cafe sketching

We sketched at Clinton St Baking Co and Restaurant this week. Their coffee, cakes, chicken and waffle are fantastic.

Over the weekend, we were invited to Mindset Learning Hub Cafe (MLHC) to sketch and eat. And it was fun!

MLHC is a collaboration between the Jardine Matheson Group through its registered charity, MINDSET Care Limited and Singapore Association for Mental Health (SAMH).

They work with Persons-In-Recovery and Persons-At-Risk for their vocational training and employment needs; at a centre that provides them with Workforce Skills Qualifications (WSQ) training.

There are rooms for conducting workshops as well. You can book rooms and food with them.

The cafe is located at 257 Jurong East St 24, Singapore 600257

More info at
https://www.samhealth.org.sg/samh-mindset-learning-hub/
http://mindset.com.sg/mindset-learning-hub/

I bought the Derwent Graphitint coloured pencils to try out today. I totally misjudged the values they can create. They are mostly dark values that don't vary much from each other except for the hue. It will take a while to get used to it.

The Stillman & Birn Delta sketchbook also surprised me with its toothy texture.

Sitting at the cafe sketching these people made me think of how crowded it was. This particular Coffee Bean at Junction 8 always seems to be crowded. I was lucky today to get a seat. While sketching, I saw a few people coming in and walking out after finding out there are not seats.

The coffee here cost around 5 times more than the coffee at the neighbourhood coffee shops. Yet, it's always packed. There are also many students. Back in the days when I was a student, I had to scrimp and save. Now that I've a job, I still feel a bit guilty drinking such expensive coffee.