MAKING HANDMADE DREAMS HAPPEN WITH ALINA TANG
Alina Tang, or Lina, as she’s more commonly known, grew up in a sunny, quiet suburb of Perth in Western Australia. She describes it as a beautiful place with lots of trees and beaches, which sounds idyllic, but Lina had always felt a desire to travel further afield. So, in the summer of 2018, she moved to the Netherlands.
It turned out to be the start of a new adventure which saw Lina spending two years with her partner Bobo working on residency projects, and freelancing in places like Lapua in Finland, Los Angeles, and Jiali in Taiwan. But, printmaker, ilustrator and ceramicist Lina decided to settle in Amsterdam in 2020 to establish a place she could call her own: pansy.
“I received the keys for the space in March 2020 and it’s
