Welcome
Hello! This blog and website is about my journey navigating through life as an artist and living my dream.
Join me on my meandering adventure, and look through my eyes to see what inspires me as I rediscover, recreate and rebuild my identity since the loss of my parents.
I started this art project as a challenge proposed to me by my mentor FloatingLemons in 2013, to do a sketch a day. Mariana passed away in 2022. I will always remember her fondly.
I have since completed 1000 sketches and today, I still sketch often but no longer on a daily basis.
ABOUT ME
Born on the historical spice trade island of Penang, with wings of a free spirit, my wanderlust cravings and curiosity for new experiences lured me to different parts of the world. I have studied and worked in the UK, France, Tanzania and Singapore.
I have many stories to tell and my art journal, also my trusted travelling companion, is the platform I have chosen to use to share my stories. You can follow my sketches here and on my social media feeds.
My sketches capture what I feel and see, be it from my travels or sitting still. The process is in itself a journey, from sight, to mind, to heart, to paper.
Being rather nomadic, this blog has connected me to the world. It has inspired many people to start their own creative journeys and in turn, it has fueled my own journey.
I have learnt a lot about myself and by retrospectively looking back at my huge collection of sketches and illustrations, I have discovered what is important to me, how I view the world but most importantly, I have discovered who I am.
Please feel free to leave me comments.
Set your spirit free,
Tiffany Choong xoxo
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 Feb “Treasures of a Straits Chinese”, G Hotel Gurney
2023 Nov “I am Not an Oriental Vase”, Hikayat Penang
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2014 May “Chairity” organized by National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM) at The Edge Gallery, KL
2015 Mar “Femmes Plurielles” all women exhibition organized by Alliance Francaise at The Star Pitt, Penang
2015 Aug “MyDesign” Group product exhibition in conjunction with George Town Festival (GTF)
2017 Nov “8” All women group exhibition at China House Gallery
2018 Aug “Window Display” exhibition by George Town Festival
2020 Mar “Belang” exhibition, Penang State Gallery
2020 Dec “Boxed in (one foot at a time)” at Hin Bus Depot Gallery
2021 Apr “Kecik Kecik” , Penang Art District x Hin Bus Depot Gallery
2021 Aug “Langur” exhibition, Penang State Gallery
2023 Mar “Kecik Kecik” exhibition, Hin Bus Depot, Penang
2023 Mar ARmenian Park, AR exhibition celebrating international women’s day, Penang
2023 Mar. Of Spaces in Between, AR group exhibition, Hin Bus Depot, Penang
2023 Mar. Of Spaces in Between, AR group exhibition, Zhan Art Gallery, Petaling Jaya, Selangor
2025 Oct 1000 Tiny artworks, organised by Red Hongyi Studio x Hin Bus, Hin Bus Depot, Penang
2025 Oct Suara Belacu, organised by Riuh in the city, Odeon KL, KL, Malaysia
2025 Nov Getaran, KL City Art Gallery, KL, Malaysia
2025 Nov Seni Sikat, Malaysia – Philippines art festival, Centro de Intramuros, Manila, Philippines
2025 Dec Art Soiree, Nadine Fine Art Gallery, PJ, Malaysia
ART FAIRS
2024 June CIMB Hotel Art Fair with The Art People Gallery at The Four Points by Sheraton KLCC
2024 Nov Affordable Art Fair with The Art People Gallery at the F1 Pitt Building, Singapore
COLLABORATIONS AND CLIENTS
2014/5 My Webroom.com
2014 Aug Illustration for E+O Hotel
2014 Dec Art design for Bintang the Starwood Hotel and resorts bear for Christmas, KL
2015 Sep Wildlife illustrations for The HABITAT Penang Hill
2015 Aug Penang colouring book by We are artists for George Town Festival
2016 Jan Wildlife and flower illustrations for Batu Batu resort, Malaysia
2017 Dec Chinese Zodiac illustrations for Harper’s Bazaar Malaysia
2018 Sep Malaysian Wildlife Illustrations for Female Magazine, Malaysia
2018 Sep Illustrations for Fear Not by Irish Poet Stephen James Smith, Dublin
2019 Aug Illustrations for The weather in my heart by Victor Ross, LA
2020 Artwork for Umamu Estate, Australia
2020 Mar Artwork for Honey Grove, Australia
2020 Aug Artwork for DeWan x Hugo Boss, Malaysia
2020 Oct Bat illustrations for Rimba Research, Malaysia
2021 Jan UMAMU Estate, Australia
2021 Aug Illustrations for a Kombucha brand
2021 Nov Illustrations for Kitchen Table Magazine, USA Issue #4
2022 Nov Illustrations for Kitchen Table Magazine, USA Issue #5
2023 Sept Illustrations for Pullman Kuching and Pullman Miri Mid Autumn festival
2023 Nov. Everyday Penang. The Art of Joy. Illustrated book published by MIKU books, an imprint of Clarity Publishing
2024 Mar Artworks for Azelis HQ
2024 Nov Artworks for The Millen Hotel Penang.
2025 Oct Penang Hokkien Dictionary. Illustration for book Cover. Clarity Publishing.
WHAT DOES BULAN MEAN?
I wanted a name that embodies all things beautiful, good and spiritual. I toyed with a few names but decided on the word “moon”. Furthermore, this has been my dream project, so for me, the moon symbolizes this. Bulan means moon in Malay and Indonesian.
My logo started off as just a ring representing the moon but soon evolved to include a dream catcher within it and eventually sprouting wings. The entire evolution reflects how this project has grown.
Live by the Sun, Love by the Moon
BulanLifestyle.com 
November 11, 2013 at 08:54
Than you for sharing all this with me and I do hope you start writing again. My sketch of the day has really helped me in many ways. It’s made me start to believe in myself again and the journey so far has been mostly positive. Even blogging and meeting people like you has added to my journey. Reading your story reminds me that life is short and we are blessed. It is never too late to start over and to make the best of what we have.
I look forward to following you on your journey x
November 11, 2013 at 08:41
Thank you! That’s made my day! I’m travelling at the moment so it will take me awhile to post it up! xx
November 10, 2013 at 16:53
I love your blog! That’s way I have nominated you for The Versatile Blogger Award! http://fashionisallthat.wordpress.com/2013/11/10/869/
xoxo,
Dragana
November 10, 2013 at 14:24
I am so happy to have found you! Thank you for liking my about page! You were my 200th “LIKER” so that must mean something a little more special don’t ya think? LOL. I love your challenge. I love your artisitc side. I think that a number of events got me stuck in life… I opened up a store that sucked a lot of my time up. (I’d done artshows for a decade or so before that) It had always been a dream of mine but it was really like having a baby! You had to find someone to watch it when you weren’t there… so art shows and being creative enough or just have time to produce enough stuff was in the past…
And then… it all got wiped away in an earthquake in 2003! So be careful what you wish for! Funny, God has given me everything I ever wanted… A store and then not a store… I never thought of it exactly that way till I was just writing this! Seee you have unstuck me! And that is what I came to say! I need to start writing again! Thanks for the challenge. I look forward in following you!
xoxo
November 5, 2013 at 17:18
I think everyone should try the challenge! But you already do the artistic side at work and you write. I’m trying to get my friends to do this challenge with me, be it sketch, write, cook, exercise…Looking forward to your sketches 🙂