Happy Friday! Hey, Little K's in a magazine! The book got a nice write-up in the May issue of Seattle Magazine, available on stands now. I loved that the fact checker asked if the islands and body of water shown in the first spread actually exist. The answer is no, and in fact, I forgot all about it until now, but I made it so that the islands form the Japanese character for "people" or "hito". I don't know, I thought that would be fun. I showed you the progression from sketch to final here. The ... Read more
Monthly Income Report + Furoku Membership Sign-ups
Before I go into my monthly income report, I've received several emails from people wanting to join the Furoku membership, so as promised, I'm opening it up again! I find it mind-boggling and buoying and humbling that folks are willing to travel with me on this admittedly undefined and slapdash adventure of mine. To sum up what was part of last month's furoku, I receive the loveliest of comments from Kay: Dear Sanae, I received my first furoku and am totally delighted! Frankly, ... Read more
A Past Monday Outfit Giveaway [CLOSED]
Good morning! Time is of the essence as I juggle multiple projects for deadlines that are coming up at the end of the month. In my characteristic overly optimistic way, K and I planned some fun outfits for me to sew up for her this weekend, and of course, by late Saturday evening it was obvious the outfits weren't going to happen. My harried state of being was abundantly evident on that same Saturday evening when K, her friend and I swooped into the theater parking area (we had tickets for ... Read more
Happy Friday + Randomness
Happy Friday! That image up there pretty much sums up our spring break: sleeping in and blissed-out exhaustion from nonstop fun. What's odd is that despite being a rabid and chronic scheduler, I had virtually nothing planned, and what I did have planned shouldn't have been fun -- namely an appointment with the orthodontist: There's a striking pair of walls lined with silver boxes at the ortho office, and each box contains teeth molds for all the pediatric patients (sort of creepy, sort ... Read more
I was gaining momentum…
...and then my custom illustration output had to be put on hold as I re-examined my to-do list. Which is a shame because I really, really enjoy working on them. Like this foxy guy. They're actually not entirely on hold, since I'm painting what I can here and there, but progress is slooooooooooooow. But mark my words, they will get done! I'm loving all the various requests so much, I've scanned them all with a vague notion of showcasing them together at some point. So many plans, so ... Read more