Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

Archives for September 2012

Bubblicious + Happy Birthday Ba-chan!!!

The first day of school went relatively smoothly. "I'm nervous!" K exclaimed as we headed to the playground, but as soon as she saw her friends, she was back in her zone. The only hiccup happened when I went to pick her up after school. Somehow she'd accidentally followed the wrong class line and couldn't be found for several minutes, so a moment of panic was had by all. But the day was "totally good", she said, and she seems excited for tomorrow. She consented to wearing the bubble dress (oh ... Read more

Pink House

Until this last Los Angeles trip, I never paid much attention to the houses in my parent's neighborhood. It's a rather hip area, very close to Hollywood and dotted with charming Spanish-style bungalows. Near one of my favorite coffee shops is the prettiest pink house. I've been a bit caught up with the color pink lately, if you haven't noticed. I even pulled all manners of pink patterned fabric for K's fall wardrobe, but she just informed me that she is so over the color. Oh dear - I hope ... Read more

Anthropomorphic animals

  As a child, I was obsessed with drawing princesses and playing with fashion plates. I was equally obsessed with drawing animals wearing different outfits and it's still one of the things I love to do. I never consulted any actual references, so my animals always came out looking rather wonky, and to this day, I tend to just draw from imagination and not much else. This pirate above is kind of foxy, yes? One of the things I find frustrating is how hard it is to capture the actual ... Read more