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Author Archives: superhappyawesome
Instamashup: Back to Black and The Year of Sunsents
Haven’t had a whole lot of time for art lately… …but my friend Ben inspired me with one of his photos recently, which I had to combine with @wildesunshine‘s beautiful shot as well 🙂 #doodlegram #instamashup
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This Is Then, That Was Now | Steven Reddy’s Kickstarter
Recently I had a chance to interview the talented and prolific artist Steven Reddy about his new Kickstarter for his second book, This Is Then, That Was Now. I’ve been really enjoying illustrated memoirs recently, and of course I’m drawn … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, illustration, kickstarter, steven reddy, that was then, that was then this is now, this is now
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Moon’s Diary — Adventures in Europe Kickstarter
I recently noticed that an artist I love is doing a Kickstarter, so I decided to ask him a few questions about this exciting venture. The project is to fund an art book collecting illustrations from his recent travels across Europe. … Continue reading
Posted in Art
Tagged adventures in europe, Art, illustration, kickstarter, moon, moonsub
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Doodlegrams!
I’ve recently been on a kick of doing “doodlegrams.” Combining disparate ideas to make something new has been around about as long as people have been making art, but I was particularly inspired by the Instagram user Daily Doodle Gram … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, doodlegram, illustration, instagram, my art, pen and ink, ram
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Today’s watercolor: Maneki Neko!
Posted in Art
Tagged cat, illustration, Japan, Japanese, luck, lucky, lucky cat, maneki neko, watercolor
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Light and Dark
I’m running a photo contest for GAJET (the local JET group) and the current theme is “Light and dark.” I’m not entering it since I’m running the thing, but if I was, I’d enter this photo 🙂 By the way, … Continue reading
Coming of Age Day — 成人の日
Happy Coming of Age Day! Today is a national holiday in Japan. Everyone who turned twenty in the past year gets all dressed up and goes to a big ceremony to celebrate. There’s lots of partying after, since 20 is … Continue reading
Posted in Japan, Modern Traditions
Tagged coming of age, culture, Japan, Japanese, seijin no hi, tradition
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Christmas Tree Doritos!
The longer I’m in Japan, the more I find myself doubting whether things are strange or if perhaps I’m just out if the loop. Upside-down Christmas trees, six-eyed snowmen…my sense of normal is changing with every passing year. With these … Continue reading
Posted in Food!
Tagged christmas, christmas tree, dorito, doritos, Japan, life in Japan, only in Japan, snack, winter
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World Order “Informal Empire” English Lyrics Translation
A random bump on my lyrics translation of World Order’s Have a Nice Day reminded me that I still haven’t posted the lyrics to their most recent offering, Informal Empire. It came out
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Tagged genki sudo, have a nice day, informal empire, Japanese, lyrics, lyrics translation, translation, world order
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Country Ma’am’s Hot Drinkable Cookie
Every now and then a Japanese company will come out with a new flavor that lights up the internet, especially in the West. Burger King’s Black Burger is a great example, as well as the recently rereleased Pepsi Pink. Lots of … Continue reading
Posted in Food!, Japan
Tagged cookie, country ma'am, 飲むカントリーマウム, hot beverage, hot cookie, hot drink, hot water, Japan, life in Japan, only in Japan, tea, winter
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