printing

Last week was the last chance to use the printmaking studio at college.

I printed many copies of etching I did ages ago as I didn't have any copies of that on Tuesday, and new lithograph print on Friday.
It was third time to try lithography including induction. I still hadn't been good at it.

The technicians would teach us if we ask, but not very friendly to students, even though they talk and laugh each other very much.

HOWEVER, Simon was unexpectedly kind on Friday.
He gave me good quality paper as 'early Christmas present', new plate as I made mistake on the first one,
and gave students, who's been doing printing a lot, a book about prints.



I didn't expect such a kindness.
Did he tried to be a kind teacher finally?

As I said thank you, he was expressionless though..




By the way, replica of blue elephant was like this. funny.

Elephants have been removed from the locations already.








letter press printed invitation of the show. nice one.

OKIDO new house

I visited OKIDO's new house.

There were roses surrounding the front door. They didn't know that until flowers bloomed.
The door is coloured with OKIDO colour.


working space


kitchen with OKIDO coloured cupboard


new built loft


and huge garden.


There is big tree. They are planning to build a tree house.





that was beautiful house.



nearest station is surrounded by treeeees.





Sophie introduced new Lomography.
You can shoot 360°
I really wanna get one!

http://microsites.lomography.com/spinner-360/

animation 'CREATURES'

new animation-

better to play after loading is finished.
or watch here

done-

I handed in all works on Friday. Everything is done-

It was soooo hard. like nightmare, but, anyway I've done it.




What I was doing until just before the deadline was this.




Picture scroll


inside

Scroll usually starts from right hand side but, it is to show British people now, so it starts from left to make it easy to understand the timeline.



The artwork is 5 meters long.



I enjoyed drawing this very very much. really enjoyed.

But making it into a scroll was so hard job. There are many process, anyway, it was hard job..

I couldn't finish it without people's help.
Special thanks to Mami & Natsumi.


While finishing this, I was writing three 500-word statements.
I was exhausted but had lots of things to say, then I could have done them for 3-4 hours.
But I didn't check after writing. worry about that..


Anyway all done.
After animation's finished, I was thinking not to do the scroll once. But I feel it's finally done well. I'm pleased.



Saturday was London Zine Symposium.
Me & Chie helped ZEEL's workshop there. Kids draw at the space and he'll make zine with them.
His son Orson, Darryl and his son Noah were there as well.



Not so many kids came, but Orson spend the whole time to draw at the event.
Good boy. I like him.


hand drawn T-shirt



drawings

Orson was interviewed.

He wasn't shy, spoke a lot.

explained everything he drew.

2 pounds.

I brought badge machine.
Many people made their badges.

ZEEL badges

Good drawing posture.

Luke came and draw.

Nice, gorilla?

Geoff

I like children's cheek.

Especially from this angle.

By the way, my news is now on CLEAR EDITION's website. The site looks nice. Please have a look.

And my elephant will be shown on Japanese morning tv programme. I don't know the detail though.

digi

My animation 'black hole' will be shown on a Japanese TV programme 'Digista Teens' (I'm not teens though)!

It's on the website as well.
http://www.nhk.or.jp/digista/onair/2010/0506_03.html



By the way, the elephants are on the web now.



'The replica' is available here.

Whisper

The Illustrated Elephant



You can buy the actual sculpture too if you are rich. 231&232.
www.givinglots.co.uk/event/elephantparade221-240
Most of them are auctioned online but my pink one is going to the live auction. I wanna see-.

Collemoki

Collemoki shop is now open!

Collemoki is a shop selling products made by Natsumi Zama and Soju Tanaka.

Goods are sold at Etsy　collemoki.etsy.com

Blog is here　collemoki.blogspot.com

Please have a look.

Elephant Parade - at locations

I went to see the elephants.

Pink one was in a park in Hanover Square.

People who were talking just in front of it.

already scared-

with the one by VANITY FAIR.

This is the miniature replica.

That's funny! funny funny & nice!

It's painted by someone's hand so the design looks very different.

funny.

love this face.

I wanna get one but it's expensive...

hope I could get one for free.

Another elephant.

As you walk out from High Street Kensington station,

It's just on opposite side.

looks lonely.

other elephants

Hyde Park
Carnaby Street