Here is my painting breakdown for the Totoro house painting!
Author Archives: Jaymie Inouye
Julia’s Kyoshi Warrior Costume
I have always thought it would be so cool to dress up as a Kyoshi Warrior from Avatar: The Last Airbender for Halloween. This year, I told myself that if I found the materials that I needed to make the costume at our local thrift store, then I would make myself the costume. As you …
Jaymie’s Sailor Moon Painting Process
Here is my breakdown for my Sailor Moon piece! When I worked for a brief period in a game shop over the summer we had a shipment that came wrapped in Japanese newspaper. I brought it home with me and decided that it would be a cool background to a piece. I mod-podged it to …
Speedy Painting Process
Here’s a fun time lapse that I did of a still from one of my favorite movies, “Kimi No Na Wa.” It shows the process from finding a canvas at Gift and Thrift, all the way to the finished product. Enjoy!
Jaymie’s Sensoji Shrine Painting
Here is a quick little breakdown of my painting of Sensoji shrine in Asakusa. When we lived in Japan, it was one of our favorite places to visit. I was excited to try and bring that beauty to life on a canvas!
Jaymie’s Shinkyo Bridge Painting Process
Here is my painting breakdown for my rendition of the Shinkyo Bridge in Nikko!
Jaymie’s Hatbox Upcycle
Here is another upcycling project that I had a lot of fun on. I found this Christian Dior hatbox at our favorite vintage store in Harrisonburg, Heartworn Vintage, a few years ago. It was a little rough around the edges, so I decided to use paint to cover them up. I went with a 70’s …
Jaymie’s “Sad Eyes” Painting
I found this image on Pinterest and kept coming back to it. I don’t know what it is about it, but I find it incredibly captivating. I can’t find the original artist, but I wanted to try my own hand at it. This is completely copied, so no credit to me for creation. I love …
Upcycled Household
Not only did Julia and I upcycle paintings, but we started upcycling household décor! There is nothing more satisfying than taking something old, and making it beautiful in a new and unique way.
Stanley’s Christmas Song
This piece isn’t necessarily a Christmas song, but it is a present to my parents. In this piece I incorporate piano and guitar, instruments that I was introduced to by my parents and taught from a young age. I’m able to make songs like these because of the love of music instilled in me from …