Happy New Year!

At the end of December last year, I caught a cold and couldn’t finish my painting in time for New Year’s Day. Fortunately, thanks to nasal irrigation, I could feel the bacteria weakening by New Year’s Eve.

In Japanese pronunciation, there is only a one-sound difference between “snake” and “shrimp.” Similarly, the words “toshi: year” (年) and “meshi” (召し) in the title also differ by just one sound in Japanese. The “toshi: year” (年) refers to this year’s zodiac sign, the snake. “Meshi” means “to eat.”
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Size: A4
printnumber: FADOFRZ
End date: 24 January 2025 23:59

This product can be purchased from multi-copiers located in Lawson, FamilyMart and Ministop stores in Japan.

Plain paper: 300 yen / glossy paper: 500 yen

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Hello.

KaraKu and I have decided to collaborate on Japanese pattern apparel!
The lineup includes “Ryuzu” and “Hannya and the Snake”. Aloha shirts and caps are available for reservation at this time!

In recent years, the summer weather in Japan has been abnormal. Temperatures have exceeded human limits. Even more viciously, the humidity is high. We need tropical clothing.

I finally drew an original piece after a long time.
I created it for Twitter’s Children’s Day tag, so I actually released it about a month ago…
I had planned to make a making-of video before posting it on Blog, but my schedule got a bit disrupted when it overlapped with work deadlines, so here we are now.
Since it’s been a while, I thought I’d include some commentary as well.

Brave and Energetic (勇壮活発 | Yūsō Kappatsu)
Meaning: Courageous and lively.
Doesn’t the Boys’ Festival make you want to swing decorative swords around? I certainly did.
I remember getting all excited wearing a kabuto (samurai helmet), then lining up my SD Musha Gundam plastic models for a commemorative photo.


Making-of Timelapse

Oh. My. Goodness. It was absolutely brutal. :(；ﾞﾟ’ωﾟ’):

Hello!

I painted snake and kiku on mini shikishi paper.





Snake and KIKU KIKU mini shikishi Original paper