About the Artist

Hello!

As you may have guessed, my name is Sabrina Tanaka. I am a Japanese-Canadian artist based in Lincoln Ontario. I have been blessed with two wonderful daughters and a husband with dad-jokes for days. I love to create beautiful, quirky, cute characters often inspired by my daughters and their imagination/adventures. 

I have been drawing for as long as I can remember. My family moved around a lot when I was young and eventually moved from Vancouver to Japan, and in all this time the only constant in my life was art. It was my escape when I didn't fit in, sketching figures/characters inspired by the manga I would read. I would be creating characters who didn't fit in, just like me.

I didn't really fit in anywhere or know what to do, until I realized I had been created to create, and in that I not only found out where I belonged, but why I am here. 

As a self-taught artist and creator I enjoy working in both traditional (currently watercolor and ink) and digital media to express ideas and inspiration that come my way. Even though I know where I belong, I think it still shows in a lot in my pieces, "a girl that doesn't fit in", but not with the need or desire to fit in. Someone who is okay with being different, and celebrating that.

All of my prints are done by me in house using high quality light fast inks on archival grade paper, ready to last for a lifetime. I am a perfectionist, and I think you will see that in every piece you get. 

Thank you so much for visiting my shop! I hope you find some art you love! 

-Sabrina Tanaka

 

Me and my Husband who handles the boring stuff.

(also brings me snacks)

THE TEAM

We are a husband and wife team who share a passion for art.

Wife(Sabrina) : Creates all art, in charge of aesthetics of displays, packaging, the final say in all things.

Husband(Jesse) : Handles all tech, equipment, displays. Gives the artist time, keeps her fueled with snacks, and acts as a sounding board for ideas.

ROOTS

Art has always been a part of my (Sabrina) life, growing from an interest to an outlet and finally blossoming into a passion and business.

BRAND VISION

grow creatively,

stay original,

keep things fun.

PRINTS

After going through the painstaking process of ensuring the prints match the original artwork, our art prints are all* printed in our home studio.

The are printed on archival grade acid free 230 gsm paper using long life pigment based inks.

We seek to ensure that the quality of the art carries through from the originals to each and every print.