It's Jungle time! Microchan Bus is going to the fancy midnight jungle party this winter. Beautiful hand made work by Obitsu factory in Tokyo. Thank you for the great producer Tomenosuke Shoten.This is a limited edition of 30 as the last three, you can purchase this at
→http://www.tomenosuke.com/AYA_YA/
Microbus: To The Midnight Jungle Sale on November 27th 9:00pm JST
Happy Valentine's Day!!!Today is a release day for the third edition of the Microbus series!
This one is called "To the Kaiju Planet" and it glows in dark!!!
If you are interested here is Tomenosuke's web store---> https://tomenosuke.stores.jp/#!/items/54d6bf042b3492ef4d002d75
Tomenosuke owner Shinji sent me these photos at Japanese Shrine.
Love all the color matching!
Hello! Come to Children's Museum of Manhattan this Sunday to make your own imaginary friends come to life!!! See you!
Imaginary Friends with Illustrator Aya Kakeda
Create your own Kawaii (too cute) friend and learn about character design with Society of Illustrator’s award winning artist, Aya Kakeda.
Sunday, January 25, 2015 | 2:00 & 3:30pm| 5 & Older Sign up
Micro-chan and her friends went to the snowy mountain to meet her Yeti friend to spend their holidays together :) I heard they are having a good time.
Now after the neon pink Micro bus, now new color electric blue "Let's Go To The Yeti Mountain" is on sale!!!! Small edition on 30 from Tomenosuke store.
----->Here
And here is a big news! If you get the first Three microbus editions (neon pink, electric blue, and Glow in the dark) you can win my original painting which is featured on the header cards!!!
3Days till the New Years! Hope you will have a great New Year's eve and Happy 2015!!!
With the release of new Paddington Movie, I worked on a project with IFC Mall in Shanghai for their Christmas Paddington World. It was fun drawing a character in my style especially I grew up reading the book and I feel close to him!
Hello!I'm so happy to announce Micro Bus is finally out!
The first edition is an electric pink "To Mystic Mushroom Forest" and it's small edition of 30!
Now you can pre-order at https://tomenosuke.stores.jp/#!/items/545c0d42ef337794740015f4
Five little character on top of the car comes off and they are finger puppets :)
Hello!
Quick note, I finally made an artist page on Facebook.
I will be posting more of daily artistic posts so if you on the Facebook, Please "Like" my page and follow.
https://www.facebook.com/ayakakedaart
Thank you!!!!
Have a nice Fall day~
Hello!
It's World Maker Faire New York this weekend!
I did a limited edition 18 x 24 inch poster for the Faire this year. It will be on sale at the location this weekend.
I'm hoping I will be riding some animal shaped robots all weekend and climbing on a life size mouse trap!
See you there I hope.
WORLD MAKER FAIRE New York at New York Hall of Science Sept 20 & 21, 2014
More info: http://makerfaire.com/
アートライフさんに素晴らしい展覧会を企画してもらいました！吉本ばななさんの小説の表紙などを手がけたり、はたまた音楽界でもご活躍の原マスミさんとの展覧会です。哀しい予感、パイナツプリン、バリ夢日記の表紙をみたとき、すぐにその独特な女性の絵に魅了されました。その方と一緒に作品をみせられるのは、まるで夢のようです。
５月９日〜５月３０日、 六本木のアート発信基地、真夜中のギャラリーBAR OPPでゆったりとした気分で お酒を傾けつつ堪能してください。アートライフさんが提供する大人の時間です。
東京都港区六本木5-18-1PURE六本木8階 ☎：03-5575-2312
２０：００〜２４：００
但し、土日はお休みです。
東京の皆さん是非見に来て下さいね！
Hello Tokyo!!! I'm having a show at Midnight Gallery OPP in Roppongi. I'm especially excited because it's a show with Masumi Hara who is an illustrator that I have been admiring since I was young. First time I saw his illustration was on Banana Yosimoto's novel and since then I was drawn into his beautiful strong eyed women he paints. It is like a dream comes true to be paired with such an accomplished artist! Thank you ArtLife for putting this event together!!!
May 9th ~ May 30th OPP mid night gallery 5-18-1 Roppongi, Pure Roppongi Building 8F, Minatoku, Tokyo ☎：03-5575-2312 Opens 20:00~24:00 (Sat,Sun Closed)
Hi everyone!
Great group show curated by Studio Miners is opening this weekend!
Sadly I won't be able to make it to the opening :-(
I will have 4 paintings and book, also a tiny sculptures.
It's such a great lineups come on by if you are in NY area!!!
Hello!This weekend is MOCCA Art Festival in NYC.
I have a table selling new books, prints, surprise sculpture boxes, and cat&dog cookies! Please come and visit!
You can see the direction and more info about the festival here---> click
Here is some sneak preview!
Double thank you for Kimiko and Fumiha for helping me bake!!!!!
Hello.Hope you are surviving the never ending winter in NY (if you are in NY)...
I'm fighting with this weather by wearing extra bright cloths today.
Image for the CD cover from a Japanese client came in. It's nice to see the old work reused in something completely new and different! This CD is like a book on tape, with a Japanese actress Mamiko Noto reading popular literatures by Japanese authors. You can purchase this from - ----> amazon.jp store
With the release of this CD, there will be an event in the end of April in Japan. And will be a small solo exhibition of my drawings and paintings at the space. I will let you know the details once it's near!!
A new book featuring illustrators across the globe by Cypi Press. I have few pages in it. My good friends and fantastic illustrators Marcos Chin and Yoko Furusho are in this book as well. So I'm really happy and proud!!! WooHoo!!!
I got a nicer close up photos from the Mighty Wallet!
Oh I love how it came out!!!
It's out on the JapanLA web store---> here
Woohoo!
I'm part of the 30 Artists post card book call "A Decade of New Prints" published by International Print Center of New York.I'm very excited and honored.
Thank you IPCNY!
A Decade of New Prints: A Book of Postcards
Ranging from abstract to conceptual, from figurative and representational
to surreal, the 30 prints included in this postcard book document the variety
of style and subject matter and the technical excellence of artists working
in the printmaking medium. Chosen from over 3,000 prints exhibited
at IPCNY through our New Prints Program, these prints
offer a snapshot of printmaking today.
On sale in the gallery for $12.95 + tax during Print Week
or for pre-order online.
Contact stephanie@ipcny.org for more information.
All sales benefit IPCNY programming.
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This was such a fun collaboration with Dynomighty. we came up with two designs, one is from my silkscreen series from long time ago ( blue tree image inside is a pink tree) also from a recent painting series (girl with flower dress inside is a flower pattern.) I'm really interested in finding out which sells better the recent or past creation?
here is their press release about these wallets! there are info about where to get also. looking for a cool Christmas presents? Go DYNOMIGHTY!!!!
Dynomighty, makers of Mighty Wallet the original Tyvek® wallet, have partnered with the amazingly radiant kawaii store JapanLA in Los Angeles for an exclusive artist series and pop-up shop. Working with world renowned brands tokidoki, TKDK, and top tier artists 64 Colors, Aya Kakeda, TADO, Luke Chueh, and Camilla d'Errico, they created a limited edition series of wallets that showcase the characteristics surrounding JapanLA. Officially opening November 29th, the pop-up shop within JapanLA is a unique chance for the west coast to get a first hand look at some amazing art, and pick up an exclusive wallet, just in time for the holidays! If you can't make it to JapanLA between November 29th, and December 31st you can go to JapanLAclothing.com, the Dynomighty Holiday Shop in Union Square NYC, or Dynomighty.com starting December 6th to pick out your favorite. This exclusive artist series is for a limited time, and will be sold exclusively through JapanLA and Dynomighty throughout the month of December! Don't wait, stop by JapanLA or visit us in Union Square to get yours!
Hello!I'm going to have a lecture this Thursday November 21s, 5:30pm at University of Massachusetts Amherst.
I'm bringing all my imaginary friends and animals from New York with me, if you go to UMASS or lives near by swing by and you can meet all the fun crazy creatures in person!
Here is the poster!
Dreams Lived, Dreams Shattered: MLK, JFK 50 years later
Curated by Melanie Reim
Work of MFA Illustration Students and Faculty
November 9 - Dec 7, 2013
Opening reception on Nov 19th 6-8pm
at Gallery FIT
Seventh Avenue at 27 Street
New York City 10001-5992
Students and faculty of the MFA in Illustration program at FIT visually reflect on the 50th anniversary of two seminal events in American History. http://www.fitnyc.edu
I have small sculpture piece in the show. Hope to see you at the opening!
