Art Talk
Pieces of Joy
By Swee Chin PAN
sweechinp@yahoo.co.uk

By Swee Chin PAN
sweechinp@yahoo.co.uk
sweechinp@yahoo.co.uk
I have said it before, and I shall say it again – I for the life of me, can neither paint nor draw. Attending the opening at Artemis Art that Sunday afternoon, and seeing the artworks of children and young adults with learning difficulties, blew me away. The talent there is just so amazing and the youngest, Suen Yi, is only 7 years old!
Suen Yi (7)
8 of the 9 artists, namely, Bernard, Fitri, Jason, Zahra, Zahirra, Suen Yi, Nadiah and Ling Yee are all students of artist, Tan See Ling, the founder of Thumb Art Studio and its Tutti Art Club. And this is See Ling’s second exhibition – another result of her hard work for the past 9 years teaching art to children with learning difficulties. What dedication! Well done, See Ling!
See Ling with the 9 artists
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![]() Bernard (17) |
![]() Fitri (17) |
![]() Jason (28) |
![]() Ling Yee (21) |
![]() Nadiah(13) |
![]() Zahirra (14) with 2 of her works |
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Zahra (12)
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Yuli (26) with Ji Misuto To Ki
Before the short speech by Yang Mulia Tengku Marina Tengku Ibrahim, the founder of Pink Jambu who officially opened the exhibition, Ms. Lee Kuan Shin (Clinical Psychologist) and Mr. Simpson Khoo (Educational Psychologist) were on hand to give words of encouragement to all present. I love this quote (Anonymous) shared by Kuan Shin:
Children are like butterflies
Some fly high
Some fly low
But they all fly in their special way
It rings so true, yes?
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Simpson Khoo (extreme left), Tengku Marina & Lee Kuan Shin (extreme right) with their gifts
Simpson shared that he himself suffers from Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and yet he has succeeded in obtaining his degree in educational psychology. As he rightly says: Each child is a like a treasure box. You only have to find the right key to unlock it. You do not need 10 As to succeed in life. He went on to give an example of a 17 year old who is either dyslexic or autistic (sorry, memory failure here), who is now earning a good living teaching drums.
![]() Tengku Marina |
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![]() Geke Boersma & Jaycee Koh |
![]() Leili & Ali |
![]() Salwah, Bernard, Ervan, Nina & Laif |
![]() Syafika, Nabila, Soo Leng & Karen |

UC, Jamal & See Ling
Pieces of Joy will on at Artemis Art until Sunday, 21 October 2012
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