Posts Tagged ‘sunae’

HOW TO MAKE JAPANESE SUNAE LIKE NAOSHI:
WORKSHOP AND EXHIBITION AT SANRIO 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Friday, December 24th, 2010

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Naoshi flew over to Los Angeles, California to participate in the Sanrio 50th Anniversary Event “Small Gift LA (11/12/2010 through 11/21/2010.)
The first picture above are of her works commissioned by and made special for Sanrio. This time she chose the queen of Sanrio, Hello Kitty, in her works. All three pieces can be described as cute, shiny, and surreal- a style that Naoshi has become well known for. Despite owning this style, Naoshi does an amazing job of always keeping it fresh.

On the 13th, she instructed her first overseas Sunae painting workshop as part of the Sanrio event. This cute video above which Naoshi and her friends made titled, “How to Make Sunae” walks you through the steps of well,,, how to make sunae! This will give you a basic idea of what you would have learned from Naoshi if you were at the workshop. Try it at home!

“I was a little scared of the outcome because my day started out with me running to the store in tears. I forgot to bring a bunch of supplies I needed for the workshop! I ended up enjoying the workshop though, and being able to see everybody having lots of fun making their own sunae Hello Kitty put a big big smile on my face. I would definitely love to do more sunae workshops in 2011!” -Naoshi

NAOSHI’S WEBSITE

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2011年11月12日~11月21日にLos Angelesで開催されたサンリオ50周年記念イベント『Small Gift LA』に参加してきました。

13日は、海外で初となる砂絵ワークショップ。必要な道具を忘れて涙目で買いに行ったり、どうなることかと思いましたが、参加者の方たちがオリジナルキティを楽しそうに作る姿を見て、わたしも笑顔になりました。

来年は、砂絵ワークショップもどんどんやっていこうと思います。

ナオ氏のウェブサイト

SANRIO x NAOSHI - Sanrio’s 50th Anniversary
サンリオ x ナオ氏 - 50周年記念

Wednesday, November 10th, 2010

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Small Gift - Celebrating 50 Years of Sanrio

Our Sunae artist Naoshi will be in Los Angeles this weekend at Barker Hangar as part of Sanrio’s 50th Anniversary celebration event. Inspired by their “small gift, big smile” philosophy, Sanrio’s Small Gift event will offer a multi-dimensional experience for fans of all ages featuring a character product retrospective, pop-up shop, interactive activities and special event programming, in a carnival theme. Curated by Jamie Rivadeneira, owner of JapanLA, Small Gift Los Angeles will showcase works by 50 artists including Naoshi’s on exhibition in eleven unique installation rooms. Artists will transform their favorite Sanrio characters such as Hello Kitty®, Little Twin Stars®, My Melody®, Patty & Jimmy™, Tuxedosam™, Keroppi®, Badtz-Maru®, Chococat® and many more into stunning original works that will be available for sale to the public.

As a special feature in the event, Naoshi will be conducting a special Sunae Workshop on 11/13/2010 from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Everyone who joins will learn how to make Sunae and additionally walk out with their very own Sanrio inspired Sunae. Registration is required. (details below)

「Small Gift」- サンリオの50周年記念

Los Angelesで行われるサンリオ50周年記念イベント、「SMALL GIFT」に砂絵アーティストナオ氏が参加。世界中からサンリオに選ばれたアーティスト50人。描いた絵はイベントのインスタレーションに展示されるサンリオのキャラクターとのコラボ作品。
その50人の中に選ばれたナオ氏は、13日の13:00から15:00まで砂絵ワークショップも行います。

L.A.にいる方は是非来て下さい!

Sunae Workshop by Naoshi
November 13, 2010 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Barker Hangar
3021 Airport Avenue
Santa Monica, CA 90405

Price : $25.00
Registration is required at www.brownpapertickets.com

Small Gift Los Angeles
November 12 - 21, 2010
Barker Hangar, Santa Monica, CA
www.sanrio.com/smallgift

Sanrio’s Website

Naoshi’s Website

NAOSHI ON UNDERSCORE ITALY

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

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Naoshi was interviewd by underscore in the arts section.
Check it out HERE.

NAOSHI x WORLWIDER ART PROJECT

Friday, December 18th, 2009

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See Naoshi, our lovely sunae artist’s contribution to the Worldwider Art Project’s WW Tale Project.  The WW Tale is a project which which began in Switzerland. Each artist adds a sentence and an illustration then passes it along to another artist living in a another country.

It will be interesting to follow how this tale will unfold.

http://www.worldwiderart.com

NAOSHI POSTCARDS FOR SALE

Saturday, October 31st, 2009

Naoshi Postcards are now available directly from her Etsy store.

http://www.etsy.com/shop/naoshi

Also, check out her website at 

http://www.naoshii-u-iii.com

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NEW ARTIST: NAOSHI

Monday, August 10th, 2009

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Using colorful and shiny sand, Naoshi will suck you into her innocently playful and surrealistic world of glittery sand art called Sunae. This is a method of sand painting often used as an art activity at school for children in Japan. Naoshi’s art is a fresh take on this forgotten medium as she expresses her mood and thoughts with a her unique pop touch. Naoshi currently participates in art exhibitions all over the world.

Message from NAOSHI

I joined Made with Japan because I want more people around the world to see my shiny SUNAE. I hope you like it!
http://www.naoshii-u-iii.com