Totoro Forest Project!
Here's something you'll be hearing a lot about.
This amazing event called the Totoro Forest Project is a fundraising auction that has brought together over 200 distinguished artists from animation, comic books and illustration, to save the Sayama forest (aka Totoro Forest). Hayao Miyazaki used this forest as an inspiration for "Totoro". All proceeds will go to the Totoro no Furusato Forest Foundation, established by Hayao Miyazaki himself. This is the brilliant idea of Dice Tsutsumi, Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa.
Check out their wonderful site for some mind blowing pieces !!--> TOTORO FOREST PROJECT
Bobby and I are very honored to be a part of it.
Here is my "inner" Totoro...
Title: Enoki Forest Song
Medium: Gouache on Watercolor Paper.
Size: 11x14 inches
Poem: Raise, raise the lantern high,
Darkened riverbanks roll by,
The small skiff drifts, the band plays on
And the fireflies dance along
To the enoki mushroom forest song.
Here's Bobby's amazingly detailed pen drawing...
Title: Dirty Job
Medium: Pen and Ink.
Size: 11x14 inches
Story: Help wanted: Enthusiastic individual, must love animals and working outdoors, no experience necessary.
And another fantastic painting by Bobby! (yes, he doe not stop :))
Title: Twins
Medium: Pen and Ink with Digital
Size: 13x19 inches
Story: The blue gill-necked centi-plesiosaur is known for its inquisitive nature, sociable disposition, and extremely poor eyesight.
This amazing event called the Totoro Forest Project is a fundraising auction that has brought together over 200 distinguished artists from animation, comic books and illustration, to save the Sayama forest (aka Totoro Forest). Hayao Miyazaki used this forest as an inspiration for "Totoro". All proceeds will go to the Totoro no Furusato Forest Foundation, established by Hayao Miyazaki himself. This is the brilliant idea of Dice Tsutsumi, Ronnie del Carmen and Enrico Casarosa.
Check out their wonderful site for some mind blowing pieces !!--> TOTORO FOREST PROJECT
Bobby and I are very honored to be a part of it.
Here is my "inner" Totoro...
Title: Enoki Forest Song
Medium: Gouache on Watercolor Paper.
Size: 11x14 inches
Poem: Raise, raise the lantern high,
Darkened riverbanks roll by,
The small skiff drifts, the band plays on
And the fireflies dance along
To the enoki mushroom forest song.
Here's Bobby's amazingly detailed pen drawing...
Title: Dirty Job
Medium: Pen and Ink.
Size: 11x14 inches
Story: Help wanted: Enthusiastic individual, must love animals and working outdoors, no experience necessary.
And another fantastic painting by Bobby! (yes, he doe not stop :))
Title: Twins
Medium: Pen and Ink with Digital
Size: 13x19 inches
Story: The blue gill-necked centi-plesiosaur is known for its inquisitive nature, sociable disposition, and extremely poor eyesight.
Labels: bobby chiu, kei acedera, Totoro forest project
posted by Kei Acedera at 10:22 PM
38 Comments:
Fantastic images, looks like a fun project!
OO.... MMM... GGG!!! That's freakin cool!! I'm so glad that you guys are part of the project! very very nice :-D the frames are gorgeous too..
Keep up the fabs fabs job, guys! :-D
-Charles-
Ryan Wood - Thanks for stopping by and the nice comment
Charles Santoso - Thanks Charles! I'm excited to see all the pieces in person!
Dang . . . !!! Beautiful work all of it is really amazing!
holy crap! Bobby these are awesome!!! your texture and rendering of shapes is amazing....I will be putting new art work up so keep an eye out!
Thank you everyone! I hope we raise alot for the event.
Thanks Jason and Andre! This is going to be a very exciting event
I'm in love with this one.
I extend my greatest admiration (and envy) to you and Mr. Chiu. Quite inspiring.
Wow guys. Wow.
I hope you're both having an awesome summer. The work looks spectacular :)
Very beautiful. Both pieces are truly inspiring and great. i saw the ones on the website and now that I'm a little wiser, Miyazaki's master pieces are more than just great animation with fantastic layouts and paintings, but they are stories that are more than what lies on the surface.
Im glad both of your submissions were more than fancy paintings, but stories as well.
Excellent work Kei!! This is one of my favorite painting you've made.
i love the new stuff guys. Particularily the silhouettes in the mushroom forest.
These works are fantastic! What a beautiful project, there should be more stuff like this going on, I love the idea that not just rock n roll stars can get together and work to make this world a little better. By the way, your style fits perfecty the project!
Great work you two!! Super pieces for a great cause! What a wonderful opportunity. Love the custom framework Kei!
Beautiful stuff, both of you!
I look forward to the auction!
Kei - btw, I love the frame!
Love both of your Totoro Paintings!! Can't wait to see them live on Sept 6. :) Are you guys going to the auction?
These pieces are so beautiful they take my breath away!
amazing.
Great pieces guys! This is an exciting project. You really put a lot into it.
Beautiful images one after another...What a great collection!
Amazing Enoki forest with a big bonus of poet writing beautifully placed around a rim(you made two artwork for the price of one!) You guys will save up a whole forest in Sayama!
Fabián Fucci/Elephantmarchblog - Thanks guys!
Jarrett - Thank you. Things are going well. Busy but good. Hope you're having a good summer
Andre - Thanks. I'm so glad you like them!
Dylan Glynn - Thanks Dylan. Awesome dinner conversations today. I'm going to get that book tomorrow.
Koldo - Very nice of you to say. This has been an honor to be a part of this event.
Rawls - thx!
Alan Cook - Hey that's great! You're going to be there?
Alina Chau - Yes we're planning on going! Hope to see you there.
Eric Orchard - Thank you svery much Eric. You have a great contribution
Marcobucci - We try :) I'm glad you like them!
Patrick Awa - I really love Kei's piece. The way she did the frame really goes well with the image! Your piece looks absolutely stunning. Can't wait to see it in person
These are outstanding! I'm so happy to have found your blog... your work is amazing.
Both of you, these pieces are amazing. I hadn't seen yours before Kei and it took me by surprise. So much in this piece. What a great frame too. And two more stunners from you Bobby. Should be one amazing show.
wow, amazing submissions you two! Kei, love the poem and frame treatement.
Eric Barclay - Thanks! We're glad you found us as well.
Donnachada - Thanks so much! Looking forward to going to the show in Sept!
Gary Ham - Thx! See you soon in SD!
Guys, this stuff is awesome, I love both of your paintings Bobby - such character and as Andre said, story to them - and Kei, your painting and frame are fantastic. I loved that you used gouache.
Bobby, thanks very much for your comment on my blog, much appreciated.
R.
Randeep - You're doing really good! I can see much improvement over the years!
Beautiful contributions to such a great project. Congrats!
Wow beautiful submissions here!!! :) Very inspiring!
cdeboda - Thank you!
Chantale boudreau - Thx so much. Hope all is well.
Beautifuls "oevres" for a great and BIG project. Very compliments!!!
I love this images!!!
Wow the river boat painting is genius!
Really Beautiful!:o)
killer stuff. Always a joy to look at your art. You can really read into the joy in creating it. Great stuff.
Looks super amazing. I love the fun that you put into it. Your art is such a pleasure to look at. You can tell that it was fun to work on and that you're passionate about your work most importantly. Keep givin' 'er.
Thank you everyone, we really really appreciate it.
Barbara Canepa- Wow I'm so glad you like them, we LOVE your work--you're a big inspiration to us.
Gabriel Hunt draws sometimes- Thank you so much! It was a lot of fun to paint it :)
A. Riabovitchev-Thank you!!
Bradley Cayford- wow double post! thanks soo much, its always best to love what you do.
Barbara Canepa - Thank you so much for your kind words. Your art is absolutely beautiful.
Bradley - Wonderful music videos you've done! Thanks for stopping by!
All great stuff guys! The plesiosaur is one of my favorites in the show so far!
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