Category: artist life

  • ザントカって誰?

    ザントカって誰?

    「ザントカ」は私のスプーンフラワーのショップネームです! 文学の研究した経験はあるならば、種田山頭火(Taneda Santoka)と言う詩人を思い出すでしょう。 「なんとか」 + 私の下の名前ザンドラのコンビです。 そしてわたしのTwitter 名前@zan_toka !  :) ちょっとまって。。。「スプーンフラワー」というのは何でしょうか?? Weblioオンライン辞典によると「ヤムイモまたはじゃがいものように料理され食べられる、食用の塊茎がある熱帯アメリカの里芋」です。自分の布をデザインしたり売ったり買ったりしているウェブサイトです  —  この下ご覧ください!

  • The only activity I ever enjoyed more than drawing…

    The only activity I ever enjoyed more than drawing…

    …was reading, back when library cards were blue cardboard squares. It took me on quite a long detour in life, as instead of continuing fine art after LaGuardia HS, I ended up majoring in English. The third page of my newest pad of paper was devoted to words, and the word “word”. Literally, kotoba, in…

  • Prints, reproductions, and things left unsaid

    Prints, reproductions, and things left unsaid

    Prints and other reproductions are now live! I only receive a 10% commission on each item, but it’s nice to be able to finally offer prints. UPDATE 7 June 2019: I’ve closed my Zazzle store due to their April 2019 change of policy. My Redbubble store is still open here: https://www.redbubble.com/people/studiozandra/portfolio/recent

  • Drawing — Pen on Claybord

    Drawing — Pen on Claybord

    Last week I finished my drawing called “Futari”. I drew on two 5 x 7 inch Clayboards, using pencil and Sakura fine point pens. As it will soon be two years since I got hitched, I wanted to play with the concept of marriage. Trying to capture the strangeness of being married; there is some…