Our new favorite Sushi Bar

Had sushi on the brain. LOL Unless there is a new "Pirates of the Sushi Caribbean" that I don't know about. hehe

When we got the trays we were overwhelmed but even after eating all that, eating slowly with chopsticks and chatting, we were comfortably full not stuffed. We are thinking of making it a weekly ritual. hehe

lindas

moleskin♥

I love your printing here - no fair!
Reminds me of my father's writing.

Thank you. :) I am going to be making my own font soon for use on my greeting cards. hehe

Our new favorite Sushi Bar by renmeleon.

Found a fantastic Japanese Steakhouse in one of our favorite wharf-town-style hangouts.We are all still talking about how wonderful the whole experience was...the food and service were BOTH incredible. That is a rare find...

...not to mention the lunch special was 8.95 for everything we got except the ice cream. Yup, new favorite place to eat.

Black Pentel .5mm EnerGel pen and Staedtler Pigment pen on the inside of my black Geisha Moleskine Cahier. (I love cahiers.) It was Japanese/Asian theme so I decided to use it for my sushi zine notes and sushi experiences. hehe

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R Silver says:

just incredibly good
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

SmokeyOK says:

great !!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Phthalo Blue [deleted] says:

Cool journal page! :)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Thank you all for the kind words. I am getting into journaling more and more so I will be posting more soon. Have two Moleskines and various other journals I am playing with so it should be interesting. hehe
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

hrt2art says:

Love your journaling and the art enhancement.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

cgfan says:

Love the combination of art and food! At first I thought that it might have been another post by montanaraven (which I've fave'd too).

Thanks for sharing your bit of joy!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Sputnik+ says:

beautiful entry! I look foward to your other posts =)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

clandestini says:

is very coll
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

anivyl says:

lol... pirates of the sushi :P i would LOVE to watch that...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

kiwêhowin. says:

Mmmm,... sushi.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Wow. At this point, this one has been viewed 376 times! LOL Thank you for all the wonderful comments and kind words. You guys are more than enough inspiration to post more, and create more, journal entries.

cgfan - thank you for stopping by and for the link. Enjoyed Montanaraven's journaling.

Sputnik+ - thank you, and I yours. :)

anivyl - I'm thinking I am going to have to do a comic strip now. ROFL

kiwehowin - I would eat sushi all the time if I could. LOL

One of my fondest sushi memories was when I got to spend 14 days in Oahu at the Ilikai on Waikiki. Friend won a trip on Jeopardy and took me knowing I would love all the cultural stuff. We had free breakfast and lunch buffets (incredible food) at the hotel and there was SUSHI. I was in heaven. LOL Dying to go back with a Moleskine and my digital camera. I didn't want to come home. hehe
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

kiwêhowin. says:

The Wakiki trip souds wonderful! I would eat sushi all the time, too.

Actually, your beautiful drawing made me drool so much I went and picked up take away sushi from my favourite sushi place for supper. :) And I arranged some one a plate so I could take a few photos (since I'm not really confident with drawing yet)....
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

cgfan says:

I hope we will see more of your journaling. The combination of your words and sketches makes for a wonderful journey through someone else's eyes.

And this may sound silly, but I just love your handwriting, what I call an "artist's handwriting". I wonder if I'm alone when I say that looking at the words gives me as much joy as looking at the sketches.

I love using my Moleskine particularily when I travel, but not being the artist, ends up looking quite unremarkable!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

kiwehowin - My photos :::hangs her head in shame::: are in a box still. You'd think I would have done this already but I need to dig them out and make a scrapbook journal from them. I made notes the whole trip and I did all the non-touristy things. Took a bus all over exploring and spent a whole day at the temple and another at the cultural center. Even made friends with the hotel manager (female) who offered me a job and a place to stay because someone had done that for her once as well. I almost didn't come back. hehe All of my choices then led me to who I am now though. :) I'll get back there someday and I WILL have journals and a camera. hehe :::dreamy sigh as she remembers swimming with sea turtles in the bay:::

cgfan - Thank you so much for your lovely words, I am flattered and you do me great honor. I had taken Architectural Design as a major years ago (will eventually finish) and it influenced my style a little. I am left-handed so that affects it too. Most of my printing is in all caps but (sounds silly but) I enjoy making my lower case E's and A's. LOL I also tend to mix my lowers and my caps. You will notice my R's are still cap. hehe Hoping to do more Moleskines. Just finished creating a site for a paper arts company and she sells Moleskines!!! She is who I created the demos for as well.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

autumnmoonpaper says:

Totally awesome page!!
Love the Cherry blossom, it looks as yummy as the Sushi tray.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Thank you AMP. :) Will be posting more cherry blossom art soon. Did an ATC mural for a friend and still need to post the scans.

Love your Moleskine cahier demos. :::cheshire cat grin::: Wonder who did those? :::innocent look::: hehe

437 views and counting! WOOT hehe
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

vampirecolette says:

This made it to the Last Seven Days Interesting photos, awesome job!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

jovivebo says:

Very cool and original !
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

543 views now. Wow LOL

Thank you vampirecolette for pointing this out, I'd have never known! Took FOREVER, and a ton of reloading, to find it. Had to screen shot it. LOL I'm so bad. hehe This is very cool though. Doing more journaling so more to come!

Thank you jovivebo! Looked through your photo and commented on one of yout car shots (the plymouth). Would LOVE to have a copy of it to play around with digitally. Would send you a high res version of it and credit you of course; great work That shot would make a terrific journal entry too. I need to travel more!!!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Sputnik+ says:

@renmeleon- it's wonderful isn't it to meet all new people when travelling. Sometimes its the people that makes that difference than the place itself. =)
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

I agree completely Sputnik+. When I was in Hawaii, my greatest joy was talking to people and collecting their stories. I made notes and will be 'reverse journaling' it. My thought was to get a Moleskine cahier and do a vintage Hawaiian cover then fill it with all the photos and stories...

One day I had taken a bus around downtown Honolulu. I was lucky enough that New Year's celebrations were going on all over while we were there. My friend preferred to sit in the hotel and watch the Senate hearings...I said fine by me and hopped a bus. LOL No way I was sitting in the room. On my little adventure I found a TINY hole in the wall place called 'Bad Ass Coffee Company'. It had been dead slow all day for them because of the festivals across town so the girl working behind the counter let me pick her brain. hehe She was native Hawaiian and, while I drank my coffee and ate my organic chocolate bar with coffee beans in it (omg it was good), she told me the stories that her grandmother used to tell her of Pelle and other things. It was one of my two favorite days...
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

SiouxSue says:

Wow, I love this. You did greaat!
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

dhania_ says:

great, I love your style. wished I could do something that creative.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

contrapositively says:

Cannot stop looking at this. Really, really great. : D Love it.
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

874 views. LOL :::delirious::: Wow, gonna have to do this more often. Thank you ALL for all the wonderful encouragement and kind, flattering words.

siouxsue42 - Thank you. :) Sioux? Aho! :) Love your little textile art dolls, very cute. Do you do trades?

dhania - The key is to not think. LOL Don't try to control it. All my art I consider 'doodles' pretty much because I start with an idea or none at all and just start. I brainstorm on paper in words and in sketch. You should see my other originals; notes all over the page, sketches, doodles. Anyone can do art...just dive right in heads first, don't hink, just do. :::feeling rather Yoda-ish::: hehe

Oh and the word for today kiddies is BENTO!!!!!! hehe

invisible_worm - Thank you! :) It makes me hungry when I look at it. LOL We went and sat at the sushi bar Sunday night and we are going back again on Friday. LOL The place is incredible. Sushi party in Florida! hehe
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

...ok, I did it, I couldn't help it. :::giggling uncontrollably::: By popular demand, I present to you the live action version of...

Pirates of the Sushi!!!

ROFL
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

kiwêhowin. says:

I finally remembered to post the photo of the sushi this drawing made me buy!

Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

LOL VERY cool. hehe Looks really good. Futomaki on there?...and :::squints::: ...fatty tuna.... urchin? :::shudders::: Urchin is an 'acquired' taste. hehe Tamago or eel? Can't tell. Thank you for sharing this! Now if I opened up a restaurant / art gallery I'd be in business! LOL
Posted 42 months ago. ( permalink )

Jestu what?! says:

absolutely fabulous are...sorry not the food. 1,360 views and counting.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

minolta711 says:

I like your drawings and handwriting ... :) neat!
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

chıcgeeĸ says:

This is probably my favourite contribution of yours.

I'm not sure if it's because it's aesthetically great or just cause I love sushi so much. I think maybe I'l dedicate my new plain moleskine to be a journal in this style. Doable, or will I go crazy first?

"Pirates of the Sushi..." haha
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Jestu - Sushi is an acquired taste I think. 2,525 views now!

minolta711 - Thank you. :) I love journaling like this.

sushimoto - Thank you. :) I adore sushi so this was a lot of fun.. I have a few other sushi Moleskine entries if you've not seen them. Also check the Edibles folder. hehe I am a big fan of black & white line art and mixed with this style of journaling only makes it more fun. Word to the wise: If you do this, have a good idea of what you want to say in your head as you will edit it along the way to "fit" it into the space left by the illos. You can journal first but most times you won't leave enough art room, so art first.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

chıcgeeĸ says:

Art first. Got it.

I've gotten into the habit of pencilling in everything (art and text) before I ink it. Is this what you do? I just have to remember to sketch lightly, let dry, and erase gently. :)

EDIT: Nevermind, I see some of your pencil marks in the larger view! Answers my question.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Yeah, erasing lightly is a huge thing with the cahiers. I generally do everything in .5mm mechanical pencil first then ink, this one included. Looking at the larger size you can see that I actually left the pencil there.

:::reads the edit remark::: hehe Yeah.

I don't erase sometimes to give it more depth. I will also sometimes add pencil back in for shading after I ink.

HUGE piece of advice: white vinyl erasers
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

chıcgeeĸ says:

Yep!

Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

sherry in mel says:

It is gorgeous!

I think you should try chinese cusine,because the japanese one also originated from the chinese style.

U may get more inspiration from chinese cusine!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

sushimoto - :::does the whole 'you are feeling sleepy routine'::: cooooome plaaaaaay on the paper arts liiiiist. hehe I love your designs and have been watching your journal posts avidly. Great photo!

Xie xie Sherry! ..."thank you", if I have spelled it right! LOL I love Chinese food as well and we do that quite often. There is something about sushi though that really has me hooked. In fair tribute though I should started posting our Chinese excursions. hehe One of my favorite places in Orlando for the longest time was a place called splendid China. Will post a photo right now from there. Sadly it is closed now; they had the most wonderful exhibits.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

chıcgeeĸ says:

R: I'll have to do a LOT of reading to figure out what it's all about these coming days. :D But I'll sign up and hopefully I can figure it out during this crazy period in my life!

Want some cheese with that whine?
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Wow. Seems I need to do more journaling in this style. LOL 53 favorites and 2,775 views...!!! O_O Too cool, thank you everyone!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

andrea joseph's illustrations says:

Oh my!!! I think I said 'lets see more sushi' on another of your pictures but my oh my this is just too much! I adore your work and the standard is always so high. It's always so neat - I love that! This page is just perfection as is all of your journaling. It inspires me to do more of this myself. LOVE it!!!
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Hey Andrea! Thank you so very much for all the kind words. Saying that I am flattered would be an understatement as I am a huge fan of your work. Thrilled I could be an ispiration, you are to me as well. Guess we will just keep cycling back and forth! hehe Would love it if you joined my paper arts group, we do collaborative books as well: Non_Cents.
Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

Pocheco says:

The journal entry is kick ass! I love moleskines. They're amazing for drawing everything. I want to aspire to journal as cool as you, too bad my handwriting sucks! Haha, Thanks for this picture.
Posted 37 months ago. ( permalink )

blackvampire says:

this one is my favorite so far, I guess.
Posted 36 months ago. ( permalink )

wsarettaw [deleted] says:

you're invited to post this pic in the amanuensis group!!
Posted 35 months ago. ( permalink )

Decadent says:

Lovely page! My Moleskine pages always end upp messy and strange. Check out some of them on my blog: smpl.se/ for example smpl.se/bath/2007/03/06/leaky-bathroom/ or this flickr.com/photos/deqadent/406355610/
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

Rivertarts says:

Cute!

--
Found in a search. (?)
Posted 34 months ago. ( permalink )

inderdaad says:

nice clean lines!
Posted 33 months ago. ( permalink )

Emily``77 says:

Wow~`Wonderful
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

blackvampire says:

i just love this one and i keep returning to it. wonderful.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

lux_x says:

i am one your fans since now !
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

misscelophane says:

its a notebook? the best that i saw... =]
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

Playing catchup and hadn't realized so many people had commented. hehe Thank you all for stopping by, hoping to post more like this soon. :)

Pocheco - Thank you for the kind words. I love journaling and have a ton of stuff I haven't even scanned yet and some I won't. hehe This one was a lot of fun and I hope to do more in future, I have more journals than I can count. LOL

wsarettaw - Thank you again for the invitation. I will post some more to the group.

Decadent - Thank you. :) Messy and strange is good though. It means that you are allowing yourself the freedom to play, make mistakes and allow your creativity to flow.

Rivertarts, inderdaad & Emily77 - Thank you. :)

blackvampire - Glad you enjoy it so much. Have some other journal entries I need to post that you might like as while.

lux xu - Oh my, don't tell me I have "fans", it'll go to my head. LOL Thank you. :)

misscelophane - Moleskine cahier actually, this one...

...thank you, I am thrilled this has gotten so much attention.
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

Gemella De Pirillis says:

I adore moleskine. it is very artistic.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

nikiya2789 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Hand Writing, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
Posted 30 months ago. ( permalink )

jeanbowe says:

wonderful...very free style
Posted 29 months ago. ( permalink )

Francesca Bocca del Monferrato says:

nice style,

F.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

FOREST22 says:

It's very cute
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

gosheshe says:

what is zine?
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

neekatnite says:

wow.
Posted 28 months ago. ( permalink )

Bill in STL says:

beautiful work!
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

crazyclones.com says:

what is the name and the place of da sushi joint?
Posted 25 months ago. ( permalink )

Huang Qiang says:

like yours
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Bonnaventura says:

That looks great!
Posted 24 months ago. ( permalink )

Nikko Myers says:

That's very cool! How innovative...
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

darklord555 says:

really nice

free scrapbooking fonts
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

gosheshe says:

What is Zine?

fifth row down. between royal and overall
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

l.traube says:

Ciao, sono amministratore di un gruppo chiamato Write me!. Ci farebbe piacere aggiungere le tuo foto al gruppo.
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

ValeP_canon says:

WOW
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

morango76 [deleted] says:

I had given up flickr, but now I'm back and I would like to have you back on my contact list if you don't mind!
I love your work, it's fabulous!!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

John Althouse Cohen says:

Your Moleskine rules!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

clairerikalena says:

Your books are fantasstic, I love anything that is handmade and collagey! My friend and I attempt things like this, but don't ever have good results! Truly an amazing art.
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

the.shampoo.people says:

oh. i love everything about this!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

sakraft1 says:

I like your illustrations
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

•●iso●• says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called sugar&spice, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 17 months ago. ( permalink )

Thiago/Jaiminho says:

Amazing moleskine.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

fisheye77 says:

Great drawings!
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

florspace says:

this is so cool
Posted 14 months ago. ( permalink )

ursamajor says:

Found this on a search for "sushi," and just wanted to say, this is AWESOME. Off to peek at the others in your Journals set :)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

cecíi says:

its absolutly perfect. (: your letter, everything. your draws
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

gosheshe says:

for the third time: what is zine?
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

renmeleon says:

gosheshe - A zine is a handmade magazine.

New journaling style, hand-written monthly one goes on sale end of the month on Etsy; open edition. And Kraft Paper Muse is coming out as an actual magazine this year as well; on Lulu, several artists involved.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

gosheshe says:

thanks, i was wondering
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

loreleicorinne says:

Cute drawings. Straight off the bat reminds me of my journal. 1/2 writing half doodles.
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

bernadeezy says:

this makes me want to start a supercool journal(:
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Tiger Yawn says:

This work would be great in this group
www.flickr.com/groups/monthlyzine/
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

you-key says:

Yay for sushi! I am in love with your handwriting... from each of your journal entries!
Posted 4 months ago. ( permalink )

Becker.Fotografie says:

You're very talented! :-)
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

Louise001 says:

Fabulous pages and remembrances of finding one of those ''winner'' restaurant which is a perfect delight...:) Fellow sushi lover...and Japanese.....and all Asian food...:)
Posted 3 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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