DECEMBER DISCOUNT DAYS...DAY 11!

and it's a big one! not one, not two, not even three...but FOUR tiny little treasures are the FEATURED PRINTS on this eleventh day of December.

(Akai-red, Midori-green, Aoi-blue and Kiiro-yellow)

{NOTE-ORIGINAL PAINTINGS ARE FOR SALE HERE. AKAI HAS ALREADY BEEN SOLD.}

illustration friday ~ "small"

aoi kokeshi
FOR SALE

a perfect submission for this week's IF theme....tiny little treasures known as kokeshi dolls.

painted a series of four of these beauties last year. three remain FOR SALE. one already SOLD. 

midori kokeshi
FOR SALE

kiiro kokeshi
FOR SALE

akai kokeshi
SOLD

proof that good things do indeed come in small packages....;)

kokeshi love

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so lovely to have my 4 kokeshis featured on this wonderful new site/blog! thanks to a very sweet woman by the name of katya, who has a website devoted to what else? kokeshis! a woman after my own heart, no doubt. i have been crazy in love with all things japanese since i was a little girl. from sakura trees to the sanrio company (hello kitty) to the samurai (LOVE the movie, the last samurai) to the food....love, love, love...all things kawaii. ok, enough about me....;)

please check out her wonderful site www.kokeshishop.com which includes a link to her blog, displaying all kinds of kokeshi creations from some very talented artists.

http://www.kokeshishop.com/blog/kokeshi-by-nicole-esposito/

{ps and btw, check out her Facebook page as well and give her some Facebook "love"

https://www.facebook.com/kokeshi.shop}

thanks so much, katya! :)

the fourth (and final) kokeshi....

Aoi Kokeshi
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DONE!

meet little Aoi, all decked out in brilliant blues! accompanied by some lanterns and plum blossoms, she is the final kokeshi in a series of four.

she is FOR SALE as a PRINT here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/192843967/aoi-kokeshi-reproduction

also, all four PRINTS are FOR SALE as a set found here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/192846995/set-of-4-kokeshis-reproductions

four kokeshi series
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meet Kiiro....

kiiro kokeshi
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ok, so guess what color Kiiro is in japanese...? (hint-it's the name of a very popular Coldplay song...and my favorite Coldplay song).

if you guessed YELLOW you are correct! ;)

Kiiro is the third kokeshi in my series of four. 

PRINTS AVAILABLE HERE:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/191257660/kiiro-kokeshi-reproduction

Midori and Akai are also available in my etsy shop, found here:

https://www.etsy.com/shop/theenchantedeasel

up next, Aoi...

"look at the stars, look how they shine for you. and everything you do, yeah, they were all yellow."~chris martin

{best thing about this video...it's only him! :)}

...and she was all YELLOW!

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kirro kokeshi
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(my favorite Coldplay song)

ok, getting back to what's on the easel this week....this lovely little YELLOW kokeshi, named Kiiro {japanese for YELLOW-just in case you didn't know...;)}

wrapping her up in the next day or two! 

{...because perfection always has a place in my life! ;)}

meet little Akai....

"akai kokeshi"
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she is the second kokeshi in a four piece series i am currently working on. her name means "red" in japanese, hence the obvious red kimono.  she is FOR SALE, as a PRINT in my etsy shop found here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/189617780/akai-kokeshi-reproduction

also FOR SALE, as a PRINT is midori....found here:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/188201770/midori-kokeshi-reproduction

up next....little Kiiro. 3 guesses what color she is (hint-it's the name of my favorite Coldplay song...). 

{speaking of Coldplay, the new cd comes out on monday and i am so excited i can barely stand it!!! chris martin. sigh....}

was going to just attach a pic of chris, but i was trying to be fair to the rest of the guys...;)

putting the finishing touches....

akai kokeshi
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on this little beauty this week!

totally loving this kokeshi series i am currently working on....and i love that they are perfect squares (my favorite shape...no surprise there since i'm so OCD and love everything to be perfect and exact.)

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a peek at Akai....

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 the next kokeshi in the works...

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