…Phew, that was close! I almost messed up my New Year’s resolution of “a new piece every month” already! (;^ω^)

It’s been two weeks since I finished my tax return, huh? Time flies! I’ve been spending all my free time coding a website. I’ll put together a separate post about that sometime later.
The “peace” in the Japanese peace sign stands for peace, but overseas, it’s generally understood as the “V” for victory. It seems it was popularized in Japan by Jun Inoue and Konica (now Konica Minolta).

Konica acquired Minolta as a subsidiary and merged with it, but a few years later, the camera business was handed over to Sony, so I wonder if the DNA of this peace sign now lives on in something like the α7R V.

When Chinese action cam and gimbal camera makers like DJI’s OSMO series use the peace sign as a signal to start tracking, it feels more like the Inoue-Konica gene rather than the V-sign one (gadget geek rapid-fire speech). There are various theories about the origin of the V-sign, but they’re pretty intense, so look them up at your own risk.

Why I made it circular

Because I want a badge-making machine.

…Wait, isn’t it usually the other way around? Normally, you’d want a badge-making machine because you want to sell original badge merchandise, right? (´・ω・｀)

No! I wanted a badge-making machine, so I decided to sell badges, and since there aren’t many dragon designs that work for badges, I drew a dragon. Why? …Because I’m a gadget geek! ♪

Retro-style lettering

I created a font with a Showa-era retro vibe by combining diagonal lines. Since it’s round, I took inspiration from something like menko (a traditional Japanese card game), but when I think of menko, I get more of a vibe from the Kamen Rider curry premiums than the traditional ukiyo-e or warrior illustrations—probably because my mental growth stopped in the Heisei-era kid days. m9(｀・ω・´)9m
I wonder if those still exist? (；´∀｀)

Summary

Born in Heisei, drawing ukiyo-e, now in Reiwa, I somehow cut out an entire section about wanting a Minolta new md 50mm f1.4 after rambling about Konica, Konica Minolta, and Sony, and ended up drawing on my iPad Pro for a badge-making machine. Man, this is just overflowing with the kind of human quirks AI could never replicate, huh? lol

Thank you for taking a look.
Recently, I’ve received several inquiries about international shipping. I was personally motivated to resume it, thinking, “I was able to do it before the pandemic, and shipping services have recovered, so let’s give it another go.” However, at present, the online shop service I use doesn’t have an option to simply check off shipping-available countries and input fees for them. Instead, I’d need to apply some sort of shipping fee to every country. Additionally, I’d have to set international shipping rates for all my products, and due to the volume, variations, and nature of my business, I’ve determined that handling this directly would be difficult.
Furthermore, regarding the tariff wars of recent years, I don’t have the time to research the laws and regulations of each country or region. For now, I have no choice but to ask buyers to use services like Tenso.com (https://www.tenso.com/) on their end. I’m sorry for not being able to meet your expectations.
If there’s anyone living abroad who would like to sell my products in their own country, please feel free to contact me without hesitation.
So sorry.

“Citrus Dragon Digital UKIYO-E” Japanese Pattern Splash-Resistant and Weather-Resistant Sticker
サイズ：W136xH193(mm)



“Snake and Spiny lobster” Japanese Pattern Splash-Resistant and Weather-Resistant Sticker
サイズ：W135xH193(mm)

“Umbrella ghost x Gecko” Japanese Pattern Splash-Resistant and Weather-Resistant Sticker-mini-size
サイズ：W96xH128(mm)

“YOKAI Sketch One-legged cat” Japanese Pattern Splash-Resistant and Weather-Resistant Sticker mini-size
サイズ：W85xH120(mm)

So sorry. I am not capable of translating this article into English.

I combined a gecko and a Karakasa-obake (umbrella ghost).
The umbrella shelters from rain and wind, while the gecko can climb walls.

Kantei-ryu Lettering

“風雨に勝つて( Withstanding the wind and rain )” refers to the Karakasa-obake, and “壁越えて( overcoming the wall )” refers to the gecko. In Japan, overcoming difficulties is expressed as “climbing over a wall”. So, this symbolizes overcoming adversity.