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Today I dropped off my daughter in daycare, went home and finished my breakfast, then spent the rest of the morning outside in my backyard, trimming back overgrown bushes so that my baby grass would be able to have some sun. On the other side of the earth, people were fighting for their home; the one that is at the same time also my home, but not at all my home. . Hong Kong was to be under British rule until 1997. In June of 1989, the Tiananmen Square Massacre happened (thousands of unarmed students demanding democracy were killed by the Chinese military). This confirmed a lot of the fear and apprehension Hong Kong had about being ruled by China. It was after the Massacre that my parents decided to not "wait and see" how the Chinese will rule, and we immigrated to Canada. . Almost exactly thirty years later, 1/7th of Hong Kongers (that's more than 1 million people) are in the streets fighting for democracy again. Peacefully, because that's how Hong Kongers are (re: the Umbrella Movement, where they cleaned up after themselves and would do their homework while on the streets). There are rumours that some protesters were hired to incite riots, which in turn gives police a reason to respond with violence. I have seen videos of the police and the riots, and it does not match the Hong Kong that my parents have told me about. . I am grateful that my parents fled to Canada for my future. However, China's moves to assimilate Hong Kong are still terrifying and my heart breaks for those fighting for their home. . #IamfromHongKongnotChina . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #hamontArtist #canadianArtist #artist #calligraphy #handlettering #immigrant #quote #FrancesHui #HongKong #香港

I have taken approximately 30k photos of this #baby since she was born. 5% of those are good enough to share with the public (sharp, eyes open, no slack jaw etc), the other 95% I still cherish because they give me a good laugh. . . . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #Clara #newMom #babyPhotography #flower #15months #photography #portraitPhotography #toddler #xperiaxz1compact #chins #parenthood #hamontArtist #hamont #artist

Her cheeks make me think of milk. They're so soft that they might just disappear if you touch them. . My brain still can't comprehend that I personally, directly, created her myself. She is full of mischief and sass and strong opinions. I have none of these qualities. . I'm better than her at using a fork though. . . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #Clara #baby #newMom #artistMom #parenthood #artist #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #photography #portraitPhotography #babyPhotography #fujifilm #fujifilmxa1 #dad

More #goldleaf experimentation! . . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #acrylics #painting #artist #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #hamont #gold #liquitex

Trying my hand at #goldleaf. Thank you to all the tutorials I read for warning me about the mess! . . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #hamont #craft #gold #whale #handlettering #calligraphy #currysartstore

Collaboration with my husband. Our downstairs neighbours have three #dogs. We made them a #leashHolder for Christmas. . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #acrylics #painting #artist #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #hamont #craft

My first #painting of 2018 was pre motherhood, and it was a gift for my mother. My second painting of 2018 was after becoming a mother myself, and it was a gift for my tiny sassy human (granted I meant to finish it before she was born, but she came two weeks early!). . I was stuck on a background for a long time until my interest in lines guided me into painting our back deck. I thought it so appropriate to include #Clara's backyard from her first #home. We spent many long days and nights wandering in that backyard when she was feeling uncomfortable and unsettled. That was where she first touched nature, first saw stars, first felt the wind in her sparse hair. . Wherever she may end up in life, I hope this will become a reminder of the first nest her parents built just for her, so that she may have somewhere warm and loving to rest her angry little head during her baby days. . . . #Afrisa #frilly #frillyDraws #acrylics #artist #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist #artistsoninstagram #artwork #colourful #stego #stegosaurus #artistLife #makeTimeForArt #dinosaur

Finally able to bust out the #semiDSLR and do a creative #photoshoot! . Clara's finally ready for solids. To celebrate, people have been giving their babies food/milk baths. I thought it was funny and definitely didn't want #Clara to miss out! . (#Cricket was too weirded out to sit close. She decided belly rubs were safer) . . #artistLife #photography #momLife #baby #milestone #makeTimeForArt #hamontArtist #CanadianArtist

Every time I think I'm getting the hang of having Clara around, she changes things up. Lately she's been taking tiny cat naps which make it super difficult to work on art! . Here's a sketch I did over a month ago. It was back when we were watching so much Magic School Bus that I dreamt I was sketching it. . . . . Left hand: #WinsorNewton #cadmium #red hue Right hand: #FaberCastell #venetianRed #BreastfeedingSketches are done with my free hand as I alternate between breasts. . #Afrisa #frillyDraws #frilly #CanadianArtist #hamontArtist #watercolour #artistMom #artist #sketches #makeTimeForArt #artistsoninstagram #sliceOfLife

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