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✨ I’ll be back at the Powell Street Festival next week! Come say hello, explore my latest prints, cards, totes, and original artwork. And if you’re there on Saturday, don’t miss my Sanshin performance with Southern Wave! 🎶 Come for the art, stay for the music. ❤️ 📍 Powell Street Festival
🗓 August 1 & 2 🎨 Artist Booth
In front of the Vancouver Japanese Language School 🎵 Sanshin Performance
Saturday, August 1 | 6:00 PM
Main Stage #SleeplessKao #PowellStreetFestival #VancouverArtist #Sanshin #JapaneseCanadian taken in Oppenheimer Park by @sleeplesskao
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8 hours ago
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✨ Some days don’t feel extraordinary… until you look back and realize how beautiful they were. 特別じゃないと思っていた日ほど、振り返ると案外きれいだったりする。 taken in Granville Island, Vancouver. by @sleeplesskao
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3 days ago
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The sea remembers what we forget. A mermaid searching for forgotten memories beneath the waves. I imagine the ocean as a place where lost houses, bicycles, letters, and dreams quietly wait to be found. This illustration came to life with a gentle touch of animation. 海は、忘れものを覚えている。 波の下で眠る、小さな思い出たち。 人魚は、それらをそっと集めながら泳いでいます。 この絵が、ほんの少しだけ動き始めました。 * #SleeplessKao * #MermaidArt * #WatercolorIllustration * #DreamyArt * #ChildrensBookIllustration by @sleeplesskao
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4 days ago
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After sanshin practice, I stopped by the Nikkei National Museum to see the exhibition “Return to Paueru Gai: 50 Years of Powell Street Festival.” A friend told me, “I saw the posters you designed!” So of course I had to go. Seeing my Powell Street Festival posters from 2000 and 2010 and 2011 on the wall brought back so many memories. The 2000 poster made me pause. Has it really been 26 years? One funny detail I noticed: the 2000 poster only had one sponsor logo. By 2010 and 2011, there were so many sponsors that fitting every logo onto the poster became one of the biggest design challenges! Besides the posters, I also designed festival merchandise, including T-shirts and water bottles. This year also marks my 32nd year at Powell Street Festival. I’ve been part of the festival as an artist vendor, as a member of Sawagi Taiko years ago, and now as a sanshin performer. Perfect attendance for 32 years… I guess that’s something to celebrate. 😊 If you’re coming to the festival this year, I’d love to see you! 📍 Powell Street Festival 🗓 August 1 & 2 🎨 Artist Booth in front of the Vancouver Japanese Language School 🎵 Sanshin Performance August 1 at 6:00 PM Main Stage 三線の練習のあと、日系センターのミュージアムで開催中の “Return to Paueru Gai: 50 Years of Powell Street Festival” を見に行ってきました。 知り合いから 「Kaoがデザインしたポスター、展示されてたよ。」 と聞いたので、気になっていたんです。 展示されていたのは、私がデザインした2000年と2010年のポスター。 2000年のポスターを見て、 「もう26年前なんだ…」 と、自分でもびっくり。 よく見ると、2000年のポスターにはスポンサーのロゴがひとつだけ。でも2010と2011年にはスポンサーがずらり。全部をレイアウトするのに苦労したことまで思い出しました。 ポスターだけでなく、Tシャツや水筒などのグッズもデザインさせてもらった、思い出深い仕事です。 そして今年でPowell Street Festivalに参加して32年目。 アーティストベンダーとして。 taken in Nikkei National Museum & Cultural Centre by @sleeplesskao
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5 days ago
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One of my latest DIY projects! Years ago, I used to take this little pochade box outdoors for painting. It had been sitting unused for quite a while, so I decided to give it a new life. I transformed it into a portable greeting card display for art markets. It stores my cards safely during transport, opens into a display in seconds, and packs away just as quickly. I love when a simple idea turns out even better than I imagined. 🤎 #SleeplessKao #IllustratorLife #GreetingCards #ArtMarket #CreativeReuse taken in Vancouver, B.C., Canada by @sleeplesskao
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7 days ago
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Sometimes inspiration appears when you least expect it. A seal surfaced quietly in English Bay, and I couldn’t stop wondering what might be waiting beyond the horizon. When I came home, a little mermaid found her way into my sketchbook. Maybe every story begins with a moment of quiet curiosity. 🌊 I Look the Ocean, from Here and There. #SleeplessKao #WatercolorIllustration #SketchbookJourney #VisualStorytelling #MermaidArt by @sleeplesskao
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12 days ago
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While writing the script for my picture book, I found myself staring at the same page for a long time. So I stepped away for a little while… and tried bringing one scene to life instead. My very first little animation. Maybe every story needs a chance to breathe. 🌙 I Look the Ocean 絵本の文章を書いていると、 同じページを何度も眺めてしまう日があります。 そんな日は少しだけ手を止めて、 一場面を動かしてみることにしました。 はじめて作った、小さなアニメーションです。 物語にも、ときどき深呼吸が必要なのかもしれません。 #SleeplessKao #ILookTheOcean #PictureBook #AnimationArt #DreamyArt by @sleeplesskao
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16 days ago
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Today was the last day of my exhibition at Kinder Books. Before bringing my artwork home, I typed thank-you letters to Anne and Lee on my little typewriter. Every exhibition leaves behind memories, but what stays with me most is the kindness of the people I meet along the way. Thank you to everyone who visited, shared kind words, or brought a friend. You made this exhibition truly special. I’m so happy to share that Kinder Books has invited me back next year for another exhibition and event. 🌿 And if you couldn’t make it this time, my tote bags, greeting cards, and postcard sets are still available at Kinder Books. Until next time. 🤍 #SleeplessKao #IllustratorLife #KinderBooks #ArtistJourney #ThankYou taken in Kinder Books by @sleeplesskao
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23 days ago
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A little corner of my world is now on display at Sasaki Art Gallery inside the Pan Pacific Hotel in Vancouver. If you happen to be visiting Canada Place, I’d love for you to stop by and take a quiet look. Sometimes the smallest spaces hold the deepest stories. 🌙 Pan Pacific Hotel内のSasaki Art Galleryで作品を展示しています。 Canada Placeへ行く機会があれば、ぜひ小さな世界をのぞいてみてください。 作品やカードもご覧いただけます。 #SleeplessKao #VancouverArtist #IllustrationArt #ArtExhibition #SasakiArtGallery taken in Sasaki Art Gallery by @sleeplesskao
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a month ago
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A hot summer day. He tuned the little heart-shaped ukulele he picked out because “it was too cute to leave behind.” I sat in the garden, nibbling sweet cherries straight from the tree and softly strumming. Then he handed me a piece of chalk. So I filled the garden stones with little drawings. When I think about it, I’m not doing anything very different from when I was a child. Life has become busier, but the things that make my heart happy haven’t changed. I have a feeling I’ll still be like this when I’m an old woman. Drawing outside. Eating cherries from the garden. Playing music. Finding joy in ordinary afternoons. 🍒 暑い午後。 彼が「かわいいから」と買ってきたハートのウクレレのチューニングを合わせて、 庭のチェリーを口いっぱいに頬張りながら、ぽろん、ぽろんとつまびく。 今度はチョークを手渡されて、 庭の渡石いっぱいに落書きをした。 考えてみたら、 子どもの頃とやっていることが、ほとんど変わっていない。 たぶん私は、 おばあちゃんになってもこのまんま。 庭で絵を描いて、 季節の実をつまんで、 音を鳴らして、 「今日はいい日だったね」って笑っている。 #SleeplessKao #Illustrator #JapaneseArtist #ArtistLife #SummerDays taken in Vancouver, B.C., Canada by @sleeplesskao
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a month ago
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When I stopped by to replace some sold pieces, I found these notes waiting on the wall. “This piece has found a new home.” Such a simple gesture, but it made me smile. Thank you, Lee. 🤍 #KinderBooks #ArtistLife #OriginalArtwork #Grateful #SmallMoments taken in Kinder Books by @sleeplesskao
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a month ago
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Yesterday’s Sakura Flower Making Workshop at Kinder Books was filled with smiles, creativity, and plenty of pink petals. 🌸 It was such a joy watching everyone transform simple sheets of tissue paper into blooming flowers, each one unique and made with care. Thank you to everyone who joined us, and to Kinder Books for hosting such a lovely afternoon. We even finished the day with ice cream by the river, which felt like the perfect ending to a beautiful day. 🍦✨ My solo exhibition, Listen, Just You and Me, is on view throughout June, so if you’re in New Westminster, I’d love for you to stop by. #SleeplessKao #KinderBooks #SakuraWorkshop #NewWestminsterBC #VancouverArtist taken in River Market @ Westminster Quay by @sleeplesskao
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