hasunohana

I am a Textile designer who just moved to New York to try to make it in the fashion industry. I draw lot's of flowers and paisleys on the computer all day.

HOBBIES: My favorite is crocheting, especially amigurumi. Screen printing on fabric and paper.(i rent out a studio from time to time.) Drawing quirky little characters or patterns by hand or on the computer. I love shrinkey dinks and collecting pens and markers! Beading jewelry. Paper clay sculpting. Any kind of painting except water color. Paper crafting (those cool paper toys you can download and fold up) Sewing bags and clothes for my Ami's , Stuffies

COLLECTIONS: Japanese miniatures (Rement,Megahouse,Dollcena) Yarn in all colors of the rainbow Vinyl toys (Baseman,Qee,Monsterism,Doma,Scarygrl Records anything from the 70's,Jazz,Hip Hop Fabric Vintage and new for inspiration Vintage toys,lunchcans,jewelry,scarves,clothing,books

MUSIC: Jazz,Funk,70's,80's,Hip Hop,Disco,Soul,Neo Soul,Breaks,House,Emo Chick Corea,Steely Dan,Dialated Peoples,Lani Hall, DJ Krush,Chic,Kool and the Gang,David Axlerod,Spyro Gyra,Herbie Hancock,Club Nouveau,Hall and Oates,Radio Head,David Bowie,Roberta Flack,Sunny Day Real Estate,Ghost Face Killa,Tribe,Herbie Mann,Pheobe Snow...just to name a few

ARTISTS: Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Murakami, Mark Ryden,Marimekko, Flowie, Tado, anything urban, anything textile related.

COLORS: Red and Lime Green but I think all colors are lovely!

OTHER INTERESTS: Dogs and elephants Aquatic plants, fish tanks Kawaii goods Japanese anything especially food! (natto and ume) Ginger teas Stickers and stationary Drag Queen Pagents

MOVIES and SHOWS I LOVE DEXTER! Law and Order,CSI, any real life murder shows(court tv, A&E...) Family Guy DIY and Food networks Anything Tim Burton especially Pee Wee's big Adventure. (Play House too!) Anything Christopher Guest and John Waters,Hayao Miyazaki The Dark Crystal,Laberynth,Drop Dead Gorgeous, Muriel's Wedding,The Women,Psycho,Rear View Window, The Producers,Ghost in The Shell, CowBoy Bee Bop, LOTR, The Body Snatcher,Jeckyl and Hyde, anything before the 90's really.

EXTRAS: I'm an Aries Love to cook anything and eat it Perfer sneakers to heels Like high fashion but would never wear it, I see it as an art form Fluent in Japanese have lot's of family in Japan(all) Grew up in Hawaii so i love SPAM New to the swap thing and look foward to it!