Cherries

“Cherries”

Acrylic on Styrofoam (polystyrene)

It was a fine day to rest from hard days of work, while thinking what to do for the whole day I saw my paint brush while cleaning up the room.

So the thoughts comes in mind that I need to spend time doing paintings. While thinking what would be my best subject I tried to search some photos from the internet, thanks! To the Google I found this gorgeous picture of fresh cherries.

I’m an artist myself but I can’t say that I’m good enough like the other artist who’s masterpiece was really awesome but at least I tried my very best to make my own piece.

I guess I need a lot of practice and tons of paints to improve my talent.

Pepsi Block Display Contest 2014

Every 4 years suppliers of Pepsi products here in Brunei are conducting a Block Display Contest for pepsi products in conjunction of Fifa World Cup 2014 which is held every 4 years.

Some of the stores here in Brunei are also take part of this contest, having the same goal to win and to take the prize.

Just like my previous post about block display contest there are two types of categories to choose for stores who want to participate this contest. Ours is in category A which we displays our items larger than category B.

And here’s our display for this contest, to incorporate the theme I made a backdraft that suits the color of the products to be displayed.

The center part is a big pepsi tin can 330ml which is made from 100% Styrofoam (polystyrene) materials, most of our decoration for this display is 70% recycled which we used from our previous display.

Kampong Ayer (WaterVillage)

Kampong Ayer, or the Water Village (Malay: Kampong Ayer) is an area of Brunei's capital city Bandar Seri Begawan that is situated after the Brunei Bay. 39,000 people live in the Water Village. This represents roughly ten percent of the nation's total population. All of the Water Villagebuildings are constructed on stilts above the Brunei River.

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampong_Ayer

This year after our chinese new year display we've plan to make another display in replacement of chinese new year so we came up to the idea of display that will known of the country, so we've decided that we make a painting display.

And our subject is the Kampong Ayer  (water village) largest water village in the world

The Water Village is really made up of small villages linked together by more than 29,140 meters of foot-bridges, consisting of over 4200 structures including homes, mosques, restaurants, shops, schools, and a hospital. 36 kilometers of boardwalks connect the buildings. Private water taxis provide rapid transit. Most of these taxis resemble long wooden speed boats. From a distance the water village looks like a slum. It actually enjoys modern amenities including air conditioning, satellite television, Internet access, plumbing, and electricity. Some of the residents keep potted plants and chickens. The district has a unique architectural heritage of wooden homes with ornate interiors 

Here's my Master piece of this beautiful water village including there mosque and a shopping mall own by our company , I've painted it in a styrofoam(polystyrene) 4ft x 18ft  using acrylic base paints.

 

Sunkist and White King Fiesta Block Display Contest

Sunkist and white king fiesta is a Philippine made products under RFM Foods Corporation and it is distributed anywhere in the globe. Every year the supplier of these products here in Brunei Darussalam organize a block display contest to promote their products and also to increase the sales.

Our store is one of the participant of this contest, and were competing for the A category. Various store from different part of the country who participated this contest shares our goal, to win as a grand champion plus the winning prize of the contest.

I can say that were very lucky because we won as a grand champion, even though we’ve been competing from a various stores around Brunei we still take the highest score to win this contest.

Our block display is wasn’t good as the other stores display, but it is enough to catch the judges eyes and to choose our store as a winner.

7up Block Display Contest

Since when I was working in this store we used to join every block display contest each year

with different brand items. 
like: 7up revive, Milo, pepsi, and many more.

Suppliers organize a block display contest each year

to promote and to improved the sales of thier products.

Block display contest is consist of products to be displayed, place were the display is set, and most of all the materials to be use for the decoraton. like styrofoam, acrylic paints, hot melt gluegun, Tg. Medium, etc.

Every store that participates the contest will have the chance to win the prices for each

category. The contest is consist of two different categories for the participants to choose from.The prizes of the contest will depend on each category. The participants will choose which category their store belongs.

Category A

There are 2 different measurement of areas which includes in these category.

A.    Greater than 8’ x 8’

B.     Greater than 4’ x 8’

Smaller display belongs to Category B.

Display location must be near check out counter or promotion area to attract every customers.

The contest will last 1 to 2 month depending on the stocks provided by the suppliers.

Chinese New Year Store Display

Every season that falls on Chinese new year
our task is to make a display of it.
We have a designated area which we can put our
decorations and displays.

What is a Chinese New Year?

Chinese New Year is an important traditional
Chinese holiday celebrated at the turn of the
Chinese calendar. In China, it is also known as the Spring Festival,
the literal translation of the modern Chinese name.

Chinese New Year celebrations traditionally
run from Chinese New Year's Eve,the last day of the 

last month of the Chinese calendar, to the Lantern Festival
on the 15th day of the first month, making the festival the

 longest in the Chinese calendar. Because the Chinese calendar is lunisolar,
the Chinese New Year is often referred
 to as the "Lunar New Year".
The source of Chinese New Year is itself
centuries old and gains significance
because of several myths and traditions.
Traditionally, the festival was a time
to honor deities as well as ancestors.[2] Chinese New Year is celebrated
in countries and territories with significant Chinese populations,
including Mainland China, Hong Kong,[3] Macau, Taiwan, Singapore,[4] Thailand, Indonesia,
 Malaysia, Mauritius,[5] Philippines,[6][7] and also in Chinatowns elsewhere.
Chinese New Year is considered a major holiday for the Chinese and
has had influence on the lunar new year celebrations of its geographic neighbors.
Within China, regional customs and traditions concerning the celebration of the
Chinese new year vary widely. Often, the evening preceding
Chinese New Year's Day is an occasion for Chinese
families to gather for the annual reunion dinner.
It is also traditional for every family to thoroughly cleanse the house, in order to
 sweep away any ill-fortune and to make way for good incoming luck.
 Windows and doors will be decorated with red color paper-cuts and couplets with
popular themes of "good fortune" or "happiness", "wealth", and "longevity." Other activities
include lighting firecrackers and giving money in red paper envelopes.
Although the Chinese calendar traditionally does not use continuously numbered years, outside
China its years are often numbered from the reign of the 3rd millennium
BC Yellow Emperor. But at least three different years numbered 1

 are now used by various scholars,
making the year beginning AD 2014 the "Chinese Year" 4712, 4711, or 4651.[8]

Mooncake Display

Mooncake (simplified Chinese: 月饼; traditional Chinese: 月餅; pinyin: yuè bĭng) is a Chinese bakery
product traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival (Zhongqiujie).
The festival is for lunar worship and moon watching,
when mooncakes are regarded as an indispensable delicacy. Mooncakes are offered between friends or on family
gatherings while celebrating the festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is one of the four
most important Chinese festivals.

Typical mooncakes are round or rectangular pastries,
measuring about 10 cm in diameter and 4–5 cm thick.
This is the Cantonese mooncake, eaten in Southern China in Guangdong, Hong Kong, and Macau.
A rich thick filling usually made from red bean or lotus seed paste is surrounded by
 a thin (2–3 mm) crust and may contain yolks from salted duck eggs.
Mooncakes are usually
eaten in small wedges accompanied by Chinese tea. Today, it is customary for businessmen and families to present
them to their clients or relatives as presents,
[1] helping to fuel a demand for high-end mooncake styles.
The energy content of a mooncake is approximately 1,000 calories or 4,200 kilojoules
(for a cake measuring 10 cm (3.9 in)), but energy content varies with filling and size.[2]