Process

What makes each piece one-of-a-kind

Aug 19, 2026

One-of-a-kind is a phrase every studio uses. Here is the mechanism that makes it true — and the deliberate exception.

Aug 15, 2026

Most ceramic wall art in Singapore is glazed, printed or both. Tangled Monk draws it by hand on raw clay in Joo Chiat.

Aug 13, 2026

Every drawing starts as colour and ends as line, in that order — and the ground is finished before anyone knows what will go on it.

Aug 8, 2026

Tangled Blessings is ten devotional works, each one drawn out of something the artist was already carrying.

Aug 5, 2026

Twenty-three sizes across 48 wall pieces, and the four shapes that actually matter when you are standing in front of a wall.

Jul 23, 2026

Ceramic, handmade paper and canvas each take ink differently, age differently, and ask something different of the wall they hang on.

Jul 19, 2026

An old friend, an honest comment, and a pattern I didn't know I'd been drawing my whole life. Meet the Swirl.