Sleepless Kao - Part 2

A courtesy call to the mayor of Numazu City in Japan!

🎨 The talented illustrator Sleepless Kao, also known as Kaori Kasai, recently paid a courtesy call to the mayor of Numazu City in Japan! Originally from Numazu City and now based in Canada, Sleepless Kao had the opportunity to share her current art activities with city officials and newspaper reporters. 📰

🤝 Everyone was so friendly and welcoming, making the meeting a truly enjoyable experience. And even though it was her first time in the drawing room of the city hall, I couldn’t contain excitement and even danced in front of the panel! 😄

🌟 Check out the Shizuoka news paper website to learn more about their respective works!

◆ Shizuoka News Paper

🎨 イラストレーターのSleepless Kaoさんが沼津市長を表敬訪問！ 沼津市出身で現在はカナダを拠点に活動しているスリープレス・カオは、現在のアート活動を市職員や新聞記者に紹介する機会を得ました。 📰

日本に一時帰国して、市長に面談する機会をいただきました。カナダでのアート活動などを報告しました。

市の職員の方達、新聞記者の方達がとてもフレンドリーで楽しい謁見になりました。

市役所の応接間に入ったのは初めてなのでワクワクでパネルの前で踊っちゃいましたよ。😀

🌟 それぞれの作品については、静岡新聞のホームページをチェックしてね！

SAKURA smile Art Exhibition

An Exhibition of New Works by Sleepless Kao

April 1 – April 30, 2023

At Kinder BOOKS

Dearest Friends & Art Lovers,

The brilliant sky & sunshine everyone is waiting for has arrived. There is a lovely sound from somewhere, sweetly powerful tones—a girl’s mandolin sensing the spirit of cherry blossoms. See you at that hill where the petals dance with SAKURA smile! 🌸

Sleepless Kao will be at kinder books
on April 2nd and 8th, noon – 6pm.

🌸spring artworks and iron print limited tote bags will be here🌸

 www.kinderbooks.ca

Please come to meet Sleepless Kao at Kinder Books.
(located at River Market at New West Quay)

store hours: Mon and Tue 11-5 Wed and Thu 11- 6 Fri, Sat and Sun 10- 6

Pop Up Pavilion

🌸Sakura Pavilion🌸

I participated in the Pavilion Design project with BCIT students and designed a cherry blossom image for the awning fabric canopy.

On the day of the opening of the pavilion, it was pouring rain from the morning, but when the party started, the blue sky miraculously spread, and a wonderful opening ceremony was held with First Nations drum and Okinawan taiko.

Beginning with this event, cherry blossom events will be held in various places in Vancouver in April.

I will be opening a tent stall at David Lam Park on April 1st as part of The Big Picnic event so please come and visit me.

The pavilion tree will also be set up somewhere in the park, so be sure to check it out.😉

BCITの生徒たちと一緒にPavilion Design projectに参加して帆の部分の桜イメージをデザインしました。

パビリオンのお披露目の日、朝から土砂降りの雨だったのですが、会が始まるとミラクルに青空が広がって、ファーストネーションの太鼓と沖縄太鼓での素晴らしい開会式が行われました。これを皮切りに4月はバンクーバーの様々な場所で桜のイベントが行われます。

私は4月1日にDavid Lam Parkで出店しているので遊びに来てください。

パビリオンも公園のどこかに設置されるのでぜひチェックしてみてください。

more about Pavilion project

https://vcbf.ca/festival/pop-up-pavilion/

See you at THE BIG PICNIC at David Lam Park!  April 1st

Cherry Blossom Festival

🌸Furoshiki wrapping + Sakura felt workshop🌸

See you at THE BIG PICNIC at David Lam Park!  April 1st

Great! How to make felt sakura flowers for the upcoming Sakura Festival.

Here is an easy step-by-step guide to help you create your own felt sakura flowers.

🌸YouTube

Froshiki wrapping
🌸YouTube

New Postcards

New Postcards Just arrived.

Please check at the postcard place at the Granville island snd Kinder Books, Quayside in New Westminster!

And of course available on Sleepless Kao shop site 😉

春らしい２つのポストカードの登場です

グランビルアイランドにあるThe post card placeとニューウエストミンスターにあるKinder Books、Sleepless Kaoのウェブショップで販売してますのでチェックしてみてくださいね

New tote bags 2023

New tote bags Just arrived.

Only available at the postcard place now in Granville island, Vancouver!

And of course available on Sleepless Kao shop site 😉

Check out the 4 types of limited tote bags,
“weighing two big cats”
“Color of coral”
“I look the ocean from here and there”
“Your garden”

４種類の限定トートバッグがやっとできました

新しい年に新しいカバンを持って私もウキウキしています

新しいトートバッグはグランビルアイランドにあるThe post card placeとSleepless Kaoのウェブショップで販売してます。

X’mas Gift idea 2022

Christmas decorations look great in cold Vancouver.

When I look in the window, every shop is decorated with Christmas colors, and I am excited.

The calendar and greeting cards are available on kao’s shop site.

Calendar 2023 (plus January 2024)

“Happy Holiday” – snow angel –

Sleepless Kao’s works are also waiting for you at The post card place on Granville Island.🎄🎁

寒いバンクーバー、クリスマスデコレーションがとても似合いますね

ウインドーを覗くととどこのお店もクリスマス一色でワクワクします

Sleepless Kaoのアート作品もグランビルアイランドにあるThe post card placeでみなさんをお待ちしてます🎄🎁

Powell Street Festival is Back!!

Saturday, July 30 & Sunday, July 31 in Oppenheimer Park and surrounding area!

Powell Festival is back on Powell Street for the first time in three years.
I’m looking forward to seeing you all!😊

I also have a lot of newly designed tote bags, so please come visit me at the booth!

3年ぶりにパウエル祭がパウエル街に戻ってきます。

今から皆さんに会えるのが楽しみです。😊

新しいデザインのトートバッグもたくさん用意しているので是非ブースに遊びにきてくださいね。

詳しいお祭りガイドはこちらのリンクから

illuminations

I had a fun night. A celebration of seventeen-syllable poems and musings. I participated in this event as an live drawing artist👩‍🎨

パフォーマンスが終わる前に描き上げなきゃいけなくて何枚描けるかがチェレンジング😋。パフォーマーさんたちにもドローイングを喜んでもらえて楽しいイベントでした🎨

Powell Street Festival Society for an intimate evening of short poems—haiku and beyond—art, and good company featuring local poets Brandon Wint, jaye simpson and Anjalica Solomon, curated and hosted by Jillian Christmas.

Blending styles of short poetry from across cultures, Illuminations brings together readings from local poets with a special participatory activity, at one of the Vancouver literary scene’s favourite hangouts, Café Deux Soleils.⁠

Let’s Meet Under the Cherry Tree

An Exhibition of New Works by Sleepless Kao

April 7 – May 8, 2022

At Branches & Knots

Dearest Friends & Art Lovers,

The brilliant sky & sunshine everyone is waiting for has arrived.

There is a lovely sound from somewhere, sweetly powerful tones—a girl’s mandolin sensing the spirit of cherry blossoms. 

See you again this year at that hill where the sakura petals dance with light, both day and night! 🌸

🌸「桜の木の下でまた会いましょう」

誰もが待ち望んだ明るい日差しの季節が訪れました

どこからか愛らしい音がします　きらびやかで華やかな音色

あれは桜の精にも似たあの娘のマンドラの力強くも甘い音色

今年も桜の花びらが踊るあの丘でお会いしましょう

– Kao, March 2022

Place: Branches & Knots

at 3128 W. Broadway

Store Hours:  Monday – Sat 12-6   Sunday 12-5

Over 30 spring artworks including original paintings and prints.
Support Ukraine: 5% of art sales go to Ukraine Red Cross*