emi ito illustration

Kadomatsu - Japanese New Year decoration. Made of pine, bamboo, and sometimes plum tree sprigs, to represent longevity, prosperity, and steadfastness, respectively.

Practiced drawing some Japanese patterns this morning

Gave her one too many fingers...oops!☝🏼️Drawing from the @solesociety catalog

Made it just under the wire! This week's Want It Wednesday, featuring @herbivorebotanicals @westelm @atelierstellaceramics @mochigrams @serenaandlily @shaffer_la

Drew a little folk pattern plate for @lillarogers' #mats2015 class earlier this week

A little detail shot of @olivermaurice in our family portrait. Custom family portraits coming to my Etsy shop soon!

Painting in action @carolinedemaigret @freepeople

My first illustrated take on Follow Friday! I love the photos from @kinjo.co - they are so beautiful and always make me miss Japan so much. This was illustrated from a beautiful photo in its feed.

Watercolors for a change. Illustration of @carolinedemaigret from the October 2015 @freepeople catalog

More landmarks from Japan. Accidentally drew the wrong side of Todaiji in Nara 😬 #todaiji #todaijitemple #nara

The second week of Want It Wednesday is here, featuring @honeyandbloom @omoizakkashop @thesill @warbyparker @elizagranstudio! Tap for brands and see it bigger on the blog (link in profile)

Drawing Japanese landmarks. This one is kinkaku-ji in Kyoto! 🗾 #kinkakuji

So happy to be featured by @theydrawandcook this morning! #repost ・・・ Emi Ito makes her drawing style work in lots of directions; food, people, buildings, animals and plants. See more of her great work @emi_ito_illustration emiitoillustration.com #awesomeartist #illustratedfood

A new feature on the blog - Want It Wednesday! (link in profile)

New coffee print! Available in my Society6 shop (link in profile)

Love this belted car coat from the @vince Fall 2015 catalog featuring @josephine_letutour

A fun logo for Stuff't, a delicious, DC-based pizza roll company.