Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

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

Greetings from sunny L.A.

We have logged some serious hours at Disneyland this past weekend, and though it was spectacularly fun, I am wiped out. Postings will be spotty this week... I leave you with pix of the dress I completed just before catching the plane (the same pattern as the Ooh La La Dress). K liked it so much she wore it all the way to L.A.: ... Read more

Summer Mementos

Tomorrow, K and I will head out to the land of Disneyland and smog. Our last hurrah for the summer before backpacks and homework and shorter days... It's been a summer full of popsicles, of juicy fruit, of explosive lushness in the community garden (though through no help from me - my neighbors are the expert gardeners. Maybe next year I'll try to actually plant something in our little section). There has been so much swimming and playing with friends and catching up with long-distance family ... Read more