A Drawing A Day Project - Ready, Set, Go!

Okay, it's way past due.  But here is the thing.  It's not too late to begin now.

Introducing my new personal project....A Drawing A Day.

So many things around my life triggered the conception of this project.  So many things.    The continuously changing colors, the changing landscapes; though this time, it is somewhat familiar...  Yes, my move to Iowa celebrated its first year last week.  Wow, so fast.

My longing love for subtle change in thickness and direction of lines, my visit to my art professor at my college after nine years, posing for my retired drawing professor landlord at his atelier inspired me to start making marks and lines of my own.

Just one drawing per day.  No matter how simple or small.  That is the essence.

I started on the first day of October.  Now I have a stack.  Here they are to share.

My rules:
-Draw once a day, no matter how small or simple.
-Draw from life.  No using pictures allowed!!!

My goal originally was to post the drawing each day, but I haven't gotten that far yet.  Maybe somewhere along the line...

More drawings to come.  Very soon.

Underwater Sanctuary for Elynn, my new special friend!

Elynn is my new special friend.

More and more as I get older, I'm finding it harder to find new friends that I can really connect on a deeper, heart-to-heart level.  But once I find one, it makes my heart tingle with a greater amplitude like never before.

Well now I am in a new territory and I have found a very new special friend.  She love me dearly, she shares her snacks with me generously, and so importantly, when I go visit her she screams my name, "Sai!!  Sai!!!!"  (on a better day, she calls me "Sayu!!") and dashes over to my legs and gives me a giant hug.

Creating an underwater sanctuary playroom has been keeping me busy for the last couple of weeks now.  This room is a tiny tiny space underneath the staircase in their home in Iowa City, it has an interesting layout with a varying range of ceiling height both slanted and horizontal!  Perfect for a cozy sitting/reading area with a comfy rug and an underwater oasis mural filled with love.  And felted fish cushions!!!  And jellies (of course!) floating amidst the twinkling lights!!

Elynn likes to point out her mom's favorite fish on the wall.  I ask, "What is YOUR favorite fish??", she points fish on every wall and gives me a huge smile.

Happy Birthday to you, my little one!  Can we come over for slumber parties ALL the time!??

YES, PLEASE!!

Love,

Your Aunt "Sai" (Sayu)

Spoken For sneak peak: Felted Hearts for a Heart-felt Gathering.

As the lovely Spoken For event in Portland is coming up in almost a fortnight now, I couldn't keep my excitement to myself any longer, so I decided to post a series of sneak peaks on this blog!  YAY!

First one is of course, hand-felted heart cushions!!!   There will be lots of them.  In different colors!!! Stay tuned for more fuzzy wuzzies to come!

Tickets are on sale here for $10 and here is the list and features of ever-so-amazing roster of participants!!

Hope to see you there!

To our Dearest, we think of you oh, so fondly.

My dad and I share the same birthday week, in fact, our birthdays are two days apart.  It's always been that way, ever since I was born.  Always.

Today, I woke up thinking of you, dad, thinking, what would make you most happy on your birthday?  Soon after, I found out that my little sister Ayumi and her dear Koji gave you the most amazing gift...  to share their wedding anniversary on your birthday.

Happy 61st, dad!  Love and miss you oh, so dearly.  

And happy love, Ayumi and Koji!  So excited for you both.

What a special day today is.  

Spoken For : And It's Official!

Have you heard of the Spoken For event that is happening  at Sandbox Studios, Portland on September 22nd??  Yes, it's only a month away!!

Hosted by lovely ladies, Chelsea, Hannah and Kelty, this event is designed to be a smorgasbord of thoughtfully and deliciously curated artists, photographers, shopowners, designers and creatives that are not your stereotypical wedding batch.  Click here for a line-up of lovelies and you shall be inspired!

And the happy news is.... I will be there (in person!!) too!  Felted cake-toppers, pompom garlands, and anything else that make your heart warm.  Images will follow suit very soon.



 Advanced tickets on sale now!!  (Click here)  Be there or be ...  square!?

Photos are here! - post fin din din

The photos have arrived from the fin din din event at Spirit of 77 couple of weeks back!!

So fun to see the chandelier of the fluther of jellies with the background of basketball hoops!

Wonderful evening, I could tell.  Cyber collaboration turned out to be a success, thanks to the thoughtful hosts!!!

Thank you, lovely Courtney, Kelley + team din din, for this exciting opportunity!

Can't wait to collaborate in person!

Photo Credit: Tim Gunther  (Thank you for sharing, Tim!  They look gorgeous!)

 

 The team!