betul2...aha..memotivasikan diri sendiri ;)...So veinkan dgn veiner daun..mcm2 ada jual..so u all can see the vein at the leave...
So before dicantumkan bunga and daun..diwarnakan semuanya terlebih dahulu dgn luster dust...oops bad news for org Melaka..luster dust can't be found in Melaka..paling dekat di Bangi...SF..I'm not sure if I can ask Mr Lim to bring it to Melaka


So..for the rose..I gunakan plum mixed with burgundy...masa nak sapu..tutuplah kipas..if not warna akan bertebangan...dahlah mahal..satu botol kecil aje harganya dah RM17+ ..ha..ha..ha..tak campur kos perjalanan ke KL lagi..but I'm glad I hv few good friends in KL yg boleh belikan warna2 ni untuk I..For the leave..I gunakan forest green mixed with moss green...So bila dah siap semua barulah dicantumkan semuanya dgn green tape..I was so happy with my first attemp..Actually,when we learn something..we hv to know the technique..once we understand the techniques..insyaAllah kita boleh applykan untuk yg lain..There is no need for us to belajar sampai 10 kelas untuk 10 different flowers..semua teknik kebanyakkannya sama aje...so to all my dear friends especially untuk yg baru berjinak2 dlm bidang kek deco ni..always remember..belajarlah dgn sepenuh hati..and love what u r doing...it's not just cake decorating..it's and art and it's a passion..tak ada benda yg mustahil if we have our passion...and yng paling penting...love what u r doing...U CAN DO IT..INSYAALLAH ;)

My new project...my old flame

Salam to all...and hopefully it's not too late for me to wish everybody a very happy new year...semuga tahun 2011 ini akan menjadi tahun yg lebih baik untuk kita..semuga rezeki melimpah ruah and semuga umur kita yang semakin menghampiri penhghujungnya diberkati Allah...yup..actually evry kedatangan tahun baru merupakan tanda peringatan kepada kita bahawa tiada apa yang harus diraikan infact it is a reminder for us supaya memperbaiki segala kelemahan dan keburukan kita...jesteru itu we have to berazam untuk mebuat yg paling terbaik untuk terus "menabung" dalam saham akhirat kita kerana perjanjian kita dengan Allah untuk kembali bertemu denganNya semakin hampir....So dear friends jangan kita kata umur kita masih muda...umur kita masih panjang..but sentiasa beringatlah...tiada siapa yang tahu akan bila tarikh kepulangan kita menemui YA Rabb...mungkin esok..mungkin lusa..mungkin minggu depan..mungkin tahun depan...BUT mungkin juga hari ini...apa2 pun alhamdulillah kerana walaupun kita selalu lupa dengan Allah tetapi Allah masih memberi rahmatNYA kepada kita..dan semuga kita akan terjaga dari kealpaan kita..amin...

Okay...let's talk about cake decorating...buat masa ni...i want to show my new project...I will continue about the peacock in the next entry...boring juga agaknya tak habis2 pasal peacock...but I masih belum mention about the peak of the excitement during the competition ;). Ok..ok..ok....let's talk about my new project..apa agaknya project terbaru I ya?

This is my new project..not my new love though....coz I have always love doing this since I was the age of a very small kid....to bexact when I was around 10 years old I had started this thing already...apa ya agaknya...ha...ha...projek membuat bunga...but masa tu buat bunga dari crepe paper le...maybe generasi muda tak tahu apa crepe paper...bermacam2 bunga boleh dibuat dari crepe paper...my first flower was bunga orkid....then followed by corn flower..then the advance one..bunga rose...Actually maybe all my interest in flowers derived from my late mum....she was very creative in flower making...apa sahaja bunga boleh dibuatnya...and from any medium...ribbon, dip, crepe paper, benang, kain, daun getah and even sisik ikan pun juga le...and i'm sure if she is still around she must try her hand on gumpaste flowers too...and I still have my mum's artwork..I guess it was done when I was in standard 6..ha..ha..ha...so sudah berdekad-dekad usianya...and this is her bunga sisik ikan....yup..sisik ikan merah dicantum satu2..yg bunga merah tu..bunga tulip...hasil kerja tangan i and dibuat dari crepe paper...Well I always treasure this "invaluable harta pusaka" from my late mum..alfatihah for her..and may her soul rest in peace in the garden of Jannah ..amin..


Before this I had been showing all of u all 5 petal flowers..which I panggil bunga malas.....it's very simple to do and ambil masa yg sekejap sahaja..so sebab tu I label it as bunga malas...and I always amaze at bunga "rajin"...lol...ada bunga rajin juga...To me..bunga rajin is the bunga which we have to really put our effort...buat kelopak satu persatu...bentukkan..pasangkan wayar..keringkan, warnakan dengan luster dust or any color medium..haaaa...tu baru dipanggil bunga rajin..no short cut ...and memang dah lama I berhajat untuk belajar buat bunga rajin ni..and alhamdulillah akhirnya tercapai juga hajat untuk berguru dgn Bro Shahril..juara pertandingan wedding cake..and kami berkenalan sewaktu di pertandingan tersebut...he is a very humble guy..walaupun sudah banyak merai kemenangan di luar negara terutaman Australia dan UK..but he is so damn humble..infact dia yg menegur I dulu...bukanle maksudnya I sombong tak nak tegur dia..but siapa lah kita..kita orang kecil..dia org besar....but actually before that dah terkena..cuba menegur beberapa org cake artist...walawei..sombongnya bukan main lagi..bukan terkenal sgt pun mereka but lagaknya macam sgt terror and terkenal...ada pula yg kita senyum kat dia..muka dia masam kelat..well..ini bukan cerita rekaan..but what i experienced during the competition...nak tengok kita sebelah mata pun tak nak...and sad to say..most of them are malay decorators...bukan nak cakap pula...i'm a Malay decorator too and basically i'm a freshie in this industry...no offend to any malay decorators yg baik hati...but from my experience..ramai malay decorators yg tak friendly and tidak mahu berkongsi idea or pengalaman..well..always remember...satu ilmu yang diberi tidak akan merugikan or membangkruptkan kita....malah Allah promises to reward us for our generosity and sincerity...so jgn takut...lagipun rezeki Allah yang beri...by the way dibawah ini bunga yg dihasilkan oleh Shah...not me kay...By the way this is Shah's blog add...http://cakexpressions.blogspot.com/


I told Shah that I wanted to learn the most difficult flowers..so that I will know the techniques..I always believe once we know the technique..insyaAllah we can apply it for other creation..sama juga dgn fondant..just go for the basic class...tak perlu untuk pergi belajar banayk kelas..but provided u find a good master,..and if u all perasan..memang I only go for classes yg I really think the person is really a master..sekali lagi no offend..but if logic akal...lebih baik kita belajar dgn org yg benar2 ada ilmu..bukan dgn org yg baru sekali dua belajar...terus buka kelas..and the best thing dia sendiri tak lepas lagi but dah charge mahal...this kind of thing will ruin the artwork...bukan I nak menempelak sesiapa..tapi itulah hakikatnya sekarang..Before belajar dgn Shah, memang I ada google tengok class yg lain..but bila tengok hasil kerjanya..ughhh..tak apa le...or maybe ada sifu2 lain yg I tak jumpa waktu menggoogle..so for this class...we were thought how to do the Jpanese peony, scorpion orchid, capers, balinese frangipani and few sets of leaves...

There were five of us in the class...laili, Sarah, Kak Aini, my best friend Elaine nad myself...Two days of class and it was a very long class...but we had fun...shah was too generous with his knowledge..a very excellent teacher,..a master actually...apa taknya..anak murid Alan Dunn ...and he is a perfectionist...still remember when he asked us to buat the throat of the scorpion ocrhid...mesti ada dua bintil dihujungnya and dibawah dilorekkan sikit..I never perasan all these details..and one of uf buat 3..he told us to do 2 not 3..so we all jawablah..alah bukan org perasan pun...ha..ha..ha..selamba aje dia jawab..I perasan...that's how detail he is..In this class we learned the technique of making the flowers, airbrushing, dusting and hand painting...if u all tenguk daun keladi tu..memang hand painted and ada stroke technique..bukan cincai buat....All the flowers n leaves mesti ada its natural flow..bukan kejung sekejung-kejungnya..the flowers tak boleh jadi macam bunga plastik...So dibawah ni is my flower..alhamdulillah sempat disiapkan sewaktu class walaupun terpaksa dilanjutkan hingga ke pukul sepuluh malam..it was supposed to end at 6....Maaf tak da bnyak gambar for this flower..coz tak sempat nak ambil...we were so busy...working and laughing and gossiping too..lol



I had fun in the class..the class was full with laughters and jokes...especially from Laili..hopefully we'll meet again in different class..By the way, for this class kami menggunakan gumpaste resepi Shah..and I tell u..this the best gumpaste yg pernah I jumpa..bunga I masih lagi keras..tak lembut walaupun dlm cuaca yg penuh dgn kelembapan and alhamdulillah since then I had been using his recipe...Ok doki will pen off here..will show my other flowers in the next entry...salam sayang untuk semua...;)