{"product_id":"the-herald","title":"The Herald","description":"\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: var(--tw-leading,var(--text-base--line-height)); color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); caret-color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; border: 0px solid var(--color-gray-200,currentColor);\"\u003eThis is part of a new series of work I'm slowly creating that I've been jokingly dubbing as 'Ukiyo-e without the wood'. Unlike the more airy Sumi-e paintings, I'm more interested in the rigid outlines of Japanese woodblock prints, but these are unique original paintings. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: var(--tw-leading,var(--text-base--line-height)); color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); caret-color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; border: 0px solid var(--color-gray-200,currentColor);\"\u003eFor this painting, I use Sumi-e ink, Japanese watercolours which tend to be more opaque, and the more transparent European watercolours I've used traditionally for the oranges. This painting is on delicate Japanese Washi paper.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: var(--tw-leading,var(--text-base--line-height)); color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); caret-color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; border: 0px solid var(--color-gray-200,currentColor);\"\u003eRegarding the hanko: Having lived in Japan, I return frequently to visit friends and family. This gives me the opportunity to view and study traditional Japanese art and materials in detail, and as my Japanese language improves, the doors to the last handmade material makers is opening up to me.\u003cbr style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px solid var(--color-gray-200,currentColor);\"\u003eI was in Japan a couple of months ago, and as I'm beginning to explore both Nihonga and Ukiyo-e art in more detail for a painting series, I took part in some incredible experiences, two of which are directly obvious in this painting: I visited the Kobaien Sumi factory in Nara where I learned about the 500 year old ink-making process, and I had my hanko created at the behest of my close friends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"text-zinc-900 text-base\" style=\"font-size: 16px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; padding: 0px; line-height: var(--tw-leading,var(--text-base--line-height)); color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); caret-color: oklch(0.21 0.006 285.88501); font-family: Lato, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; border: 0px solid var(--color-gray-200,currentColor);\"\u003eBack when I lived in Japan, 'Papa', who was actually more like 'grandpa' and whose family sort of adopted me, spent a lot of time with a huge kanji dictionary putting together characters for my name. He was a Shodo practitioner, and he wanted something that both fit my personality, but was also balanced and artistic. Papa is no longer with us, but the characters he gifted me will adorn my Japan-inspired art from now on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lamice Ali","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53049780469871,"sku":null,"price":580.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/2078\/9615\/files\/69164a62e1b8ea140711df10_the-herald-resized_1777967117923.jpg?v=1777967278","url":"https:\/\/www.theonlineartgallery.com.au\/products\/the-herald","provider":"The Online Art Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}