This piece will actually be one of the illustrations for the Power in Numbers 4 Show (PIN4) at Gallery Nucleus from December 12 - December 28! It will be up for purchase for $100.
If you're in the LA/Alhambra, California area please go and check it out once it starts : ) The image will be in exhibit for the entire duration of the show
I'll probably be doing one or two more for the show : )
First thing's first! My online store is now open~! Find it at: www.mikisato.etsy.com!! It's not much right now, but I hope to fill it up with stuff as the year goes on :) Right now, I'm itching to try polymer clay for 3D sculptures and needle felting!
And yet another thing! I've put up a section called "Personal" on my website. I decided to have it as a place to put illustrations that I wanted separate from my other works.
This is my submission for the Terrible Yellow Eyes project organized by Cory Godbey for the popular children's book "Where the Wild Things Are" by Maurice Sendak! I'm very thankful that he invited me to join in, even though it took me quite a while to get to it.
The image ended up being a lot more elaborate than I originally planned, so my whole desk was practically filled with tiny paper bits.
I subtly changed the title image of this blog! Rounded edges, yay!
Also on a more interesting note, I'll be participating in a group show at Gallery Nucleus this coming December for their Power in Numbers (PIN) show! It's not for a while, but I thought I should write about it :) I don't know what I'll be doing for it yet, but it'll be fun!
Alpacas! It feels like it's been a while since I depicted a nonsensical, laid back scene that doesn't involve a lot of concept. It's also been a while since I did an illustration this big...
Why hello there! It feels like it's been a while. It's also already October! Time flies
I actually received an email a week ago for an illustration job for a annual University magazine (Canadian University Report/GlobeCampus) that's run by Globe and Mail! So I've been working on that for the past week or so. I can't post the illustration yet, but the magazine comes out October 22nd :D I'll make sure to post some shots of the magazine when it comes out~
Also,At the ShareSomeCandy blog, they've been recently doing a series called Workspaces and was asked to contribute, which I gladly did :). My desk is nothing special, small, and is always in a state of organized chaos, but if you'd like to take a look, check it out.
Actually. I just wanted to illustrate a peanut butter + jelly sandwich :D
I had my first PBJ sandwich just yesterday (if you can believe it). I don't know why I waited 22 years to try it, but it probably has something to do with growing up with parents that weren't born/raised in Western culture.
According to Wikipedia, "A 2002 survey showed the average American will have eaten 1,500 of the sandwiches before graduating from high school."
I've eaten a total of 3!
After doing finishing image, I suddenly had an urge to try and illustrate other kinds of sandwiches... If I do, the next one will probably be a BLT!
I have a sensitive nose... so whenever I smell something (most commonly perfume), my nose starts to sting, then it goes up my sinus, in behind the eyes, then throbs my brain
So I'm back from Hawaii. I've got to say, I miss it. At first I was skeptical because it felt overrated, but once I got there and saw how nice it was, I gave in. It was also my first time at a tropical place so it was pretty fun. I got pretty badly sunburnt, but I look forward to going there again (sometime in the distant future).
Anyways. I also updated my website a bit. I changed the "Miki Sato" image to a more fitting typeface to match everything else. There's also the "Wrapped" image I did for Illustration Friday.
And another thing. The ladybug drawing I did for my dad a while back has been put into production, and being sold in Japan!
It's a small robot made by my dad with his company JS Robotics. You can program without using a computer, uses the bristles of toothbrushes for it's "legs" and also uses the vibration mechanics in cellphones to move along.
If anyone's interested, there's a video of him talking about it (in Japanese) on Youtube:
You can program the thing to play sumo with others, make music with light sensors that are underneath the robot and such and such. They were created with children in mind, and I believe he's doing a summer school type activity where he teaches how to use it.
I'll also be illustrating other types of bugs for him as he expands on this robot series more (like ants, fireflies, etc).
I am a freelance illustrator living and working from Toronto, Canada. I use a mixed media technique that involves layering of many found surfaces and textiles creating a three dimensional and tactile piece.
I am a graduate from the Ontario College of Art and Design with a degree in Illustration.
5" x 7"
