Not every pair of eyes can appreciate the poeticity of fresh ingredients. The person I am drawing this for undoubtedly, ceaselessly, and wholeheartedly does. As a full-time mother, cat-person, and home cook, she is captain of the ship, her dishes brimming with unending warmth and tenderness. The domestic life are many things, but her vow to her family's happiness takes the shape of hearty lunches and dinners. As somebody who is verbally awkward, I infused the appropriate genre of affection in these drawings as a token of appreciation for a mother's craft.
Dish Sleepers, Episode 1
Spicy Wake-Up Call
"Biu has no idea how she ends up in this pile of god-knows-what. A slight tingle from the red and green specimens underneath her belly warms her in a way that she couldn't quite put into words. A pungent yet familiar scent envelopes her as she scans her surroundings—purple and white, yellow and green, and lots of red. Biu finds herself confused, wanting to get back to sleep, although the purple stuff is somehow making her eyes weep..."
Dish Sleepers are prints designed as complementary cards to a ceramic plate set, as a birthday gift to a very particular mother figure—starring her feline companions, siblings Biu, Caka, and Meo. Despite the series comically portraying them entangling themselves with the ingredients, they are actually the well-mannered type, mindfully steering clear of the dining table and the kitchen counter, perhaps even sharing her sentiment on food and spices.
May she forever be as high-spirited as her dishes are nutritious. Happy birthday.
24 . 03 . 2024
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As a triptych, Dish Sleepers is a summary of the household's narrative—a tale of interspecies gastronomes.
15 . 02 . 2024
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