My 3rd picture book, "I am a good artist." will be published on Amazon Kindle store.

My 3rd picture book will be published on Amazon Kindle store.

I was able to keep my promise to publish my third picture book before the end of the year. Today I received a message announcing the publication of my third book.

My third book will soon be available on the Amazon store. I am currently in a hurry to publish the e-book. The paperback will be out in a few weeks.

This book is not a story-telling book, but rather an informative and educational picture book that explains the profession of an artist to children. When I explained about artists to children in third world countries last year as an online job fair, I felt that I was lacking in many areas. So, this year, I thought about creating a book that would be easy for children to understand and challenge them, while also helping them break the limitations of artistic expression and help them understand true art.

 I also make a living as an artist, but my concept of my job is often vague. Above all, I wanted to break away from the prejudice that one needs a dedicated artist, good materials, and a degree from a prestigious university to become an artist, and to teach the concept of a true artist.

 This is something that I thought would have been better if I had known it earlier during my career. I asked and answered questions with my daughter, who was very curious about my job, and created a picture book.

 The main character of the picture book is Olivia. She didn't go to art school. She is a self-taught artist and paints on walls using the finger-stamping technique. That's why she doesn't need an atelier. She goes on to talk about her own life as an artist, freeing herself from the prejudices her people feel. The snail being interviewed is my trademark snail, Anna. Through Olivia, Anna learns what an artist does and what mindset she must have to become a true artist. This story is interesting because the answer is obtained from the child's question. And it contains children's ingenious questions and ideas. I also interspersed the images used in this book with my students' drawings. This book is full of beautiful and happy images drawn by children.

​I hope that through this book, children will be able to freely and boldly pursue the path of artists without prejudice against artists.
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