new business cards.

i just received my new business cards in mail!
i've been waiting for it and i'm so happy with the result.
while i was researching and thinking about my new business card, i found the paper called "pachica".
i really liked this paper so i decided to use this one for my cards.
amazing things about this paper is that when it hot pressed it become transparent.
so i designed with my favorite shapes and blue and orange parts are foil stamped.
cant wait to give out to people. :)

@ grandma's

hi,
it's been a month, since i moved to my grandma's house.
i was supposed to be in chicago, so i was kind of bummed to still be in japan, but now im kind of glad that i can spend time here. so relaxing!
i have a many wonderful memory here as i visited every summer and winter when i was a kid.
i will be here until next spring, so i want to enjoy as much i can before i move to chicago for good.
here are snaps of the house. toys my brothers, sister, and i used, old furniture, my grandmas handmade japanese dolls, view from the house, etc...

my project of making a little printing studio is going well.
i set up the dark room at closet!
things i need is almost all delivered. i order inks from usa, but delivery cost me same as inks.... but i wanted to use inks that im used to. ( pro chemical )
i was away from japan such a long time, so i dont really know where to get screen print products here, i googled but dont know which one is good!
im waiting my printing table (dining table) now.
i will put some pictures when i finish set up my new studio and tell you my new portable screen making machine.
lots of new stuff & design will be available soon!

and, thank you for your kind words for patapri's re-opening. :)
it really means a lot to me.

PataPri is back.

hello, i just re-open PataPri shop on etsy.
new design house i printed in summer is available now.
please take a look!
i changed the package. what do you think?
i will soon start printing in new studio in japan, and im thinking about printing on new material besides linen.
im also working on my new bushiness card. i found the really cool paper, so im having a fun time designing using that special paper. i will talk about it more later.

thank you for all the kind email and messages while im gone.
im so happy to finally re-open patapri.

hello

my recent purchase hedgehog moss bonsai @ j.period

hello,
i can't believe its already october...
i'm back in japan, and i will be here next few months.
i had a most amazing time in europe and now i'm setting up temporary studio at my grandma's house. since my grandma passed, nobody lives here, so while i'm in japan, i decided to live here which i have many wonderful memory of my childhood.
it's a pretty big house for one person, but since it has lots of space, i can print! so now i'm getting a new screen making machine and stuff.
while i make a new stuff, i will re-open PataPri shop on etsy to start sell towels i printed in summer in chicago.
hope to see you at my etsy shop next week!

Bonjour!

this is my sister's apartment, she lives on tiny apt on top floor.

since i cant bring my cat niko, i made a niko embroidery to travel with me.

new design "house"
my towel looking good by the window of where im staying.

hello!
ive safely arrived at paris last night.
weather is great and im enjoying to see my sister and paris.

summer!

i bought a catcam.
my cat niko goes outside, and i was curious where she goes.
she took some nice pics.

hello!
hows your summer going?
i spend time at studio last week and print some towels finally. i had a great time back in studio.
i printed a new design call "houses" too. i will show you soon.

another thing is im going to europe!! i will spend 5 weeks in paris and another country.
im so excited, even though my sister lives in paris for last 10 years, ive never visited her. so this is my first time to go to europe and i just can't wait. there are many places i want to visit!
im renting an apartment. yay!
i will blog while im there.
see you soon!

japanese masking tapes.

while i was in japan, i saw these colorful masking tapes, and i loved them.
so i had to get them all color! so pretty!
they are made with washi(japanese paper), very thin paper tape.
i found out that you can get these tapes in here and some of etsy shop. ( here and here )

and i wanted have tape dispenser just for these tapes.
where to look? etsy! i found a great wood shop "Banished wood working" , scott who makes cool wood toys custom made these tape dispensers for me!
i just received these tape dispensers yesterday and i'm very happy with it.
if you need one of these you should convo him! i asked him longer length but he will custom make any size for very reasonable price.
this is what i like about etsy, all the talented people from all over the world.

anyway, i just wanted to show off my new tape dispenser and tapes. haha