issunboshi

ISSUNBOSHI (triptych)

2015

illustrations and collage on paper

16' x 12.25 inches each

This is my interpretation of a story taken from Japanese folklore.  I remember reading this story as a child.  The illustrations are burned into my memory more than the written word.  This triptych was done for a show based on monsters and creatures.  

Issunboshi is a tale about a one inch boy on his quest to become a man.  On his adventures he fights off fish, toads, dragon flies and ogres.