The blog of Richard Thompson, caricaturist, creator of "Cul de Sac," and winner of the 2011 Reuben Award for Outstanding Cartoonist of the Year.

Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Where I Wish I'd Been


You may recall the Totoro Forest Project mentioned here previously. I got an email from the live-wire fire-balls who ran the auction, saying they'd presented $185,221 toward the purchase of two sections of land to the Totoro Forest Foundation in Japan. And they sent photos. Here are a few of them. Please allow your mind to take a little walk in them.



Ah, that felt good.

7 comments:

fumettosa said...

My soul returned green for a while. :)

angryparsnip said...

I adore your artwork. . .

My daughter told me about the auction but with my move I forgot about it ! Thank You so much for the pictures.
The Forests and Clouds in Japan are just the way Miyazaki draws them Magical.

I am a big fan of Hayao Miyazaki and of course Totoro.
On my first trip to Japan we had to go to to the Totoro Museum, it's a hoot they pick you up in the big Yellow Cat Bus with the Dust Sprites! whooo hooo !

Dale said...

Well done.

Anonymous said...

That would make a lovely print. Hint. Hint.

here today, gone tomorrow said...

I can smell the green.

(And, I'd buy the print. Hint, hint.)

angryparsnip said...

I would buy one too ! hint, hint.

arcticcircle said...

That really made me miss New Zealand.