Geisha hierarchy
May 7th, 2009 § 11 Comments
This weeks theme for Illustration Friday is HIERARCHY.
I’ve always been fascinated by the complex traditions and social hierarchies of old Japan. And I’ve always wondered how raw human emotion could exist under layers of rules, traditions and control.
What do you do with feelings of disappointment, adoration, unrequited love and intense rivalry? Are they extinguished or do they grow quietly beneath layers of carefully folded paper and hours of ceremony until one day they explode with all the breathtaking brilliance of New Years Eve.
i love this!!! it makes perfect sense…..thanks for making me think!!
Woweee! What great illustrations you have! These are amazing geishas. You have such wonderful linework, and their expressions are priceless. The addition of Japanese papers is brilliant. As these ladies can attest, you can never completely squelch human emotions.
Wow! The textures are fabulous
this is so great…love it. beautiful geishas and gorgeous blog!
i would’ve done well as a geisha, i think. oh, except for the extinguishing-of-feelings or growing-quietly stuff…
Thanks so much for all the gorgeous comments. I find them all really helpful.
this is beautiful. amazing work.
wonderful!! love their expressions!
well done, love every part of this!
Oh….of course….us women do like to give dirty looks, don’t we?!
It’s great seeing the whole thing……all three look so funny….you can almost hear the thoughts can’t you!!
But I still LOVE the birdcage hairdo one……am off to find it and look again.
Hope you’re well and not too inky.
Nicki x
Nicely done!
Beautiful fabrics on their clothes–and I love their expressions!