Sketching...And other things

[secondlina]

 

Today Marco left. He was Link's old roomate in Toronto and had just spent 2 years teaching in Tokyo. He really loves Japan, and he loved being back. He brought us one of those wind chimes you always see in anime. I love the sound it makes. This was a really fun visit for everyone. I loved it.

In other Japan related news, Satoshi Kon died. He's the director that gave us awesome movies like Millenium Actress, Tokyo Godfathers and Paprika. I'm sad he died. I was hoping to see so many more movies made in his distinctive style. If you've never seen his movie, definitely check them out. Most of them drabble in the strange. But I recommend Tokyo Godfathers to people who don't like mind screws and love stories full of love and good cheer. That movie just really tugs the heartstrings over and over.

I'm just working on Namesake pages right now. And sketching on the side, silly things like the ones on top. 

A cute Medusa, some Aang and Katara fluff (trying to meditate!) and Jasmine Talking to the Genie. I always wondered if those two ever really interacted. You know, in the tv series or the sequels or something. I always imagined them as bestest buddies, but I can't even recall if they ever had a significant conversation...

- Isa

Comments

[mangaka-chan.livejournal.com]

I also got one of those wind chimes when I was in Japan two years ago, but I don't have a place to hang it. XD;;

The only work by Satoshi Kon I've seen is Tokyo Godfathers but it was a really wonderful movie (I cried ;_;). He's also not that old (47 I think?), so it's a real surprise to find out that he's passed away. Does anyone know what the cause was?

[secondlina.livejournal.com]

Cancer apparently, though it's not official yet. :(

Yeah, we don't really have windows designed for chimes...