THE SERIES OF ILLUSTRATIONS « AME TO KAIMONO » TALKS ABOUT THE SIMPLE JOYS OF EVERYDAY LIFE SUCH AS WALKING ON A RAINY DAY OR SHOPPING, THE TITLE MEANS « THE RAIN AND GROCERIES » : THE ILLUSTRATOR WRITES IN SIMPLE JAPANESE, ACCESSIBLE TO BEGINNERS IN JAPANESE LANGUAGE.
IT’S ABOUT AUTUMN TOO, THE CHANGE OF SEASONS AND HAPPINESS WITHIN REACH, WENDY SYLVAIN SEEKS BEAUTY IN THESE TRIVIAL MOMENTS. HER ILLUSTRATIONS ARE FUN, ROMANTIC AND RELAXING, HIS TEXTS, LIKE POETRY, FILLED WITH PUNS, THIS SERIES IS A MOMENT OF RELAXATION, A BREAK FROM AN INCREASINGLY BUSY AND HECTIC DAILY LIFE.
TRADUCTION OF THE TEXTS :
THE RAIN
OH, MY UMBRELLA IS...
IDIOT, HE ISN’T SIR KASA !
(« KASA » MEANS « UMBRELLA » IN JAPANESE)
OH, IS THIS REALLY MY UMBRELLA ?
IT’S MR. KASA, ISN’T IT ?
SO WHO IS IT?
ARE THE UMBRELLAS DANCING ?
HMM, WILL THE RAIN FALL?
ARE LOVERS IN LOVE WITH THE RAIN?
GROCERIES
DAILY LIFE IS LIKE MAGIC, HAPPINESS IS IN THE LITTLE THINGS,
BANANAS OR ORANGES ?
HAPPINESS IS BUYING BANANAS.
DURING LUNCH BREAK, MAKE WAY FOR LOVE.
I LIKE GOING TO THE SUPERMARKET,
DOING SOME GROCERIES, THAT’S HAPPINESS, ISN’T IT ?
HAPPINESS IS A CLEMENTINE.
HANDSOME BOYS ALSO DOING SOME GROCERIES!
I’M GOING SHOPPING WITH MOM.
HAPPINESS IS ALSO A GOOD BENTO.
