06.09.09 / What she reminds me of…
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There are many fashionable ladies around the city. Sometimes they remind me of something else with their fashions and appearances. Here are some examples…
Selected in Society of Illustrators 52
05.30.09 / Great Hat
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I found this cool hat at flea market and fell in love with it.( but didn’t buy…) Then, I imagined it would be nice if a tap dancer put it on.
05.21.09 / a seductive woman, Manon Lescaut
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When I read Manon Lescaut in my college class, ( in French!) I though how stupid this guy, Chevallier Des Griex, was.
But I was attracted by the craziness of this story and power of the famme fatal.
Recently, I had a chance to see the opera and re-read the book again. Then got inspiration to create my own version of Manon. Here is the bitch! (Oops! No, No, I like her!)
If you haven’t read it, you can read it here online.
04.14.09 / Luxury ethical fashion from Tibet
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I read an article of some fashion brand and found that it was a quite nice story.
They produce knits made from luxury yak fiber and introduce those items in the world high fashion market. This animal, yak, only lives around the region of Himalaya in Western China, where poor Tibetan people keep their traditional lifestyle.
The purpose of this company is to support Tibetans and help them to earn a long-term sustainable living by trading the yak down with their company directly.
03.25.09 / SILA West 47 Exhibition is up now.
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Gallery Nucleus and SILA <http://www.si-la.org/> present an exhibition of works by over 90 established and emerging artists chosen for the Illustration West 47 Competition.
I participate in this show. If you live near by the gallery, please check it out!
http://www.gallerynucleus.com/gallery/exhibition/176
03.18.09 / Cafe Freak
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Tags: cafe
I always look for a nice and cozy cafe because I love to work in there to refresh my mind. Since I moved in to this area (Jackson Heights, Queens), I hadn’t had enough time to roam around the new neighborhood. Today was a perfect day, not cold anymore, to search it around, and I found several good ones. This is the one of them, small Italian bakery cafe. So I took a sheet there, in a spot filled with bright sunlight, then drew this sketch.
at Italian bakery and cafe
03.04.09 / Fast Food Victims
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I read this book, Fast Food Nation, a while ago and then, witnessed on Youtube how animals are treated so badly.
It was so shocking as to make me feel angry and sad about this wasting world of consumerism.
But ,at the same time, eating meats sounds more natural to me as a human being because we have been eating meats since the ice age. The problem is that the ways those meats are produced are wrong in US, and they are not safe enough to eat anymore because of the artificial procedure to make foods. And some people are making huge profit out of killing and abusing animals.
Is there any way to make this world better? As long as there are some people who eat meats, those companies keep wasting animals’ lives. Is it the only way to become a vegetarian to fight against this fast food industries?
It’s hard for me to find an answer…
Fast Food Victims
02.16.09 / 60′s Go Go
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Tags: 60's
These days I am into 60′s fashion and vintage stuff. I wish I could do time-slip and enjoy Go Go Dance once.
This image is Chosen in American Illustration 28.
Go Go 60's
02.13.09 / Spread love to the world!
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Happy Valentine’s Day !
Valentine's Day 09
02.12.09 / I’m the one who’s into him!
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Tags: relationship
I read a book titled He’s Just Not That Into You, which came out as a movie now. I don’t know about the movie but the book was really well done. As reading, you can see how you can laugh at or make fun of other people’s situation, but at the same time, you notice that you had been (or are) like one of them.
This illustration came from that idea, (or my own experience…) confessing that I Am The One Who Is Into Him! Hope it doesn’t happen all the time. (?)
I am the one who is into you.
01.27.09 / Rainy Day
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This image came across to my mind when I was taking about weather in NY with my friends. We felt like there were more rainy days in last year compared to couple of years ago. Is it a part of global climate issue?
A rainy day always remind me of snails for some reason.It may be because I found many of them in rainy season in Japan when I was little.They are sort of cute but gross at the same time. That’s why I loved to play with them. But, sadly,it’s become so rare to see them around me in the nature now.
Snaily Day
12.22.08 / All’s well that ends well.
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At the end of the year, I got great news from Society of Illustrators NY.
One of my piece, titled Chandelier Girl (Look at my illustration page.) was selected in the Annual Exhibition Illustration 51, which will be show in March 09.
It’s is down time but, at least, I can finish the year happily with this news.
Have great holidays everyone!
Holiday Greeting 2008
11.06.08 / Colorful Round Shape
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I recently thought I might like something colorful round shape.Bubblegum, candy, balloon, etc. They are cute, cheerful and dreamy. I like the image with those.
Girl of my dream
10.02.08 / The Society of Illustrators of LA
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I have an exciting news that I got accepted as a member of the Society of Illustrators of LA.
It’s honor to be able to belong to such a great community.
In last week, I created this quick birthday card for an artist fried, Yoko.
Hope she likes it.
Birthday card
09.27.08 / More fashion sketch
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I’ve been having fun doing this kind of fashion sketch these days.
I like the spontaneous look.
cat_walk