Got up nice and early today to order my final piece that I will be buying from Moshi-Moshi gallery. Junko Mizuno is having a solo exhibit there for the month of July called "The Kappa Show".
If you haven't checked it out... make sure to drop in their website
http://www.moshi-moshi.com/
I won't be posting what I bought just yet. I think I'll do the unveiling when they arrive safe & sound at my house.
Also, I just love what MZN news website says about how Mizuno was able to make these original paintings and touched the subject of Kappa's in Japanese folklore.
:::smiles:::
This is what MZN news had to say about the creation of Mizuno's Kappa babies!
"Some of our friends asked us how Mizuno managed to hand-paint all the thirty small "Kappa Baby" pieces. So we decided to reveal the secret here.
(1) She did the sketches of the babies and items first. (upper left photo)
(2) Then she made templates out of tracing paper (upper middle) and traced the outlines in pencil on the Japanese paper prepared with texture gel...
(3) and painted all of them with acrylic."
and now onto their info they post on what a Kappa is... lol
"What is "Kappa" ?
"Kappa" are water sprites in Japanese folklore, often depicted as tortoise-like humanoids with green skin, beaked faces and shells on their backs. A cavity on the top of their heads is filled with water and is said to be their vulnerable spot - when it's dry, they lose their energy and power. Kappa appear in a
lot of Japanese comics, animation, TV commercials, etc. They are loved by people as a cute character despite the fact that they are rumored to drag humans into the water and pull out their guts through their anuses."
