助手

我們的工作室是年終無休的，我們好幸運，從未試過一天是沒有生意的，但也代表我們一年大細都在畫畫，都在工作，並且經常有太多工作在排隊。可是我們的工作都是好有趣。負責畫畫的員工貓小姐是一個貪心的畫家，人家叫她畫堅尼地城，她就會一面想畫埋簿扶林道（貓小姐：咁係好近丫嘛）摩星嶺、背後的山等等- （貓小姐：這樣看一區好有趣，而且全都是連繫在一起的）總之我哋呢個貓小姐員工就好古怪，即將要加紙了，是她最不喜歡的活動之一。

這幅畫畫好後，會印在大版上放在堅尼地城海邊，讓街坊們把他們的故事加到畫中。我們以前在上環也做過類似的活動。但堅尼地城本身有好多關注組，有自己的社區環保隊，鬼故隊等等，那些街坊們都好有趣。要等到十月啊。

其他朋友仔，不用擔心，我哋無忘記你嘅訂單 - 狗狗商品logo, 商店地圖、煙花畫、有兩個報紙訪問、還有一本書要畫.... 日本博物館的展覧.... 啲人成日問我哋忙緊乜.... 

July Newsletter - Hello from our Seaside Studio, these days we are working on multiple projects (Mr. Meow boss: When are we not?) We are very lucky, as we never had no projects to work on, and not just that, all of our projects are extremely interesting. Among them is this Kennedy Town Map with one of our favourite collaborators @idiscoverapp. Our illustrator Ms. Maoo is a greedy illustrator, she was asked to illustrate Kennedy Town, but would insist to include the hills behind, up to Pokfulam Road, West to Mount Davis etc. (Ms. Maoo: Because it's all connected! and there are many beautiful secret paths and trails too) Once this illustration is done, we will put it by the seaside promenade at K-town and let the neighbours add their stories too. K-town has many interesting core groups, from those that research military history, to environmental-protection-teams, hopefully we will be able to collect some very interesting stories!
Don't worry our other friends, in case you hasn't heard back, we haven't forgotten your orders! A dog branding design, shop map, a plate drawing, two newspaper interviews next week, another picturebook to finish, and our exhibition in Japan.... etc.

大使

小Rosie, 住在我家的小Patchy 和Charlotte 姐姐的約瑟爹利Pudding有幸成為小小狗大使，代表一眾曾被遺棄的動物們，跟成長希望基金會的孩子在Whisker & Paws 渡過一個好有趣的下午。
來自成長希望基金會的小朋友有四成來自單親家庭，多於一半來自低收入家庭，八成居住在石峽尾和深水埗。
這群孩子今次選擇了遠在鴨脷洲的活動，是要學習一種新語言 - Learn to speak Dog，另外為這些曾有特別經歷的狗狗們畫肖像畫。
我們學習在不同情況下遇到狗狗時該怎樣做，及怎樣才不會嚇怕狗狗，跟他們做朋友。這群小朋友出奇地溫柔和聽話，但又好有反應。另一位義工Veronica是LAP Humane Education Leader，她去過好多學校做這類型講座，真是好專業啊。

黑白臉的patchy 和rosie 都是年紀較老的公公婆婆，大家見到Patchy 都覺得他好大隻，有點怕。不過後來都好喜歡他。Patchy 和Charlotte 姐姐的小Pudding 都極之餵食，Pudding 好像興奮得喝醉了一般，逗得所有人都大笑。
小朋友們又在大大的Whisker & Paws 店裹帶住狗狗去散步和喝水。
沒有牙齒和跛跛 腳的小Rosie 不但好適合向小朋友解釋領養的重要性，她也好乖好聽話，好定不搶食又親人。她可愛得差不多可以成為狗醫生，我猜唯一問題是她偶然見到別的狗吠也會吠。
小朋友話畫狗狗真係唔容易呀，因為佢哋不停郁。不過大家都好開心，雖然他們未夠十八歲不能當義工，但在日常生活中也可以告訴朋友們領養的重要性，和看見狗狗不用大叫，怎樣不會嚇怕狗狗。

橙味

哎吖，轉眼就七月了。香港公園那幅畫早已畫完，書也出好了，會在今年書展見到。但又要開始畫下一個故事，畫下一幅地圖了。
這陣子也畫了一家好大的新店的店舖地圖，探訪了好多小狗等等。
根據喵喵仔的針咭，這個月是他生日啊！一年前的這個月，他就誕生在這世上，有一個弟弟及一個妹妹，被困在室外一個籠內，被颱風後的雨灑病了。
現在他已成為一隻神可小巨貓，頗有性格的，雖然搗蛋，但充滿好奇心，喜歡痴住人和狗兒們。喵喵仔rosie 都是小寶貝。
很久沒有寫信給樹木了。
I always find it fascinating how different my two furry kids are, in terms of personality. Rosie is the type that always look for protection, she's been through so much, you just want to cuddle her, and make sure she gets what she wants. Sometimes even bringing her to grooming seems like such a torture for her, she look so exhausted afterwards, and I kept hoping that she doesn't feel too bad. Meow has also been a fighter, but he is a very different personality, always looking for something mischevieous to do, but never unkind, he's just a playful and energetic little boy, who makes people laugh even when he is up to no good. Even though he would grab your hand and do rabbit kicks, and jump pass Rosie from the back, he never hissed at people.