I'm in a Blog!: Mystic Wynd

I received a message earlier this week from Mystic Wynd that she featured my Japanese calligraphy in her latest blog entry. An Asian inspired post filled with pretty things and facts about Chinese and Japanese culture. Go check it out!

Delightful Discoveries - Domo Arigato

Thank you so much, Mystic Wynd! You made my week!

What Do I Do With a Goof?

See this piece on the right? It says 大喜び (おおよろこび pronounced 'oh-oh-yo-ro-ko-bee'). What does it mean? Delight, or glee.

Yes, glee. Like the TV show with not teenagers singing their parents' high school pop songs with some newer songs thrown in for fun.

Anyway. I made this piece to sell. I wanted to show a little bit of humor and pop culture in my otherwise super classy shop. (I'd like to think it's classy =p) I took this picture and did the biggest facepalm I've done this month.

So what's the problem? I can't sell it anymore. There are two strokes missing from the 喜 section. It's like forgetting to cross your t's and dot your i's. I feel like an idiot.

But the irrational, likely artistic, part of me can't bear to just throw this out. The little fella didn't choose to have two strokes missing. Do I give this to someone? Do I leave it somewhere to find? Any idea would totally help.

Another Night Another Shodou Session: Nerd Points

Say what you will about Hideo Kojima and his endless dialogue diarrhea, but I have a soft spot for the Metal Gear Solid franchise. His latest work, Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots, featured the game's characters with various kanji to represent them. (It makes more sense if you understood the deeply convoluted story.) I decided to do a little practice with Mr. Kojima's baby.

The main character, Solid Snake, is represented as hail (雹).