Serenekitchen | Sustainable Visual Artist

Hi, I’m Serene Lau, a Visual Artist
who loves sustainability, connectivity and drawing.

What is it that I do?

I do Illustrations, Animations and Community Art. I currently have 3 projects that I’m actively presenting at festivals, organisations and communities:

Earth Children

A sustainable art project that explores indoor play taboos using an ancient building material.

Photography by Theresa Harrison
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Fish-Safe Paints

A sustainable art project that explores what paint is, it’s environmental impact whilst making the freshest paints!

Photography by Serene Lau
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The Port Phillip Dragon

An interactive art installation that explores homelessness in the City of Port Phillip through a Dragon called Phillip.

Image by Serene Lau
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Featured Collaboration

Check out what hellotomato did with my Fish Safe Paints! Read more…

Featured Bornean

I think my 6 year old self would be cuffed to find out that I’ve stuck to my guns and kept being an Artist! My childhood friend’s dad actually sent the interview I did for Borneo Insider Guide which is so lovely as I hope my visibility gives other Borneans encouragement to pursue a creative career. Have a read of it here:

Jan – March Issue of BiG Magazine

Fish Safe Paints Workshop

Animation by serenekitchen 2021

Want to make the freshest paints? Join me for a workshop in-person or online.

Workshops Schedule

Featured comic

Read Everyday-isms on webtoons:

Latest posts on Instagram

Me running my creative projects! The fairy penguin debuts at @lanewaylearning and how fun it was to play with #redcabbage. The highlight of night was when a repeat student said that the #fishsafepaints workshops have changed the type of paints she uses. If that isn't a #sustainable win, I don't know what is. Thanks Maria Yebra for the beautiful pictures. This painting is based on "the messenger" by @samjinksart that's currently on show at the @hellenic_museum. It is made with egg tempera and #earthpigments from Cyprus and Italy. It was a really fun day with @evtyf where we attended the Pigments of the Past Workshop and were introduced to these pigments and how they were used in art throughout the roman empire. My favourites were Terra Verde and Venetian Red aka #hematite. Check out the differences between the terra verde in my personal stash and the one provided in the workshop! I think I would love to see how I can make my own gesso using traditional recipes next for my next #earthpigment painting. From study to the finished painting! The painting is based on “the messenger” by @samjinksart at the @hellenic_museum and was made with egg tempera and earth pigments from Cyprus and Italy. Had a wonderful time learning about it at the “pigments of the past” workshop! #naturalpigments #eggtempera #serenekitchen #serenelau Keen to have an #earthchildren experience? Check out my new services page on my website. These paintings were done with earth from #kinglakeearthship and is the same earth I use in the workshops. Link in Bio 🦄 A taste of the organised chaos that is a #fishsafepaints workshop at @southmelbournemarket. This workshop was supported by the @cityofportphillip through the #rupertbunnyfoundationspecialprojectgrants. #serenekitchen #sustainability #kidsworkshops April and May #fishsafepaints Workshop Schedule is up! The free workshops are catered to adult supervised 5-8s and 9-12s and are supported by the @cityofportphillip through the Rupert Bunny Foundation Special Project Grants. Links in Bio These gorgeous pictures of #EarthChildren at @artplaykids for @nslfestivalaus really captures the simple pleasures of playing with earth indoors. We presented it for 3-5s on top of our 5 - 8s but you don't need to be that age to have fun. If you would like this experience for you and your family, recommend it to your community hubs! Photos by Julian Meehan, courtesy of the National Sustainable Living Festival Happy 50th year to @aseanjapancentre_pr! It's so cute and joyful to see my illustrations being used as a backdrop and as a way to educate Japanese youth about #ASEAN culture. Really couldn't done it justice without the help of my cultural informers. Does this make you want to visit ASEAN countries more? Photo credit to Miyauchi Tomoko