17 5 / 2013
catbus ukiyo-e styled t-shirt available to buy on redbubble ^^
I drew this last night and thought it looked alright enough to put on redbubble the Japanese says Catbus Playing in the Sky (though if I have made any mistakes please let me know as I am still learning)
Please go here to have a look at it: Catbus Ukiyo-e Shirt Design
03 2 / 2013
Went to see Anjin or 家康と按針 yesterday night. It was really wonderful and a well put on production. I wholeheartedly recommend this play to anyone who has an interest in Japanese Culture/History.
It tells the story of William Adams an Englishman who arrives in Japan on a Dutch ship, through fate he becomes close to Tokugawa Ieyasu’s and helps Ieyasu learn new things. In response, Ieyasu gives Adams, now named, Muira Anjin, a samurai role and land.
The play contains epic samurai battles, set design and story. The actors really bring this period to life and you feel as if you have been transported 400 years into the past.
2013 is the 400th anniversary of Adams landing in Japan. Please go see if you are able to - the play is at Sadler’s Wells Theatre until Feb 9th
http://www.sadlerswells.com/show/Anjin-The-Shogun-and-The-English-Samurai
27 9 / 2012
If anyone is interested in voting for these shirts on qwertee please do so. I had a fair few designs on qwertee but they didn’t survive the cull that they had ;_;.
1000 cranes - based on the old proverb of if you fold 1000 cranes will be granted a wish by a crane - also a symbol of hope ^^
Shinra Test Subject - show your badge that you were part of the Jenova Project ^^.
Designs are here:
http://www.qwertee.com/product/1000-origami-cranes-make-1-crane/
10 9 / 2012
Updated Professor Oak’s Theory Of Evolution up for voting on Qwertee!
http://www.qwertee.com/product/professor-oak-s-theory-of-evolution/
please vote if you like the design ^^
23 7 / 2012
My 1000 cranes make 1 crane image is up to vote for on qwertee :)
http://www.qwertee.com/product/1000-origami-cranes-make-1-crane/
24 6 / 2012
I was a bit naughty and bought a Ukiyo-e of a Ghost story and since its about a monster cat it makes it even better ^^ at least I have a trio of Kabuki actor/warrior and ghost story now to hang on the wall :D.
This story is about the cat monster of saga ” The Nabeshima family, daimyo of Hizen Province, continued to be plagued by a cat monster. According to legend, the mistress of the Lord of Saga Castle was killed by a cat monster that possessed her body and then slowly drained the Lord of his strength each night. A retainer named Ito Soda offered to guard his master, and stabbed his thigh with a knife so that he wouldn’t fall asleep under the spell of the cat monster.” ( description from http://ccdl.libraries.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/cyw/id/176)
16 6 / 2012
a crane made from 1000 cranes is up for scoring on threadless!
Please score it here: http://www.threadless.com/submission/433741/Crane_from_1000_origami_cranes
This was made using 1000 individual crane images ^^!
13 6 / 2012
This is an image I created of a crane using 1000 individual cranes
http://www.redbubble.com/people/inu14/works/8980707-1000-origami-cranes
28 5 / 2012
The Evolution of Catbus
Based on the sequel to Totoro, Mei and the Kittenbus briefly explains graphically what happens when catbus’ get older.
please vote if you get the chance here: http://www.qwertee.com/product/evolution-of-catbus/
