Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Digital: Shichi Go San, Japan

The inspiration behind this illustration is the Japanese festival Shichi Go San held in November. Girls ages 3 and 5 are dressed in traditional kimonos and hakamas. Participating children are then taken to temple to be blessed with long life.
At age 7, girls begin wearing and obi with their kimono rather than just the simple cords they wore with their kimonos prior to this age. An obi is a wide, decorative sash fastened in the back as a wide, flat bow.This is My first submission to Illustration Friday.
Please ignore the water mark. I am working through branding.