Tablo Booklet-v5

Where your focus goes,
energy flows

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About Tablo Studio The Artists

Art is a powerful tool – it can change perceptions, challenge beliefs and even Stuart McLachlan
inspire courage and greatness. At Tablo Studio, we want everyone to have
access to this seemingly endless well of inspiration. Stuart McLachlan began his career as an illustrator in Adelaide,
Our intent is simple: as drivers of an emerging self-awareness movement, we Australia after completing a degree in illustration and Graphic Design.
help to connect you with the artists and creative elements that encourage you Working in Melbourne, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney,
to craft meaningful art that reflects who you are and what you want from life. his work has been published globally appearing in magazines such as
We believe that where your attention goes, energy flows. By creating a piece The Economist, The New Yorker, The Hollywood Reporter and Newsweek.
of art that resonates with your goals and focuses your mind, we hope to help Clients such as Australia Post have commissioned him to do several stamp series
you tap into the huge wealth of hidden power that resides within you. for them including the 2016 Christmas Nativity Stamp series. Activision recently
Welcome to Tablo Studio – a world of beauty & meaning. used his talents to create Snapchat filters and posters for their 2017 “Call of Duty
WW2” release which were featured in the U.S and Britain.
2 Over the last few years Stuart has shifted his attention to the world of paper art and
has become internationally recognised as one of the premier artists in this field.
Using hand cut paper he creates images, art objects and pieces for the
fashion, advertising and editorial areas. These hand-made pieces have been
commissioned as art and have made their way onto the fashion runways and
into magazines such as Vogue, Karen magazine, Marie Claire as well as onto book
covers, posters and advertising campaigns.
His paper work has been catalogued in art books such as Paper Art (Hong Kong),
“PaperCraft” (Berlin) , “Paperworks 1 & 2 “ (China), and PaperCuts” (U.S.A.) which
delves behind the scenes of 25 of the worlds top paper artists.
His works have been in many exhibitions as well as being auctioned off at The
Rockefeller Centre in New York by Christies Auction House.
Stuart continues to create art objects and is currently producing new works for
both solo and joint shows in the coming year.
Apartment Block pages 8-11, Floating Rocks pages 12-15,
Reflections pages 16-19, Pinstripe Man and Woman pages 20-23

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Nancy Liang www.tablostudio.com

Nancy is a Sydney-based artist and illustrator who focuses on Mekel
tales of urban landscapes, city streets and the often-forgotten
places of suburbia. She represents these subject matters using Growing up, Mekel always loved to draw. Especially girls in
drawing and craft paper cut-outs arranged in the visual form of a diorama. Her pretty dresses. She thought about being a fashion designer
practice also extends off the page from print to animation, where she enjoys but quickly realised she hated sewing and went on to study
creating animated scenes and looping GIFs. graphic arts instead.

In 2016 Nancy was awarded the gold medal at the Society of Illustrators After working for over 10 years as a graphic designer for different boutique
awards as well as World Illustration Awards Winner Best New Talent Editorial. agencies in Perth, Western Australia, Mekel started kickin’ goals as a full-time
illustrator.
In 2015 she was the winner in the Silver Category at the Illustrators Australia
Awards. Her first professional assignments were illustrating ‘More Money for Shoes’
a book by Melissa Browne, and was chosen by Urban Walkabout to illustrate
She has been widely published both in Australia, UK and USA and has been the front covers of their Perth guides over the course of two seasons. You
exhibited in Germany, Korea, USA, China, UK and Australia. may have seen her handwritten logo for Betts Shoes, shoebox and large
watercolour murals for the iconic Australian store.
Urban Landscapes pages 24–25
Mekel joined the Jacky Winter Group in 2014, and now works with clients
Simon Cardwell across the world, including Twinings, TOPSHOP, Westfield, Elle and Revlon.

Simon Cardwell is an internationally published fine art She has been interviewed by Vanity Fair and featured as one of their ‘5 must-
photographer based in Sydney, Australia. follow fashion illustrators’, and is known for her delicate line work, large scale
watercolours and pops of bright colour.
He has been commissioned to shoot many commercial projects
from feature film to stills photography. Mekel has held three solo exhibitions, her first in 2013 for the Perth Fashion
Festival, 2014 ‘Wanderlust‘ for Urban Couture and 2016 for the First Monday
His work has been exhibited internationally and his clients include Vogue and in May Perth premiere.
Elle magazines, Warner Bros, Paramount Pictures and Sony Studios as well as
the Sydney Dance Company and the Australian Ballet. Mekel lectures at South Metropolitan TAFE teaching social media, eMarketing,
branding and fashion illustration.
His awards include the Illustrators Award in 2012 and 2013. Watercolours pages 32–35

He was a finalist in the Haselhurst Art Prize – Works on Paper in 2013 and a
finalist for the Moran Prize in 2012.

Tree of Life pages 36–37

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Christopher Nielsen www.tablostudio.com

Christopher Nielsen’s illustrations flow forth from a love of Celine Singh
vintage design. His first comics were printed in 1980 after
entering a competition in the Norwegian Anarchist magazine. Celine is originally from Paris, France but has spent most
Tin toys, Mexican wrestlers, Matchboxes, Medical Charts of her life living abroad. She is fluent in French, English and
and Indian Goddesses all jostle for attention amongst the flotsam and German and regularly works in all 3 languages.
jetsam in his flip-top head. His images have been adopted by wineries, zoos, She studied art and design in Paris, and then went on to complete a 2nd
department stores, radio stations and fish mongers around the globe. When degree in London before moving to Montreal in early 2016.
he’s not making images for you or raising children he can be found on stage Her designs include branding, logos and stationery as well as prints and
with his band The Ramalamas. illustrations.
Her design studio is called Atelier Céline. “Atelier” means studio in French
His clients include Myer Dept. Store, Penguin Random House, Little Hare and is a wink to her roots. Indeed, her designs have a bit of a European flair
Publishing, Lion Beverages, Variety, Taronga Zoo, Yalumba, Mental Floss, to them!
Luxury Traveller, Kelloggs, Toyota, Audi, H2GO Water, ABC, GQ Magazine, The Kid’s Art pages 38–39
Sydney Morning Herald, K.W. Doggett Fine Papers, Jazeera Airlines, Real Deals
Europe, Wish Magazine, MINI International, P&N Bank & Hemispheres.

Christopher’s work has been acknowledged by The AGDA Awards, 3x3,
Communication Arts, American Illustration, Society Of Illustrators NY, Luerzers
Archive, Hotshop Awards and The Creative Annual. He has received Gold,
Silver and Bronze medals in the Illustrators Australia Awards.

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STUART McLACHLAN CAREER Small risk, small life. Big risk, big life.

FAMILY The bond that links your true family is
not one of blood, but of respect and joy.

We’ve all lived in an apartment at some point in our life, a CHILDREN Celebrate each
place of new people,new beginnings and constant change. child’s uniqueness.

It’s a microcosm of the greater world, a frenetic place to hope and dream in, FRIENDS Hospitality is love in action.
to create the lives we want for ourselves in a thriving metropolis. What is most 9

important to you or what have you forgotten that was? Build the apartment
that you’ve always wanted to live in.

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FITNESS Success is the sum of all MINDFULNESS A place for everything
efforts, repeated day-in and day-out. and everything in its place.

HELPING OTHERS We stand tall when RELAXATION The time to relax is
we stoop to help a stranger. when you don’t have time for it.

KEEP LEARNING You are always a TRY NEW THINGS I am not a product
student. Never a master. You have to of my circumstances. I am a product

keep moving forward. of my decisions.

LEISURE Happiness is part of who we TRAVEL I haven’t been everywhere
are. Joy is the feeling. but it’s on my list.

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Floating Rocks

STUART McLACHLAN

ARTS AND CULTURE Art CHILDREN It is easier to FITNESS Who is strong?
is where imagination build strong children One who overpowers
and reality meet. than to repair broken his inclinations.
men.

The juxtaposition of dense rocks floating weightlessly CAREER Keep your feet FAMILY Cherish your
in the air opens a world of possibility. on the ground and your human connections.

Your dreams, passions, people and motives are designed into little island head in the clouds. FRIENDS Nothing but
worlds, precious in their own right. Dot your path with these islands and put heaven itself is better
front and centre what is most important, remind yourself of what you need than a friend who is

to focus on to get to the world you would like to see in front of you. really a friend.

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GIVING BACK HELPING OTHERS The LEISURE Happiness PARTNERS Love is friend- SPIRITUALITY Faith is STAY ACTIVE Without a
Always give something most basic of all human is not something you ship that has caught fire. taking the first step even sense of urgency, desire
postpone for the future, when you don’t see the
back. needs is the need to It is quiet understand- loses it’s value.
understand and to be it’s something you ing, mutual confidence, whole staircase.
design for the present. sharing and forgiving. It
understood. is loyalty through good TRAVEL Places to go,
people to see.
and bad times.

HEALTH Eating well is a KEEP LEARNING MINDFULNESS Our life RELAXATION Find
form of self-respect. Happiness comes after is what our thoughts the stillness in every
make it.
that achievement of moment.
a difficult task that
demanded our best.

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Reflections

STUART McLACHLAN

CAREER Far and away the best prize that life has to
offer is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.

KEEP LEARNING Always do your best. What you FRIENDS AND FAMILY
plant now, you will harvest later. If you think my hands
are full, you should see

my heart.

Simpler than my other artworks, ’Reflections’ is just that, PARTNER A happy marriage is the union of TRY NEW THINGS
a mirror on what is the absolute most important to you. two good forgivers. If you hear a voice
within you say ‘you
This artwork is designed to show this in the barest of ways, removing all the 17 cannot paint’, then by all
peripheral clutter, leaving only the symbols of what truly represent your means paint, and that
greatest loves. voice will be silenced.

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GRATITUDE If you want SPIRITUALITY Love yourself. Accept yourself.
to find happiness, find Forgive yourself.

gratitude. LEISURE Play with abandon. Laugh.

HELPING OTHERS The FITNESS Don’t give up. Don’t ever give up. OPTIMISM If you want to
little things can make all be happy, choose to be

the difference. optimistic.

ARTS AND CULTURE It takes a lot of courage to show
your dreams to someone else.

RELAXATION Your TRAVEL The world is a MINDFULNESS Don’t let HEALTHY EATING STAY ACTIVE
mind will answer most book and those who yesterday take up too Take care of your body. Never let your
questions if you learn do not travel read only much of today. It’s the only place you memories be greater
to relax and wait for the than your dreams.
one page. have to live.
answer.

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Pinstripe Man CHILDREN Children
and Woman learn more from what
you are than from what
STUART McLACHLAN
you teach.
Whether male or female, the suit and tie have become
the symbol of this ages modern armour. TRY NEW THINGS
Don’t wait. The time will
As business people, it defines power and respect. A protective shield as one
battles through the day to achieve their goals. However, there is a person never be just right.

underneath who has other interests in life that need to be balanced such as CAREER Believe in
family, friends and leisure. Populate this suit with imagery dear to you to act as a yourself so strongly that
reminder of what those things are so you can truly create a life that is in balance. the world can’t help but

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KEEP LEARNING Even if PARTNER When I saw FAMILY Family is not
you’re on the right track, you, I fell in love, and an important thing. It’s
you’ll get run over if you you smiled because
everything.
just sit there. you knew.

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FRIENDS Remember RELAXATION It’s a MINDFULNESS
the days of the old beautiful world, so turn Sometimes you need to
school yard. off your computer and step outside, get some
air, and remind yourself
go outside. of who you are and who

HELPING OTHERS If I you want to be.
am only for myself, what

am I?

SPIRITUALITY Faith is STAY ACTIVE Live with
taking the first step, intention. Walk to the
even when you don’t see
the whole staircase. edge.

LEISURE Self-care is not about self-indulgence, it’s TRAVEL Life is a journey, ARTS AND CULTURE FITNESS Just play. Have HEALTH No one
about self-preservation. not a destination. Everything that is real fun. Enjoy the game. can stay active very
long without good
was imagined first. health. Good health is
dependent upon proper
food and exercise,
fresh air and the right

thinking.

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Urban Landscapes CAREER Two CHILDREN GRATITUDE Do MINDFULNESS
roads diverged Being a mother the things you Our life is what
NANCY LIANG in a wood and I is not about what enjoy. Cultivate our thoughts
took the one less you gave up to your talents.
My artwork invites you for a walk through traveled by, and make it.
my urban nightscapes. that has made all have a child,
the difference. but what you’ve
As you journey through the sleepy streets, you’ll find the sprites important to
you. They will help unearth your story and your dreams, eventually becoming gained from
having one.
your personal suburbia.
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View things your human time to relax is Quiet the mind
connections. when you don’t and the soul will
from a different have time for it.
perspective. speak.

TRY NEW THINGS FRIENDS The best TRAVEL Travel FITNESS Set
You are never too portion of your far enough, you goals. Reach.
old to set a new life will be the meet yourself.
goal or to dream small, nameless Repeat.
moments you
a new dream.
spend smiling with
someone who
matters to you.

PARTNER We LEISURE ARTS AND STAY ACTIVE Get
accept the love Happiness is part CULTURE There is comfortable being
of who we are. Joy only one instant.
we think we It’s right now, and uncomfortable.
deserve. is the feeling.
it’s eternity.

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and Woman
CAREER You’ve arrived.
CHRISTOPHER NIELSEN

Drawing upon a previous project where I had utilised FAMILY The bond that
tattoos, I decided that body art would be the perfect links your true family is
not one of blood, but of
vehicle for representing our different sprites.
respect and joy.
I went in search of tattoos with layers of meaning that could accommodate
everyone’s aspirations whilst also remaining intensely personal. Vintage KEEP LEARNING View things from a
different perspective.
posters and the textures they gather also played a big part in creating the art.
To me they always feel like some kind of journey has been undertaken. 27

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FRIENDS If I am only for TRY NEW THINGS To hell with
myself, what am I? circumstance. I create my own.

ARTS AND CULTURE PARTNER Love is
Art is not what you see friendship set on fire.

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others see.

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GIVING BACK If you want to find happiness,
find gratitude.

LEISURE Ever notice how ‘what the hell’ is MINDFULNESS If you
always the right answer? want to be happy,

choose to be optimistic.

FITNESS If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

TRAVEL The world only HEALTH A healthy outside starts from SPIRITUALITY Replace
exists in your eyes, you the inside. fear with faith.
can make it as big or as
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small as you want.

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Watercolours CAREER Self confidence
is the best outfit. Rock it
MEKEL
and own it.
I created this artwork full of life, with pieces that resonated
with me, to inspire you to focus on your goals. PARTNER When I saw you I fell in love, and you
smiled because you knew.
Visually bringing what’s important to you through a story of colour and
positive images and whimsical watercolours, I hope my work stimulates your KEEP LEARNING You can
never be over-dressed
senses every time you look at it. or over-educated.
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TRY NEW THINGS Do FAMILY If you think my hands are full, you should
one thing every day that see my heart.

scares you.

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GIVING BACK/
GRATITUDE If you want
to find happiness, find

gratitude.

CHILDREN Being a TRAVEL The greatest HELPING OTHERS Take ARTS AND CULTURE MINDFULNESS Do
mother is not about secrets are always time to help a friend Imagination is more not let the behavior of
what you gave up to hidden in the most in need.
have a child, but what unlikely places. than knowledge. others destroy your
you’ve gained from inner peace.

having one. STAY ACTIVE If you
aren’t motivated, your
goals aren’t inspiring

enough.

FRIENDS A friend allows SPIRITUALITY My FITNESS Your body can HEALTH Enjoy new
us to be our true self religion is kindness. stand almost anything. foods.
and the best that we It’s your mind you have
can be.
to convince.

LEISURE She lives the life she always imagined.

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Tree of Life CHILDREN
Happiness is
SIMON CARDWELL wanting what
you have got.
My intention is to create an art work to remind us
of the importance of the Tree of Life. CAREER Always FAMILY Build FITNESS After PARTNER The
do your best. What strong roots for climbing a great best portion of
Within our own lives we often have obstacles and journeys that we are able you plant now, you your family tree. hill, one only finds your life will be the
to learn from. This tree contains whimsical / fun ideas that you can look at as will harvest later. small, nameless
FRIENDS You that there are moments you
part of your inspired journey. KEEP LEARNING become like the many more hills spend smiling with
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for aging that no spend the most to climb. matters to you.
one talks about. time with. Choose
ARTS AND STAY ACTIVE
TRY NEW THINGS carefully. CULTURE When After climbing
If you do nothing a great hill, one
HELPING OTHERS you laugh or only finds that
unexpected, A single act of smile, it triggers there are many
nothing more hills to
kindness throws a part of your
unexpected out roots in all brain that actually climb.
happens. directions, and makes you happy.
the roots spring TRAVEL
CONTEMPLATION up and make new LEISURE Find the The pessimist
Being mindful stillness in every complains about
means noticing trees. the wind; the
your thoughts moment. optimist expects
and letting MINDFULNESS it to change; the
them pass, not When distractions SPIRITUALITY If realist adjusts the
come, remember the only prayer
controlling them. you say in your sails.
what matters
most to you. whole life is
“thank you”, that

would suffice.

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Kid’s Art

Celine Singh

These illustrations are inspirational pieces for children. 39

As a mother of 3 myself, I’m always looking at creative way to impart important
messages onto them in a way that will leave an imprint. And as an added bonus,

it’s also nice to be surrounded by beautiful things!

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energy flows.

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