Donna Sagudang, who came from Baguio City in the Philippines to work in Hong Kong as a maid in 2014, has started to fulfill a childhood dream through exploring her drawing talents with pencils.
“I wanted to study art when I was a kid… but I did not have the pencils, which were very expensive in the Philippines,” the 28-year-old Filipina told Asia Times.
“I came to Hong Kong in 2014 and started drawing during rest time last year,” Sagudang said.
She said she began the hobby through drawing cartoons and then movie star portraits. After posting some pictures on social media, she received many requests from friends, who wanted her to make portraits of them.
She also helped her employers to paint their house in Yuen Long and was allowed to draw whatever she wanted on walls, doors and the garden floor.
Home sick in a busy city
Brought up by her eldest sister, who is now 36 and has been working as a teacher since their mother died, Sagudang always misses her family in Baguio.
“I came from a big family with seven siblings. We used to support the younger ones,” she said.
Over the past few years, she has sent almost all of her salary back to the Philippines to pay for her 19-year-old brother’s college expenses.
She said she will soon be able to save some money for herself and further explore her passion for drawing and painting as her brother will graduate soon.
She said she will continue working as a domestic helper in Hong Kong but hopes some day to receive some formal art training.
Wow ang galing naman……
Wow..i wish u d best.. Donna..
����Well, not all successful artists today had formal training. Maybe a couple classes here and there. Half of these art "graduates" can’t even paint or draw the way you do! They make scribbles and then call them "art". Just keep doing what you’re doing!
God bless you! May all your dreams come true!
Real Talent! God Bless you more!
Wow.. Galing naman…
Awesome ��
Kabayan galing mO.. Pasasaan matutupad mO lahat ng pangarap mO. Gagabayan ka ng ating PanginOon.
gawis kailyan..
God bless u Donna. �
Wonderful! Keep it up.
Amazing. Truly amazing.
follow your dream girl
ang galing mo kabayan���������
You are blessed! Congrats, ang galing mo ���
Galing! Bihira ang nabibigyan ng ganyang talent. Pagbutihin mo pa girl. Don’t stop practicing. Yan ang magdadala ng ginhawa sa iyo at family mo.Lucky you to have an employers who understand and willing to support you passion. ���
wow proud of you..kailyan..matago tago k..���
Salamat sa inspirasyon na binibigay mo sa sambayanang Pilipino. Isa kang OFW at Artist. Proud kami sayo! :*
Wow!
amazing
wow too inspiring and amazing,go on with your dream.God bless!
Proud of you!…
Keep it up….#salute
Amazing talent.. Bata ka pa pwede ka mag aral during day off
This inspire me to continue my passion like her
salute��
Im amazed! More power ading!
Galing mo kabayan��������
See you sa boardwalk Hk sunnyhouse ali ali hehe
lucky to have talent like that…
God bless�
Thumbs up good luck girl
Galing mo.. sana sisikat ka
Wow galing naman
Godbless � you kabayan Donna, God will provide ���
Donna Sagudang naglaing ka kabayan.good job.so proud ilocano here.
Hanga naman ako sayo sis… Pagpatuloy mo lang.. Godbless