"Nihon Town" Mural for Blue C Sushi in Southcenter. Tukwilla, WA
Blue C Sushi soft opening.
5 ft tall, 25 ft wide.
View from outside.
Signing the print.
Prepping the 2ft x 2ft bamboo veneer with 2 coats of gesso.
prepped 16 panels..lots of work.
gessoed after sanding each panel too.
Used clippings from Soy Source, Hokubei Houchi, and other Japanese magazines mostly local to Seattle.
Set of spray paints used for this piece.
makeshift spraylab = my garage.
cut stencils from laminated pieces of paper.
all 16 panels, 2 sets with collages, one set without. 1 panel reserved as a test print.
close up, pushed back the collage elements with a light dusting of paint.
close up of texture of the final piece before screens.
close up of sanded corners.
stenciling the non collage version.
Panel A
Panel B
Panel C
Panel D
Panel E
"Nihon Town" Screenprint
Enfu @ Kobo Show opening 8/15/08
Kobo at Higo, the historic Japanese 5 and dime store.
Sweet Yumiko and Hubby.
