3rd Annual 1 in 91

Hey Guys and Gals,

So here is a update on whats coming up. I was invited to be a part of a awesome fundraiser show run by A.Skate. If you have never heard of them, here is a little about them that I copied from their site.


Who we are:
The A.skate Foundation is a non profit that allows children with autism to be a part of our social world through skateboarding. We hold clinics for children with autism at no cost to the families, give grants to children with autism for skateboard gear, as well as promote awareness and educate families about the skateboard industry. Five years ago 1:150 children were diagnosed with autism. Today 1:91 children are diagnosed with autism, 1:58 of those being boys according to the statistics on TACA now.
Here are a few of the things that we do:
hold clinics nationwide for children with autism at no cost to the families
give "Grants for Gear" for kids to purchase skateboard gear
hold fundraisers and events to promote our cause

Autism, like skateboarding, can be unpredictable and often times unruly. We embrace the parts of autism that are hard to understand and give these kids an outlet that is free of rules or judgment, and allows them to be social without being “social”.


The show will be held on April 21st, 2012. Here is their flier for the show. I am so excited about it.





Now here is the WIP piece I am doing for the show. It will be done soon so please come back to check out the final piece photo, and if you can go to the show or even make a donation, please follow the link on how to do so.





http://www.askate.org/1in91

Again, I hope alot of you can make it. I'm going to try, but not sure yet, but if you do end up going, please send me some pictures. That would be awesome!!!

DRAGATOMI pieces Revealed!!!

So, like I said with my post before, here are the pieces I will be submitting for the group show coming up at DRAGATOMI. And here are the information for these pieces.

I'm really happy with these pieces. Even got them custom framed for that special look. Yup...!!! Hope you all like it.

"Dark Strength"

12x16

Ink,Wash and Gouach on WC paper. Framed.

$400

"Rising Out of Darkness"

11x16

Ink, Wash, Gouach and Enamel on WC Paper. Framed

$375

The Year of the Dragon!!!!

So this upcoming Saturday I will be heading out to Sacramento. For what you may ask. It's for the upcoming group show at Sacramento titled "The Year of the Dragon". I was invited to this show and I was very happy to be a part of it. Drawing dragons have been my all time favorite creature to draw since I've been little. I even still have a dragon I drew when I was 11!!! That's like almost 20 years ago!!!..Whoa..I'm getting old...

Well besides me getting older, I hope that everyone can make it out there. It's gonna be a awesome show. I will have two pieces for this show. Unfortunately I don't have the final photo of the piece for it's being framed at the moment. But I will definitely post them up once they are done.

So go mark your calendars!!! This Saturday, Feb 11th 2012!!!

It's time to Work on this again!!!

Alright.... So it's time..again..I gotta start working my ass off and keep updating this blog if I'm going to be taking down my "never updated" site. Thats right. I'm going to be cancelling my site and use this as my main page for info and so on from now on. It's almost 2012 and I need to work on this more. I just wish I had more time in doing so. Maybe I need to keep my laptop with me at all times.

Anyways, to start the re-update for this site, I decided to post my WIP piece for the show I have been invited to for next year. It will be held at DRAGATOMI in Sacramento. The theme is "Year of the dragon" which I am so happy to be a part of. So here is the piece. I hope you all will enjoy this once it's done. Any comments are always welcome.

Once I finish the piece I will be posting it up here on this blog page. Thanks again for all the love and support. Lets make 2012 the best year...cause it may be the last according to the Myan calendar....woooooooooo.....

KFHC Raffle for Japan!!!

Hey guys. So I was asked to see if I would like to donate a piece for a raffle. All the money that was made from this raffle will go to Japan Red Cross. Now how can I say no to that. I will post up the pieece for the raffle once I get it done. As of now hit up KFHC web site to see all the details. Hope everyone can help. Rock On!!!

"Creature Feature" at Lulubell, May 7th 2011

So it's been a while since I posted anything on my blog. i've been so busy with work and personal life things. I'm also getting to my career goal step by step. Gotta do what I gotta do for it. If your wondering what that is, I am currently apprenticing to become a tattooer. It's a long road but it's worth it.

So anyways, here is my piece for the upcoming show at Lulubell in Arizona. This piece was created probably on how I feel about myself. Being not "normal" to many people, esp my family, I feel that this creature is probably representing me in a way.


Well I hope you guys like this piece. Please feel free to comment on what you think. I'm alsways happy to hear what others think. thank you for the support and the follow. it gives me the stregth to keep going and learning and creating.

*Sorry for the bad pic*




Piece info:
Title: "Akubana"
Size: 19x25 with frame
Medium: Ink, Wash and scratch board
Price: $300

Monster Party Pt2

So this past Saturday, Dragatomi in Sacramento held a art show titled "Monster Party". It was showing customs and paintings by four artists. These artists were Mark Nagata, Gatchabert, D-Lux and I. I was not able to attend, but I hope that those who were able to had a blast.

As I showed you some of the pieces I have had at the show, I don't think I have showed everyone the rest of the pieces. So here it is. I hope you will enjoy these pieces.

"Basan"
Ink &Wash
11x14
$200

"Me No Te''
Ink & Wash
11x14
$175

''Oni"
Ink & Wash
11x14
$200

The first post of 2011!!!!

First off I will like to say Happy New Year to everyone out there. This year I am planning to post more than last year. I haven't really been posting much and I thought it'll be a good idea to post more on whats going on. So here goes. My first post for the new year.

This Saturday, I am happy to be part of a 4 man group show at the awesome shop/gallery DRAGATOMI.
The show is titled "Monster Party" and the artists that will be exhibiting is Mark Nagata, Gatchabert, D-Lux and I. This show is going to have alot of custom figures painted by some of the best custom painters out there. Unfortunately I will not be submitting any custom figures this time. I didn't have any cash for figures to paint. So instead I am planning on having a few 2D pieces up on the wall.
The pieces I have done represents alot of the traditional Japanese Yokai. Why did I choose some of these instead of the traditional Godzilla or Gamera??? Well I grew up listening to stories from my mom, who is a big Yokai Fan. The thing about the yokai's is that they are told to scare kids in doing bad things. For instance, the Choochin Obake is a lantern ghost. They are imagined and told to kids so they don't play with the lantern and cause a fire in the house.
So since growing up listening to these stories, they were considered monsters to me.

So if your free this coming Saturday, please go out and check out the works by all these awesome artists.

Monster Party - January 8, 2011
Dragatomi
2317 J Street (Btwn 23rd and 24th St.)
...Sacramento CA 95816
916-706-0535

"I'll Guide You"
Ink and Wash
11x14
$200

"Light Your Way"
Ink and Wash
11x14
$200

MONSTAR

Hello everyone out there in this small world. It's been a while since I have posted anything on this blog, and I apologize for this. Been super busy and lost track of time and day lately.

So to start my blog again, I will like to let everyone know what is coming. I am happy to announce this months upcoming show.

I am happy to invite everyone to Lower Haters this month, Friday the 15th for a Heavy Hitter group show MONSTAR!!!! This is a show showing both 2d and 3d artworks by some of the best Vinyl figure customizers and artists the toy community have every seen. I was very happy that the artists in this show has aggreed to be part of the show when I have sent them a invite, for many of these artists are people I look up to and have admired both their style and their skills in customizing japanese vinyl figures.

So if you are free upcoming Friday, October 15th 2010, I will suggest coming down to Lower Haters and check out the works by the following Artist!!!!

Lamour Supreme
LASH
Gatchabert
Toy Bot Studio
and myself LiLJAPAN

The images they create are awesome and also their paint apps are going to blow your minds!!!!

LiLJAPAN x SDCC Item #1

So it's been a while since I posted anything. Well maybe not that long, but I've been just super busy with so much work. It's making me tired but at the same time I am enjoying every minute of it.

So it's finally July....That Means SDCC!!!!!.. And since SDCC is the most awesome place to spend during summer, I wanted to release a few things at the Con. Do I have a booth??? No.. So how am I going to release it?? It will be a suitcase sale. I will be carrying a suitcase with the item for that day. I have stuff planned, but not sure if it will all be available by then. But surely I will have atlease one item ready.

So this week I want to reveal the first item. It will be a limited 50 silk screened print. It will be printed on FRENCH Speakle Beach paper. 8.5x11 and will be packaged with sleeve and backing. This item is on sale for $20 at the con.

You can't make it to con??? No worries!!! I am offering the print to everyone that can't make it for the same price with shipping included!!!!

So keep your eyes out for next week, cause something new may be available that week. Also....GOLDEN TICKET????....huh????

Some Work

So this month I have been invited to some group shows and the last one will be tonight at the Medicine Agency Gallery. So what more to do but to show you what I have done for the shows.
The first piece is for my friends Kim and Brads gallery opening, modern Eden. The show was great. Alot of awesome art and accessories.
Th second piece is one of the two pieces I have done for tonights show at the Medicine Agency Gallery. The show has a awesome line up of great artists and I am super honored to be part of this show. Hope everyone can make it.

See you tonight!!!

LiLJAPAN in San Francisco Galleries

Hi everyone. Hope all is well. I noticed that I haven't been posting alot on my blog lately. I guess I've been super busy with alot of things this past few weeks and didn't have time. So to make it up, I want to share with everyone whats going on this month with me.
This month is definitely a busy month for me. I will be in three different group shows this month. Mostly all back to back. And whats more awesome is that they will all be in SF. So I hope many of you can make it out. So where are they going to be and when? Well now, I guess I better start sharing. As in how Slick Rick says it.."Heeerrrreee we gooooo..."

1. June 11th 2010

"Day and Night"

Lower Haters

597 Haight Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

415-864-6549

2. June 12th 2010

"Modern Eden Grand Opening"

403 Francisco Street

San Francisco, Ca

6pm-10pm

3.June 17th 2010

"Awesome Number One Big Fun Group Show"

Medicine Agency

1262 Mason Street

San Francisco, CA

8pm

Me Gaeru and his pet Koi

His name is Me Gaeru. He is a one eyed mutated frog that is the last of his kind. He has been thru a lot of shit.loss of family and friends. Being hunted down because he is rare,hence the bullet shells, and just being alone. But then he met a koi fish that was super attached to Me Gaeru's eye that he never leaves his side. So now wherever he goes, he is on the bacl of his pet koi fish and is having the ride of his life. The koi gave him the stregth to live his life again in peace.


"Me Gaeru and his pet Koi"
8"x15"
$500
Will be available at Dragatomi "Not Vinyl" show on May 8th,2010

Me Gaeru

So I will like to show the piece I am entering for the upcoming Dragatomi show "Not Vinyl". This sculpt is done with sculpey and a garden Koi fish statue. His name is Me Gaeru. Me meaning "eye" and "Gaeru (Kaeru)" meaning frog in japanese. He is a mutated frog that loves to ride his pet koi fish. This is before I paint him. I will be posting the final painted piece soon. So keep an eye out.

It's been a While

So I was invited to be in a part of Super7 Floridas upcoming group show. This show will have tons of amazing artists whom they will all me customizing vinyl figures. And what more of a reason to start custom painting figures again. I had a great time doing these and I hope you guys will also enjoy them. I wish I can go to the show, but not gonna happen....:(

But thats ok. I'm sure someday I will be able to check out the place and also meet all the Florida folks in person. So for now enjoy the customs I have done for the show.

Super7 Florida presents "Monsters in the Mangroves"

Saturday, May 15^th, 2010

Super7 Florida

720 2^nd St. N.

St. Petersburg, FL 33704

The Homies

" Unearthed Jaded Beetlar"

Tone of emerald green,purple and black on clear vinyl.

"In the Dark Kameba"

Tone of silver,yellow, red and black on black vinyl.

"Sap Mummy Gator"

Tone of Red,Gold and Black on clear orange vinyl

Whats Going On???

So it's been a while since I posted anything on this blog. So today i want to let everyone know whats coming up next month.

I was invited to be in part of a group show being held at DRAGATOMI in Sacramento. It is titled "Not Vinyl" and just like the title says, it's a non vinyl custom show. Meaning I will be showing a one of a kind sculpture. This piece will be a one of a kind and will not be reproduced.

I am a illustrator but at times I like to sculpt something to get my creativity going. So to everyone that is in the bay area, I hope you guys can make it to the show. It should be a great one, being that many awesome artists will be in this show also.

So when I get the chance to take a picture of the piece, keep an eye out for the updte on the piece. It will be shown soon.

"Not Vinyl Show"
May 8th, 2010
Dragatomi
2317 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95816

BUSTERCALL x LiLJAPAN BEETLAR!!!

So for the past few weeks, I've been super busy with work and my health. But on the side I have been working on the first collaboration release. And the time has now come!!!

Buster Call from Japan and I have been very great friend for the past years. And at time we have talked about maybe doing a collaboration together, but I was hesitant to go with it, because it was not the right time for me yet. As the months went by, we kept in touch talking about toys, art and daily life in the USA and Japan.

And then just a few months ago we were talking about his figure. His plans for this year and so on. And then it struck me. I love his figures and said it's time. Lets do this.

And so here it is. I am extremely happy to announce to the world Buster Call and LiLJAPAN's very first collaboration. With his awesome figure, Beetlar, and my art we have come up with this years very first limited release of his figure.

I am just totally excited about this figure, because I have been collecting all of Buster Calls figure, Beetlar, and I get to finally have a Beetlar I was involved in with the rest of my collection. But why just me have it and enjoy it??? I want as much people to enjoy this figure as well.

So to all my awesome supporting people out there in the world, I give to you the opportunity of getting one of the figures. Just click the banner and it shall give you all the details. Now remember....read everything carefully for there are some restrictions.

Thank you again to all my fans, friends and most importantly Buster Call!!!!

LiLJAPAN Mystery Mini Series One

So I have just recently posted a new set on my Flickr called "Mystery Mini Art Series 1" I have been doing alittle bit of small pieces at times now and here are some for the Series I will be releasing sometimes soon. My goal is to do 30 of these guys. All pieces are 2"x3" and one of a kind. More info will come. So please check out what has been done so far. Thank again for all the support you guys.
Rock On!!!!

Somethings Coming on March29th!!!

Keep an eye out on my Blog, Flicker, Twitter, Facebook and so on!!!

Mini's???!!!

So today I want to share something I've done for a traveling exhibit show. Hell City Ltd. was kind enough to let me be part of their Pint Size Painting #2 event. This was my first time doing a piece at the size of 2"x3". Overall it was def a fun project to do and I am totally honored to be invited to be part of the 2nd exhibition. Take a look and check it out. Heard that the first book will be published this year filled with all pint size paintings. Gotta get me a copy when it comes out.

" Night Wave"



"Jess"