7/10/2019

Another Wednesday. It is a rainy day. The scent of Forest in the town that I love. Finally, I made my shooting order for this summer. Ther...

Back to this Nikki!

I'm back to this blog. Today is February 18th Monday, 2018. Yes, we are still in the middle of production! I am shooting a super close up...

We moved!

Our blog has moved and been updated  at Little Oze 's new blog called " Vally of Little Oze ". 

2016 Begins.

2016  Happy New Year!  new chapter begins.  Let's go, Sanpomichi!  Starting on this sunday. 

it is our boot camp season!

Hi!!  Team Sanpomichi is currently working hard to finish All the indoor props and sets by January 2016!  We have been posting updates on ...

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Finally they met each other. something to feel about.  Kayla is making tiny foods. it looks delicious. 

http://sanpomichijourney.blogspot.com/2015/08/blog-post_30.html

じぶんらしく サンポミチらしく サンポミチをつくりたい ミチにそれそうになったら 軌道修正してゆこう それがわかったら また 心が自由になった さあ、セットの仕上げ。

8/19/2015

Yuzu citrus pepper Cepper  Salt from Seto Ocean Table Pepper Dude. Another hot day in the studio.  Kayla nailed all these J...

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8/16/2015

Sunday Afternoon. Jesse came over to set lighting and camera for our next scene to animate.  60's surf music A cup of c...

8/11

These tiny chopsticks used to be toothpicks.   sculpted and painted by Kayla Olson, our key prop master.

8/10/2015

 I have been birthing Hiroko. 出産中。 テツさんのアーマチュアは いつみてもうつくしいなあ。

8/9/2015

I have been making a puppet these days. Working all day and all week, I got a little cabin-sick. So I drove 10 minute to west. ...

6/01/2015

At Shorline Community college!  Thank you Kate and her wonderful students for having Little Oze / Sanpomichi!  ショーラインコミュニテ...

Prop&set bootcamp! sweaty around here.

We are working on props and sets everyday with everyone right now. We are hard core!  April, May, June are our boost up months for sets. We ...

Thank you!

Thank you everyone for coming to our event "Stop-motion Animation Clinic"  オリンピア市へのサンポミチイベント、無事に終了しました。 当日はサンポミチの風神雷神的存在、カメラ監督のジェ...

"Meet The Artist" in Oly!

さんぽみち巡業シリーズ 五月はオリンピアへ旅します。今回は、昨年選ばれたARTIST TRUST フェローシップ受賞者としての"MEET THE ARTIST" イベントです。シアトルから外をでてイベントを開催せよ、との要項でした。いざ、南へ！ 母の日の5月10日、オリ...

http://sanpomichijourney.blogspot.com/2015/04/yumi-puppet-is-getting-dressed-by.html

Stephie's costume making journey has started again.  Sanpomichi's costume designer/maker Stephie Ozaki is the owner of Sugar Star...

http://sanpomichijourney.blogspot.com/2015/04/its-getting-brighter-and-brighter.html

It's getting brighter and brighter everyday in Seattle. Sanpomichi studio is surrounded by beautiful neighborhood, Beacon hill. I love wa...

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We finally have started animate.  It feels like we are riding on the millennium falcon, but here we are!  It has been more than...

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小さな出来事に おしつぶされそうになるときこそ めをつむって たびにでる 気が向いたときは 空をみあげながらでもよい アンテナをはる すると自分は つぶのような小石になって いしきは いっきに空の上 それから星たちのかがやくうちゅうへ チュ...

3/31

Bon Voyage! 

3/24

I am going to make extra pairs of puppet arms& hands this week.  Also A set is getting dressed for shooting! I miss animating. ...

A short trip to Japan

Tokyo Sanpomichi my dad's beautiful garden 2/26 through 3/17,  I was back in Japan spending time with my family. It had bee...

Jan - Feb Digest

January - February,  there were no animating during these month. making props, sets, and puppets. test shooting, lighting..  Here are ph...