I had a table at the Vancouver Comics Arts Festival (VanCAF) at the Roundhouse this week-end (May 23-24) to promote Old Pond Comics. It was my first time at VanCAF as a vendor. It’s a curated show (meaning they carefully review each submissions and decide who gets to go in) so I was super happy […]

Would you like to learn how to make an accordion book with a cover  like this? Then, just follow this simple tutorial. It only takes 15 minutes to make one!     Material Cardstock (for the cover): 9cm X 17cm Construction paper (for the pages): 9X12 in Ribbon: 1/8mm works well. Scissors Glue stick Rulers. […]

On April 11 and April 12, 2015, between 2-3pm, I gave a bookmaking workshop at Sakura Days Japan Fair, as part of the activities in the Leith Wheeler Haiku House. The event took place in the glasshouse of the Van Dusen Garden.  I showed about 30 people each day how to make a maze book […]

When someone offers to loan you their Japanese rubber stamps collection, you say: “Yes, ma’am. Thank you, Ma’am” and you stamp, stamp, stamp away! You can’t believe your luck. These lovely stamps were loaned to me by haiku poet and book artist Terry Ann Carter for the upcoming haiku and bookmaking workshop at Kerrisdale community […]

No. This is not a color wheel. These are the colorful little books I’ll be teaching people how to make at my next workshop. The material is pretty simple:  9″X12″ construction paper (folded as a maze), cardstock, ribbon. Once our books are done, we will be decorating them with chiyogami paper and rubber stamps. These […]

We learned how to make this beautiful portfolio during a CBBAG workshop lead by Suzan Lee. I took some pictures of the process so I can remember the instructions. What you’ll need: two bookboards clothe to cover spine (outside and inside) paper for the outside paper for the inside ribbon glue stick pva glue and […]

I’m working on my Haiku Life video: a short animation film about the childhood of Kaeru the haiku apprentice from my Old Pond Comics. Check out the cute tadpole! The final video will be unveiled on April 17 (National Haiku Day) on The Haiku Foundation website.