Okinawa You Remind Me of Home Greeting Card | Nostalgic Okinawan Things Illustration | Okinawan Greeting Card | Okinawan Art Print

This nostalgic greeting card features all original hand-drawn illustrations and hand-lettered typography of things that remind Okinawan people of our island home. Featuring the iconic breathtaking giant jinbe whale shark from Churaumi Aquarium, to the Okinawa snakeskin sanshin, spam musubi, purple sweet potato beni imo ice cream found throughout the islands, each detail is an homage to the Okinawan culture, and holds a special memory in my heart. From classic andagi Okinawa dango, to the shiisa lion dogs that adorned the houses of my grandparents' homes growing up, and with hand-drawn Okinawa bingata kimono prints, star-shaped sand details, and hibiscus flowers and corals over an "Okinawan blue" digital watercolor background, inspired by the Ryukyu pottery and ceramics of the same name, each drawing expresses a loving gratitude for the many things that make Okinawa a deeply endearing place. 

As a half-Okinawan girl, this card was inspired by my adventures reading books about other Okinawans’ experiences, learning some of the Ryukyu language, becoming a part of an Okinawan-American community in LA, and then visiting Okinawa in college while studying in Japan.

I hope that this greeting card brings comfort and happiness to fellow Uchinanchu people, and to those who also just enjoy and feel warmly and fondly for the island nation.

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⋆˚✿˖° HOW WE MAKE OUR ART ⋆˚✿˖° 

Each hand-drawn greeting card is individually-made with colorful inspiration and intention. I first sketch or illustrate each design by hand on paper or the iPad, then make edits using Procreate and Photoshop for color correction and compositional placement.  Every card is then printed locally at home on 100% recycled card stock paper, with a high quality eco-tank printer, and my mom, aunties, and I then fold and/or hand-score, and package each card with a kraft paper envelope and a clear cellophane sleeve for protection. It then safely makes its journey to your hands and home! ૮ ˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶ ა ⋆˚✿˖°

⋆˚✿˖° details + specs  ⋆˚✿˖° ૮꒰ ˶• ༝ •˶꒱ა ♡

Front Text: "You Remind Me of Home"

Inside: Blank

A2: 4.25’ x 5.5’ 

Paper type: 100% Recycled Card Stock Paper Greeting Card

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