Finally, after years of considering it, I've decided to start posting my drawings and photographs.
Ever since I was maybe five I've loved drawing, and I wanted to be both an archaeologist and a cartoonist for most of my early life. When it came time to start thinking about what to study in high school and university, my art unfortunately took the backtrack to my language studies and writing (out of my own anti-art program at my high school mentality and my admiration of self-taught artists), but in my free time I draw from my thoughts and I draw what makes me laugh. I think of my drawings as what we call in Japanese "kimokawaii"- cute, but a little whack. My girls are usually a reflection of me, and the overall girlyness that's obvious in what I draw isn't girly in the traditional sense; to me, girlyness is power and incredibly badass.
I don't know where the themes in my work come from (out of my own head I guess), but you can obviously see my influence from Asian art (space-cells) and the simple yet edgy aesthetic of Scandinavian comic and interior design. I also really like logo and packaging design- I collect shopping bags, business cards, and napkins from all over the world for inspiration.
Out of all the mediums I've tried, I always come back to pencil and pen. It feels the most raw, least pretentious, and uncomplicated method of expression. Pencil and pen, bought at any store anywhere, allow me to keep the frankness and unpretentiousness that I so admire in visual expression and create a subtle intimacy.As for my photographs, all of them are random but make me happy and inspire my drawings.

Yoroshiku ne!