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KHEMTIT
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‘KHEMTIT,’ AN ILLUSTRATOR WHO PAUSES TIME WITH ‘A RECORD OF MEMORIES’ THAT IS FULL OF SHIFTING STORIES, INTERESTS, AND EMOTIONS Read More
THE BEGINNING OF MY SKETCHBOOK
TEXT & PHOTO: AMO KANNIKA
(For Thai, press here)
The Beginning of My Sketchbook is a self-published artbook by Thai illustrator Amo Kannika. The book captures her transition from working exclusively in digital painting to embracing the tactile world of sketchbooks during her MA studies in the UK. It documents a personal journey of discovery, experimentation, and resilience, blending everyday observations, cultural reflections, and artistic playfulness.
Each spread reveals Amo’s fascination with process — the layering of watercolor, gouache, watercolored pencils, oil pastel and other, all applied freely and without the pressure of perfection.
Published in a limited edition of 100 copies, the book quickly attracted both local and international attention. It has been stocked at Bookmoby, Bangkok Art & Culture Centre (BACC). The project also extends into sketchbook workshops for art lovers, with plans to share this practice with underprivileged youth.
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Amo Kannika (b. Thailand) is an illustrator and visual artist whose work explores the richness of Asian cultural identity and its connection to global storytelling. She’s been a freelancing visual development artist for the animation industry for a decade. She holds an MA in Children’s Books and Graphic Novels from Middlesex University, London, where she developed her practice in sketchbook art and visual narratives.
Her work has been exhibited internationally, including at Lightbox, Los Angeles (2023), and featured in major media outlets such as Bangkok Post, Sina.com, and Bilibili.com. Beyond publishing, Amo’s practice extends into teaching and community engagement, including sketchbook workshops for both children and adults in Bangkok.
She is currently preparing her second artbook, Sketchbook Journey, while developing a children’s book project with Centro de Educação Oristone Cultural in Macau.
JULIA MOZHAROVSKAYA
JULIA MOZHAROVSKAYA TELLS THE STORY OF CITIES THROUGH ISOMETRIC MAP DRAWINGS WITH DETAILED LINES AND EYE-CATCHING COLORS Read More
NNENE.IIE
MEET ‘NENE’ OR NNENE.IIE AND HER JOURNEY AS AN ILLUSTRATOR AND GRAPHIC DESIGNER WHO EXPRESSES CREATIVITY THROUGH MAXIMALIST STYLE WORK WITH JUST ONE PEN Read More
BYBAMBAM
GET TO KNOW BYBAMBAM AND HER UNIQUE WORLD OF COLORS AND LINES THAT REFLECT THE IDENTITY AND LIFE EXPERIENCES
A.YA.YOI
SEEK INTO A CONVERSATION WITH A.YA.YOI, AN ILLUSTRATOR WHOSE SIGNATURE STYLE IS DEFINED BY CHARACTERS WITH DISPROPORTIONATELY SMALL HEADS AND LARGE BODIES; THE PALETTE IS DELIBERATELY VIBRANT AND BOLD, GIVING THEM A FRIENDLY AND FASHIONISTA
MONNING
A HOPEFUL DREAMER HAMSTER WHO BELIEVES THAT YOU CAN BE ANYTHING YOU WANT TO BE, IS A REFLECTION OF KOTCHAMON ANUPOOLMANEE, A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AND ILLUSTRATOR WHO WANTS PEOPLE TO SEE THE EXTRAORDINARY IN EVERYDAY LIFE
MIMININI
SUPAWAN TAYARACHAKUL’S INTEREST IN DRAWING AND ENVIRONMENT MOTIVATES HERSELF, MIMININI, TO BE THE ILLUSTRATOR WHO DISPLAYS THE ISSUES OF NATURE THROUGH THE WATERCOLOR LINE DRAWING STYLE WITH SOME CRAFTS
THE FURRY THING
TEXT & IMAGE: KAMWEI FONG
(For Thai, press here)
The Furry Thing is a series of furry animal illustrations first created by Kamwei inadvertently back in 2009. Using only black micro pigment ink, Kamwei has created a menagerie of playful kitties, doggies, and other animals. Despite their contextual isolation and uniform style, each of Kamwei’s cats displays unique personalities: some are fluffed and puffed into self-contained balls; others look with curiosity or wariness at fish that dangle or waves that crash from the animals’ own tails. The artist builds each feline form using innumerable short thin lines, varying the density of the marks to create volume as well as a palpable sense of furriness.
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Kamwei Fong is a Malaysian artist who works mainly in the animal world. His creations are often described as minimalistic, elegant, poetic, humourous, imaginative, playful, and dream-like. Kamwei’s artwork has received global recognition, including exhibitions at the Salon des Beaux-Arts in Paris and Art Expo Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. In 2020 and 2022, he collaborated with the worldwide fashion giant UNIQLO.