Chokmah: How this ex-flight attendant is revolutionising S’pore’s craft scene with jesmonite

Joyce Orallo

I settled down to speak to Joyce via Zoom, and the newly-minted mother of two is everything you’d expect a crafter to be — warm, coupled with an infectious laugh, and an eagerness to share all about her life’s work. Joyce has always had an affinity for the arts, but not in the way one might think. While the other children pored over colouring books, Joyce spent her early days scribbling over her dad’s floor plans. “My dad is an architect. Other children would do colouring books, but for me, I grew up on his floor plans. I cannot forget...

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Straits Times - Made in Singapore: 'Material' love leads maker to start homeware brand Chokmah

Joyce Orallo

SINGAPORE - When Ms Joyce Orallo Lim began making her own jewellery using polymer clay in 2018, she thought she had settled on the material she wanted to work with as a maker. But she soon found that polymer clay - a type of plastic that hardens with heat - and her sustainable sensibilities were not meant to be.   Reference: https://www.straitstimes.com/life/made-in-singapore-material-love-leads-maker-to-start-homeware-brand-chokmah

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