Book of the Month: September 2017

I can’t believe it’s been 2 years already since I had one of my best Septembers at Picturecamp, a week-long … More

Book of the Month: August 2017

While it’s at the height of summer in Japan, sadly summer seems over here in UK. (Sniff.) End of summer … More

The last Sunday (9th July) I had my art fair debut as an exhibitor at the House of Illustration’s Illustrators … More

Summer has finally arrived in London (well, more or less…) so it would have been nice to share a sunny … More

This morning I woke up to shocking news about the terrorist attack that had happened last night at London Bridge … More

Yesterday (5th of May) was 端午の節句 (tango no sekku), a day to wish and cerebrate healthy growth of boys, in … More

This month I would like to share a poignant picture book I found at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair – … More

YES! I did it! I went to the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, which was on my bucket list! I almost … More

This is a report on my very first London Book Fair visit. The London Book Fair is an annual book … More

Living abroad, I often miss and feel nostalgic about Japanese traditions. In Japan, the 3rd of March is a … More

Every month I write about one of my favourite inspiring picture/children’s books from my bookshelves because they are so wonderful … More

It must be hard to guess my age simply by looking at my bookshelves. They certainly do NOT look like … More

This post is about what creative process means to me. I draw, paint and make things because I enjoy it, but … More

At the beginning of this year, I set a new year’s resolution to finish my portfolio. And I’m proud to … More

I recently went back home in Japan to see my family and friends. In this post I would like to … More

One day when October was just around the corner, my illustrator friend said he was thinking about doing Inktober. I … More

I’m ashamed to tell you that I read one of the greatest children’s book classics, The Lion, the Witch and … More

When I took a short course on picture book illustration, the tutor told us that we should include some black … More

My mum is Japanese but she likes Western/European films and literature. So naturally children’s books and films she got for … More

As I wrote in the previous post, I’ve been illustrating scenes with food from children’s book classics to build up … More