Lunagirl Vintage: New Stuff, Free Stuff, & Fun Stuff — asian

The second artist that features prominently in our Japanese Prints collection CD is Hiroshige, the last great master of the ukiyo-e tradition. Like the influential Hokusai, Hiroshige departed from the usual ukiyo-e subjects of courtesans and actors. Instead he is remembered for his poetic landscapes and scenes of daily life and natural beauty.Hiroshige was born in 1797, into a family of samurai background. His father was the local fire warden, and upon his father's death Hiroshige became fire warden. He was twelve years old. This position left Hiroshige much free time to practice painting. At age fourteen, he was accepted...

Since I'm having an Asian Art & Ephemera theme for my blog challenge right now, I thought I would give a little background about two of my favorite Japanese artists, featured on our Japanese Prints & Photos CD. The first is Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai was a painter and printmaker, best known for his series of woodblock prints called Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji. You've probably seen some of these beautiful images, the most famous of which is The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.

Hokusai lived and worked during the late 1700s and early part of the 1800s. His father was probably a mirror-maker for the local shogun. His mother was possibly a concubine.  Hokusai began painting when he was...

New challenge theme over at LunagirlMoonbeams.com challenge blog: Asian Art and Ephemera. Here is a lovely example by Michele Storms, a member of my Design Team, using an image from one of my Geisha collage sheets. Find some inspiring Asian images from Lunagirl, get creative, and link up your own entry for a chance to win $10 store credit! The challenge continues until November 23... see you there.