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About Francis

Painter, artist of hand-painted / dyed clothes and bead accessories, print designer

Back side of the T-shirt below / 下のTシャツ、背面

Here’s the back of the T-shirt below. With tachisme — if you don’t want the tachisme, of course I can do without it. This particular shirt is a sample. Not for sale. 下のTシャツの背面です。 タシスムを加えていますが、これはご希望 次第でタシスム抜きでも、もちろん作成 できます。 このTシャツそのものはサンプルで、 非売品です。  

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“Let’s Go Beyond Nuclear”, front, done / 前面、完成

Yet another “no nukes t-shirt” — the original t-shirt was in solid purple, so I painted the message and then added some “tachisme”. Shown here is the front side, done. Of course, I could have just painted the message and … Continue reading

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So, the front and back / というわけで、前と後ろ

SO, here are the front and back sides of the gray T-shirt, spread on a table (not hung). そんなわけで、グレイのTシャツの前と後ろ。 つるした状態ではなく、テーブル上に広げた状態です。  

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The T-shirt’s back, done / Tシャツの背面、完成

So, I’ve made the “Nukes” somehow bloody and scary. I’ve also made “Abolish” stand out more. Nukesをいくらかオドロオドロしくしました。 Abolishも、さらに目立つようにしました。  

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Back, still in progress / 背面、まだ進行中

Here’s the back side of the same gray T-shirt below, still in progress. On the back side, I want to make the letters of the message carry something scary / destructive, rather than neat and tidy. When it’s done, I’ll … Continue reading

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The gray T-shirt, front / 下のグレイTシャツ、前面

I receive the e-mail bulletin of an anti-nuke organization called “Beyond Nuclear”, and I find quite amenable their objective to free the world from nuclear weapons and power. I like its name as well, so I am trying to create … Continue reading

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The T-shirt, dyed / 下のTシャツ、染めました

The old plain white T-shirt below is now dyed in “informel” gray, washed and then dryed. Now, I’ll paint some messages on its both sides. すぐ下の古い白Tシャツ、「アンフォルメル」グレイに 染めて、洗って乾かしました。 これから、両面にメッセージを描きます。  

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What!?!? / なんだあ!?!?

Just an old white T-shirt — with some stains! I’m going to dye it in gray and then write anti-nuke messages on it — reuse of an old cotton T-shirt. (Reuse of cotton clothes is important to save water.) Here’s … Continue reading

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Pencil sketch for “Cloud of Fleurons II”

Pencil sketch for my next flower, titled “Cloud of Fleurons II” 私の「次の花の絵」、”Cloud of Fleurons II” のための鉛筆スケッチです。  

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One more absurd cartoon / またもやアホバカ漫画

I’m currently busy with my other website, やかんをのせたら「平和利用」??-Heeday Francis | 核兵器用Pu製造施設で、お湯を沸かしたら平和利用? (This is a Japanese anti-nuke website.) (just-size.net) responding to the coup in Niger and its effects on the uranium price and the Russia’s threat to resort to nukes This … Continue reading

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