If you are a regular reader of my posts you might notice that I have been using a new tag regularly for the past one month. It is the #teammalaysiababes tag. I also posted about going to Team Malaysia Babes first ever meetup here. I haven't written a proper introduction to this #teammalaysiababes thingy in any of my posts and since the group is growing and more exciting activities are in the planning, it's time to do some sort of formal intro of the group to my followers/readers.
So what exactly is Team Malaysia Babes?
Team Malaysia Babes is the first initiative for women in Steemit Malaysia community. It was created to provide sisterhood support to all women regardless of who or where they are, or what is their status. The group is still tiny compared to other initiatives but so far the community consists of entrepreneurs, single women, working mothers, single mothers, cancer survivors, stay at home mothers etc. Even though we come from different background, we are all equal. We do not differentiate one another by our labels because all women are equal. And we welcome all women (and men) to participate in this community by participating in our future events/collaborations and you can use the tag #teammalaysiababes in your posts. We will try our best to support everyone's posts by upvoting, commenting and resteeming.
How did this community come about?
This community is a brainchild of @angiechin28 with a strong support from me. It all started with the first Steemit Ladies Bootcamp which was held in January. A Whatsapp group was created right after this boot camp to help the newbie ladies to get started. I was honored to be invited by @angiechin28 to be part of the group and being a senior Steemian, I used this opportunity to help the newer Steemians to navigate this platform. As the group grows we feel the need to come up with our own tag so that it is easier to find each other's post to support. Some suggestions were given and finally, we agreed to settle with #teammalaysiababes.
Collaboration with other communities
Two other communities, #steem-cartoon and #steem-music have shown their full support to us. Fellow Steemians from #steem-music community has invited us to their upcoming event at Liberal Latte on 10 March. Some of the ladies have expressed their desire to come to this event and get to know the talented people in Steem Music community. You can find out more about this event here.
We are looking forward to future collaborations with these communities and this includes outreach talks activities. One of the things that I greatly looking forward to is to invite more women specifically mothers who are looking for an extra source of income to come onboard. Steemit is a blessing to my family when I went through medical challenges recently and I hope it will be a blessing to others who are willing to give this platform a try.
For more information about Team Malaysia Babes initiative, you may visit these posts:
- Next Up! : Steem-Music X Team Malaysia Babes Chillax Nite & More Women Community Activities.
- Steem Cartoon : Collaboration with #teammalaysiababes and the Road Ahead
- Steem Cartoon : Engaging Other Communities
The painting
The recent Team Malaysia Babes meet up inspired me to create this painting. This group of ladies who come from all kinds of background truly inspires and empowers me. Even though we just met each other, the bond and connection we shared feel like we have known each other for a long time. I am truly happy to find these amazing community who can relate to me on so many levels.
I created the stencils using the photos taken from that first gathering. Thanks to @noriaakip, @orangila, and @patlu for sharing these photos with us. Obviously, not everyone is in the painting. I only chose the clearest images because it is almost impossible to create stencils with blurred images.
Here are some of the progress photos...
Step 1: Paint the background in yellow watercolor and leave it to dry.
Step 2: Here is the interesting part. I was cleaning and slicing some bok choy (a type of Chinese cabbage) for lunch one day and noticed these thick base resemble flowers! I thought they would make pretty stencils for my watercolor painting.
Step 3: I applied some watercolors directly on them and stamp them on my painting (see step 4 below).
Step 4: Bok choy stencil flowers!
Step 5: Spray some water on the painting so the colors will run to create that street art effect.
Step 6: Cut the stencils and trace them on the painting. However, 50% of the details were hand drawn (not trace).
Thank you for visiting! What do you think of this post? Please leave your comments below.
My previous posts:
My Sketchbook | Sketches Of A Dancer
Steemit Milestone | 1000 Followers And Being A Force Of Good
Daily Devotional | Worry And Obedience
Doodle Art | Flower Doodle Tutorial
Daily Devotional | Planting Seeds of Kindness
Portrait Of A Steemian | @angiechin28 Of Team Malaysia Babes
Team Malaysia Babes First Ever Gathering
MyJuniors | Saturday Is Coloring Day
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OMG, this is SO AWESOME Olivier! Lets auction this artwork at the next #TeamMalaysiaBabes meet with other communities to pay your medical bills. Make sure the whales are there to support ;)
What say the rest?
Also taking this opportunity to THANK YOU for all your time and support for forgetful Dory me on board Steemit. I love you. God bless you and family abundantly in all ways and for always. Amen.
Art auction is a good idea!
Yeah! I think this is a good idea!
Thank you dearest @patlu ! I love the auction idea <3
@coloringiship, the preparation of the drawing is truly inspiring. Also it is definitely a pleasure to be part of #teammalaysiababe, and I do hope I have the same capability to do the same like you too.
Welcome @liewsc!
Thank you @liewsc :)
Love Love Love it!! For obvious reasons haha... But really! Love the step by step... Bok Choy... That's just clever 😊
The humble bok choy...who knew, right? XD. Thanks @kaerpediem :)
Wow Bok Choy! Only creative peeps can see that! The process from start to finish is inspiring! I can never visualise the steps. To be honest, the steps seems simple but the finished work is beautiful! Keep inspiring non creatives like us babe!
Sinang saja bah ini, moi. My kids can do it too. The hard part is stenciling.
Beautiful and inspiring @coloringiship! Thanks for bringing your knowledge of Steemit and your talents to the team. We love you!
Awwww love you to @francesaw . Thanks!
I concur!! Auction the artwork please!! I am definitely going to be one of the buyer!!! Just make sure you let us know ya when you auctioning it Olivia @coloringship!!
Eh there are seven of us in the pic but only one person win...how? Olivia can make copies ah? 😂😂
We can auction it during one of our gatherings and the $ can go to charity!
Olivia babe!! Pretty picture indeed. Love the vegetable stamping idea. Will use it for my kids next time! Our small community of women is awesome indeed! New connections for me too on so many levels!
Heheheheh glad it gives you play time idea with the kids. Yes I love our small community. Thanks @khimgoh!
holy smoke, this is truly amazing and I love how you steam-cartoonist share the entire process of the shot... learning from you all, my next 2 posts will involve sharing the process of my photoshoot and how I get it done...
Yup one big reason why I shared the process photos is to prove that the art is originally mine. There are so many content thieves in Steemit. Also it helps to inspire others to create better content :)
Ahh I love your art style! I find it hard to do the faces in ink like that, but I love the rose sooo much! Awesome effect. Also, awesome innitiative!
Thank you @skycae :)
nice work...i like the stamping idea and giving support to your community. definitely the way forward. Wish you abundant health.
Thanks!
Really love the effects from the vege!
Nature is just amazing, isn't it?
Yes, I LOVE nature, you shld see my garden...
Such an attractive community #teammalaysiababe ni... need any qualification to join ke? Lol
I was invited but I don't identify as a woman. :/
Join us still @kathtea :-)
:)
Hi @kathtea ...join us. Use #teammalaysiababes tag so we can find your posts and support you :)
Will do!
Admire your talent, @coloringship :)
Thank you @melissawong !
Using the ends of bok choy, this is truly a gem of an idea! Waste not, want not.
This really reminds me of art back in primary school. Back then, my parents would use sturdy vegetables like potato and carrot and carve patterns on them (I was still too young to use a knife); okra was used too, just cut it and no carving required. Apply watercolours and stamp away.
The flower stencils in the background couldn't be more apt, they symbolise the blossoming friendship and sisterhood among the ladies! Love this @coloringiship!
Yes! that's the idea.
I remember carving potatoes for my art project during primary school. I hated it back then.
Very inspiring artwork
Thank you.
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