Moving blog

botanicalHello!!! My blog has moved under my homepage
http://www.ayakakeda.com/aya-to-ayatori/
Please check it out!!!
Thank you :)

Microchan goes to Midnight Jungle!

CBADIt’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

 

Two group show opens this week in Brooklyn + L.A

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It’s the busy time of the year for group show, come visit Giant Robot Gallery in L.A for your Christmas shopping!  There will be 2.500 beautiful artists original works on post it.  Will be a perfect presents :)
I did 9 this year (image above)
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Also if you are in New York area Grumpy Bert Gallery is doing an artists edition Flip Book Kit show!
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I will be at Grumpy Bert this weekend! Hope to see you there :)

Online Purchase starts today!

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Online purchase @strangerfactory starts today!
http://www.circusposterus.com/product-c…/current-exhibition/

and here is photos from the opening with other artist! It will be at Stranger Factory Gallery till the end of this month. Come and visit when you are in New Mexico!
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Opening This Friday!

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It’s been so long since I last wrote to this blog, I will start doing the update on what happened this year soon, but first I have an announcement for a gallery opening this Friday!

If you are in  Albuquerque, New Mexico or you know someone, please come and see the show! I will be there at the opening.

IN SHADOWS
new works from Cassia Harries, Aya Kakeda, Horrible Adorables,valeri blossom, and Junker Jane!

November 6th -November 29th

The opening reception is on Friday, November 6th from 6 – 9 PM

at Stranger Factory Gallery
3411 Central Avenue NE
Albuquerque, NM 87106
505-508-3049

November brings IN SHADOWS to Stranger Factory, with new works from Cassia Harries, Aya Kakeda, Horrible Adorables, valeri blossom and Junker Jane

I will show large and small size paintings and some ceramic sculptures.
Here are some of them, but there will be many many more!
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New Microbus “To the Kaiju Planet” released today!

IMG_2379Happy 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

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Tomenosuke owner Shinji sent me these photos at Japanese Shrine.
Love all the color matching!
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Great day kids are the best!

From Children Museum Workshop! All the artists were amazing making their imaginary friends from sketches to finish! (thank you Miwa Koizumi for some photos!) We will have another one in April!

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Children’s Museum of Manhattan Workshop this Sunday the 25th!

flyer=sHello!  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