Message of Gratitude

The 2nd Art Auction & Exhibition on 15th May 2010 has been so successfully organized. I would like to express my gratitude to everyone who has jointly made this event such a great success.
I was so excited and too happy on that night until my mind became blank when I was standing on the stage even I was accompanied by Owen, Mandy, Belle and Adrian. Thank you so much to Owen in guarding me to start my speech but yet my speech was incomplete. I wish to say more but I was too excited.

So many thoughts have come to my mind that night. My eyes were well with tears when I look at the crowd, looked at our lovely celebrities, all volunteers who has comes and the warmth feelings inside Penang Village.

I was thinking of my dad who I wish he can be with me in this wonderful event. He has once against me into art. He told me that ART cannot make a living, ART cannot make money. Now, he is so happy and proud of me. Art allows me to give my time and sharing my artistic skill with the Cambodian children. With ART, I’m having lots of happiness that money couldn’t buy.

On that night, I missed my dearest grandma deeply. How I wish she could see me standing here, but she is no longer with me now, I can’t share my stories and happiness with her any more. But I know that she is looking upon me now and smiling. I remembered once she was following up with me on my 1st Charity Art Exhibition, I will never forget her sweet smile when she was listening to me. I missed you, Ah Poh!
Missing my grandma, I am now recalling that I had once organized a small skill charity & exhibition at my art centre in the year 2007. The small fund was raised for Maha Karuna compassionate home located at Taman Midah, Cheras, KL.


In this journey of giving, I received so much. I received so much of joy and happiness when I step into Colors Of Cambodia. I could see so much of sweet smiles in return when I gave away the party pack to the school children. I received lots of friendship from everywhere, I received lot of new lessons in life to learn. Along with what I have gained and it became a great opportunity to organize this meaningful event.
At the same moment, I’m thinking of Cambodian children bare foots, their innocent eyes, their living and life, I learn to appreciate my life better. This journey into joy & peace is to create awareness and the joy of giving in the lesser children. The underprivileged children of Cambodia learn that they too are in the position to give. By giving away their art pieces, they receive care, attention and monetary assistance in return. This also becomes a good opportunity to educate our local children to be generous and to help others in need by sincerely contributing their skills and efforts in the form of arts.

So much to share and so much to tell and no words could express my appreciation to everyone.
A very BIG THANK YOU to all of you who has jointly holding my hand into this journey, and may all of us be blessed with blossom of happiness and peace.

Love, Joy & Peace
Honey Khor

OPENING DAY 2 NOV 2008

A handprint from our most Ven. Saranankara Nayata Thera, founder of Colors Of Cambodia, Mr. Bill Gentry and myself Ms Honey Khor during the exhibition opening.

Ch'ng Sze Shuanne, a little sweet girl who participated in the art exhibition feeling excited to have a hand print too.. = )

Beautiful Calendars...Meaningful art catalogue..and...Delicious Foods..

“Those who have the spirit to love others,
or to be bestowed with love,
are those who are endowed with bountiful blessings.”

We enjoyed the music play by Sis Jenny and her Students....A BIG thankyou...

My Special Thanks to MR Khor for
sponsoring the sandart.
He is a nice guy who owns a
craft workshop..http://www.ksworkshop.com/
The children who came to the exhibition enjoyed it so much...

Cindy was asking Bill about his artworks..

if you wan to know more about Cindy Koh and her arts...pls log in to www.clayadventures.com

AUCTION

Sis LeAnn, who have given her very best and more. Bring up the atmosphere during the auction...Thank you Sis Sue for all the help during the exhibition.

A BIG BIG Thank you to our special guests who did the auction for these 3 unique and special paintings.








Above is Bro Wei (left), Mr Bill Gentry and Bro KMBS and the painting draw by "Ben Yan Shan Ren", a very old artist who are most Ven. Saranankana's friend..







Big Sahdu to Bro Tony and family for always so generous and supportive. A good shoot of Bro Tony and Mr Bill Gentry,the fonder of Colors of Cambodia and also his painting.."New Treeation"

Here, i would like to appreciate my thankful to Mr Dennis Chan for sponsor his painting "Misty Valley" for the auction in this charity exhibition.
And also Big thank you for KC and his family on auctioned this painting too.

All the members of "A Journey Into Joy And Peace" extends our sincere thanks and deepest gratitude to all the genorous donors, sponsors and benefactors for their unstinting contributions in cash and kind.

A JOURNEY INTO JOY AND PEACE, NOV 2008

A JOURNEY INTO JOY AND PEACE - Charity Art Exhibitions
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November ‘08 Charity Art Exhibition @ Dessert’s Bar, Soho KL, Solaris Mont Kiara, KL

Kids reach out to their peers through ART By THO XIN YI of The Star Metro

‘CHILDREN for children’ is the key concept of the Fund-Raising Art Exhibition, ‘A Journey into Joy and Peace’.

The brainchild of Honey Child Development Centre founder, Ms. Honey Khor and Clay Expression founder, Ms. Cindy Koh, the exhibition will be held from Nov 1 to 29 at Dessert’s Bar Studio from 10:00am to 10:00pm at Solaris Mont Kiara in Kuala Lumpur.

Featuring more than 100 pieces of artworks by children in Cambodia as well as students of Honey Child Development and Clay Expression, the exhibition is aimed at raising funds for Colors of Cambodia, the Myanmar Cyclone Disaster Fund and the Kinrara Metta Buddhist Society Building Fund.

Honey Khor was in Cambodia last year when she discovered Colors of Cambodia, a project for underprivileged Cambodian children to teach them the skills of drawing and painting.
“I visited their gallery in Siem Reap and was told that it was founded by artist and entrepreneur Mr.William Gentry. I was impressed and surprised as it’s the first gallery that displays mostly children’s artworks.

Paintings by Cambodian children

“I met up with William Gentry in Singapore and went back to Siem Reap to visit the Cambodian children this year, and started teaching them,” she said. She saw for herself the poor living conditions of the children and she vowed to do something to help them.

“They have no shoes or school bags ", “ they only carried plastic bags. They need to pay for their education, so some can’t afford to attend school,” she said.

The money raised will be used to help them develop their talent further.
“We will buy materials such as paper and oil pastels for them,” Honey Khor said.

She added that the students in her centre were excited at being able to contribute when she briefed them about the exhibition.“This is to teach them to give and share. Their concentration while producing the art pieces was something I had not seen before,” she said.

Wind power: A painting by one of Honey Khor’s students.

Tranquil scene: A painting by Honey Child Development Centre students.