NEW KOKESHI PRINT!!

sakura kokeshi

12x12, acrylic on canvas

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had a few requests for PRINTS of my most recent commission since posting her last week (she is kinda cute...). she in NOW AVAILABLE in my etsy shop. 

if you'd like something custom created for your little one, please email me and i will surely do my best to accommodate you.

kokeshi commission!

kokeshi commission
12x12, acrylic on canvas
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a few weeks ago i had a commission request for a little kokeshi from the sweetest lady via etsy. obsessed with all things japanese/kawaii since birth, well she didn't have to ask me twice. ;) her response to the finished painting made the rest of my year..."That is the cutest thing I have ever seen!! Thank you so much - I am so excited about it. It is perfect colors, perfect sweet girl. Our grandma was Japanese so it means a lot to us to have something to remind us of her!"

{PRINTS AVAILABLE NEXT WEEK!!}

it's definitely been a "good" friday...

here at "the enchanted easel"! :)

akai kokeshi
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this beauty from last year...SOLD!!!

this little email came through my inbox this afternoon and i was so humbled that i couldn't help but tear up. this week, i SOLD TWO ORIGINAL paintings...not commissions. seriously, humbled is an understatement. 

wishful companions
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was really stunned when this SOLD earlier in the week....as i had NO intention of bidding this princess adieu. knowing she was going somewhere where she would be much loved, well that makes selling her even more bitter sweet.

{PRINTS SOLD HERE}

all in all, it's been a wonderful first week of April....and i am beyond grateful!

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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lots and lots of BLUE....

i LOVE paint!

laying down a background of brilliant blues and various violets
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a little blue eyeshadow never hurt anyone...
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finishing up the fourth (and final) kokeshi this week...little Aoi.

aoi kokeshi
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plum blossoms and lanterns...

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for the final kokeshi on the easel this week.

a peek at little Aoi....:)

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! ;)}

a peek at Akai....

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 the next kokeshi in the works...

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kokeshi sweetness in progress....

midori
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transferring drawing to the canvas...
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new series....

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in the making.

i am crazy in love with all things japanese...from the culture to the food to the super cute art such as the company sanrio (hello kitty) and anime. oh, and let's not forget my obsession with cherry blossoms and the absolutely breathtakingly beautiful sakura trees. i mean even my fragrance is japanese cherry blossoms. as i said, obsessed. really need to go to japan once day...

anyhoo, i've been wanting to do a little series of kokeshi dolls for quite a while and i had these thumbnails drawn up since this past november. how tight do i work?! gosh, i could probably save myself the drawing step in between and just sketch these right onto the canvas, using these thumbnails as my guide. but....i'm too OCD for that (and love drawing just as much as painting) so i'm going to whip out 4 8x8 sketches and then transfer them to the canvas.

can not wait to paint these! :)

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a peek at little sakura {big surprise with the name}...