Fundraising for Children

This coming Saturday, April 10th, I'll be selling my greeting cards as a part of fundraising for children who have lost parents in Japan's Tsunami & Earthquake. My friend will be selling cute baby hats she knitted. Map & information below. (Please scroll down for English.)

Hope to see you there!


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LOVE and HOPE from NY: For Children in Japan

Charity Fundraising for children who lost parents and families in the Earthquake and Tsunami.

Please come to join NY Japanese Moms’ charity fundraising for a fun-filled day of Japanese-themed kids’ and grownup activities!

All proceeds will go directly to Earthquake/Tsunami Relief by Ashinaga, a NPO dedicated to supporting children who lost parents.

Date: April 10th (Sun) 1pm to 4pm
(rain day is April 17th , 1pm to 4pm)
Place: St. Marks Church in-the-Bowery
131 East 10th Street, NY, NY 10003 (E. 10th St and 2nd Ave.)

Activities

Fun for Kids!
●Send a card in English or Japanese to a friend affected by the Earthquake
●Learn how to fold origami
●Decorate a fan with Japanese Washi paper
●Try Ikebana (Flower arrangement)
●Try calligraphy
●Kami karakuri (Paper trick arts) show
●Songs and story time
●Puppet show

Performance
●Music (traditional and others)
●Kendo (martial art)
●Dance and more!

Charity Sale
●Greeting cards, kids’ items, accessories, stationery, Japanese decorative items, pottery, T-shirts, baked goods and more!

Silent Auction
●Gift cards from restaurants and businesses
●Kids classes of Ballet, Yoga, etc!
●Acupuncture/Massage treatments
●Sweets sets
●Japanese ceramics and crafts
●Bags and apparel
●And MORE！
Open Bid：1pm to 3pm

NY Japanese Moms: http://nymoms.exblog.jp/　NYmamama@hotmail.com　
Special thanks to St. Marks Church in-the-Bowery
- Love and Hope from NY

From New York with Love

宮城や岩手、福島には友達のおばあちゃんや親戚、Kaijuのお人形を作ってくれたファンの方もいる。仙台からオンラインでお買い物して下さった方もいた。海外で何もできないけど、せめてみんなに元気を送りたい。

前出のKaiju Big Battelの「 Kaiju loves Japan」Tシャツ、なんとか来週末のタイムズ・スクエアでのショーに間に合いそう！このデザインの販売利益は全て日本国際交流センターを通し、Give Oneの東北関東大震災/緊急支援パッケージに寄付されます。とりあえず、初回生産の60枚を売り切ることが目標。たくさんのニューヨーカーに買ってもらい、ヨレヨレになるまで着てもらいたい。

ニューヨーク近郊にお住まいの方は是非ショーへ！

怪獣と一緒に、日本へ思いを届けられたら。

【Kaiju Big Battle Presents: "When Danger Comes to Town"】

日時：2011年4月9日（土）5時開場・7時開演

場所：B.B. King Blues Club & Grill,  237 West 42 St,  Manhattan,  NY. （地図）

チケット： $15.00 in advance, $18.00 day of show. All Ages Admitted.

More info: kaiju.com

なぜかいつもより早めの時間帯。
ゆっくり座って食事しながら観たい人にはブースもあるらしい。（チケット高いけど）
NYの人は結構知ってるみたいだし、どんなところか楽しみ。

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Kaiju supports Japan

Concept design by Randy Borden and drawn by me.

Kaiju Big Battel is releasing a T-shirt design to raise fund to help those who are affected by the tragic Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami disaster. We are hoping the printing will get done and be ready for our upcoming show at B.B. King in Times Square on April 9th. 100% profit will proceed to  Earthquake Relief & Recovery Fund at Japan Center for International Exchange. More of you buy, more we can donate. Right now, we are thinking of making 60 shirts, and if there's any leftovers, we'll sell them online at our mall at kaiju.com. So please watch closely. The design may undergo some change or we might make two versions.

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3月11日

あれから一週間。
毎朝、はやる気持と重い気持、一縷の希望を持ってパソコンを立ち上げている。
（テレビのない我が家ではパソコンとラジオが情報源）


関西出身の友達が、「あたしは阪神の時、ニュース見すぎて鬱っぽくなったから、気をつけた方がいいで」と言ってくれたんだけど、つい見てしまう。


ニューヨークでは春の兆しがあったのに、心はまた冬。
そんな毎日で、気づくと部屋は散らかっているし、料理もおろそかにしていたせいで冷蔵庫では使い残しの食材がたくさん残っていた。やっとこの数日、「こんなんではいけない！」と、部屋を片付けて、仕事をした。今日はまともなご飯を作ろう。


母が「毎日のご飯をちゃんと作れるかどうかが、主婦の元気のバロメーター」と言っていたが、本当にそうだ。

鍋にたっぷり作ったシチューをかきまぜていたら、ちょっとだけ前向きな気持になれた。

Kaiju Big Battel用の下絵。

海外で何ともない私でもこんな状態なのだから、被災地のことや余震で気の休まらない日々を過ごしている東京の家族や友人達のことを思うと胸が痛む。


多くが助けられますように。これ以上被害が広まりませんように。原発で命がけで働いている方々を守って下さい。被災された方々が一日でも早くまた平穏な日々をとり戻すことができますように。
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New spring designs

So March did come like a lion - windy, rainy days. And so came a bunny, birds and butterflies at my shop.

I have three new designs this spring. Two of them are done in watercolor - felt like the right medium to express the lightness of this cheerful, fresh season.

I made the bunny illustration originally as my personal New Year card for 2011. (For those in the western culture; it is the year of rabbit in Japan, China, and many Asian countries that applies one of the 12 zodiac animals to each year.) I got lots of compliment on it, so, on a popular demand, I made it come back as a birthday card!

What a perfect card to send out to your friends who were born in the year of rabbit!

This is also a tribute to my favorite artist/graphic designer/children's book author/illustrator/printmaker Hans Fischer. I got inspired by his lines & color scheme in his "Der Gestiefelte Kater (Puss in Boots)".

They'll be soon available at the Creators' Co-Op in Astoria, NY as well.
Hope you stop by my shop & send those out to people you love!


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