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Edamame Obake

About my design

by Edamame Obake
Over winter break my Mom and I wrote a little poem in Japanese about a cherry blossoms flying in the wind. I used the text to create a "joyful/ playful" wind sweeping away the blossoms from a cherry blossom tree. The poem is also about the birds, resting in the tree, they wonder where the wind takes the blossoms. They hope to fly with them some day. The poem wraps around the shirt and shows the birds flying along with the cherry blossoms.

I'll post the full translation to the poem, sometime soon!



P.s. 5 colors. design was hand drawn/ painted & hand written.

Yoroshiku!
lilmichief78
lilmichief78 on Jan 12 '09
im in love! $5

the flowers are amazing!!

cant wait to read the poem
irislee
irislee on Jan 12 '09
are you a japanese?

really beautiful style :)
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 12 '09
thanks guys!

i am half, my mom always speaks to me in japanese tho:)
ppap
ppap on Jan 12 '09
i like it! 5$
Bio-bot 9000
Bio-bot 9000 on Jan 12 '09
cool!
wigglefish
wigglefish on Jan 12 '09
Beautiful work. Love it.
Ivantobealone
   Ivantobealone on Jan 12 '09
Gorgeous
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 12 '09
My 1st time using flash.. quality not so good : (



For higher resolution, please Click Here!

Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 12 '09
Hi res #2 (shirt w/ lovely Priscilla)Click Hurr
buko
   buko on Jan 12 '09
love it 5$
brentendo
brentendo on Jan 12 '09
wow this is so beautiful! wish i could understand it though lol

really nice illustration!
snow day.
snow day. on Jan 12 '09
very pretty nice job
boysbeambitious
boysbeambitious on Jan 12 '09
very pretty, I like how it wraps around. :-)
Economos
Economos on Jan 12 '09
people really need to view the linked version - I was about to pass this by until I saw the link to the cleaner version, and rather than pass it by, I ended up giving it a 5$ ! I would proudly wear this one. wonderful work.
Johnny Baboon
   Johnny Baboon on Jan 12 '09
amazing tree and flowers
whats.the.haps.shaps
whats.the.haps.shaps on Jan 12 '09
^yeah definitely click the links! 5$!
badbasilisk
   badbasilisk on Jan 13 '09
this is so airily - like it :-)
nikolina100
nikolina100 on Jan 13 '09
really really lovely!!
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 13 '09
Aww shucks, thanks guys!



I agrees, the quality sucks here, best to see it BIGGERS!
Francesa
Francesa on Jan 13 '09
Beautiful.
Victoria2393
Victoria2393 on Jan 13 '09
I love it. I truly hope I get the opportunity to buy this on a pink shirt. Wonderful job!
maariaa
maariaa on Jan 13 '09
nice !
turbolucy
turbolucy on Jan 14 '09
perfect and i want it! $5
mat redvers
mat redvers on Jan 14 '09
at first glance i thought this was a bit whimsical and badly designed.



after looking at it on the shirt and seeing the detail i must say im love with it...



this should absolutely get printed! 5$

Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 14 '09
Yeah, it's a complicated design to present.

I worked my ass off on this design, phew! I feel better after reading these sweet comments! Thanks a ton for your support guys!





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Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 14 '09
Ill be posting translation soon, if you like. maybe tonight after i write my stupid paper.... : (
jinaiiiii
jinaiiiii on Jan 14 '09
gorgeous!
ratkiss
   ratkiss on Jan 14 '09
Lovely!
simply..beautiful
simply..beautiful on Jan 14 '09
I LOVE THIS!
the boy fitz hammond
   the boy fitz hammond on Jan 15 '09
Beautiful
sweetjoi
sweetjoi on Jan 15 '09
it IS beautiful, but before i would buy it i would like to know the poem :-P
sweet n sour
   sweet n sour on Jan 15 '09
Really beautiful.
HorsefaceDee
   HorsefaceDee on Jan 15 '09
very pretty
garciagirl
garciagirl on Jan 15 '09
Lovely!
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 15 '09
Ok here is the translation to the poem:



sounds much more poetic in Japanese than it does in english, the words dont match up as well. funny how so much can be lost in translation.



English translation



Original poem

Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 15 '09
Ok here is the translation to the poem:



sounds much more poetic in Japanese than it does in english, the words dont match up as well. funny how so much can be lost in translation.



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Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 15 '09
O Cherry blossoms, cherry blossoms

Where to will they fly?

You fly together with the wind's sweep,

I too hope to fly with you one day



O cherry blossoms,

Where will the gust of wind take you?

Let me dance with you in the wind



O cherry blossoms,

The birds too will fly with you one day

Fly with freedom, the wind will take us some place safe.









Original poem (jp version)







son yohan
son yohan on Jan 15 '09
very soothing blend of colors. so neat yet so artistic. $5.
NotJustAPoeticFace
NotJustAPoeticFace on Jan 16 '09
This is exquisite.
phunkyace
phunkyace on Jan 16 '09
great, $5

check out my "CHUBBY" and my up coming "BeastMaster"
OrigamiJuice
OrigamiJuice on Jan 16 '09
my itunes changes tracks when i hit this link.

It was amazing.



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suzel
suzel on Jan 16 '09
i almost wish the tree/flowers/birds were a little bigger... they are so pretty!
Sqiud
Sqiud on Jan 17 '09
I like it the way it is. It's very clear that you put alot of work into this, and it looks great. The fact that you and your mother collaborated to create the poem for this makes it worth so much more. This is great! I hope it gets printed because they really deserve it.

5$
Sqiud
Sqiud on Jan 17 '09
they = you and your mother



sorry
Feller
Feller on Jan 17 '09
Wasn't sure about the design at first, but when I saw it on the shirt, I was sold.
The Dot
The Dot on Jan 18 '09
beautiful!
boostr29
   boostr29 on Jan 18 '09
wow that's really amazing. $5
seashellgigi
seashellgigi on Jan 18 '09
I love this! $5
seashellgigi
seashellgigi on Jan 18 '09
Make that $$5
Looneygirl
Looneygirl on Jan 18 '09
Beautiful!
igo2cairo
   igo2cairo on Jan 18 '09
Wonderful idea for a design and a beautiful illustration! Love the poem and the way it flows around the shirt, your best yet. $$5
ilovedoodle
   ilovedoodle on Jan 18 '09
this is beautiful!
cgus
cgus on Jan 18 '09
sweeeet
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 18 '09
oh man, so many good comments, I don't think I can handle it!--hehe :-)
Edamame Obake
Edamame Obake on Jan 19 '09
yay! 2.85 I'm happy!!
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lovelisa2649
lovelisa2649 on Aug 17 '09
すぐいですよ. O^-^O
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