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The Big Sleuth It’s been great to be involved in The Big Sleuth, a public art exhibition in Birmingham with around 100 giant bear sculptures on the streets of Birmingham. They’re painted by artists with so many different and amazing designs. My bear’s called Strawbeary, featuring strawberries with faces on a background of green leaves, with cute bees and ladybirds. He’s

  What is the Golden Gai? The Golden Gai is an area in Shinjuku, Tokyo, with around 200 bars in a small area of alleyways. Most of the bars are so tiny – some with as few as 6 seats! They really are like walk-in cupboards with just the bar and a space in front. Many of them are themed –

My tips for buying anime figures in Tokyo, including how expensive it is in Akihabara and where else you can find figures in Japan.

The latest drawing in my bakery motivation series!

Come and see Cakes with Faces at MCM London Comic Con on 27-29 October 2017 at ExCel in London.

A tour of the food stalls at Kawagoe Matsuri – a huge variety of interesting snacks and treats!

What it’s like at a Japanese festival, less than 1 hour from Tokyo.

We’re in Thrillist’s video about the Trick Art Museum in Tokyo!

There was so much love for the black version of the Magical Kyoto pattern that it’s being made into a tunic! Pre-orders are open now…

Haruka Kurebayashi in London Haruka Kurebayashi (or Kure-chan) is a Japanese kawaii model and icon of Harajuku and decora style. Dreamy Bows brought her to the UK as a special guest on their booth at Hyper Japan. After the show, they hosted a special party for her at Artbox in Covent Garden – aka the Cutest Night Ever! Watch the video

My artwork’s on show in New York in a cute rainbow-themed art show! They Came from Planet Rainbow Sparkles The show’s called “They Came from Planet Rainbow Sparkles”, at Clutter Gallery in New York and it’s on now until 1st September 2017. It’s a group art exhibition of graphic art and custom figures, arranged by colour like a rainbow! If

Shinjuku Gyoen Having stayed in the vicinity several times, somehow I’d never stumbled across Shinjuku Park! This sunny morning was a perfect time for a visit, and it was a lovely place to relax for a few hours, away from the busy city. You’d never believe you’re right next to the busiest station in the world. It’s a large park with green

How I Painted Strawbeary See how I painted my bear for The Big Sleuth! Strawbeary is a sun bear covered in cute strawberries with faces, along with bees and ladybirds. He took 8 days to paint – with 3 coats of green each taking 5 hours, and hundreds of leaves to draw! Finally he has two coats of heavy duty

Hyper Japan Video Thank you to everyone who came along at Hyper Japan! It’s always lovely to see you in real life, especially when Cakes with Faces is an online shop most of the time. I loved chatting about Japan with you guys, and it was amazing to hear your stories from when you’ve been to places in my videos.

I’ll be having a piece in a gallery art show in New York called They Came from Planet Rainbow Sparkles! They Came from Planet Rainbow Sparkles They Came from Planet Rainbow Sparkles is an art exhibition at Clutter Gallery in New York, featuring cute and colourful pieces from graphic artists arranged by colour like a rainbow. What a great idea! It’s

Cakes with Faces will be at MCM Manchester Comic Con, at Manchester Central on 29-30 July 2017. MCM Manchester is a smaller version of MCM London Comic Con, with lots of geeky things, stalls, special guests doing meet and greets, the Comic Village of independent artists, a cosplay masquerade and talks and panels on the stage. If you like anime, manga, cosplay, geeky films and TV

The Big Sleuth 2017 has started! Visit my bear Strawbeary in Sutton Coldfield – she’s there for the next 10 weeks…

Pre-orders are now open for the new Control Freak Varsity Jackets. Be the first to have the new design, and get a pre-order discount!

Cute banana bear artwork – just for fun!

Cute enamel pin badges – and a video about how I designed them, so you can see what goes into creating new products for Cakes with Faces!