Original cover line art · toothpick & Sumi ink
Fox Spirit
& Blooms
The Third Tale — after the Snow Goddess and the Cat Maiden
She was waiting beyond the gate — a fox spirit in human form, a shrine maiden of Inari walking through a deepening autumn. 31 pages, every line drawn by hand with a toothpick and Sumi ink.
"She is the one you once were."
Her Story
At the very end of the Second Tale, the Cat Maiden turns to look back at a torii gate beneath the moon. Someone was standing on the other side, waiting. This is her book.
In Japanese folklore the fox is a messenger of Inari — a spirit of rice and harvest, of bonds tied and changes made. Here she wears no ears and no tails; only a white fox at her side, and a red cord she has not yet learned to untie. Across thirty-one hand-drawn plates she moves through the autumn, from the first golden leaves to the first snow, among chrysanthemums, bellflowers, bush clover and red spider lilies.
- 31 hand-drawn, single-sided pages
- Japanese folklore, autumn flowers & quiet interludes
- Optimized for alcohol markers & colored pencils
- 100% original — no algorithm, no digital tools
The One Beneath the Witch’s Hat
A gift before she arrives
Color her first.
A page from the Third Tale, as the autumn nights grow long — a shrine maiden who has borrowed a witch’s hat for the night. Join the VIP Room and it’s yours to print at home, before the book is out anywhere.
You’ll also find the earlier members’ pages, a Prismacolor masterclass video, and the occasional letter from the studio.
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