Unusual New Year Post

"Lord, teach me, that I must have an end

and my life has purpose,

and I must accept this."

"For all flesh is as grass and the glory of man like flowers,

the grass withers and the flower falls."

"Blessed are the dead 

that die in the Lord.

"Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted,

They who sow in tears shall reap in joy."

"The righteous souls are in God's hand

and no torment shall stir them."

"Then shall be fulfilled The word that is written:

Death is swallowed up in victory.

O Death, where is thy sting?

O Hell, where is thy victory?"

"You now have sorrow, 

but I shall see you again

and your heart shall rejoice."

For Indonesia, this new year is far from festive. News on TV is still filled with updates on the AirAsia plane crash. There is inevitable sorrow among the nation. For us who are up to this moment, still breathing, we might have one unbearable question in our head, How if our time suddenly came to an end?

Nobody is sure when or where he or she is going to die. One thing that is sure is, we all will die someday, and there's no way for us to predict when that day will come.

And here comes another question that is more vital, when that day come, are we ready?

Are we ready to be responsible for all things that we had done on earth?

Does human's good deeds alone can save one from God's justice?

If not, how can we be ready to face our God? For we know, He is God of love and also, God of justice?

Think about this carefully, as you didn't always get the chance to ask yourself and ponder about this.

*The text right below the illustration is taken from Bible verses which Brahms later used as part of his requiem.* 

Seek the Future

This was an unplanned piece. At that time, I can hardly think of a subject that interested me enough, but still want to push myself to produce an artwork. So, I decided to rely solely to the mood of the song I was listening to.

The music at the background was Brahms German Requiem and to think that a mourning song could motivate you to do an artwork is strangely interesting. The German line above is taken from the sixth movement (classical music piece is often divided into several parts called "movements") of the music which means "for we have no continuing city, but we seek the future". Somehow, I feel relieved.

Sincerity

First of all, Have an "Eid mubarak" to our Muslim friends! May the celebration motivates everyone to forgive each other and to be sincere.

Speaking of which, I once was given a project of an illustration strips for a short story about goodwill. I thought it'll be an inspiring one to share, so, here it goes:

One day, there was a poor kid outside a ice cream shop, stopping by just to check on his favorite ice cream. With a small amount of money in his pocket, he got in to the shop. 

When he got to choose which flavor he wanted, he took quite a time to decide it. Thus, leaving the rest of the queue, especially the shop assistant peeved. 

Even though he could opt for the pricier type of ice cream with the money he had, he finally chose the cheaper one instead. He rushed to a nearby table and enjoyed his ice cream, leaving the shop assistant still in anger.

He went away as soon as he finished his last spoonful of ice cream. The shop assistant was about to clean his table when she found some money tip left on the table. She eventually realized the reason why the boy insisted to get the cheaper ice cream while he could easily spend the money on the pricey one was to share with her some of his happiness. 

It always got me thinking that today, we are so overloaded with whatever the media could feed us, especially with the rising number of any sort of crime reported on the news. As a result, subconsciously, we might start to lose our faith on believing in someone's goodwill. There's nothing wrong with being watchful though, just keep in mind that we have to learn how to appreciate every benevolence in the first place :)

Post-Hiatus...(part 2?)

Well, because I just realized I already had a post titled just the same. Only God knows when the last time I remembered I have a blog to be updated.

Sorry for not posting anything on this blog for awhile! I've been pretty busy with everything in life but I'm enjoying every seconds of it! :D This time I didn't come empty-handed because I've got some artworks to be shared with the world! *drum rolls*

This is a cropped version of what happened to be an artwork gift for Rebecca, a person who first I knew as a mentor in music and later, become a person I always looked up to in every other thing. She's heading back to the US tomorrow to pursue a PhD in conducting (yes, conducting orchestra, like how cool is that?) and she is one of very few people I considered a true role model, simply because her integrity, passion, and that kind of strive-for-excellence attitude she always brings with herself. All of that qualities combined with a spiritual belief that everything she has is blessing from Thy Lord. 

This illustration actually was given to her last two years in the form of a messy drawing. I was planning on polishing it into a decent illustration while she suddenly asked me if I still had that messy drawing sketch with me. Just in time!

Check out the full version of this artwork here http://febepe.carbonmade.com/projects/4237616#7 and feel free to browse through the gallery :)

Oh and one thing, who's dying for BBC's Sherlock season 4 here?

Updated Reel

2013 Animation Reel from Febe Perm on Vimeo.

Here's my updated reel featuring two short scenes from my thesis film. Apparently, I've sent this reel for a chance of serving as an intern. Hope everything is in time. 

Current Project

Here's the expression sheet of Ned, the character of my thesis film. Still got tons of things to be done before the approaching deadline, which is terrifying. However, I decided not to make this film the center of my struggle, but the story of it. I really want this film to be able to remind us of a thing that we, human, often miss in our life.

I'll keep you guys updated with everything every time I got the chance. Stay tuned! 

Silence