Original cover art · colored by Atelier Mio
Cat Maiden
& Blooms
The Second Tale — Taisho-era Folklore
From the golden age of Taisho Japan — a fleeting era of elegance and quiet transformation — comes a feline spirit draped in blossoms, caught between worlds. 31 pages, every line drawn by hand with a toothpick and Sumi ink.
"Where folklore breathes through petals,
and a cat's gaze holds centuries."
Her Story
Old Japanese folklore whispers that a cat who shares your home long enough — and is loved well enough — may one day learn to walk beside you in another form. She is that whisper: not a creature of legend, but a neighbor. A quiet friend who remembers every unhurried afternoon you ever spent together.
Across thirty-one hand-drawn plates, she moves through the flowers and small rituals of a vanished era — morning glories on a trellis, hydrangeas heavy with rain, koi circling a lotus pond — keeping gentle company with everyone who has ever loved, and missed, a soft-footed companion.
- 31 hand-drawn, single-sided pages
- Taisho-era folklore, flowers & quiet interludes
- Optimized for alcohol markers & colored pencils
- 100% original — no algorithm, no digital tools
From the pages
Hydrangea maiden — inking in progress
Koi at the lotus pond
A sparrow among peonies
Every line begins with a toothpick
From a single line, she begins.
From a master's color, she arrives.
The line — by Silkline Studio
The color — by Atelier Mio
Cover hand-colored in Prismacolor by Atelier Mio — a nurse and animal portrait artist, and a friend of this studio.
Colorists around the world are bringing her pages to life — read their reviews on Amazon →
She is here.
Cat Maiden & Blooms is now available on Amazon worldwide — paperback, 31 hand-drawn pages.
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