Showing posts with label Miho Aishima. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Miho Aishima. Show all posts

Friday, 10 June 2011

1000 Paper Cranes-Last day to donate

Regular readers to this blog will be well aware of my friend Miho's mammoth challenge to fold a 1000 paper cranes to help raise awareness and money for the Red Cross Japan Tsunami appeal.
They will also be aware that she has passed her original target and has (to date) folded 1408 paper cranes.
Well today is the last day of Mihos paper crane challenge and it is the last day that you can donate to her fund so please, please, please take a little time out and donate what you can to a great effort for a great cause.
You can find her donation page here , and as a well known supermarket chain like to remind us "every little helps!"

Monday, 16 May 2011

1000 Paper Cranes-Update

Just a quick update about Miho's 1000 paper crane challenge. In case you don't know, Miho has been diligently folding paper cranes in order to raise money for the Tsunami relief effort in Japan and so far she has folded 960 cranes and raised £1,258.00. She plans to fold a crane for every £ raised so if you fancy helping the relief effort and giving Miho a few more paper cuts then just hop over to her sponsor page and donate a few pounds!

Well done Miho, it looks fantastic and it is all for a good cause!

Tuesday, 29 March 2011

1000 Paper Cranes

Pika Pika member and good friend Miho Aishima is doing a 1000 origami paper crane challenge to raise money to help the recovery in Japan after the devastation caused by the recent tsunami and earthquake. As Miho explains "In Japan, it is said that whoever folds a thousand paper cranes will be granted a wish – my wish is for a swift recovery in rebuilding their lives and homes in Japan."

The money raised will be donated to the British Red Cross Japan Earthquake and Tsunami appeal. If you would like to donate and spur Miho on her way just click the link which will take you to her donation page.

Good luck Miho!

Monday, 14 February 2011

St. Valentine's Day

Ah, the red roses, the Belgian chocolates, a card larger than the front door of your house, you wake up to breakfast in bed and your other half have you made hot heart shaped toast covered in strawberry jam to show just how much they love you! Sound familiar? Ah St. Valentines Day, a commercial creation made to make those not in a relationship inadequate and those who are even more so. I remember when I was living in London and was walking home after working late one St Valentine's Day. I passed by restaurant after restaurant filled with tables for two and as many red things as the eye could possibly take in, teddy bears, roses, banners all shouting "LOVE!!"

It was then that it struck me, there were all these ways of saying I love you but very few commercial aids that help you when you have lost that loving feeling and need to sit down and say "I think we need to talk…" It was this in mind that along with Pika Pika we created the "Break-up Card". A little card to help you say I don't love you. We sat down and talked about all the ways we broke the news or had the news broken to us and there were a few that just kept popping up again and again and it was these that we felt would be great for our cards.

We got a beautiful red velvety paper and de-bossed these cliches in silver foil then to finish it all off we placed them in an ominous black envelope.



If you find yourself in need of a little help breaking the news then pop on over to the Pika Pika shop and choose your line.

Monday, 10 January 2011

In the begining there was light…

The first AC postcard 17 March 2006, illustration Miho Aishima
It seems quite apt now that the first image created for Arctic Circle should feature light, it's almost biblical! This image was drawn by Miho Aishima for the inaugural night of the Arctic Circle at the Hayward Gallery on 17 March 2006. A Dan Flavin exhibition was running at the time and to tie things in a bit with that Miho went for a tongue and cheek "light theme" that played on the work on show at the Hayward. So the AC penguins carry all forms of light from a firefly to a lightsabre!

The artists for the first night were Minotaur Shock, the High Llamas, ISAN, Instrumental (featuring Andy Nice) and a DJ set from Mr. Eshmade.