Design Festa - Live Painting!

Design Festa is this weekend and I will be painting a wall live on Sat & Sun at booth F-801. Design Festa vol.45 will be held at Tokyo Big Sight in the East Building, May 27th & 28th. I will have new prints and postcards at my booth so if you are in Tokyo this weekend please come out! http://designfesta.com/

Hanami Limited Edition Print

I have a added a special new print to my shop titled "Hanami" 花見, inspired by the beautiful cherry blossom season in Japan. This is a limited edition print made here in my Tokyo Studio. Each print is signed, numbered and includes a certificate of authenticity. Orders ship from my store in Orlando Florida and will be shipping flat. Grab a print today on my shop!

Upcoming Solo Show

I’m very excited to head back to Chicago for my upcoming exhibition “Nihon Dream” 日本ドリーム 夢 at Rotofugi Designer Toy Store & Gallery. Most of the work for the show is based off my experiences of living in Japan over the last 9 months and inspired by the culture's deeply rooted traditions. I'm learning new aspects of the culture everyday and discovering things I would have normally missed on past trips to Japan. One thing that stands out is the undeniable beauty in nature here and the celebration of it’s seasons.

The opening reception is this Friday, June 10th from 7-10pm If you would like a advance preview or can’t make it in person please sign up for a preview here: http://previews.rotofugi.com

Work in progress video of my latest watercolor for Nihon Dream. I have a youtube channel now.Please subscribe! 

I had some custom Ema boards made here in Japan by a local craftsman. Ema 絵馬 are wooden wishing plaques found in Japanese temples and shrines. There’s a limited quantity that will be available at the gallery. Find out more about Ema’s history and traditions.

Design Festa, Tokyo, May 14th (Sat) & 15th (Sun) 2016

I will be exhibiting at Design Festa next weekend, May 14-15. If you’re in Tokyo please visit me at Tokyo Big site booth A131. I will have plenty of new prints available and will also be featuring prints by Laura colors and Cuddly Rigor Mortis. For more info about Design Festa please visit: http://designfesta.com/en/

Hanami

New painting, "Hanami" for The Art Whino Cherry Blast show.

A Japanese-inspired event that brings the energy and excitement surrounding its pop culture experiences to Washington, DC.

Saturday, April 16, at 6:00 pm For more info please visit: Art Whino 

For inquires, Phone: 301.567.8210
info@artwhino.com

Holiday Print sale / New Limited Ed. Print

Enjoy 20% off all Limited edition and Fine Art Prints from December 1st-3rd. Use the code: Holiday at check out on smallandround.com 

I’m also happy to introduce my latest limited edition print “Butterfly Wings”. I’ve relocated my studio to Tokyo, Japan and have been researching traditional Washi papers for digital printing. I was introduced to Awagami Factory by a friend and instantly fell in love with the wide range of traditional papers. The paper I choose for this edition is a beautiful Bamboo Washi paper. It has a natural feel and prints exceptionally well with pigmented inks. Each print is hand stamped with my Sakura Logo. This edition is limited to only 30 prints.

Check out this Video of 7th generation papermaker, Yoichi Fujimori making a washi sheet. More video’s about Awagami Inkjet Paper here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHwkUxBM7Yw Happy Holidays!