Showing posts with label Japan Tsunami Appeal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Japan Tsunami Appeal. Show all posts

31 Mar 2012

Ganbare Nippon: No. 58



This illustration is of a Corgi named Kou who disappeared with his owner on the day of the Tsunami, Kou's owner kept a blog about Corgis with many sweet pictures of him. The blog ended the day before the Tsunami, they were last seen fleeing from the wave. The artist drew Kou imagining how he would have grown in the year since the quake, she says that she hopes he is still alive and would like to imagine him grown up as the tsunami took so much hope away.

A year has already passed since that tragic day last year and we on the Rally would like to take the time to thank all our wonderful community from throughout the world for their support and commitment during our appeal and for the love that everyone has shown for the people affected by this terrible disaster.

29 Nov 2011

EGAKU+SMILE Christmas Charity Art Fair!


Event news now, with news of a charity event for a cause that is close to our hearts. EGAKU and SMILE JAPAN are holding a great art themed event packed full of fun things to see, do and buy, all in aid of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami appeal. They have organised a great action packed day out in the heart of Hoxton this Thursday, so make sure you pop out and take a look at their great lineup. Protip: they have handmade mince pies and mulled wine!

We are 100% behind these guys so if any one can make it or help out in any way please contact the group and check out their info below.

EGAKU+SMILE
Christmas Charity Art Fair!

2 charity artists' groups "EGAKU" and "SMILE JAPAN" have now teamed up!

Date : Thu 1st Dec 2011 16:00 to 21:30
Venue: Designersblock, 32 Cremer Street, London E2 8HD
(off Kingsland Road, 1min walk from Hoxton overground station)

Months have passed but there are still so many people suffering from the aftermath and radiation from the earthquake and tsunami in March.It is considered that it will take over 10 years to restore the normal life over there.What we (artists & designers) can do is to contribute to them using our skills and work!

Events
Art sale:Onsale will be zines, prints, original drawings, books and much more, from some of the most renowned illustrators and designers of today – Rob Ryan, Nobrow, Okido Magazine, Anorak Magazine, Jean Jullien, Laura Carlin, Frinton Press, Peepshow, Hato Press, Lazy Oaf & many many more young artists.

Workshop: Draw cards & make Origami for the victims in Japan who are still suffering from the disaster.

Film projecting: We'll project animations and films by talented artists. Join the showreel! (see details below)

Exhibition: Photo exhibition by a Japanese photographer Satoru Niwa who has taken pictures of the disaster since the earthquake was happened in North of Japan on 11th March 2011.

Refreshments: We'll serve handmade cakes, mince pies, beer, mulled-wine.

100% of the profits will be donated towards these charities.
-Project Fumbaro Eastern Japan (fumbaro.org/en/)
-Souma City Tsunami Orphans Aid (blogs.yahoo.co.jp/ippo_kizuna (website in Japanese)

We always appreciate your contribution by donating...
- Art work (Prints up to A3 size, crafts, zines, cards etc)
(Please bring them to the event or please send them to the address below!)
- Hand-made cakes (If you don’t mind, please bring them to our venue on the day!)
- Short movies, animations, music videos to play on screen in the event(Please contact us and final deadline will be on 25th Nov)

Please tell your friends about this event and spread the flyer attached on any SNS!

Address:
EGAKU+SMILE
Unit A.104/6
Faircharm Trading Estate
9-12 Creekside
Deptford
SE8 3DX

Links:
Email:EgakuSmile@gmail.com
Blog:egakusmile.blogspot.com
Twitter: @EgakuSmile
Facebook: Egaku and Smile Japan

Members:
Soju Tanaka
Chie Miyazaki
Yuki Nishimura
Nanae Kawahara
Kazuko Morishita

Ganbare Nippon: No. 57



12 Jul 2011

New products on our Ganbare Nippon charity shop


Print size approx 11.5x16 inches 
Price: £40


Approx 6.5x8.5 Limited Edition Print of 50 
Price: £5


Size 5x7 Printed on acid free Velvet Fine Art paper 
Limited edition of 100 
Price: £6.50


Measures 2.25" Shipped with care 
Price: £4


Postcard size: approx 4.5x6.5 inches 
Price: £5




A4 on Arches Watercolor Paper, mounted on 10”x15” illustration board. 
Comes with small surprise sketch, a signed thank you from the artist. 
Price: £60


This each print is slightly different and is considered to part of a varied edition.
This is an original and is not a reproduction.
Image size: 7 1/2"x5 1/2" Edition #:3/5 Medium: collograph
Price: £30


A3 Digital Print 
Price: £25

1 Jul 2011

Special art prints available!


Well it's a real treat for you now, we have some fantastic prints by renown artists Tatsuro Kiuchi and Takahiro Kimura. These guys are really special and it's really amazing that we can sell their work for our appeal. We must offer our sincerest thanks to these guys for this and we are more than proud to present their awesome work.




14"x14" (+1" around the image for framing) 
Smooth 315gsm pHneutral Acid free art paper 

Tatsuro Kiuchi (taken from his website):
Originally a graduate in Biology at International Christian University in Tokyo, He made the change to an art career after graduating with distinction from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He started illustrating mostly children’s books with several publishers in the US and Japan and eventually branched out into editorial work in magazines and the illustration of book jackets and advertising commissions. His first picture book “The Lotus Seed” (text by Sherry Garland / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) has sold more than 250,000 copies worldwide, and has been commissioned by such clients as Royal Mail to do Christmas Stamp Collection in 2006, and Starbucks for Worldwide Holiday Promotion “Pass the Cheer” in 2007.




A3 (+1" around the image for framing) 
Smooth 315gsm pH neutral Acid free art paper 

Takahiro Kimura is an animator and illustrator, He specialises in collage and painting and has a massive body of animation work behind him. He often uses collage in his illustration work and his style is instantly recognisable. He is a fearless creator with an intense visual style and an amazing career.

Once again, we are extremely glad to have them here, so it is with thanks that we offer these works for your viewing pleasure. Visit our shop here to browse all the amazing artworks for sale!

All proceeds from our GANBARE NIPPON shop go to The Japan Tsunami Appal on JustGiving, see http://www.justgiving.com/ganbarenippon for more info.


18 Jun 2011

Winners of our ToDryFor charity raffle!

Corgi Royal Wedding

Winner Helena Maratheftis

Heaven

Winner Ludivine Nunhold

Bake Me

Winner Antonia Harrowing

Right On

Winner Sabine Okami


Sunny Days


Winner Zoe Waring

Congratulations all of you, I will be email you shortly for shipping details, and thank you very much to everyone who bought thickets, all the proceeds are going to Japan Tsunami Appeal on our JustGiving page.  

If you missed the chance to win these towels, come to our Paint it! Make it! Party for Japan event on the 25th June at The Book Club, and there is a last chance to win 5 more signed different tea towels from ToDryFor, here they are!





16 Jun 2011

Ganbare Nippon: No. 51


Lucas S. Krull from international award winning creative graphic design agency &&& Creative has printed this beautiful charity poster for Japan. It's a limited edition print of 100 and they already have sold about 75 to people from all over the world, amazing! All the proceeds will be donated to British Red Cross, this fantastic poster is available from their site here for a minimum of £20, visit their site before it gets sold out!

By Lucas S. Krull from &&& Creative

28 May 2011

Don't Give Up Japan: Charity Raffle with ToDryFor


Fantastic news everyone! The most awesome ToDryFor, an online boutique specialising in designer tea towels has donated some of their really lovely signed designer tea towels! They are so amazing, I wish I could have them all to myself but I decided to raffle some of them off on the Rally. So, if you are lucky you can get an ace signed (and by the way this is totally exclusive) tea towel for the tiny price of £1. The rest of these marvellous designer towels will be available at our upcoming art charity event on Saturday the 25th June at The Book Club in Shoreditch, London.

Below you can see a close up of each of these kitchen gems and the artist's signature so that you can choose which towel you want to go for! Personally I'd go for all of them, though I'm so not allowed, as they are going to good homes all across the land, for a very good cause! So a quick reminder, once in a lifetime chance at an exclusive kitchen essential.Use the PayPal button at the bottom of this post to pick an artist or artists, a pound for each and the five lucky winners will be announced on Saturday 18th June.

Very Important note: All profits from this raffle are to be donated to our Japan tsunami appeal on JustGiving.



Corgi Royal Wedding
Size: Approx 48cm x 76cm
Material: 100% cotton
This tea towel is now sold out on their site so this is the last one you can get!



Heaven
Size: Approx 76cm x 48cm 
Material: 100% cotton
This design is also available as a signed screen print from our charity shop!



Bake Me
Size: Approx 48cm x 76cm
Material: 100% cotton



Right On
Size: Approx 48cm x 76cm
Material: 100% cotton
With 2 lovely small badges designed by Stuart! 



Sunny Days
Size: Approx 48cm x 76cm
Material: 100% cotton

You have seen the goods so open your heart (and your wallet) and please, please buy a ticket here, you can buy a single ticket for each design or 5 tickets to enter to all 5 designs at once. Please follow this blog, our twitter and facebook page if you can, it will be really helpful for our further projects.

This raffle is now closed.


27 May 2011

Ganbare Nippon: Patterns for Colouring



Carlton Hibbert is another fantastic UK based illustrator who has been very supportive of our Ganbare Nippon appeal. He owns a fantastic website called "Patterns for Colouring" where you can download and print out great patterns for colouring in! It is all about getting kids (or anyone) interested in colour, and jump-starting their creativity. You can create and submit a black and white outline pattern that can be added to their growing library, his intention is to get the site used by primary schools, activity clubs and parents. Isn't it amazing?

You can download the b/w outline pattern above from his website here!

Design by Carlton Hibbert