Pencils and Needles

Now in Melbourne.

2009-07-26T13:26:00.003+08:00

Pencils and Needles, now better known as AG&Chuns are back in action.

Hard at work at our messy makeshift workstation.

some brand new items and some PNN classic designs.

Catch us at Camberwell Market coming Sunday 2nd Aug 2009 anytime before 12pm.

we're BACK!

2008-12-05T01:33:00.002+08:00

we're back for December MAAD! There's a (small) bunch of new stuff so do come check out what we have. On the needles side of things. I've made 2 ormphnomnomnomnom sponge-stuffed pouches (so far) so if you've been looking for a little covering for that portable harddrive of your's, head on down early. --> links are there to find out about MAAD.

HEH.

2008-06-03T11:27:00.000+08:00

still. sorta.... alive?

2008-05-11T00:37:00.002+08:00

and this is what happens when a bored artist and photographer live together. ag's got a drawn version.

and yes, that is a toilet paper roll.

HAHAHAHAHA.

2008-03-18T18:38:00.002+08:00

so far, yet on your computer screen.

2008-03-08T21:19:00.004+08:00

isn't amazing how internet works. it's magic la. anyway. we've been missing. WHY? because we've been busy packing, flying, unpacking. we're not producing much to sell yet because we're busy with school. call it a sabbatical. :D so this blog, you read for entertainment. OR you could email us for custom jobs that could be mailed/emailed over. oh yeah. so for now. we bring you photos.

Mike and shannon gave me chicken-duck! at the airport! YAAAAAYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!
if you want one (not chicken-duck something else from him) check out www.moofculture.com yup

and they gave ag the pencil ninja!

a mural we did for 2902. it's a new fine art photo gallery at 'Old School' along mt sopia road. it's loads of work. took one day and another one day + night. it was finally completed at about 6 in the morning. when the sun was just coming up. peng san.

check the place out! www.2902gallery.com

Customs

2008-02-05T00:07:00.000+08:00

Custom badges [printed not silkscreened] by Anngee For the Food Allergy Network, Singapore. www.foodallergysingapore.org

Custom order of portraits from a friend as a wedding present to her fiancee. I threw in the little ones [badges] as a wedding gift from me. xD Hand-sewn, felt.

A custom pillow-sized Ormphnomnomnomnom. I have one more piece, ONE ONLY at Maki Squarepatch's store at Bali Lane come April. www.makisquarepatch.com

We're leaving for Melbourne this Sunday!

HEYA EVERYBIRDY~~~

2007-12-31T16:45:00.000+08:00

:(chuns the obsessive-compulsive photo-enhancing dictator snatched the mac away from me just now and is now poking me at the back of my head. she's EVVIILLLL. but that's not the point.

(Silkscreen Badges - handmade by ag and :)chuns. Going at $4.00 per pop!)

Anyways, if you missed the Xmas sale at Red Dot and PageOne@Vivo...

You can still BUY OUR STUFF in the coming January MAAD@red dot museum!!

Last chance to buy us a beer!!!

:)chuns now interrupts to bring you a quick photo.

really quick hence the poor light. sorry :P

yes quick come grab em.

This is your final call.

2007-12-30T09:46:00.000+08:00

January 5+6 MAAD, I'm afraid, will be Pencils and Needles's last.

ag and myself will be running off for further studies overseas, but since we're going to the same place, we are brewing some plans. so do keep checking back here for any updates. :D

2007-12-12T11:54:00.000+08:00

i'm hungry,

i bite myself,

it hurts.

come quick

2007-12-07T23:46:00.000+08:00

Pencils and Needles

at miniMAAD in PageOne Vivocity,

This Sunday from 10am~9pm

x'mas goodies come quick...

cuz we'll be skipping town real soon.

:[

DEC MAAD

2007-11-16T19:53:00.000+08:00

Dear all,

Ho ho ho!

It is the season of consumerism again! the season when it is ALL ABOUT GIVING and shopkeepers are jolly. please be generous with your disposable income, and donate it to us! :) we will put it to good use.

Unlike some charities.

Thank you.

We love you. <3

so much! <3 <3 <3

(Love is retailing at $19.95. Tax not included. Unsuitable for ages 4 and below.)

HOHOHO!

MERRY SPENDING!

ag-

ps: i'm saving up for an ipod classic. *hint*

Anticipate.

2007-11-16T19:16:00.000+08:00

A little LITTLE preview of ag's 25 character monogram, which later will be screened, and made into tote bags, pouches pencil cases etc etc etc by :)chuns.

Out this December 1 + 2 at MAAD.

This blog

2007-11-06T13:58:00.001+08:00

has been rather lacking of updates.

Come next MAAD and get something drawn!
and also get your X'mas goodies. Zines, coasters, useable plush things xD and postcards!

#2

2007-11-02T16:25:00.001+08:00

ag & :)chuns new zine OUT! THIS MAAD!

BACK

2007-10-30T12:09:00.000+08:00

PencilsandNeedles will be back this month

Check out our christmas cards and new products ^_^
busy busy
head on down 3 + 4 Nov 2007 11am-7pm

seen at MAAD

2007-10-09T14:17:00.000+08:00

a jack russel/dunnowhatbreed mix. so cute. looks like he ran throught some static thing and went POOF!

coming back

2007-09-26T15:48:00.000+08:00

because we are fickle fickle people,

anngee and i [:)chuns] have decided to sell our wares,
on 6th OCT sat only
at MAAD.

it's mostly old stuff though.
if we can get our new set of postcards out by then we'll sell it too.

sweaty sticky and a lil bit deaf.

2007-09-23T01:26:00.000+08:00

hullo to the people we met at flea fly flow fun substation sept fest.

today was stock clearing day xD
so if you liked what you saw, head on down to MAAD in November to look for us! the next one is on October 6+7 but we're still on a break to bring you bigger better things. in the talks. talk only, not confirmed that it will happen, are 2 zines and a whole line of pencil boxes, purses, wallets and bags and stuff.

come down in october anyway to pick up your free copy of the MAADzine, that Anngee is art directing. and me, eh.... sub editing/directing/idunnowhati'mdoing. well it's gonna be awsome.

see you soon!

another post from long long ago.

2007-08-14T13:35:00.001+08:00

here's the wall some one hired anngee to do some time last month.. or was it the month before that... i helped paint. it's at 56 haji lane, a shop upstairs called Soon Lee. go check it out! please email anngeeneo@gmail.com for a mural of your own.

2 pillars outside, and in the stairwell.

oh no!

2007-08-14T10:29:00.000+08:00

hey everybody.

i'm afraid Pencils and Needles will be taking a break this september because we're all kinda drained.

Anngee and myself (chuns) haven't decided if we want to come back in october or not, but graces definitely isn't.

We'll be back in November with a bang! woot! with new products and stuff.

from long long long long ago. sold last christmas. a ipod case.

2007-08-06T12:09:00.000+08:00

it was two slow slow weekends at MAAD.
we were outside the Asian Civilisation Museum last week. it poured and it flooded. haha.
and this week we tried to tickle you.
did you laugh?

here's what went down in the girls toilet boys.

and sorry girls, some nincompoops stole the ones in the gents.

a special day.

2007-07-20T14:13:00.000+08:00

HELLO SEXEH PEOPLE!

can't wait for MAAD?
we're having one a week earlier! 28th and 29th July. 11am~6pm.
outside the Asian Civilisation Museum. That's opposite Fullerton Hotel.
nearest MRT is Raffles Place.

i believe saturday is the NDP rehersal so got fireworks. WEEEEE~!

MAAD in july

2007-07-12T00:08:00.000+08:00

who missed my exhibition?

^ this guy got sold.

this is your MAAD reminder!

2007-07-05T11:31:00.000+08:00

it's time for MAAD again!
happening this weekend 7th and 8th July
11am-7pm

if you don't already know,
MAAD is Market of Artists And Designers.
it happens on the first weekend of every month,
at the red dot design museum along maxwell road.
nearest mrt is tanjong pagar.
see links for more info.

exciting things this month
it's MAAD's first birthday!
set to a carnival theme, there will be games!
Hopscotch, Musical Chairs, Treasure Hunt, Tikam-Tikam, Lucky Dip (the project Remember Remember) and lots more
and CANDY FLOSS!
Pencils and Needles will be providing face painting as well.

AND MY EXHIBITION!!!!! you can find the poster in a post below.
loads of fun things.
come down!

coming soon

2007-06-15T01:46:00.000+08:00

as some of you might already know, Xin (www.makisquarepatch.com) and i are having a soft toy exhibition.

we've been posting drawings and funny materials to each other. here's what she sent me!

the plushies are all hush hush so we'll surprise each other (and everyone else) at the exhibition.
so exciting.
hahahahahaha.

Dance of the White Dogs

2007-06-05T21:56:00.000+08:00

HELLO ALL..

This is anngee here after an extremely long period of silence`:D
For those of you who missed the doggy hanky panky this month too... here's a picture!!! Taken by Candy of WDB.

Thanks to all who came down to MAAD! XD

2007-06-05T21:44:00.003+08:00

HELLO EVERYBODY!

thanks for coming down this weekend. or if you didn't.... :P come down next month!
because....

i'm collaborating with Xin from Maki Squarepatch on a plushie exhibit. we're mailing each other drawings and materials and making plushies out of them.

\m/. ( _ _ ) .\m/ ~yeah

also, Anngee and :)chuns are looking for funny people! see below.

if you think you're funny, or that your friend is funny, please email us at ticklemeaugust@gmail.com

This time...

2007-06-03T22:48:00.000+08:00

i am sold, raghhhhh~

the "cooshie squashie stripey thing"(right) is sold too~

we will further inform u guys what new stuff will be added in the next Maad. :D

Exciting news!

2007-05-30T01:21:00.000+08:00

an AG and :) chuns collaborated zine.

out next MAAD this weekend, 2nd and 3rd June.
do head down.

hello sexy people

2007-05-13T17:09:00.000+08:00

*wink wink wink*

thank you for coming down to MAAD last weekend.
those who missed the doggie erm... er.... errrr........ hanky panky...

TOO BAD!

xD
okay i'm sorry. it was really funny. ag brought snowy her manly little boy, john brought xiao ping, and candy brought hungry and bobby. them and a few of the passerby doggies...... had a lot of fun. xD sorry no pictures though.

in other news, NEWS ALRIGHT! i'm on the papers today! along with plenty other MAAD plushie makers. but i missed the photoshoot so i'm not in it.

this dude is a LIFE! special. he got featured. woot.

and just for kicks here's another picture.

when lil-split-bob and die-like-samurai-bob got stuck in a copier machine.

also, we're planning for even more things next MAAD! anticipate!

May MAADness

2007-04-29T13:27:00.000+08:00

The next MAAD is this weekend!
5th and 6th May. @Red dot museum, the red building along Maxwell Rd.
nearest MRT station is Tanjong Pagar.

come and see Anngee's very first exhibition (see below)
and also our store!

My first exhibition EVER!

2007-04-26T20:09:00.000+08:00

all are invited :D

not for sale

2007-04-21T17:49:00.000+08:00

special requests.

for ag who's addicted to old school video games now. Pac-man tribute.
Pac-man proto. He consumed too many dots and became one big wonky dot. so he go kicked out of the game.
Black Pac-man ghost. He blended into the background so the Pac-men can't see him coming. he got kicked out too.

disclamer: all characters are of the fictionous variety. I make no money off these spoofs off the Pac-Man video game.

for grace who wanted me to make something that looked like this thing she wanted... just buy it grace...
this is nothing like that thing btw.. HAHA. i put wires in him so he bends.

Have you seen it?

2007-04-17T21:23:00.000+08:00

some time a couple weeks back, Pencils and Needles were camped out at Marina square painting their walls. Well, wall.

Pencils illustrated and I just helped colour.

Anngee's features

Grace's feature

Anngee and Grace also contributed on the collab wall with graffiti greats, The Killer Gerbil and Snatch Thieves, also illustrators White Dog Bobby and Manda Panda.

It's the black and white ones on the left. The included me in! xD

April

2007-04-09T12:50:00.000+08:00

HELLO ONE AND ALL.

thank you for coming down to MAAD.

new guy not sold AHEM...

but BEACH TOWEL BOB IS GONE!!!!! *sobs* i miss him. heh.

sorry the zine wasn't ready this month, we've been too busy to produce enough good material.

well see you next month!

our return is near.

2007-03-16T23:52:00.000+08:00

dearest most-est awsome-est ~~potential customers~~ friends,
have you missed us?

we WILL be back next MAAD weekend, that's in April, with BRAND NEW PRODUCTS. We will have a new line of postcards, but of course some from the old batch as well for those who missed us.

Also, meet beach towel bob.

you can buy him. woot~!
and his friends too.

i made them with love. ^_^

OUR DIPLOMA SHOW!

2007-03-01T00:03:00.000+08:00

hello everybody.

pencilsandneedles (all three of us) are graduating!

1st and 2nd of March is our show. come see our final year project works @ Temasek Convention Centre in Temasek Polytechnic. The show runs both days from 10am till 5pm.

In other news, we'll only be back in MAAD in April. we need some time to recuperate hahahahaha and come up with more things. so ANTICIPATE!

2007-01-16T23:03:00.001+08:00

Anngee and Chunyi bring you you,
A S***Bucks Napkin Collaboration.

This short story (scanned and printed of original handwritten version not this typed out one. We believe that the handwritten one conveys the story better xD ) along with others will be sold as a collection 'book' when we return to MAAD in March, or April. we're not sure yet -_-

ANTICIPATE!

^_^

Hello lovelies :D

2007-01-06T23:10:00.000+08:00

ag here taking a break from all the evil FYP madness. nyahahahahaha

and taking this opportunity to wish you all a HAPPY NEW YEAR! (belated, yes i know, nyahah.) okay, okay... so.. i'll just show you my undies to say i'm sorry.

GAHAH.

yeah. am i funny? i AM funny!

okay, i think FYP is driving me a little insane. ^_^

loves you all! *slobbery kisses all round!*

2007-01-04T11:57:00.000+08:00

my sundays feel so...

*clutches chest*

empty....

do visit www.maad.com.sg for more information on the MAAD flea market @ red dot museum.
they'll be back on the 3rd AND 4th of feb.

but WE'll be back only in march.

2006-12-26T16:30:00.000+08:00

merry christmas ^_^

thank you all the customers at taka! and also the wonderful MAAD people, see you 30th!

2006-12-20T22:43:00.000+08:00

hello everybody,

here's a reminder,

we'll be at Takashimaya Lvl 4 outside Art Friend's on the 23rd and 24th dec
that's this sat and sun.

and these are our charity items

yep

also, i realised that we didn't leave our contact. that's pencilsandneedles@gmail.com feel free to email us if you want! i constantly check there for ~~fanmail~~ comments. ^_^

miss us yet?

2006-12-13T22:54:00.000+08:00

wellos everybody!

oh yes last sunday was the last day for us @ red dot for this stint, but WE'LL BE BACK next febuary after our final year major projects. yep. do check back here for updates!

if you CAN'T WAIT for febuary, we will be at Ngee Ann city or Taka to most of you, Creative Level (that's where Art Friend's is) on the 23rd and 24th! we might pack up early on the 23rd, so do come earlier! A really good opportunity to get those last min christmas prezzies. ^_^ and our charity items? we got glass bottles.. watch for it!

i'm gonna miss these guys... we'll go back occasionally to visit!

ah ping

and hungry

and of course the MAAD people too! thanks for all the *cough* free cookies and cupcakes xD

Announcement!

2006-12-08T17:11:00.000+08:00

Hello people,

this week will be pencilsandneedles' official last week at MAAD Sunday (Red Dot Museum) - because we're all third year students doing our FINAL YEAR PROJECT!!! (unfortunately)

but!

we'll be selling our stuff at MAAD @ iFOURUM,Taka on the 23rd and 24th of Dec (which is the time for last minute Xmas pressies!) Operation time will be from 12pm-9pm.

see you there!

WHEE!

2006-12-06T11:22:00.000+08:00

HELLO PEOPLE!

this is ag speaking. i just want to tell you that my dog is the cutest little bastard ever.

wahahahaha. okay, so this is a random post with nothing whatsoever to do with pencilsandneedles, but since we all love that lil humper... :PPP

We're gonna be down at the Red Dot Museum this week again selling postcards and the blocks and chun yi's plushies. wheeeee!!! come down if you can! we have lots of fun there :D

new x'mas card

2006-12-06T01:17:00.000+08:00

hope u like it.

nights,
grace

EDIT:----

there's a lil story behind this drawing^^

this winter, grace is sending her magical pet shitake---named "Mushiro", to distribute luv and presents to the rest of the world.
please be patient, the material fo his undie this year is too heavy and he's bouncy little creature, the presents maynot reach u in time -.- but he'll try his best, cos he knows wat's waiting for him if he can't complete this mission.(*nyahahaha)

2006-12-02T00:43:00.001+08:00

We came out of new products for sell^^

drawing on wood blocks,

and these are some self portraits we did and they are gonna be displayed.

anngee's one is PERFECTLY all right ( with my mushie skulls & cross-bones)

chunyi's one is .... interesting, and i really like my version of her, cute!!!

mine is spastic as usual, but hey, check out anngee's version, i look like a freakie monkey!!!!!!

interesting collab btw ag, chunz & me.

one of the new design i did on friday.(not completed yet)

again, support us this week (sunday) at red dot museum:D
gonna be the last week, so come down and visit us, thanks!

just to let u all know that grace(me) speaks and writes very lousy english,
bear with it pls T-T

lublub,
grace >.<

a little bit of help... pleeassseee

2006-12-02T00:08:00.000+08:00

ah. as you awesome people with extremely keen eyesight might have noticed. the top of our blog now reads < src="http: //img201.imageshack.us/img201/3333/brl9.jpg" alt="Image Hosted by ImageShack.us"> instead of Pencils and Needles.

T_T yes i know. i suxxorrrsss at html. so please people. show me your generosity of spirit and take pity on us little people with zero html knowledge and guide us to the correct path of html so that we can finally have our banner within the box and have the name at the top too. T_T

thanks very much.

-the not so great ag.

whee.. chunz stinky fartypants <~ ag-eat-a-lot, grace-shits-a-lot

2006-12-01T22:09:00.000+08:00

wellos...

as promised, NEW STUFF for sale!

oriental look ~ obviously by grace

by anngee.

me? anngee dropped it down a two flights of stairs. eh tested and proven... sturdy stuff man... but anyways she wants to keep that one it will be on display

THIS SUNDAY AT MAAD @ RED DOT TRAFFIC MUSEUM (maxwell rd) you can't miss it the whole building is fire engine red.

they came over earlier to draw it today... and i'm farting all over the place... hey it's mah room!

anyway i'll be missing this sunday... MISS ME! oh yes because i will be hard at work.

bai bai now...

2006-11-30T22:06:00.000+08:00

somebody got her fancy smancy dinner.....

sambal stingray, veggies and mushrooms and meatballs, corn and carrot soup...

i'm a chef!

the drawings are coming soon ag and grace promise.....

:)
chuns

Blogger beta is a sneaky bastard.

2006-11-30T14:42:00.000+08:00

okay. my eyeballs just about exploded from scanning through all the wicked html thingies. evil.. EVIL are the people at blogger to inflict such torture.

anyways. the fancy-smancy stuff is up!!! banner, links and addition of authors on blog. i'm blogging under my name. muahaha.

and this is for chunz who says i can't draw in colour. BAH.

I can okay. ag can do anything except stand up and pee. :X btw. the name "the great ag" was given by Chuang Shyue Chou who is also a great landscape + warrior + machinery artist.

p.s: chunz and grace: YOU OWE ME A HUGE DINNER YOU HEAR. HUUUUUGGEEE dinner.

grrr...

2006-11-30T03:59:00.000+08:00

this is four am in the morning in singapore.

and what am i doing up? lounging in mah bed with the trusty powerbook baby in my lap typing away furiously on the blogger post (with a hot guy by my side)?

NO.

i'm driven insane by the complicated mess of html that is blogger beta. GRRRRRRR!!!! RRAAAWWWRRRRR!!!!!!!! anyways. stuff will be up once i figure out how to navigate the bloody html thingies.

mommieee......save meee.....

by

the great ag. who isn't feeling very great at the moment.

2006-11-27T13:51:00.000+08:00

monday, it's back to school for us. just a little introduction.

anngee's an illustrator,
grace's an illustrator too
and me, i'm a photographer.

we're all still in school and study at Temasek Polytechnic Design School, Visual Communication course.
we are currently doing our final year projects. yup....

pictures from yesterday!

grace and me, anngee was taking the photo. we were at MOS settling accounts. i'm scribbling in the account books.

rage was going around asking people to draw on her hand and she drew a ring on ag's finger, which looks like my ring. so rage is married to ag and ag is married to me... yay for threesomes...

anngee has two wives. baaaaaah. and oh yes my 'tattoo' isn't off yet... i love that guy!

the fancy stuff on this blog will be up once anngee gets enough rest to stay up a few hours to put them up. -_-

we're all tired people oh yes...

ag says to say we're eating hello panda and BE JEALOUS~!

:)
chuns

HELLO PEOPLE.

this is ag making her first post ever on this blog. Chunz's stealing my chocolate hello panda. :X

eh. i will TRY not to sleep tonight to get the banner and fancy-smancy stuff that decorates the blog up. but knowing me i'll probably just die on the bed tonight.

oh hot guys welcome to join. :PPPPP

nyahahaha. and my hello panda is back.

-the great ag.

thank u thank u!!!

2006-11-27T00:22:00.000+08:00

strawberry cake
Originally uploaded by noofnoof.

請你飲下午茶~
to thank all of u, this is a cake from me:)
really appreciate ur supports people.
hope u enjoy our work.
for more info about this weekend,
u can check on my personal blog
http://pimaoxiong.livejournal.com

nice day!

Grace
:D

last day at P.S for MAAD

2006-11-27T00:01:00.000+08:00

ellos.

maad sunday @ plaza singapura. i went over late after work.

THANKS much to our customers.

*tired*

:)
night.
chuns

MAAD goes to Plaza Singapura

2006-11-25T23:55:00.000+08:00

ellos

O (^ ^) o

it was day 2 of MAAD @ Plaza Singapura today.

it was so hot and it rained. and the other two got bored and started drawing on me. human canvas

and the uncle who carves bears sprayed one white and gave it to us to draw on for him ^_^

thank you very much to our customers!!! and especially friends(simmie, rach, hui zhi, karen, bee peng, anngee's ms ho and blog reader merv from last week) for supporting us!

see you guys around

:)
chuns

we'll still be at plaza sing tomorrow! check back for more updates

2006-11-24T14:54:00.000+08:00

do check back later! we're still setting up.

in the mean time check out our personal blogs

anngee @ www.phreaque-talk.blogspot.com

chunyi @ www.have-wings-will-travel.blogspot.com

grace @ www.pimaoxiong.livejournal.com

2006-11-24T14:49:00.000+08:00

hi all

testing

yey