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Maneki
Neko Tarot Cards
my ACEO project
completed cards sell on ebay |
Maneki
Hyoutan
painted gourds featuring Maneki Neko, Daruma, and other lucky
symbols |
Nyokai
cats + traditional Japanese monsters (youkai) = cute monsters I call
Nyokai |
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Bast, the Egyptian cat goddess. I
couldn't decide what breed she should be, so I made her an
Abyssinian and the Mini an Egyptian Mau *coloured pencil and
ink* |
"A catgoyle at work, keeping the city
streets clean."
created for
2007
Cincinnati Artworks Secrets project *coloured pencil and ink* |
My Maine Coon Tasi dresses up as a
Tannenpawm for my 2007 Xmas card. *coloured pencil and ink w/
digital text* |
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| Gift art
for my friend Rebeccah after one of her kitties broke her big Maneki
Neko bank. I chose to use her cat Portabella, though the real
kitty culprit was never found. *digitally coloured*
Sadly Portabella is no longer with us. :( |
"Big
Lucky"
created for 2006 Cincinnati Artworks Secrets project *acrylic paint* |
a Maneki
Neko card I did a few years back *digtally coloured* |
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"Cherry
Blossom Maneki Neko (white) and Plum Blossom Maneki Neko (black)"
Created for 2006 Cincinnati Artworks Secrets project. The
white one was chosen as one of the top one hundred entries in the
project and was published in a paperback collection of the works
called
Exposed.
*acrylic paint, various art cardstocks and washi papers, Swarovski
crystals and real bells* |
Santa has
some sleigh issues in my 2006 Xmas card. My cat Tasi and my
late kitty, Oreo, make guest appearances *coloured pencil* |
A very
old cartoon version of my kitty Tasi as a Maneki Neko.
*digitally coloured* |
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"Tokyo Sushi Cat"
Several years ago we would eat at a restaurant named Tokyo Sushi.
They were very nice and like that I always doodled kitties at the
table. This was a gift for them, and they even had it printed
in the paper as part of their ad! >^-^< *acrylics on
celluloid - printed stock photo background* |
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Fanart
tribute pieces to
characters from some of my favourite movies, comics, and televsion
Yellow
highlighted titles
will take you to info pages on that particular character/series |
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Nekobasu (Catbus)
from the Studio Ghibli film, Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbour Totoro)
as a Maneki Neko (Lucky Cat) *coloured pencil* |
Nekobasu again.
A parody of the old biker saying about the wind at your back and
bugs in your teeth.
*digitally coloured* |
Continuing the theme of "Neko Hwy" from the previous image, but this
time Nekobasu has
flamey stripes! *digitally coloured* |
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Nekobasu and his
son, Konekobasu (kittenbus)
*acrylic & india ink on celluloid* |
Father
and son again. This piece is being used as an image map for my
Nekobasu website.
*digitally coloured* |
Cait Sith,
a cat creature from the manga (Japanese comic) and video game series
Culdcept.
*coloured pencil* |
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Duo Maxwell,
from the Japanese anime series Gundam Wing. *acrylic &
india ink on celluloid* |
Yuki and Shuichi from the anime Gravitation.
*acrylic & india ink on celluloid* |
Larva
from the manga and anime
Kyuuketsuki Miyu
(Vampire Princess Miyu) *acrylic & india ink on blue-tinted
celluloid* |
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Sakon and Ukon from
Karakuri Zoushi
Ayatsuri Sakon (Puppetmaster Sakon) if they were cats. Cat
versions are an original design by me. *coloured pencil* |
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