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sotlight / On the Animal Trail


2023.8.23(Wed)-9.10(Sun)
POTPURRI Kiyosumi-Shirakawa store

2023.8.23(Wed)-9.10(Sun)
POTPURRI Kiyosumi-Shirakawa store

This exhibition featured original artwork by sotlight, an illustrator whose work is a favorite at POTPURRI.
Lively rabbits and foxes running through a forest were drawn from the season's new collection.

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Follow the animals' traces and look quietly into their world…
The exhibition brought together original watercolor-pencil drawings, new collaborations and items beyond our usual selection.

A live painting event was scheduled for Sunday, September 3, 2023, from 13:00 to around 16:00 in the gallery at POTPURRI Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.
sotlight rarely appears at public events.
The live painting offered an unusual chance to watch the illustrated world take shape at close range.

This exhibition featured original artwork by sotlight, an illustrator whose work is a favorite at POTPURRI.
Lively rabbits and foxes running through a forest were drawn from the season's new collection.

・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・

Follow the animals' traces and look quietly into their world…
The exhibition brought together original watercolor-pencil drawings, new collaborations and items beyond our usual selection.

A live painting event was scheduled for Sunday, September 3, 2023, from 13:00 to around 16:00 in the gallery at POTPURRI Kiyosumi-Shirakawa.
sotlight rarely appears at public events.
The live painting offered an unusual chance to watch the illustrated world take shape at close range.

Featured items

For the exhibition, the shop introduced limited-edition mini totes, small plates and masking stickers, alongside a new Fluffy memo pad.

Mini tote bags

Blue Birds (left)
Blue birds play among the branches of a kousa dogwood.
Around the birds gathered by the blossoms, you can almost feel a fresh breeze.

Rabbit (right)
Among California poppies and wild strawberries in a meadow, rabbits run and play with lively energy.

A limited-edition item created for this gallery exhibition.

The limited-edition items were offered only while supplies lasted.

Mini tote bags

Blue Birds (left)
Blue birds play among the branches of a kousa dogwood.
Around the birds gathered by the blossoms, you can almost feel a fresh breeze.

Rabbit (right)
Among California poppies and wild strawberries in a meadow, rabbits run and play with lively energy.

A limited-edition item created for this gallery exhibition.

The limited-edition items were offered only while supplies lasted.

Mini plates

Small plates featuring popular patterns from the Fluffy collection.
For a sweet at tea time or as a small jewelry tray,
they quietly accompany different moments of the day.

Each plate is signed by hand on the back.

The limited-edition items were offered only while supplies lasted.

Mini plates

Small plates featuring popular patterns from the Fluffy collection.
For a sweet at tea time or as a small jewelry tray,
they quietly accompany different moments of the day.

Each plate is signed by hand on the back.

The limited-edition items were offered only while supplies lasted.

Memo Pad

Memo pads from the Fluffy collection, where botanical motifs suggest the animals' soft coats.

The selection features some of the collection's favorite designs.

The slightly thicker sheets can also be used as little note cards or informal stationery.
The sheets can also be used as materials for a collage.

Memo Pad

Botanical motifs suggest soft animal coats
in the Fluffy collection,
now featured on memo pads.

The selection brings together
some of the most popular designs.

The slightly thicker sheets can also be used as little note cards or informal stationery.
The sheets are also lovely
as collage materials.

Brand profile

sotlight

sotlight is an illustration brand with the wish to bring a quiet light to everyday life through images on familiar materials.
For people who enjoy stationery, or as a way to share a feeling, the aim is to make objects that are a pleasure to look at and touch.

Hazuki Koike / Illustration and design
Drawing on nature and familiar everyday objects, Hazuki Koike combines memory and feeling in her illustrations. After working in a lifestyle shop and product planning, she began freelancing in 2009. Her work includes illustration and design for everyday goods and clothing, as well as exhibitions and events. In 2015 she launched sotlight to make useful objects carrying her illustrations.
instagram→@sotlight