Neko Hakkei : Updates - Page 1
... overview of activity on the project ...
[This is one from a group of Update Pages on this project. The most recent one is here.]
July 9: the first invitations for Stage 2 have been sent
It has taken over a month since the project announcement to get moving forward with this; there has been a huge amount of interest, with a great many applications coming in, many of which are very interesting. Yesterday and this morning, I sent out the initial invitations to some applicants, asking if they would like to take their image to the next stage.
At this point, I think it should not be a problem if we show these images publicly; so as each of those invitations goes out, I will put the image here for general viewing. When the Stage 2 images are returned to me, we'll also show those, allowing everybody a chance to learn from the process ... turning rough sketches into beautiful woodblock prints!
Here are the first few that captured my attention (designer's names are linked to their Instagram, website, etc.):
July 10: a few more invitations for Stage 2 ...
Descending Geese : Kristen Whitaker
July 12: a few more invitations for Stage 2 ...
Clearing Weather : Julie De Grandpré
Descending Geese : Daniel Parker
July 13: another invitation for Stage 2 ...
August 1: some line drawings from Stage 2 ...
August 5: Stage 2 update ...
August 18: some Stage 2 updates ...
Descending Geese : Kristen Whitaker
August 21: some more invitations for Stage 2 ...
August 26: some Stage 2 updates ...
August 30: a Stage 2 collaboration ...
In the July 12th update above, we showed a sketch for the Descending Geese theme; the idea was a cat knocking a vase off a table. The young man who sent it to us wasn't personally able to take it much further, so we asked one of our young workers here at Mokuhankan if she would be interested in doing a collaboration. He and she both agreed ... and here is the resulting sketch. (Do you recognize the location depicted in the print on the wall?)
Descending Geese : Daniel Parker / Rei
September 4: 1st update video ...
September 12: some Stage 2 updates ...
Clearing Weather : Julie De Grandpré
September 19: a couple of trial colour workups from Stage 2 ...
Early November: some more Stage 2 updates ...
[These updates continue here.]