Art Pieces!

So, even though I can't find either of my cameras, I can take pictures using my Macbook photo booth! So I took some pictures of the art pieces that I got today! I ordered them from society6.com which has a lot of cool art that random people have created. It took a while to ship, since it went through the U.S. Postal Service, but the art is so pretty! It's on this really legit heavy paper and the colors are so bright. I got four pieces from Society 6:

Audrey Hepburn!

This is a flag of Japan with the Tokyo Subway map overlapping it!

And here's the poster above my bed from the movie Drive. I love that movie. 

And here's the last piece! It's titled: "Sunny Leo".

I really like the pieces, and when I was worried about when my order was going to come because it took soooo long, they were really kind and personally responded to my e-mail. Check them out! 

Japan Earthquake Posters

I recently found some beautiful artwork reminding us about the earthquake in Japan that occurred in 2011.

They were so moving, and Japan holds a special place in my heart as one side of my family is from Japan. These are some of the posters. 

If you know who created them, let me know. They are wonderful, and I claim no credit for creating them. Some I found on the website http://society6.com/

I really like the one above because it looks different than the others. It goes with the same color scheme, but it doesn't just use the Japanese flag.

They're all very thoughtful, though. And I like simplicity as well.

Tao Okamoto

I thought we'd have a lighter post today! I recently found a photo shoot with model Tao Okamoto in it, and I thought it was just lovely.

She's 25, and Japanese, and she has a star tattoo on her neck that I love. This is from Vogue China.

You can kind of see her star tattoo there. This is the first photo of hers that I ever saw.

Here's a better look at her tattoo. I think it's really unique. My mother thinks it looks like she needs to see a dermatologist. I informed her that I am going to get the word "Chola" tattooed along the side of my neck. My mother was not amused.

I looked just like this. I was all, "Puh-lease, mother."

It's nice to see a beautiful Japanese girl in the media. I notice that a lot of the time, for example in movies, especially American ones, that the Chinese girls get a lot of Asian roles, even for Japanese parts. That really bothered me in Memoirs of a Geisha. It was set in Japan, so why not try to find talented Japanese girls? The ladies of that film did really well, but it's sad that there aren't many prominent Japanese role models for girls in America. As a Japanese American Italian etc. etc. I have always felt that void. But Tao is a promising role model! She seems very nice and she has been the face of Ralph Lauren, and has other jobs also.

Gaze upon the face of promise! Or something.