Heart In Hand Atelier is led by Caihui Lim, a Singapore-based contemporary artist known for her colourful affirmation art — abstract waves and intuitive compositions that serve as visual anchors of self-love. Her works are not created as decoration, but as intentional safe spaces. Through layered colour, movement, and gentle affirmations, she invites viewers to pause, breathe, and reconnect with themselves.

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Working primarily with her fingers, Caihui applies pastel directly onto paper in a tactile and intuitive process that keeps her fully present in the moment. This embodied approach allows emotion, movement, and colour to flow freely, resulting in compositions that feel both grounding and alive. Her signature waves reflect the ebb and flow of human emotions — a reminder that life moves in rhythms, and that nothing within us needs fixing.

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Deeply influenced by her time living and working in Japan, Caihui is drawn to intentional beauty, simplicity, and emotional depth. Guided by her belief that self-love is the foundation of world peace, she creates work that affirms, empowers, and uplifts. For those who believe their environment shapes their inner world, her art becomes an anchor of calm and clarity — a steady, affirming presence woven into daily life.

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She has exhibited in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan, and her works have expanded into wearable art, workshops, and affirmation experiences. Fluent in English, Mandarin, and Japanese, she welcomes people from all walks of life to explore creativity as a form of self-care.

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At its heart, Heart In Hand Atelier is not just about art. It’s about cheering you on - to feel, to play, to create, and to remember that nothing needs fixing. You are worthy, just the way you are.

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Education & Certification

• 2021 | Premium Partner School, Flower of Crystal Art Academy (Japan)

• 2021 | Certificate of Participation, Fine Arts Soft Pastel Drawing, Short Course Programme, LASALLE College of the Arts

• 2020 | Advanced Instructor, Japan Hope Pastel Art Association

• 2020 | Partner School, Flower of Crystal Art Academy (Japan)

• 2009 | Level 1, Japanese Language Proficiency Test

• 2004 | Bachelor of Arts (B.A. Hons), Japanese Studies, Upper Second Class Honours, National University of Singapore

 

Group Exhibitions 

• 2026 | “Mastery Expressions 2”, Singapore Art Week 2026, Tembusu Art Gallery, Singapore

• 2025 | “The Imagination Factory”, Tembusu Art Gallery, Singapore

• 2025 | “Spicy: My Stories”, International Art Exhibition, Tembusu Art Gallery, Singapore

• 2025 | “What A Wonderful World”, Singapore Art Week 2025, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore

• 2024 | “MONUMENTAL: No Borders A Twenty-First Century Art Exhibit”, National Art Center Tokyo, Japan

• 2024 | “Enchanting Blooms: Flower of Crystal Art International Group Exhibition", Papan Haus, Malaysia

• 2024 | “100 Pastel Artists Connecting the World", Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan

• 2024 | “Through Her Eyes: The Unseen of Motherhood", South Beach Tower, Singapore

• 2024 | “Making Waves 2024”, Singapore Art Week 2024, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore

• 2023 | “AURORA: No Borders A Twenty-First Century Art Exhibit”, National Art Center Tokyo, Japan

• 2023 | “At Home with Arts 2023”, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore

• 2023 | “I Am A Mother! Exhibition”, Design Orchard, Singapore

• 2022 | “KIRABOSHI: No Borders A Twenty-First Century Art Exhibit”, National Art Center Tokyo, Japan

• 2021 | Flower of Crystal Art Exhibition, Bansuiso Villa, Matsuyama City, Ehime, Japan

• 2020 | T-Shirt Art Exhibition, Kuroshio Sunabi Museum, Irino Beach, Sunabi, Kochi, Japan

• 2019 | “Love Story”, Pastel Nagomi Art Exhibition, Visual Arts Centre, Singapore 

• 2019 | Faber-Castell Art Festival, Marina Square, Singapore

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Awards

• 2023 | Excellence Award for "Emotional Landscape", “AURORA: No Borders A Twenty-First Century Art Exhibit”, National Art Center Tokyo, Japan
   

Publications

• 2025 | Curatory Magazine Vol. 5

• 2024 | "Singapore in The Eyes of Mother Artists’ (SITE.MA)", featured in "Home" theme.

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Press/Media

• 2024 | Interview on Singapore Media Channel 8 on Mother Entrepreneurs 狮城有约 | 妈妈来创业 ：全职妈妈找回自我 勇敢追梦 (conducted in Mandarin)

• 2021 | “Let’s Get Artsy!”, SOROR – The Sister’s Edit