Red and Black Cats

Some cats are sleeping, some are angry, and some are happy. I never get tired of looking at cats’ expressions, and just seeing them makes me happy.

寝ていたり、怒っていたり、喜んでいたり。猫の表情は本当に飽きないし、見ているだけで幸せになります。

Measurement: 21cm (W) x 14.5cm (H)

About the artist:
Kanako Okamoto is a Japanese illustrator and picture book author born in Kyoto. Based between Tokyo and Malaysia, she creates picture books, editorial illustrations, and commissioned works for publishing, museums, and brands. Her notable projects include illustrations for UNIQLO Sustainability’s The Power of Clothing: The Journey of Clothes and a large-scale mural for the Insect Exhibition at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo. In 2022, she published her picture book Swim Back Home (Oyoide Ie ni Kaeritai). Influenced by years of swimming and artistic swimming, her work captures the gentle flow and quiet rhythms of everyday life.