Artist with a heart puts coffee waste to good use

Waste not: Chan’s latest work pays homage to the Nanyang coffee cup and saucer set.

PETALING JAYA: The movement control order has allowed many people to slow down and reflect.

For Ipoh-based contemporary artist, Chan Karwai, the relaxed sipping of Ipoh white coffee at a local cafe has allowed her to create her maiden artwork using coffee grinds, which is usually thrown away.