It's a Wrap!

From 3 Nov to 24 Nov 2025 on four Monday mornings, I taught "Outdoor Sketching and Painting" course at Centre for Lifelong Education (CLE) at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA). They are not all seniors, Abigail in her 20s or 30s was the youngest in between jobs and Boon Cheong in his 40s, took leaves to attend all four sessions, the rest are either young seniors or recent retirees.

I Jio You Sketching at Potter's Garden

Potter's Garden

Urban Sketchers Singapore and JTC collaboration to sketch the new Potter's Garden!

Did a sketch of the new Potter's Garden with the group "I Jio You Sketching!" yesterday. I added the bridge with the pots on the left and on the right, I added the sculpture we did in 2015 called "Spirit of Singapore" with SG50 fund for a "Goli Project" with Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle.

To me, it was a sketch to signify this ten-year journey from making goli to a garden reminiscing the past in this area.

Official Opening of Potter's Garden

Today at Potters Garden opening. Please visit the garden and dragon kilns. Thow Kwang Pottery Jungle JTC

Posted by Tia Boon Sim on Saturday 15 November 2025

Draft Sketches for 6 Clay Balls

All are Welcome!

Using Etchr Limited Edition

This is a sketch I did on Etchr Limited Eidition to be displayed at Straits Art to promote the sketchbook.

Last Wood Firing of the Year

Group Photo at Singapore Science Centre

October Sketchwalk at Singapore Science Centre

Hi Sketchers!

For October 2025's month end sketchwalk, we are going to the Science Centre! USkSG and Science Centre Singapore (SCS) will be having a special collab sketchwalk at their new Dinosaurs | Extinctions | Us (DEU) exhibition, which is in partnership with the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM). While we are free to sketch outside the Science Centre and in the Kinetic Garden, entrance to the DEU exhibition is by registration only. SCS has kindly given us 100 complimentary passes in exchange for having our sketches displayed in a DEU art exhibition at a later date.

Registration form is below. Please read the terms and conditions carefully:

[Form has closed, we've reached 100 pax, thank you!]

https://forms.gle/kAkPXjzGaBBceTk17

Please register only if you are certain you are going. We will notify you if you have been successful in securing a pass.

If you are unable to secure a pass but would like to visit the exhibition, you may purchase tickets here:

https://www.science.edu.sg/whats-on/dinosaurs-extinctions-us

*****IMPORTANT INFO*****

- For those going for the exhibition, pass collection timing is strictly from 8:30 - 9:30 am. Latecomers will forfeit their passes.

- Due to crowd control, we will not be able to distribute passes once the doors are open to the public.

- Do not block visitors or human traffic.

- Only pencils & coloured pencils allowed indoors.

- Crayons, charcoal, pastels, wet media allowed only outdoors (Amphitheatre & Kinetic Garden) (see map in event discussion).

- Stools allowed.

- Use official hashtags: #sciencecentresg #SCSDinos #DinosaursExtinctionsUs #BackFromExtinction

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𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
Date: 25 October 2025
Time: 9.30am - 12.15pm
Nearest MRT station: Jurong East MRT
Meeting point: Annexe Halls for DEU exhibition, Kinetic Garden for outdoor sketching
Address: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Yqvjy5rHov9vdC4p9
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𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:
8:30am: Collection of passes to DEU exhibition
9.30am: Briefing at meeting point. (Annexe Halls for DEU exhibition, Kinetic Garden for outdoor sketching)
9.40am: Free and easy sketch
12pm: Start packing your things and make your way for Show & Tell
12.15pm: Show and Tell (outside Annexe Halls)
12.30pm: End
*Please note that location of Briefing and Show and Tell may subject to change if weather changes. Admin will edit location on this post if any changes.
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𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲:
By participating this Event, you agree with the followings:
1. My participation in this Event is entirely voluntary.
2. I am aware of and agree to assume any and all risks which might be associated with the Event and I will not hold Urban Sketchers Singapore (USkSG) and any admin/organiser responsible or liable in any way for and will not commence any action arising from the Event, or claim for any loss and/or damage (including, without limitation, personal injury and/or property damage) caused by or sustained as a result of my participation in the Event.
3. I will indemnify USkSG and keep USkSG indemnified against all losses, claims, demands, actions, proceedings, damages, costs, expenses, and any other liability arising in any way from my participation in the above Event.
4. For participant under 18 years old, his/her parent/guardian are aware and agree to the above clauses.
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𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆:
1. Make your way to the location, be aware of surroundings, and maintain necessary distancing.
2. Challenge yourself to explore hidden corners that hasn't been seen/drawn yet; this will also help prevent too many of us crowding the same perching points.
3. Post your sketches, snapshots and videos online — 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐬 #𝐮𝐬𝐤𝐬𝐠 — so everyone can easily find the day's artistic output.
4. Some sketch leaders will go around to catch you in action for posts on Facebook and Instagram, so look out for them!
5. Happy sketching!! 
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𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘀:
Event banner by Favian Ee

Edible Garden City

Today we went to sketch at Edible Garden City in Queenstown under the hot and humid weather. You can find more details at their website. EDIBLE GARDEN CITY is a social enterprise that champions the Grow-Our-Own-Food movement in cities around the world to improve food sustainability and resilience. Their urban farming model is a community of local farmers that produces fresh, tasty and nutritious harvests that are available to everyone living in the city. We were told there are about 40 farmers working on their farm and 20 are full time farmers.

Etchr Accordion Sketchbook
Size: 520 x 210mm

Intermediate Class at Brahm Newton

Today we concluded another successful intermediate class on Pen and Ink Drawing at Brahm Newton. There were 36 participants producing impressive sketches for 6 lessons over 6 weeks. There were 4 Korean ladies in the class.