three years ago, i was preparing myself for a new life in japan. i came here hoping for a new start, but carried with me a faint but tainted hope. as time would have it, everything finally burned down to ashes. and looking back, i’m glad things didn’t work out the way i wanted it to.
this job was only supposed to have lasted at most for three years but i will be stepping into my fourth after the summer vacation is over. i would have preferred to start with something new to mark this time-a new design, a new site. but i will just continue to build on what i have. it’s not time to evolve that way yet.
some of you might remember this image i did quite a while ago. i drew it on paper, coloured it with pencils and roughly slapped some textures on it the last time round. this time, i cleaned it up properly and made a finished artwork out of it. all because i plan to enter it into the 猫ちゃんイラストcontest. goals do not appeal to me much, but without it, other bright, twinkly lights (or hamster) can get a little too distracting
perhaps more than change, i think i need to start digging deeper. and only then will i find out if i’ve what it takes.
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(over)printed and mailed! i’ve always loved prints-the weight, the texture, the smell of paper mmmm. someday, i’m gonna print my own moo-like cards and i’ve already found a japanese site that provides the same service. yay!
