Bucket lists that never end: Chef and artist creating artsy shawls for sale at 69

Aziza Ali has prepared nearly 100 patterns and spoken to suppliers, though production has yet to start. ST PHOTO: SAHIBA CHAWDHARY
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SINGAPORE - She was feted as a doyenne of Malay fine dining - before she reinvented herself as an artist, businesswoman, author, events planner and motivational speaker.

Like the master chef that she is, Aziza Ali, 69, will often blend her disparate roles to concoct a fresh enterprise. Now, she is transferring her vibrant art onto long, soft shawls and scarves for retail.

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