work in progress Quiet Week, Busy Brain A quiet blog week filled with riso repairs, zine shopping, and designing thank-you cards for my upcoming baby shower.
work in progress Lime Green Riso Experiment Day Day five of nonstop riso experiments: lime green ink, mysterious blue marks, and another lesson from the chaos machine.
work in progress Sunflower Ink Redemption Arc Today’s riso challenge: sunflower yellow ink, gradient experiments, and one very speedy lemon.
work in progress Fluorescent Pink Said “No.” Fluorescent pink vs. me: 2 hours, zero progress, and one very stubborn ink.
work in progress Mint Ink vs. The Chaos Machine Mint ink day… featuring mysterious disappearing graphics and a slightly chaotic machine.
work in progress Blue Ink Fever Day A full-on riso obsession day—blue ink, trial prints, and a growing urge to make more colorful work.
work in progress Finding My Way Back After a quiet April, I’m finding my way back to art—through setbacks, small wins, and renewed confidence.
work in progress Spring Osusowake Club 2026 – Final Illustration Concept Spring Osusowake Club 2026 concept finalized—Charlie eating cherry blossoms like cotton candy.
work in progress Back to the Spring Osusowake Club After a week of hesitation, I returned to my Spring Osusowake Club sketches—and three new ideas appeared.
work in progress Cutting Paper the Right Way Upgraded my paper-cutting setup with a Carl cutter—smooth cuts, neon details, and way more efficient production.
work in progress Reproducing Uma Kuji Reproducing 40 copies of UMA KUJI—with a serious bookbinding upgrade.
work in progress Preparing for Taipei Art Book Fair Restocked 40 copies of Something Long in preparation for Taipei Art Book Fair—bringing extra energy (and inventory) this time!
work in progress Sketching for the Spring Osusowake Club – Part 2 Developing the Spring Osusowake Club concept—exploring drifting cherry blossoms and a girl on a swing.
work in progress Starting the Spring Sharing Club Starting preparations for my Spring Osusowake Club—this time for Taipei Art Book Fair, inspired by cherry blossoms and their bittersweet beauty.
work in progress Continuing the Print Run for Something Long Printed bubblegum pink and teal layers for Something Long today—small ink hiccup, but the results still have charm!
work in progress Starting the Reprinting of Something Long! Kicked off printing Something Long today using test mode! Started with yellow—bubblegum pink comes next.
work in progress Getting Ready to Reprint Something Long Preparing to reprint Something Long with cut and fold lines this time—finally learning some risograph tricks that make production way smoother!
work in progress Fire Horse Submission Complete and Poster Print Day! Submitted my Fire Horse art to Riso Pop and printed a fun new poster for my horse fortune zine—production’s almost done!
work in progress Final Test Print for Fire Horse! I did a test print of my Fire Horse illustration before sending it off to Riso Pop. Despite some ink issues, I think the horse's charm still shines through!
work in progress Test Print Day for Uma-kuji! I did a test print of my Uma-kuji project on my home risograph machine today—it's looking great! I'm making both a zine and fortune slips from the same designs!
work in progress Test Printing the Uma-Kuji! I test printed my Uma-Kuji today using my inkjet printer—and it turned out better than I expected! The size and layout feel just right.
work in progress Designing the Layout for My Horse Omikuji Started laying out the horse omikuji today! Tested a few designs for printing and finalized the size based on the prototype box.
work in progress Prototype Box for My Horse Omikuji Today I finally made a prototype for the horse omikuji box using a clever design inspired by a Japanese snack package. It works!
work in progress Refining My Fire Horse Illustration Making edits to my Fire Horse illustration and preparing the color separations for risograph printing. Time to get technical!
