Two Papier-mache Cats

These papier-mache cats have slightly wide-open eyes, as if they are surprised, and that makes them very cute. I wonder what the two of them are talking about. 少し見開いて、びっくりしたような目がかわいいはりこ猫。二人で何を話しているのかな。 Measurement: 65cm x 65cm / Original ink painting on brown rice paper About the artist: Kanako Okamoto is a Japanese illustrator and picture book author born in Kyoto. Based between Tokyo and Malaysia, she creates picture books, editorial illustrations, and commissioned works for publishing, museums, and brands. Her notable projects include illustrations for UNIQLO Sustainability’s The Power of Clothing: The Journey of Clothes and a large-scale mural for the Insect Exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo. In 2022, she published her picture book Swim Back Home (Oyoide Ie ni Kaeritai). Influenced by years of swimming and artistic swimming, her work captures the gentle flow and quiet rhythms of everyday life.