Tag Archives: I painted this

Today’s Watercolor AND Youtube: Tanabata!

Posted on October 17, 2014 by superhappyawesome

This past weekend was the third and final of my city’s big festivals! The first is the Daruma festival in early January and the second is the Tanabata Festival in July. I put together this little video about it for my … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Hello Kitty n’est pas un chat

Posted on August 28, 2014 by superhappyawesome

The internet veritably exploded today with the news that Hello Kitty is not, in fact, a cat. Christine Yano, an anthropologist from the University of Hawaii, is currently curating an upcoming Hello Kitty retrospective at the Japanese American National Museum, … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: The Snake Bucket Challenge!

Posted on August 22, 2014 by superhappyawesome

I nominate you all! 😉

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Today’s Art: Tomioka Silk Mill Mascots!

Posted on July 18, 2014 by superhappyawesome

In randomly exciting news, I’ve been invited to participate in a two day Tour & Workshop about how to develop promotions for the Tomioka area, home of the Silk Mill, a newly minted UNESCO World Heritage Site. There’s only 8 … Continue reading →

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Today’s Art: Stromae’s TA FÊTE

Posted on June 30, 2014 by superhappyawesome

I’ve been really enjoying Belgian hip-hop artist Stromae recently. He’s about to start his first American tour, and I’m interested to see how his blend of melancholy and incredible catchiness fares in the states. The official video for his song Ta … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: The BFG

Posted on June 25, 2014 by superhappyawesome

It’s Day 3 of my Week of POST EVERYDAY in celebration of my new Facebook page! Speaking of which, have you liked my new Facebook page yet? https://www.facebook.com/superhappyawesomeyay I absolutely loved Roald Dahl books growing up, the BFG in particular. … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Bier und Brezel!

Posted on June 9, 2014 by superhappyawesome

I painted this little mädchen last week before we went down to the Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival! She’s actually based on the logo for the Frühlingsfest in Yokohama, another Fest I went to with some friends over Golden Week. The … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Teenage Mutant Ninja Squirtle!

Posted on May 25, 2014 by superhappyawesome

It’s been a little while since I did a Pokémashup (previous ones include Darkwing Farfetch’d and Charizard Godzilla) so I had a little fun with this after they announced the new TMNT movie. How do you think that’s going to … Continue reading →

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Today’s watercolor: Sailor Moon

Posted on May 20, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Big news for Sailor Moon Fans this week! Not only is the new series coming out this summer, but the original is being remastered and rereleased, both on Blu-Ray and Hulu. Oh, and without the changes and censorship that stymied … Continue reading →

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Today’s Watercolor: Happy Mother’s Day!

Posted on May 11, 2014 by superhappyawesome

Wish I could give a big hug to all the moms and stepmoms and aunts and grandmas and lovely ladies out there. It can be hard being so far away on days like these, but thank goodness for the internet! … Continue reading →

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