You already might know, there are so many stamps anywhere in the store , museums and stations in Japan.

I started collecting the stamps on the blank paper.
I did not use fancy stamp collection notebook because sometimes the inks were dry and had messy stamp on the notebook.(sad)

I reached my style using blank postcards for the stamp．

The postcard paper from 100yen shop is cheap and good quality. Usually 40-50cards are 100yen.

So, I stamp on the side of the postcard, and sketch on the site, write the comment . That become the souvenir postcard to myself.

Ofcourse airport has the stamp but hard to find🤣 I run to get on the plane so hard.

JR west has a great landscape illustration on the stamps. Must collect those.

of course, the ferry ship has stamps. Each ship has different stamps.

Here is the stamp / urban sketching/ journaling collection that I posted my Instagram.

If you go to travel to Japan. Buy the postcards or sketch book at the 100yen shop and hunt the stamps from anywhere Japan.

For a long time, I wanted to do “graphic recording work” or “illustration recording “ during conference or presentation.

I like taking notes, doodling on the edge of notes.

I tried several times to illustrate the online lectures , presentation at the conference.

Here is a quick memo from Indigenous artist talk by Sebastian.

And all the things I learned in this session.

Yes, I know I need to resize notes and correct spelling and clean my terrible handwriting.

clear writing and correct spelling are the hardest things. Same things on the urban sketch paper. I always afraid to write something on my sketching in English .

Is there any way to write English fast without mistake?

When I’m about to start something,
there’s always so much to do.
Sometimes I need a little engine to get myself moving —
so first, I choose a nice cup of tea.

There are things I have to do, things I want to do, and things I should probably do.
In the morning, my brain doesn’t work very well, and I often mix up the order of those.
So I set aside the “should probably” tasks for later,
and focus on creating an environment where I can stay motivated until my head clears.

Music helps too — something upbeat, or like background music at a café.
If I put on YouTube, trending songs, or the radio, I end up paying too much attention to them,
so I go for records instead.

I don’t really know much about old music or vinyl,
so I usually pick ones that say “Greatest Hits.”
I’ve made plenty of mistakes buying records just because the jacket was cute,
so now I stick to hit collections.
Even if they’re just one or two dollars,
you can’t really go wrong with jazz.

Now that the music and good tea are ready—
let’s begin.