every bit counts 3.

hello,

after the disaster cause by the earthquake and tsunami, i have seen a lot of people being very caring, giving and supportive to aid japan, and it gives me hope.

i made a new set of prints with hope to raise funds to help out the people who are affected by this harsh situation in japan.


taiyo: the sun, 6.5 x 6.5, edition of 50, gocco print with spray paint.
(they are all hand printed so every print is slightly different.)
$20 plus shipping and handling, SOLD OUT

100% of proceeds will go to redcross to help japan.

also here is one of the koekshi dolls that i was making for q-pop's fundraiser but i couln't manage to finishi it on time, but now it's all done and available for you pick up.



kokeshi:chub, 6inchi, mixed media and wood,
$125 plus shiiping and handling,　
sold out:)
100% of proceeds will go to redcross to help japan.

more kokeshi coming soon:)

every bit counts.

hello,


i just drop off some of my old ap prints at q-pop in little tokyo for their fundraiser show to help out people in japan.
i have been following the news and each day there is a new incident making the situation more difficult and critical for people.
here are the images of the prints that i drop off.
all of them have been sold out before and it's hard to find them at the original price.


'raijin/thor' ap print, 14 x 12, $125
it was originally created for stan lee tribute show.


' screaming for the sunrise' ap print, 12 x 17, $ 150
from my second solo show 'hello and goodbye', 2009


'lost or to be lost' ap print, 12 x 15, $125


'empty howl' ap print, 10 x 8, $100


do you mind if i stay for a while? 10 x 8, $ 100

if you are interested in purchasing them please contact q-pop:

http://qpopshop.com/

thank you

print release/closing reception:)

Yoskay Yamamoto: ' Familiar Strangers'
CLOSING Reception: Saturday, July 10th, 5-8pm

The gallery will host a closing reception this Saturday for artist Yoskay Yamamoto's solo exhibition.

In conjunction with the closing reception the gallery will release a series of limited edition giclee prints. Yamamoto's extremely popular 'Four Seasons' series of paintings will be released as prints at the closing.

Each 'Season' will be released in an edition of only 20. Sales will be first come first served on the night of the closing, with a few prints to be released Monday the 12th online at: Paper Tiger.

getting ready for baby tattooville

baby tattooville is only a couple days away.

i have been spending last few days finishing up stuff for the give away bag.

here is a little preview:


50 postcard size drawings



50 hand coloured gocco prints, 4 x 6


and some pins that i made from my old paper pallet.

1 more day!!!

i'm sorry for the lack of the updates about the new release....

just one more day until the new koibito to drop: the exclusive edition from lebasse projects.

the new colour way will be released at lebasse projects in culver city.
there will be some goodies that you can pick up at the event, including the new prints (screaming for the sunrise) and postcard set from the solo show " hello and goodbye", the very first lebasse project exhibition catalog, and the brand new koibito.

i will be there from 7-10 pm for signing.

i hope you can make it to the event.

here are few of the sketches that will be in a postcard set as a little surprise:)



more to come....

hello and goodbye updates.

some of my friends are kind enough to help me promote my up-coming show "hello and goodbye."
i feel very lucky to have such a positive support.

here are some links to follow up:

creative process posted by arrested motion



information of the new series of prints provided by daily dujour



thanks guys.

online exclusives part 2

under the full moon, edtion of 3, 6 x 12, unframed 

under the stars...

took me all day to finish framing these...
but i'm happy with the result.




"under the stars," edition of 25, gocco prints with hand painted background, 2008

also the secret color way/ munky king exclusive will be revealed at vinyl toynet work in pasadena:)

gocco:)

i'm working on a new series of gocco prints.
these will be available at koibito release party at munky king.

they are edition of 25.
they come with either gold ink or silver ink.
i hand painted and stencil the background so everyone is a little different from each other.

here are some process pictures:

on sale

this past summer i was lucky enough to design a poster for linkin park's tour, projekt rev.
they hired 24 artist to design a unique silkscreen poster for each 24 cities.
and now they are on sale at their web site.
click here for the link.

here is my design

5 color silkscreen, edition of 100

oops...

i was hired to do a poster design for linkinpark's summer tour.
they are touring to 24 different cities and my design was for st louis, mo.
the posters are available at the event, only thing is the concert happened last week......
anyway here is the image....


5 color silkscreen, edition of 100

they will be for sale sometime soon at linkinpark's site.

gocco prints

this whole week has been super busy.
I'm trying to get ready for san diego comic-con and i still have to work on few more things.......

i made some limited edition gocco prints to help promote my toy "koibito."
these are hand painted gocco prints. 6x6 on a masonite board, edition of 25 and they are all framed.
each print comes with the different back ground with various colors, textures, and stencils.


here are some samples:






hand painted gocco prints.
6 x 6, edition of 25.



for purchasing info please contact munky king.

new print:)

arigato to my friends at a paper tiger!

they have put out a new set of prints for me.

here is the image of the piece:

"hope and despair"

edition of 25

this piece was about the personal moment that i face often.

when the sun is about to set, i find myself drifting off...

somewhere between today and tomorrow.....

hopes and despairs looking at the opposite ends...

the self struggle of optimistic pessimist.

for purchasing please contact a paper tiger:

contact@apapertiger.com

new print

arigato to my friends at a paper tiger for putting out the new print:)

"raijin"

ltd edition print 1/50

giclee print on sommerset elvet archival paper 12" x 14"