A-Z Challenge - J for Japan

J - Japan

Let’s take a journey to the wondrous Eastern Asian country of Japan. Here we can explore a multifaceted culture made up of thousand-year-old traditions as well as rapidly changing modern fads, fashion, and technology. For this theme, you must show us how your doll(s) is inspired by either traditional or modern Japanese culture. Is your doll modeling a couture kimono and kanzashi or a colorful kawaii street style ensemble for a fashion shoot? Is your doll a food critic in search of the Japanese restaurant with the most authentic and delectable sushi and sashimi? Or perhaps your doll(s) prefers Asian-inspired décor such as shoji screens, paper lanterns, and silk wall scrolls to decorate his/her home. More inspiration can be found with meditation areas with Zen gardens, chimes, mini fountains, and Buddha statues! How you approach this theme is entirely up to you. Just be sure to show us a piece of Japanese culture in your photo.

 

This Photo:

Ayumi Power House is the most Japanese of my Ayumis and her colouring and screening is so Geishsa-like that she had to be my choice for this theme; and of course Poppy Joyful in Japan's kimono came in handy too :-). The parasol is borrowed from a vintage Geishsa doll I picked up in a thrift store.The colours of Geishas always seem so bright and contrasting to me that I wanted to capture that and also exaggerate it too - almost to the level of Pop Art <3

Done