Kanzashi 6

As usual, a pic of my current project. This time the Buddhist Lotus in Kanzashi.

KuroShiroNoDaiko (Black and White Taiko)

I believe Ive mentioned in other posts that Im in taiko. I will be moving back to Tampa soon and when I do I will be establishing a taiko group there. As a member of the SME, I wanted to found it on the colors of the org (black and white) so Ive designed it as such. Here is the Mon for the new taiko unit Im forming.

Kanzashi 5

Here is a pic of the first batch of Sakura Kanzashi. After all the manhours on this (roughly 20) I feel like these should go for about 10$ a peice

kanzashi 4

A new kanzashi that will be one of the main ones I sell coming up.

The Sakura

Kanzashi 3

Little update on the final product

Kanzashi 2

Here is the next attempt. Easily better, I figured out a bunch of teniques that will help make them more professional but there are still plenty of n00b mistakes in it. I will be making a whole series of them that are just copies of this design though I wont post them. However, I may post the end result to compare and contrast.

Kanzashi

Silk flowers do not a man make, but they can make you some coin. Im a regular attendee to anime, comic book and horror conventions where I vend various wares. The latest project that I am learning to do is Kanzashi, the japanese art of silk flowers. This is a co-op project with my gf and another friend but these are my first:

more on these as I get better at them