Tag Archives: my art

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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A conversation with a Japanese coworker…

Trying something new with this comic-y style!

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Kishi Bashi’s Lighght

I really love the KishiBashi album that came out earlier this year, so I drew this little portrait based on some of the jacket art. I’m especially excited that his songs have started showing up at Karaoke, including one of … Continue reading

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Today’s Watercolor AND Youtube: Tanabata!

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 art: a Totoro Thank You!

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alice (@vyxle) I realized the other day that it’s been just over a year since I started posting my art online! This little Totoro was one of my first watercolors, so … Continue reading

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

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!

I nominate you all! 😉

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Today’s Art: Tomioka Silk Mill Mascots!

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 watercolor: Happy birthday, Mum!

It’s my mother’s birthday today! I wish I could be there in person to give her flowers, but I thought that painting some might be the next best thing 🙂

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