The End of Sectarianism. A work in progress from ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’, a short graphic novel story about growing up in 1990’s Belfast.
James Ashe
@jamesashestudio.com
I’m an autistic Irish Illustrator working in children’s publishing. Member of Illustrators North Rep’d by Luddington Creative Portfolio @ jamesashestudio.com Work enquiries to hello@halfcut.net
The End of Sectarianism. A work in progress from ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’, a short graphic novel story about growing up in 1990’s Belfast.
Ed Sheeran saying "I'm in love with the shape of you" while looking at a map of Greater Israel
The second part of my short illustrated graphic novel style story ‘The First Day I Never Forgot’, set to when I was a young child living with my family in a Loyalist estate in Belfast. Currently a work in progress, as I retell my earliest memory at the tail end of The Troubles. #illustration #comics
I’m in the process of capturing one of my earliest memories among the blurriness of early childhood years in a Loyalist estate in Belfast at the tail end of The Troubles. A work in progress that is getting adapted into a short illustrated story. #kidlitart #kidlit #graphicnovel #comics
Preparing for the Ocarina of Time remake. Will Navi be just as annoying 28 years later? #zelda #ocarinaoftime #illustration #comics
‘Eki’ means train station, and ‘Konbini’ means convenience store. Both are pillars of modern Japanese city life. A work in progress. An illustrated zine inspired by the sights, sounds, and my own footsteps in Japan. Here is the first chapter, where we start off in Tokyo. Kyoto and Osaka to follow!
‘Eki’ means train station, and ‘Konbini’ means convenience store. Both are pillars of modern Japanese city life. A work in progress. An illustrated zine inspired by the sights, sounds, and my own footsteps in Japan. Here is the first chapter, where we start off in Tokyo. Kyoto and Osaka to follow!
The busiest intersectional pedestrian crossing in the world in Shibuya, Tokyo. Also a spot for idiotic TikTok trends and an actual location you can visit in a game called Persona 5. Illustrated spread for my Japan zine. #japan #illustration #tokyo
The busiest intersectional pedestrian crossing in the world in Shibuya, Tokyo. Also a spot for idiotic TikTok trends and an actual location you can visit in a game called Persona 5. Illustrated spread for my Japan zine. #japan #illustration #tokyo
Day & Night in Tokyo. From exploring Tokyo National Museum at day and the madness of Don Quijote at night. Illustrations for my Japan zine. #illustration #japan #zine #tokyo
In case you missed the others. The Tokyo chapter is almost finished!
Day & Night in Tokyo. From exploring Tokyo National Museum at day and the madness of Don Quijote at night. Illustrations for my Japan zine. #illustration #japan #zine #tokyo
The Don Quijote theme song is a souvenir that is permanently lodged in my brain. (yes they play it on repeat in the stores) Work in progress from my Japan zine. #japan #illustration #zine #tokyo
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The Don Quijote theme song is a souvenir that is permanently lodged in my brain. (yes they play it on repeat in the stores) Work in progress from my Japan zine. #japan #illustration #zine #tokyo
Asakusa, Tokyo and the Kaminari-mon “Thunder Gate” that leads to the Sensō-ji Temple. An illustration made for my upcoming zine covering my time in Japan. Also pictured is a Goshuin Book, which is a fun activity to complete and a cool souvenir to bring back from Japan. 🇯🇵 👹 #japan #illustration
Asakusa, Tokyo and the Kaminari-mon “Thunder Gate” that leads to the Sensō-ji Temple. An illustration made for my upcoming zine covering my time in Japan. Also pictured is a Goshuin Book, which is a fun activity to complete and a cool souvenir to bring back from Japan. 🇯🇵 👹 #japan #illustration
I'm tired of Belfast art organisations and galleries posting AI images, then acting like they did no wrong and didn't know any better.
Preparing for the Ocarina of Time remake. Will Navi be just as annoying 28 years later? #zelda #ocarinaoftime #illustration #comics
Some work in progress, a couple of pages I made for my Japan Zine capturing the day trip I made to the Tokyo Skytree last month (with a bonus visit to the nearby Kirby Cafe)! I was very lucky and got to see Mt. Fuji (which is only visible about 80 days a year and impossible to see in the summer) 🗻🗼
Some work in progress, a couple of pages I made for my Japan Zine capturing the day trip I made to the Tokyo Skytree last month (with a bonus visit to the nearby Kirby Cafe)! I was very lucky and got to see Mt. Fuji (which is only visible about 80 days a year and impossible to see in the summer) 🗻🗼
I’m working on an illustrated zine about my time visiting Japan recently, because I’m one of those insufferable people that won’t shut up about Japan! Here’s the Tokyo chapter page along with some behind the scenes. 🗼🇯🇵 #illustration #zine #japan #tokyo
Today my Post-Japan Depression is being triggered by reading about libraries and houses in Belfast being boarded up because of bonfires that have been built next them.
I’m working on an illustrated zine about my time visiting Japan recently, because I’m one of those insufferable people that won’t shut up about Japan! Here’s the Tokyo chapter page along with some behind the scenes. 🗼🇯🇵 #illustration #zine #japan #tokyo
Japan sketchbook. Inspired by the Mount Fuji Shinkansen view. Anyone else enjoy looking out of windows on trains speeding by the countryside.
