Illustration Friday: Hoarding

This topic for this week's IF is hoarding & I thought it would be perfect to illustrate my little secret (well, not so secret anymore) obsession-passion for daruma or dharma dolls.
I itch to buy mostly any I come across!

Darumas represent the ever growing list of harder goals I wish to accomplish during my stay on Planet Earth! It also seems like I've been hoarding this list for quite some time.

Oddly, I find them absolutely adorable! Round roly poly dolls that hardly get knocked down. A little note on darumas for the unacquainted: they are little Japanese dolls used for wishing. Fill in one eye (usually the left) whilst thinking of your wish. You are then, only supposed to fill in the other eye once the wish has come true!

Wiki has it that the daruma has become symbolic for optimism, persistence, and strong determination! (This is probably due to their "low centers of gravity, some types of daruma doll return to the upright position after being tilted to one side".)

I have quite "a few" under my wing however since Daruma dolls are only supposed to be used one at a time, I have to wait till I can colour in all their other right eyes! :D

NOTE: For illustration purposes, I coloured all their left eyes in so that they wouldn't seem so "blind", I would not do so to my precious darumas in real life! chuckle* They should be used wisely, in the correct manner of course!


EXTRAS:
Interested in getting a daruma but don't really have the space for one? Here's links for anyone interested in Daruma Wallpaper! No physical space needed! Let him inspire you everytime you switch on your PC!

Click here to download the one eye-d Daruma (make your wish whilst downloading your selected wallpaper size) & for a Daruma with both eyes coloured in! (once your wish has been achieved)
[Note: Scroll to the centre of the wallpaper list, daruma wallpapers are there!]

I heart these in my buckit :P

Here's a list of my current faves :

1. Reverse Graffiti
What a brilliant idea! :P leaves a more legitimate & meaningful mark on the rest of the world. Powered with an exceptionally strong cleaning fluid & loads of H2O, stencil-blast your imagination onto any wall coated with layers upon layers of stubborn dirt!

Here are some perty examples from the Reverse Graffiti Project:


























































































Above's a video of them artists in action.
For more on this particular project called The Reverse Graffiti Project, click here. To learn more about the artist (Paul Curtis, "Moose") click here.



2. Seven Deadly Glasses
Kacper Hamilton did a fantastic job with his collection of custom-made glasses embodying the 7 deadly sins. Lust & Gluttony are featured below :P

For those who can't remember the rest of the 5 sins, have listed them out for you
in order: greed, sloth, wrath, envy & pride.
To view the other 5 glasses, click here!







































3. An old advert
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahaha
A old ad for Mc D's in Japan, promoting their strawberry shake.
[ Thanks ju! ]





4. Peace Corps Challenge
I stumbled across this beautifully illustrated site whilst searching for ..... peace.... =------=" I know....... but its such an excellent find! A wonderfully educational site for kids & adults alike on problem solving & negotiation. It is a very simple rpg-game (role playing game) & a tad bit lengthy but once you're immersed in it, you'd wish there were more villages to visit.

I've learnt how to trade mangoes for secrets plus I now know sometimes goats lick water pumps which may be the only source of fresh water for the entire village. Pesky goats..... Oh & here's a tip, forget about talking to Pepito in the 'Ridding Monkeys of Wanzuzu' Level! wink* Start here!






















Well, I hope you guys enjoy the stuff above as much as I enjoy sharing them! :D More to come!
- Lynn