Artist Q&A featuring Stina Persson!     1) what is your morning routine I go to the cafe across the street and get myself a great cup of coffee. Without coffee I wouldn’t function. 2) where do you like to work. I wish I would say anywhere, that I bring a sketchbook wherever I go, but it would be a lie. I really love working in my studio. Or on location, getting energy from the people and space around me. I hope to do more windows and murals once we’re back to traveling again. I plan to one day build a proper artist space in the attic of a barn belonging to our country cottage. But right now there is barely a floor and no windows…which means it would be a huge undertaking. It would be so dreamy though, and perfect for working large scale.   3) what are your favorite materials I prefer to work with liquid material like inks and water colours and sometimes combining with bits of paper to create harder edges. I never want my work to look to wishy-washy or fluffy, but to keep some weight and edge. 4) what are your favorite subjects to draw People and faces, details of clothing, shoes, and plants…and food stuffs.   5)if you could see how one artist works from beginning to end, who would it be Matisse or Picasso maybe.     6) how do you get over a creative hump Chaining myself to the drawing table, but pimping it with chocolate and coffee. Whip and carrot!   7) what other art form would you like to try, or already do, and why Sculpture and clay. It si so rewarding with to create something three dimensional. That why I love to bake too, three dimensional and possible to eat. What’s not to love?   8) what book have you read recently, or what is your favorite book Normal People by Sally Rooney. Such a good book. Now there’s tv-series, but I am worried it’ll spoil the magic. Another book, or book series are My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante. And yes, I’ve watched the tv-series too. If the tv-version is great the books are…brilliant! 9)when you meet another creative, what are you most interested by in them If they are nice, smart and have a sense of humour. Like with all people. And I am plays curious what a normal day looks like in people’s lives. But I am as interested in knowing that regardless of profession, I find it fascinating. 10) if you were to collaborate with another artist living or dead, who would it be and what would you do with them Matisse, please! We could happily cut bits and bobs of paper, and I would mostly listen as my speaking French is not so good! I am sure he has some good stories. And I would love to see how he makes is choices. I believe creating art is most about making choices, adding or taking away, keeping or deleting. That’s why I value the analogue part of my work so much and there are endless opportunities to change once you’re at the computer and I am not sure that is always such a good thing.   11) if you could live in any era when would it be My childhood 70’s! But I’m not sure I would be able to take the sexism from any other era. I am very happy I am a woman living in 2020.   12) if you could move anywhere and live comfortably/freely where would it be Someplace warm, where my feet would walk on warm terracotta tiles. So…Italy!   13) what is your ideal vacation Italy, with my family. Finding a house in the countryside with a pool to keep my three sons happy and entertained.   14) what do you do when you have to be home with nothing to do Bake, cook and plan for dinner with friends. How I miss having dinner with friends!!   15) what are three things you want to do within the next 5 years Go to Japan! I briefly lived in Tokyo when I was 18, working in a Mexican restaurant…I’ve been back twice since and I was going this March.   16) what is your favorite drink Coffee, elderberry juice, and oaky, rich red wine!   17) where is your favorite place to be around the location you live in I love my studio and my home, both in a very green area of Stockholm, with lots of cafes, wine bars, thrift shops and parks. I love the entire area so much. Great for raising kids and finding colourful thrift store blouses- and to have an outdoor cat, like we do! [caption id="attachment_4700" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mäster Mikaels Gata , Stockholm Södermalm[/caption]   18) what is one job that you would do for free, even if it was hard and it took long A real collaboration with someone like Dries van Noten or Miuccia Prada.   19) if you were to teach a class, what would it be Figuredrawing or color.   20) what are some new skills you would like to learn I wish I could animate my drawing. Unfortunately I have no urge to learn. I don’t want more hours in front of the computer.   21) what is your favorite palette, please name at least 3 colors Bright pink, yellow and nude.   22) what is your favorite movie Wong Kar Wai’s In The Mood for Love. Every frame is a piece of art.   23) what time of day are you most able to concentrate Usually right before I need to head back home. I am trying to make it first thing in the morning, and I am getting there. It would make sense as I am very much a morning person.   24) what time of day are you most relaxed After a good lunch work out I am relaxed but alert.   25) do you have a favorite distraction A common distraction is scrolling Instagram, but that is a habit I’d like to give up. Working out maybe. Chatting with my kids, or cooking.   27) what is one word of advice you would give yourself 10 years ago Enjoy it, it is not so serious. And be more like a man, and say yes to things even if unsure of how to  tackle it. Things work out, and your margins are exaggerated.   28) what is one thing about yourself that you hope wont change I really trust other people. I believe people want to be good and do good. Well, not Trump, but the rest. - View Stina Persson's Portfolio  

Nina Chakrabarti made an illustration for the newly opened "ALBION PHILOSOPHY" NEWoMan Yokohama store! Based on the concept of "Let's go get Happy.", you can experience the philosophy of Albion's beauty in this store. Nina drew a plant that is actually researched and cultivated in Albion!   A wonderful event is being held, so please be safe and come to visit! Nina's colorful and fun illustration is here!

Bandai Namco and Fangamer has reached out to Mushbuh to create this vibrant Katamari Damacy poster, featuring everyone's favorite Prince of the Cosmos and a few of his cousins!

You can practically hear Katamari On The Swing emanating from this beautiful Fangamer exclusive.

Pick yours up today by clicking THIS LINK!

The TV commercial of SUNSTAR "Ora2 me" starts, in which Jeffrey Fulvimari's characters appear!! Jeffrey's characters Yui and Kei are happily co-starring with Mei Nagano as Ora2 Mate! Check it out here!

A new collaboration between popular characters and ASOKO and Ifuku kazuhiko arrivals! This time, Doraemon and Hello Kitty appear together!! Collaboration items range from kitchen accessories to pouches and masking tape. They have fun and colorful items. Please buy it at the nearby ASOKO store! Click here for a list of items. Here is a fun illustration full of humor of Ifuku Kazuhiko.

CWC "Artists Q & A" starts! The first artist is Marcus Oakley!   He answered a lot of questions about his favorite music, movies, and even sources of inspiration! I would like to get close to the secret of the playful illustrations of Marcus, who has worked on a wide range of book illustrations, product designs, advertisements, and packaging as a graphic artist. 1. How do you get over a creative hump? Spending time at home, I am constantly interacting with kitchen utensils and house hold objects. Often staring at the walls and all the plants and ornaments arranged around the home, absorbing the mundanity of the daily rituals day after day. Daydreaming ideas whilst cooking and cleaning, making tea and listening to music. Inspired by these thoughts I often draw all of the objects in my house in various arrangements. It reminds me that inspirational can be anywhere and everywhere. 2. What do you do when you have to be home with nothing to do? I always seem to have things to do! Making art, reading, cooking and gardening. I moved a few years ago to a house with a garden. slowly I am learning about how to grow flowers, plants and vegetables. 3. What are your favorite subjects to draw? Drawing everything and anything, continuously exploring and playing with the potential of the line. Thick lines, thin lines, zig zag, curved, straight, fast, slow, wonky, abstract and pictorial they all have there own special mood and melody. 4. What sort of music do you like? Music wise I listen to mostly music made in the 1970’s. I was born in the 1970s but its not a child hood nostalgia of that time I have. I'm interested in all the cultural activity I was just too young to know about. The decade was so rich and varied in Music, Film, Art, Fashion, Architecture, Furniture and Graphic Design. Generally It can be pretty smooth dudes like The Beach Boys, Doobie Brothers,The Pentangle, Steely Dan, Gerry Rafferty, James Taylor, Wings, 10cc, Fairport Convention, Jean Michel Jarre, Brian Protheroe and David essex. 5. What is your favorite drink? Tea! I drink so much tea, I have been drinking english tea since I was a child. Nothing better than a big pot of tea and perhaps a slice of fruit cake! 6. If you had unlimited resources, what would you create? It would radical to turn my drawings into huge objects and make a interactive sculpture park with a nice cafe. 7. Who are your favorite artists. The art that excites the most is the work made by people from hundreds and thousands of years ago by many cultures from all over the world. On my travels I have seen so many amazing and inspiring objects, particular favourites of mine are Greek Cycladic art, Norse artifacts, Japanese Dogu figures, Neolithic standing stones and Totem poles by the First Nations people of the Pacific Northwest Coast. 8. What is your favorite movie? I mostly watch movies from the 1970’s I love the honesty and grittiness of these films, they don’t make them like this anymore. Here are a few of my favorite’s Three Days of Condor / Sydney Pollack / 1975 The Wicker Man / Robin Hardy / 1973 Parallax View / Alan J Pakula / 1974 The Man on the Roof / Bo Widerberg / 1976 The Hired Hand / Peter Fonda / 1971 Le Cercle Rouge / Jean Pierre Melville / 1970 Phase IV / Saul Bass / 1974 3 Women / Robert Altman / 1977 Straight Time / Ulu Grosbard / 1978 Sorcerer / William Friedkin / 1977 Silent Running / Douglas Trumbull / 1972 Suspiria / Dario Argento / 1977 Saturday Night Fever / John Badham / 1977 Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia / Sam Peckinpah / 1974 The Passenger / Michelanelo Antonioni / 1975 The Gambler / Karel Reisz / 1974 Coma / Michael Crichton / 1978 Play Misty for Me / Clint Eastwood / 1971 The Last Detail / Hal Ashby / 1973 Serpico / Sidney Lumet / 1975 9. What is your ideal vacation? I love camping in Scotland, unfortunately recent trip’s over the last few years the weather has been really terrible! stuck in a tent with howling wind and rain is awful, so my ideal vacation would be eternal warm sunshine. 10. Where is your favorite place to be around the location you live in. I live in the historic town of Dunfermline and I there many places I love to visit. One of my favourite places is Cafe Giacomo, originally opened in the 1950’s the cafe still has it’s original interior, serving cups of tea, filled rolls, cakes and other Scottish delicacies. 11. What book have you read recently, or what is your favorite book? Usually I tend to read books that feature travel, nature and generally being outside in both fiction and non fiction. Here are a few of them: Travels With Charley / John Steinbeck / 1962 Clear Water Rising / Nicolas Crane / 1996 Wildwood / Roger Deakin / 2007 Robert Macfarlane / The Old Ways: A Journey On Foot / 2013 Everest the Hard Way / Chris Bonington / 1976 The Kingdom by the Sea / Paul Theroux / 1982 Kon-Tiki expedition / Thor Heyerdahl / 1948 Rings of Saturn / W.G.Sebald / 1995 The Lost Art of Walking / Geoff Nicholson / 2008 Monkey Wrench Gang / Edward Abbey / 1975 12. If you were to teach a class, what would it be For the last 20 years I have been very fortunate to be able to mentor, teach and run workshops. Since moving up to Scotland from London 6 years ago I have been working for a fantastic Art’s organization based in Edinburgh called Artlink. Set up in 1984 Artlink’s aim is increase creative opportunities those who experience disadvantage or disability in the East of Scotland. The work can be challenging at times but also life affirming, I have seen so much awesome, amazing, genuine and beautiful artwork. 13. What is your favorite meal? I really enjoy cooking and going out for meals. Often the simplest recipes are the best, currently my favorite meal is a slowly cooked Puttanesca sauce (tomatoes, onion, olive oil, anchovies, parsley and garlic) with pasta. 14. What is the one thing about yourself that you hope won’t change. Just to carry on living a creative life, working, thinking making, drawing and teaching.

Emily Eldridge designed this limited edition for Portugal's Espresso Coffee Machine Company "fiamma espresso"! This design expresses the pleasure, delicious taste and positive feeling that a cup of coffee brings ☕️ Please enjoy Emily's bold coloring and playful pop illustrations here! 60% of the project's revenue will go toward supporting art and culture. Check out the project as well! Click here for #ALL THE ARTISTS initiatives of fiamma espresso.

Samantha Hahn is working on an illustration for The New York Times "D.I.Y. at Home" series. This is a special feature on D.I.Y that prepares presents for loved ones who have not seen each other for a long time. This time, how to make a "SWEETHEART" T-shirt with embroidery. They also introduce tie-dye socks and capes made with blankets. Please try to make it at home time! You can read more on The New York Times here. Please check Samantha's beautiful watercolor art works here.

Lisa Glue made the main visual of "ONE DREAM" again this year! Starting from Hiroshima, the symbol of peace, "ONE DREAM" is an event to connect people of the world with music, dance, and art, and to expand a culture that recognizes all kinds of diversity.   This summer will be a more significant event than usual.   You can also see Lisa's illustration on the official website of "ONE DREAM". Check out the event details here.   Click here for Lisa's sustainability illustration and life style.

Coloring Sheet from CWC illustrators that make your #stayhome fun! Today I'm going to share you Emily's illustration! Please print it here, and play with it! EmilyEldridge_ColoringSheet   Please check the colorful and POP illustrations of Emily here!

Coloring Sheet from CWC illustrators that make your #stayhome fun! Today I'm going to share a coloring sheet from Berry!   Please save this image, print it and play with it!   If you print 2 sheets and cut along the line, you can play as nervous breakdown. Please check Berry's colorful and playful illustrations here!

Sarah Hankinson collaborated with Cadbury Australia to design a limited edition package! Sarah's beautiful watercolors look great on the package. Sarah's illustration, which is popular among women in Japan. Please check out the works from her page here!

From March 13 to April 18 (Extension until May 23), Huberty & Breyne is hosting a retrospective exhibition on the work of Dominique Corbasson. Through a selection of her works in acrylic and colored pencils, this exhibition invites us to travel with her in the urban landscapes that have welcomed and inspired her around the world, in particular the cities of Paris, London and from New York. Opening Thursday, March 12, 2020 from 6.30 p.m. See works here.  

Tifalia illustrated for Cocoonist summer collection. Her beautiful sunflower illustration is now available in all sorts of must have items. You can check out her items here: https://www.cocoonist.net/store/e/esunflower/

Berry Akutuglu is making a campaign illustration for Mother's Day in Anthropologie! "Strong As A Mother"A very cute dish towel is available on the website. Please check it out as a Mother's Day gift form here.

We will begin working from home for the time being. Please feel free to reach out to us using contact form or our email address. We will keep you up to date on our latest developments as they become available. [Contact] Agent Team, Crossworld Connections, Inc. contact@cwc.demopage.site

Stefania Tejada presents this new work in collaboration with Mexican Bag Brand Porta+Canda. This illustration was brought to you by "Artistic Playground" from togæther, a French art project agency that specializes in corporate art and brand campaigns, the goal of which is to make art and art creation accessible to everyone. Stefania's portrayal of a confident woman carrying a Porta+Canda bag comes naturally and beautifully, as are all of her most feminine works. Check her profile for more examples!

Kirsten Ulve Website: https://www.kirstenulve.com/shop    

Genie Liang will be contributing two designs to Menmeiz, a pop-up store in Harajuku Laforet starting March 26th (Thu) to March 31st (Tue) at 2F CONTAINER. The Chinese slang "menmeiz" is a term reserved for the cutest girls you can find. Menmeiz is about discovering cuteness that spans beyond borders, gender, or generations, the final goal of which is to create a Transboundary Cuteness. Find more information here about the pop-up.

LULU * has created an illustration of a column by Sarah Firshein about "travel" on The New York Times! You can read the column here. Please check out the illustration of LULU*, which is widely used in the advertisement of fashion brand and editorial design.

Lisa Grue has contributed visuals and a logo for Lille Løv, a kid's brand from Denmark! Lisa's thorough insight into natural living is very apparent in these beautiful illustrations! Her sustainable way of living is well documented in her Instagram. Click on the links below to check it out! Lisa Grue Instagram Lisa Grue -Summer will be back- Instagram

Skate and slap everything in sight in Mushbuh and friend Mason's Burrito Galaxy! Guac has lost her spaceship in a terrible crash and must find it's missing parts to go back home. Meet weirdos and cool guys along the way, slap meanies and skate ramps as well!! Sign up for updates at the Burrito Galaxy Official Website.

From March 13 to April 18, Huberty & Breyne is hosting a retrospective exhibition on the work of Dominique Corbasson. Through a selection of her works in acrylic and colored pencils, this exhibition invites us to travel with her in the urban landscapes that have welcomed and inspired her around the world, in particular the cities of Paris and London. and New York.

Marcus Oakley was featured in "It's Nice That", a creative platform that reach 2,000,000 people a month. This article features Marcus's black & white illustrations of the environments and places, both urban and rural, in London and Scotland that he has experienced in his life.

This year's election for president of the United States might be the most important election, ever. Washington Post movie critic, Ann Hornaday compiled a list of the best 34 political movies. Stephen Bliss illustrated the leading actor from each of these movies

Fujingahō is a women's pictorial magazine, very glossy on higher-than-usual paper and with many pages. Maiko Sembokuya is drawing illustrations for a health page series. This feature covers the healthy habits that will enable us all to live until we are 100 years-old!

Marcus Oakley was live at Apple Stores around the world on iPads. It was an interactive event where you could draw with Marcus!

Samantha Hahn in VOGUE JAPAN November issue, "Power of the Cell Awake!" Rejuvenate the cells in your body with the proper food, exercise, and lifestyle!

Laura Denton did the illustration for Clé de Peau Beauté in Vogue Japan. "It is your destiny to upgrade your lip color..." Using numerology, a lip color guide will help you choose what will help you upgrade your life!

Ifuku's collaboration with Asoko and popular licensed characters sells out every time! This collaboration is with ONE PIECE! On sale from 8/3 (Sat). From stationery to kitchen goods, bags and pouches, playing cards There are 94 fun items.

July 13, "Toy Story" goods by Tomoto will released by 3Coins! Party on with festive tableware! Goods from stationary to kitchen items!

Stina Persson collaborates with Portuguese accessory brand, "CLUOH"! Stina creates dynamic, colorful and beautiful work. They were dropped on scarves, t-shirts, pouches and scarves. Very nice! !

Tomoto's warm and gentle illustration graces the cover of Bennesse's "Children's Pocket English Challenge." This English language program utilizes toys, DVD video, and books to help children learn English.

Jenny Bowers has new a series from the April issue in the English learning information magazine “ENGLISH JOURNAL”! Jenny's columns have colorful and fun illustrations and come with ten simple questions help you speak on a range of topics!

The popular 3Coins Doraemon series from Tomoto is back! Last year, this series sold out almost immediately. This year there are 68 items of stationary, tableware, watches, earphones, and zakka. Some of them are below.

The popular Ifuku-ASOKO collaboration continues with Dragonball, dropping on Dec 15! These items sell out quickly, so get them while they're hot!

Zojirushi will release artist collaboration stainless steel thermoses with Lisa Glue and Nina Chakrabartti this spring!

"Happy Birthstone for you"-12 thoughts in birthstone- Masaki Ryo illustrated the birthstone campaign on the 4°C Canal website. He drew 12 women to match the image of each birthstone.