scribbling days

Sketchbook Project --- finished!!

2012-01-25T23:37:00.004Z

My last minutes behaviour has to be stopped this year! But I'm glad that I could finished the sketchbook project before the deadline.. I'm going to send this to NY tomorrow!

Taiwan dpi Magazine

2012-01-25T23:28:00.003Z

I was interviewed about the university I graduated and my artwork for Taiwan dpi Magazine vol 152 and it was published. The director sent me one copy and I was very glad how it looked for 3 pages!!

New design?

2012-01-25T23:25:00.002Z

This is my new idea for the charity tin badges, will be sold from this spring. I hope people like it!

Yoga and Tatoo

2012-01-17T21:27:00.001Z

Tsunami relief donation badges

2012-01-15T15:01:00.004Z

Nearly 3000 badges for Japan tsunami relief have been sold in Japan and all the profit has been donated to the orphans who lost their parents by the tsunami in March 2011.

The organisation, running this project in Japan, shared 70 badges to me in London as well. The donation become 42 pounds and 28 badges are still available.

1 badges - 1 pound donation

Please contact me if you are interested.

hello(at)kazukomorishita.com (change (at) to @)

Sketchbook Project2

2012-01-14T15:32:00.002Z

and where does this story go...?

Sketchbook Project

2012-01-13T07:54:00.003Z

One of the colour pencil drawings for a new story.

red shoes

2012-01-09T23:55:00.002Z

happy birthday

2012-01-09T23:44:00.006Z

for Nanae

for Arina

Charity Art Event in East London

2011-11-25T22:39:00.003Z

It will be on 1st of Dec! Click the image, then you can see the details.

Lots of affordable prints, cakes and mulled wine. Drop a pound and save tsunami victims in Japan with your heart.

Kazuko

About a month to go...!

2011-11-20T21:52:00.004Z

Illustrations for a learning English application on smart phones

2011-10-09T16:08:00.006+01:00

From this July, I've been drawing for my commissioned work from a Japanese media company. It is a learning English application on smart phones and I need to finish 240 illustrations!

Because my drawings have been for children rather than adults, also I've been drawing much more animal characters, drawing business people were very different experience for me in the beginning. Now I get used to draw people little by little. (Yes I know, I have to!)

I've finished 120 drawings so far but these are only the half way through.

I can't show the finished work as it will publish on this Dec, but I uploaded my sketches as my work in progress.

Collaged Note books

2011-05-31T11:49:00.002+01:00

I decorated small notebooks with Japanese paper and letter press. Notebooks were sold at the International Alternative Press Festival on 28th and 29th of May.

Badge design for another charity group

2011-05-26T22:28:00.003+01:00

These are my tin badges idea for the charity group in Japan. The group are going to sell these badges, and the money will be used to help orphans in Souma city, who lost their parents by the Tsunami on 11th of March. Horse is a symbol of the City. I draw a bird as well, it is the meaning of "hope" in this picture. 3rd image is Mt. Fuji which is the local symbol of the charity group.

Character design for a charity group

2011-05-16T18:47:00.002+01:00

These are the mascot character designs for a Japanese cancer support group Relay for Life Nagaizumi. Nagaizumi is a name of the city and their symbolic flower is Satsuki Tsutsuji which I was inspired from to make this character.

illustration for a birthday card

2011-05-04T14:09:00.005+01:00

Recipe

2011-04-04T00:11:00.003+01:00

This illustration is for the project "Food is Fun! " by Anorak Magazine. I love cooking and eating, then also drawing food! I was struggled with my scanner to adjust my watercolour drawing to the right colours. I spent time to fix them by photoshop, but I need to sort out scanning method asap.

For Tohoku

2011-03-20T12:51:00.003Z

It was long time ago, I went to Iwate, my mother's home town. I remember the market was lively, and many women were selling vegetables and seaweeds. Even the old women were working very hard and they were proud of their products, let you try sometimes and had a good chat with visitors. The market has wiped out by the tsunami, and I hope many people were rescued and safe now.

From my old sketchbook

2011-03-13T19:45:00.003Z

I found this accidentally from my old sketchbook. Inspired from an singer on news paper.

The other version

2011-03-13T18:35:00.002Z

London Tête à Tête

2011-03-10T13:28:00.003Z

We haven't started yet but I and my friend Moto are planning to start a blog about many interesting news from London with some illustrations for mainly Japanese people. We will start very soon.

London Tête à Tête

Mmmm

2011-03-10T13:23:00.004Z

I planned to change my header illustration but unfortunately it didn't fit. I will try another one soon :)

Mother's Day Card - vol 2

2011-03-04T22:56:00.005Z

This is the final design after I considered little bit more. The wall paper makes them happier and I really like it. I have printed few cards to sell :)

Mother's Day

2011-03-03T11:18:00.002Z

These drawings will be used for Mother's Day cards.

musicians

2011-02-19T15:44:00.002Z

sake bottles

2011-02-19T12:02:00.001Z

English Language & Me

2011-02-13T21:35:00.004Z

When I came to England 4 years ago, I struggled with English language. Even though I could speak basic English, some phrases were unfamiliar and it has taken time for me to get used to use them correctly.

For example, the question "do you mind..?", which the form of asking permission was little bit tricky for me. Because I've been feeling funny to answer "No" to someone who asked me permission which I really didn't mind, I always answer "Yes!!" when I had to answer "No". The reason is "Yes" sounds positive and "No" sounds negative for me.

I've overcome this problem shortly and luckily I didn't upset anyone when I made a mistake!

Sweater (Illustration Friday)

2011-02-12T14:15:00.001Z

Keep working, girl!

2011-02-02T23:58:00.001Z

Surrender (Illustration Friday)

2011-02-02T11:22:00.001Z

Chicken (Illustration Friday)

2011-01-18T20:59:00.003Z

On the snowy day..

Moving in, Moving out...

2011-01-11T12:04:00.003Z

During 4 years I changed my flat 8 times in London. Sharing a flat completely strangers is common here, but it's not common in Japan. So I've lived with many people who have different backgrounds and cultures. I could say it might be a different experience in my life. Next flat I will move in very soon is 9th flat for me. I hope I don't have to move more than 10 times in 5 years..

Deja-Vu (Illustration Friday)

2011-01-10T20:10:00.004Z

Little miss is enjoying Jelly Beans rain in her dream, and she strongly wishes it would be a Deja-vu!

the dresses from small souvenir bags..

2011-01-10T18:36:00.011Z

I made small illustrations with collages using the small postcard bags from the gallery shops in London.. I like the colours especially turquoise blue of National Portrait Gallery bag.

Year of Usagi

2011-01-01T23:35:00.006Z

A policeman who is going to be a monk

2010-12-28T01:40:00.008Z

Mr. Policeman is going to Japan next year for the pilgrimage of 88 temples in Shikoku. These are original illustrations for the small flash animation I made. Here is his blog.. he will upload his journey on this page during his journey..

Learning Cards for Japanese lesson

2010-12-27T17:44:00.004Z

I made a set of cards for my friends who is learning Japanese language. As English language has lots of different counting ways, for example "a glass of..." "a pair of..." "a peace of...", Japanese also has lots of counting ways. "個（for objects)"　“枚(for a paper, leaf..)"　“匹 (for animals..)". I draw pictures in front, and the answers on the back.

Japanese lesson

2010-12-22T00:14:00.002Z

Pattern pattern

2010-12-17T23:02:00.004Z

CCCCCold!

2010-11-24T18:27:00.004Z

Drawing on the hot chocolate cup at The Columbia Flower Market.

For the twin's Birthday

2010-11-19T13:31:00.002Z

a letter for me

2010-10-30T16:18:00.001+01:00

A Girl Writing

2010-10-30T01:54:00.004+01:00

"A Girl Writing" is originally the oil painting by French painter Henriette Browne 1860-1880. This is my watercolour version inspired by her painting.

Full moon night

2010-09-22T20:00:00.002+01:00

Finally!

2010-09-22T17:55:00.006+01:00

I have tried to make a series of the picture "My favourite things to do". I couldn't complete all of them before the exhibition, but I am very happy to see 5 of them all together :)

"My favourite things" work for the exhibition

2010-09-14T21:40:00.004+01:00

These are my work for the group exhibition "UPside" started this week at the Medcalf Gallery . I submitted 2 illustrations with various artists. The information is as follows..

13.09.2010 — 07.11.2010

Private view: Tuesday 21.09.2010

Open: Mon-Sat 12.00—23.00 Sun 12.00—16.00

Medcalf Gallery
38-40 Exmouth Market, London EC1R 4QE
07980587378
www.medcalfbar.co.uk

Painting on the boat

2010-08-30T09:17:00.003+01:00

yoga

2010-08-15T10:23:00.002+01:00

relax afternoon

2010-08-15T10:22:00.003+01:00

Reading on the boat

2010-08-15T09:33:00.001+01:00

Ballerina

2010-08-01T23:31:00.001+01:00

Baking cake

2010-07-31T15:36:00.001+01:00

My plants

2010-07-31T15:33:00.003+01:00

Gardening

2010-07-30T09:45:00.003+01:00

Town

2010-07-29T14:13:00.001+01:00

Double (Illustration Friday)

2010-07-29T00:57:00.001+01:00

Madame Butterfly

2010-07-23T19:01:00.003+01:00

I draw this after I watched the film "Madame Butterfly". The heroine Madame Butterfly had waited for her American husband for 3 years, with her son who was born between them. But when he came back to Japan again, he had his American wife and they asked her to give her son... quite sad story.

Breakfast (Illustration Friday)

2010-07-19T01:00:00.001+01:00

Encouragement

2010-07-18T11:08:00.003+01:00

"Don't worry too much. Just do it! "

Graduation

2010-07-18T10:25:00.003+01:00

We had a graduation ceremony a year after we finished a course. The ceremony was impressive and it became a good memory for me. On the other hand, it was a shame that many friends have been gone back to home and couldn't make it. Anyway, I completed MA, then move to the next step...work hard!

Diary (Illustration Friday)

2010-07-11T11:11:00.003+01:00

The models in this drawing are my brother and his daughter who likes frog characters in books. When she will become older, her frog story books would be like her diary with her good memories.

A little artist

2010-07-05T08:21:00.005+01:00

My little niece is in a creative mode.

My website and the prize!

2010-06-11T15:01:00.008+01:00

I have been working on my own website from the last month. I still have to add some pages, but I uploaded almost all. Please check :)
http://www.kazukomorishita.com/
And my work for ECCA postacad design competition won a prize.
They will make the postcard with my design)

Slope

2010-05-20T18:58:00.002+01:00

Sewing

2010-05-19T23:30:00.003+01:00

Londoners' bike life

2010-05-17T23:39:00.003+01:00

I personally enjoy cycling to many places in London. I've been collecting these images on my sketchbook over a month and finally I put them together.

Any sweet news from ECCA?

2010-05-17T23:30:00.003+01:00

Inspired by a small tin box, I made this image for ECCA's postcard competition. I found it has been on the short list today. Please vote my work from here!

Spring has come

2010-05-17T22:51:00.001+01:00

from my sketchbook .. at the cafe in Angel

Small tin

2010-05-02T22:52:00.003+01:00

Crazy Crown

2010-04-23T00:15:00.005+01:00

I am obsessed with curly pattern...

Hard ground etching on somerset satin paper.

Detective (Illustration Friday)

2010-04-17T10:11:00.005+01:00

Mr Bird walking

2010-04-15T00:52:00.002+01:00

cafe talk

2010-04-11T18:43:00.002+01:00

Linked (Illustration Friday)

2010-04-09T23:46:00.002+01:00

Alice in wdl on my sketch book (Mad Hatter)

2010-03-31T01:00:00.003+01:00

Alice in wdl on my sketchbook (rabbit)

2010-03-30T09:28:00.004+01:00

colouring - my slow progress

2010-03-20T09:47:00.005Z

one of my favourite in London

2010-03-08T01:34:00.002Z

One of my favourite things in London is market! I love open air atmosphere and stalls selling hand-made foods and crafts. I bring a big eco-bag and buy apples, bread, flowers, and some little souvenirs...

Cycling

2010-02-26T23:35:00.004Z

I made an image of a girl on the bike by etching. I put colour roughly by photoshop to see how it works but I will paint properly by watercolour. It will be much nicer!

Vegetables on exercise

2010-02-09T20:07:00.005Z

Kohlabi Greens on training

Parsnip on the floor exercise!

People in the town

2010-02-07T16:30:00.005Z

Illustration for Japanese lesson2

2010-02-07T16:12:00.003Z

This is the second picture for my friend who is Japanese language teacher. I drew the characters separately and put colours with pencils, and combined each drawing and background by photoshop. I like hand-drawing but also photoshop helps me to make the whole composition. I think I need to learn photoshop more.

Mini cards for Valentine's day

2010-02-04T01:40:00.009Z

I made three simple illustrations for the mini cards of Valentine's day. Each size is 6cm square and very small. These cards will be provided to the customers who buy the beautiful roses.

A illustration for language lessons

2010-02-01T21:31:00.006Z

My friend who is Japanese language teacher asked me to draw this illustration. She needed lots of description because her student will practice the expression in Japanese with this. It was really good challenge for me to draw many people and details in one picture because normally I draw few characters in a picture. I drew each character on my sketchbook, scanned them, and put it together in the end.

Happy Birthday Elli

2010-01-23T10:54:00.003Z

My friend Elli organised her birthday party yesterday. My illustrator friends are always giving original birthday card to the person and we always enjoy to see everyone's original birthday card all together. This is my card for Elli .. I didn't forget to draw her favourite things with her on my card :)

Walking in the Snow

2010-01-15T01:10:00.003Z

We have a lot of snow these days. Many people complain about it, but also many people feel happy with it. I like it when everything is covered with white, and I make the first foot prints on the white canvas!

Fruits a day project

2010-01-14T14:23:00.003Z

This is a small exercise in my everyday life... it doesn't sound very exciting but I keep drawing fruits every day. I can say it is my way of "life drawing".. I don't know actually fruits are naked or wearing nice dress... Kiwi is bit hairy (needs to shave) and plum is bit glossy, Blood Orange has rough skin (maybe having skin problem) .. etc etc. Some fruits has gone to my stomach after drawing, so you can see it as their memorial album. Anyway, they are simple and beautiful, and maybe I will make a story of them in future.

Small production for christmas

2009-12-09T01:18:00.008Z

These are my christmas cards!

My small room become a small printing factory.

I really enjoy lino-cut and its textures. This is only single layer,

but I'd like to try multi-layers in future.

Christmas cards

2009-11-29T23:12:00.003Z

Ok, finally I come back to my blog!

I've been doing some small projects, and this is one of them. I'm making my christmas cards by lino cutting, and today I finished making plates and printed them at home. In Japan, wood cut is more common than lino and I've never done lino-cutting before I came to UK. Anyway today I'm happy the results and I will put colours on them after the ink dries.

Forest

2009-10-27T09:40:00.004Z

Finally I did my etching prints last week. I made this plate long time ago in my university, but I missed the chance to print. This is the steel plate I used for the first time. A steel plate has really rough surface and it is very different from zinc plate. I couldn't control the time to etch, and maybe this plate is slightly over etched. But I found it is interesting after I put some shadow.

Beautiful curls

2009-10-15T15:44:00.004+01:00

Few days ago, I saw 3 people who were wearing the black costume with special hair style. 3 of them made beautiful curls hair in front of their ears, but they shaved the other part of their hair. They look medieval, and it was funny to see them on the escalator of London underground.. This sketch is from my memory.

bike!

2009-10-12T15:18:00.002+01:00

Swimming afternoon

2009-10-06T01:00:00.005+01:00

Last Friday I went to the swimming pool near my flat. There were few people in the pool, and they were swimming back and forth. About half an hour later, 3 women came and enjoyed swimming. And here is my illustration I inspired by them!

Collage with fabric

2009-10-05T21:02:00.006+01:00

This is a girl I sketched at a flower market a long time ago.

For collage, I used an old handkerchief that my friend gave me

as a souvenir from her trip to Italy.

Self produced

2009-09-10T20:06:00.008+01:00

During this week, I'm producing lots of cards to sell at the Themes Festival on this weekend. I printed the images on the painting paper, cut them out, folded, add some colours, sign my name, then packaged with the envelopes. I like this process and I'm satisfied with the result! I also make some books to sell, but I can't mass produce because it is long process. But I'd like to make carefully one by one. It would be great if this work will be my main job! I will keep producing, as many artists are doing. And someday this would be my main job.

Brick Lane

2009-09-06T11:15:00.002+01:00

At the market in Brick Lane on Sun. Many people are selling stuff.

Sometimes it is really random but very fun to see. I described it

with animal characters. Used colour pencil and water colour.

Collaboration

2009-09-06T00:46:00.003+01:00

This is my small project with my friend Paul. We started this picture from one rabbit in the bottom, and every time we exchange the picture, we add the other character little by little. I haven't recognised our drawing has similarities, and it seems very natural even if we combined both characters in an illustration. His characters have lots of movement which I have to learn. I'm happy with the final image!

Fairy

2009-09-04T20:59:00.007+01:00

Recently I use very basic media such as water colour and colour pencils. Sometimes I can not express the same feeling of my sketches, and regret after painting. It is little bit similar to a film camera. I can not go back to the beginning by one click.

I think I need to practice more!

Waffle Car

2009-08-26T23:49:00.003+01:00

I found this waffle car in Brick Lane. It was really cute and big woman

was making waffles inside. I was inspired by this actual moment and

draw this picture with my imagination.

The flower market

2009-08-26T10:37:00.003+01:00

This is the image of my ongoing project. I use animal characters

to describe London sceneries. This is my favourite flower market

in Colombia Road. I used colour pencils and will put some water colour.