The animal I really wanted to draw and make on my cape was a tiger, but unfortunately, I couldn't find one. I did see a griffin-like creature, but it had a lion head. I found that creature to be my favorite and I named it Tanpopo, which means dandelion in Japanese. I thought that the art cards were fun and very interactive. The art card I liked the best was "Find an animal that you would like to put in your pocket and take home." because I instantly knew what I wanted to choose for that. It was the little netsuke of the octopus and fish in the basket. I thought that was the cutest netsuke out of the whole collection.
Unfortunately, I left my cape at the museum and forgot to take a picture of it... so I don't have a picture! But when I go back to the museum, I will surely post a picture of it.
My inspiration looked something like this...
- Queena