29/10/2019
It feels wonderful to be back behind a paintbrush again.
But before I can start this new work chapter, I owe many of you an explanation for why I abruptly closed Formosa 5 years ago.
For a long time I tried to balance Formosa with having my first child. I remember that crazy year in hazy snippets … composing work emails from the hospital labour ward, creating an entire new collection while wearing my son in an baby carrier on my chest, and always praying his naps would go on 5 minutes longer so I could finish sending out orders … there is no maternity leave for sole entrepreneurs. The final crunch came when my husband’s work required us to move to Singapore. It was awfully painful decision but for sake of my family, my mental and physical health, I had to put Formosa on ice. Suddenly Quentin Bryce’s quote 'You can have it all, but not all at the same time’ became my new mantra.
So here I am, my boys are now in pre-kindy and school, and I'm very excited to get creating again.
