Monday, March 16, 2009
Peranakan Dollhouse
Last Sunday, while we were at the Singapore Art Museum, Sai Pi and I popped by the Museum Shop where Sai Pi picked up a Peranakan shophouse postcard for $2. The girls and I have always loved Peranakan shophouses but I don't think we would ever have the means to live in one. But a $2 postcard, that I can afford. And not just any postcard but one that has since defied its destiny, risen above its humble stationery background to become part of a dollhouse with just a few cuts made with a pen knife to open up the door and windows. Like a conservation house where only the facade remains true to the original, our Peranakan dollhouse has an authentic frontage and a modern interior. So we do finally own a Peranakan shophouse even if we can't live in it.
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2 comments:
Hi, were the postcards meant to be cut up? I ask because I am keen to embark on a postcard design project of monuments around singapore
No it was a plain postcard, no perforated lines. I cut along the lines at the door and windows using a penknife.
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