You often ask me how Tatchan – the dragon who accompanies me to conventions – is made. The original idea was to create a dragon that could be used as a prop to promote *The Great Book of the Ryû*, based on one of my illustrations of a Japanese dragon curled up into a ball. […]
For Gome Tea’s Full Moon festival, I made a moon rabbit for the shop window. Do you know the story of the moon rabbit? Every year, on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month (September/October), the ‘Tsukimi’ festival, the festival of the full moon, is held. The main symbol of Tsukimi is the rabbit.
The Kakemono Association asked me to decorate some donation boxes for them. And here is the second box, with a cherry blossom theme. A bit more poetic, but still a lovely result! https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ALPouhDLr-I
The Kakemono Association asked me to decorate some donation boxes for them. Here’s the first one, with a yôkai theme. I must say I’m quite pleased with how it turned out! https://youtube.com/shorts/r9Hu02kW9og?feature=share%20
As part of the crowdfunding campaign for *Le Grand Livre des Ryû*, I’ve designed some dragon-themed tote bags. As I really liked the concept, I took the opportunity to create some T-shirts and tote bags featuring yôkai!Take a look at the five designs on offer in the gallery below.And above all, please feel free to
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