"Sakura Matsuri is springtime tradition in Japan of viewing cherry blossoms with your family.
"This is a portrait of my mom in her houndstooth coat, but also a portrait of the bond between every mother and child. The cherry blossoms are a symbol of the fleetingness of life and also, childhood, a reminder to enjoy this moment together.
"In this print, I was trying to capture the feeling of picture books I grew up with in Japan circa 1970’s. Iwasaki Chihiro was an illustrator that I’ve been studying for her drawings of children, I grew up with her books and looking at her images now I’m instantly transported to Tokyo, kindergarten, omu-rice and my own childhood"
Tae was in the seminal 90s indie rock band Kicking Giant. He has designed record covers for bands as diverse as Built to Spill and Lois Maffeo. He has worked on book covers, posters and other punk rock ephemera.
This is a digital archival print created from tae's original.
Available in multiple size, it comes with backing in plastic sleeve just for you -- all ready to pop in a frame. It is printed with an ample white border using an 11-color high definition ink process on archival paper.
Please note that computer monitors can shift colors and what you see on your screen might be a bit different color from the print you receive.
