Showing posts with label audrey kawasaki. Show all posts
Showing posts with label audrey kawasaki. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki - "Two Sisters" Time Limited Print



Two Sisters
Time Limited Edition
giclee print on archival paper
11" x 13" on a 13" x 16" sheet
signed and numbered

guaranteed if you order 12pm-1pm $100.00 USD
Sale begins
December 6th @ 12:00pm PST



..also available framed for $580 USD.

Personally i wish she had chosen "Reconcile", but hey this one is still amazing!


Reconcile - One of the prints Audry had in the poll. The winner, "Two Sisters" is being released as a time limited print.

Sunday, November 16, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki 'She Who Dares' Print

This print goes on sale in about 2.5 hours so get in quick!



$220 US unframed.

Available in a short while from Audrey Kawasaki's website shop here



She Who Dares

giclee print on archival paper

18"x21" on a 20"x23"sheet

signed and numbered

limited edition of 200

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki "Tear Me" Print Release


The latest Audrey Kawasaki print, "Tear Me" is being released this weekend.

Sydney timing of this release is Sunday morning, 10th August at 11am.

The print is smaller in size, and cheaper than the last release, priced at only $100 US for the unframed version. You can purchase the print in the elegant ornate frame shown below for $220 US.


Prints are hand numbered and signed but Audrey, and the edition size is 150 pieces.

If you are interested in purchasing this print, head over to Audrey's Website where the print will be available for purchase in her online store at 11am on Sunday.

It's a lovely piece that has really grown on me a lot. I don't think I can afford it at the moment, but I have until Sunday to decide!

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki - "If only you were here" print

Fellow Aussies this comes out at the pretty inconvenient time of 6am this Sunday morning. If I am awake I'll be grabbing it :)



More info to come tomorrow, as I have to run off to the gym now!

But for the time being, I will let you know that for the first time AK is offering this framed and unframed, from the online shop on her website. Although shipping a framed print all the way to Oz probably isn't the best idea it is still a lovely frame and gives me inspiration to show the framer...

If only you were here by Audrey Kawasaki

Ok here is some additional information :-

~If Only You Were Here~
Giclee print on archival hahnemuhle paper.

Dimensions: 22"x22" on a 24x"24"sheet
With Frame: 28.5"x28.5"x2"

Signed and numbered edition of 150 (this is a small number of prints so get in quick if you are interested!)

Price of unframed: $220 US (very reasonable as this is a fairly large print. AK's larger prints with similar edition size have previously been around the $300 US mark)
Framed: $450 US

Prints are all signed and numbered in the image area, and include a certificate of authenticity.

Monday, June 30, 2008

Audrey Kawasaki 'Okimiyage' Pressure Print

Okimiyage - Detail

This absolutely gorgeous print is a collaboration between Audrey Kawasaki and Pressure Printing. It is not for the faint hearted though, costing a whopping $1,500 US, even more for international buyers. If you have that kind of cash to spare, I'd get over to Pressure Printing ASAP to get your hands on this exquisite piece.



There are only 50 of these so I don't expect them to last too long, but at that price they might be around for a little while at least. Audrey is so unbelievably popular these days that I am sure a lot of people will have no qualms paying the price, as her prints resell easily at 3 times original price.

Prints are framed in a hand made soft maple frame, and have been signed and numbered by Audrey. The paper of the print has been embossed with patterns designed by AK and each and every one was individually hand coloured by her as well.

Audrey's drawing is of such intricate detail that it just makes this piece so nice. I have always really liked her drawings, often more than the paintings. They are just so crisp and perfect.

You can read more of the Pressure Printing process and see lots of pics on their blog.

And with that I would like to leave you with my 2 all time favourite pieces from Audrey, both drawings done in graphite that are just so beautiful and detailed I find it hard to comprehend someone my age being so unbelievably talented.



These 2 drawings were part of the 'Smitten' show at thinkspace gallery, May 2007.

Friday, June 20, 2008

I heart Audrey Kawasaki

Ishiki - Detail

Audrey Kawasaki is such a wonderful artist. She has become very very popular in the last year or two, which unfortunately makes it harder and more expensive to obtain her original works or prints.

Almost a year ago I was fortunate enough to get the opportunity to purchase some of her prints at retail price (a very rare occurrence when living in Australia), and so naturally, i jumped to it. Being skint at the time, I couldn't get all 3, but was very happy to be able to purchase the 2 smaller prints, names 'Ishiki' and 'Odaijini'. A huge amount of prints sold at retail price end up on eBay being "flipped" for often more than 5 times the original price.

This is a shame for real lovers of the art and collectors as it makes many pieces simply unattainable unless you have vast amounts of money. But in all honesty, I have never missed out on prints (or tickets for that matter) by simply following the purchase instructions, so consider myself extremely lucky to have been able to buy her prints at a fraction of their worth.

Since receiving them, I moved out of the parental unit, and because they were unframed, I left them behind to collect another time. Almost a year on and I finally realised how slack I have been not taking them to be framed, and set out to do exactly that this weekend. It is a shame custom framing is very expensive in Sydney, but I really do prefer getting my prints framed in such a quality way that is befitting of their beauty.

Here are some pics I took before sending to the framer, to illustrate the solemn beauty of her work. I will post some of the finished product soon.

Odaijini - by Audrey Kawasaki 2007

Odaijini - Detail

Ishiki - by Audrey Kawasaki 2007