SHOWCASE

/ ARTIST / 2022

Guest Artist  
ARTIST: Koichiro Kashima / 鹿島 孝一郎
COUNTRY: Japan
EMAIL: koichirokashima7@gmail.com
CONTACT: https://www.koichirokashima.com
https://www.facebook.com/teakashima/
https://www.instagram.com/koichirokashima/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAau6xRzeWQAmo2rfhYBfkw
Kashima is an illustrator and author of children's books based in Japan Osaka.
(Children's books are currently published in Spain and Romania.)

He is good at expressing heartwarming, pampering and charming wonderlands with his great precise
and careful touch of brushing technique using transparent soft color water paints.
​Throughout variety of artistic talents on illustrations, children's books, animations and character figures, he represents his own world.

大阪在住の絵本作家
イラストレーターや画家としても活動し、立体作品やアニメーションなど多岐にわたり制作。
現在は2作の絵本をスペインで出版しており、2022年にはルーマニア語版も出版される。
また、国内外で展覧会を開催したり、企業や商店へイラストの提供をするなど活動中。
作風は、透明水彩を使い贅沢で不思議な世界を細密に、落ち着いた色彩で丁寧に表現している。
また額縁なども自ら制作し、展覧会ではそれらを用い、絵の中の世界を体感できる空間を独自の方法で表現する。

CHRISTMAS ROSE FESTIVAL / クリスマスローズフェスティバル

art size : 273×273mm / 2022 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 442×442mm

This work is a work that I wanted to express the charm of Christmas rose in my own way. You can see the characters Tea and Chameleon that appear in my children's book. Talking about wanting to fill their garden with Christmas roses, I drew a dream inflating. Almost all of these Christmas roses are grown in the atelier's garden, and they are actually floated on the water. There is also a video of the production process on my YouTube channel.
The picture frame is made by myself.

JAPANESE TEAHOUSE (PINE/松)

art size : 180×180mm / 2022 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 284×284mm

This work is based on the image of a teahouse in Kyoto. I drew a picture of tea and chameleons enjoying "Japanese", which is rare. This is my first work depicting Japan.

JAPANESE TEAHOUSE (SAKURA/桜)

art size : 180×180mm / 2022 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 284×284mm

This work is based on the image of an old Japanese teahouse. I drew tea and chameleon enjoying cherry blossom viewing. Also pay attention to Mt. Fuji drawn on the teacup.

TEAHOUSE (WILLOW/柳)

art size : 180×180mm / 2022 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 284×284mm

This work is based on the image of a tea shop. I drew a picture of Ms. Timid, a ghost, enjoying tea time. It is a work drawn with a mix of Japanese and Western styles. Also pay attention to the original tea cup with pictures of ghost characters!

TO DOREMI LAKE / ドレミ湖へ

art size : 226×226mm / 2022 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 353×353mm

The fare for this flying cloud taxi is tea. The trick to getting a comfortable ride is to make your favorite tea. You can tell what kind of tea you like by looking at the color of the body of the clouds.

Fishing in the glass pond (page 17.5) / グラス池で釣り(17.5ページ)

art size : 226×226mm / 2021 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 353×353mm

The second story of my picture book "Tea and Chameleon are siblings" is a work that depicts a hidden page between pages 17 and 18 that could not be drawn in "I don't have a ghost".

On the tea pond (page 31.5) / ティーカップの池の上で(31.5ページ)

art size : 226×226mm / 2020 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 353×353mm

The third story of the picture book "Tea and Chameleon are siblings" A work that depicts a hidden page between pages 31 and 32 that could not be drawn in the "concert".

I and the mischievous dwarfs (page 17.5) / ボクとイタズラ好きの小さなおじさん(17.5ページ)

art size : 226×226mm / 2020 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 353×353mm

The work that depicts a hidden page between pages 17 and 18 that could not be drawn in my picture book "The story of Noah's Ark".

Tea (Chameleon) Girl in a chameleon costume / ティーさん(仕立てられたカメレオンの着ぐるみ)

art size : 180×180mm / 2021 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 284×284mm

In "The land of mascot costume" where Tea and Chameleon live, a small trend is happening now. That is to have the costume fashionably tailored.
A small tailor was built in the back alley of "Mascot costume shop" at the entrance of this land. It is rumored that there is a skilled craftsman in the shape of a sheep, who will grant anything.
The rumor reached Tea's house, a little far from the centre. Tea is not trend, but a little curious so decided to go.

Moody (Cloud) / Girl in a cloud costume / ムーディーさん(仕立てられた雲の着ぐるみ)

art size : 180×180mm / 2021 (watercolor on paper) - original flame size : 284×284mm
The work depicting how Moody in the clouds is cutely tailored by a sheep tailor.