Kamehime (The Princess of Kamega Castle)

Kamehime (The Princess of Kamega Castle) is a 4 colour risograph in aqua, yellow, fluorescent pink and blue ink, printed on Munken Lynx 240gsm paper.

Kame Hime haunts the remains of Inawashiro Castle, also known as Kame Castle. A reclusive ghost of Fukuoka, with many smaller Japanese monsters and ghouls known as Yōkai attending her. She is rumoured to have close links with Mujina, shape shifting badgers, there are even claims that she may have been a Mujina cosplaying as Kame Hime.

Paper size: 21 x 29.7 cm (A4).
Open edition.

Nanami Takeuchi aka Nana Sometimes Draws draws inspiration from Japanese mythology and folklore to explore her heritage, creating new narratives for well-loved and lesser-known mythical creatures. Drawing with traditional brush pens, fine liners and anything that will create interesting textures. Riso printing brings her great joy, she enjoys seeing the lines and textures translate to print in these bold fluorescent colours depicting cute and slightly gruesome scenes.