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Harajuku girl meets Meadham Kirchhoff

admin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:01:56 +0000

Ed Meadham and Ben Kirchhoff , Fashion designers, Spring 2012 collection is so inspiring to me because their clothing is so pop, colorful and funny. As I saw these characteristic outfits, I instantly connected them with Japanese Harajuku Fashion, which is now well-known in fashion industry because of the unique and catchy style. Meadham and Kirchhoff’s design and Harajuku Fashion both have interesting motif to draw, which drove me to create this image.

They are the reference pictures from the collection of Meadham Kirchhoffand and Harajuku girl!

Cherry Lady

admin — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:28:29 +0000

Now you know what she reminds me of. Yes!
She’s waving to you all to greet ”Happy New Year ! ”

Cantaloupe Lady

admin — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 03:12:39 +0000

This new image is added in “What she reminds me of …” series.

High Fashion at High Line

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 05:47:29 +0000

I saw this highly fashionable man at High Line park. He was shining in yellow shirt with super shining shoes.
I think he is extremely careful of his look with little things like a scarf that is hanging down from a pocket on the pants and tassels on his purse, on his belt and on the shoes!

garbage picking lady?

admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 02:48:45 +0000

I found him/her around Union Sq. Why is he (or she) in this kind of fashion to pick up empty pet bottles out of garbage?
Well, I think this person simply likes to dress up and I like the way she looks !

afro actress

admin — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 21:06:45 +0000

On some early summer Saturday, I was sitting at outside cafe in Norita.

What a style!

Her eccentric look caught my eyes. She had big afro hair and put on a bikini top OVER T-shirt !
I could even see her underwear a bit from the hem of her super short denim skirt. Wow! She seemed like enjoying just standing there to get people’s attention. So I run to her to get her permission to take a picture of her, then found out she was an actress.There was LiveInTheater.com printed on her business card. I got it!

Dear Japan

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 03:58:39 +0000

I’m going to participate to this one night art sale exhibition in SOHO, NY on 6/4 (Sat.) this weekend.
My artist friend, Aya Kakeda (www.ayakakeda.com) and her friends organized this meaningful event in order to help out those earthquake and tsunami victims in Japan.

170 artists’ work will be shown at the gallery all at once, and anybody can purchase those great arts at super decent price! This is my piece done by gouache , pencil and a bit of collage.

Please bring your friends to support those Japanese survivors.

Dear Japan ~170 Artists 170 Messages – Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Crisis Relief Benefit Art Exhibition

June 4th, 2011, Saturday 4-8 PM

@ Art Connect New York Gallery Space, 491 Broadway, Suite 500, New York, NY10012
http://www.artconnectsnewyork.org/

Illustration Tsushin award

admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 05:44:54 +0000

An illustration award ceremony was held by Illustration Tsushin at Malpu Gallery in Tokyo. The chair, a Japanese leading illustrator, Mr. Mori and one of the judge, an internationally-well-known illustrator, Tatsuro Kituchi, were attended. It was a beautiful day and a nice ceremony surrounded by fresh greens.

NY street fashion

admin — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:30:20 +0000

I was flipping through Japanese fashion magazines the other day, then found that they introduced super cool almost-model-like fashionable people as a NY street fashion scene. Well, yes. There are “some” people dressed up like them. But I couldn’t help feeling a gap between those fashionistas in the magazines and the ones on NY streets in real.

Selected in American Illustration 30

admin — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 03:03:54 +0000

My “Cotton Lady ” and ” Salmon Lady” from ” What she reminds me of…” series were selected in AI 30. I am so thrilled !