Yumekuibaku

I don't know how people talk about Tapirs in Western culture, but we say they eat dreams. I can't remember whether they eat any dreams or eat away nightmares for you.
Sweet dreams everyone.

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My shop is open on Etsy!

 

My internet is down at home again, so I am writing from cafe on Stoke Newington high street. I have a slight feeling that I am getting cold...

I have made Valentine's card and letter set recently and they are available on Etsy. Follow the link from My shop down on the side of the page. They will also be available from a shop on Stoke Newington Church street! The shop is called Of Cabbage and Kings. I am soooo excited.

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One saturday

I had a relaxing day in a long time since I was feeling anxious for sooo long for the last 2, 3 weeks.
I saw a baby, and I held the baby for the first time:-)
I set up Etsy shop homepage.
I had Dhokla.
Now I am sitting on a sofa blogging...

O, I changed the banner of Blogspot!
The link to Etsy will be shown in my website soon, so please come and see what I've got there.

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Season's Greeting

and

These cards are designed by me.  I've been writing Christmas cards all this week. Hoogh! My left hand is very painful. I bet there are loads of cards going out from each house around this time. And the queue in Post offices!! Amazing!

It is the year of tiger next year.

Also, I have set up my own website! So visit my website at www.nozomiinoue.com  if you haven't already!

Tombow pencil

This is an entry for the Yomiuri Ad competition for Tombow Pencil, the stationery company in Japan. Can you see the typical Japanese school uniforms in this image?

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From factory to Illustration

When I went back to Japan this summer, I visited my friends in Yamaguchi. There I saw a lot of factory buildings and chimneys. Because the area belongs to Japan's industrial zone that runs almost down parallel to the island itself. I was amazed by the look of it. The bare pipes running across the buildings, number of chimneys blowing smokes out and it continues to the distance. That moment I was enchanted by the view. So I decided I want to turn them into my work, somehow use their beautiful shapes in my illustration and these are the result of it. They are also entry for UT design 2010.

This is soooooooooo Japanese!

My friend has pointed out to me that the Japanese people tilt their heads when they are thinking or trying to recall something. So I have illustrated this. Japanese people bow when they show appreciation or apology as well. This behavior is called ojigi.

My work was chosen for the Two of Heart competition! Yay!