Year of the Rabbit
Apparently the Rabbit year will offer calm and quiet after the hectic Tiger year. All I know that it is my responsibility to make it so. Never mind everyone who claims that we Sheep (or Goats, which I personally prefer, because goats are cute and smart
Edit: According to Japanese mythology, rabbits live on the Moon and make the elixir of life. In my drawing, they are pounding mochi for New Year cakes. Nooo, not Mochi, but glutinous rice flour!
Noooooo …!
Pheeww!! They aren´t pounding Mochi up, are they? Thank the heavens for disclaimers! Otherwise; this is a really fab illustration/sketch for the Year of the Rabbit…is that an “obi” they are wearing around their kimonos (?), by the way?
B.T.: Yeah, I just drew the kimonos from memory so they may look funny. Actually, I drew this exactly one year ago, but I really wanted to post more often this year…