This week I'm in London, admiring the lights, and loving the Chrismassy-ness of it all. Along with two of my monsters colleagues, Lynn Hatzius and David Humphries, we had a stand at the House of Illustration annual Illustrator's Christmas Fair, held in King's Cross.
We sold prints and cards, and I even had some of my London Toile products.
I've been admiring the wonderful Christmas windows around town, and my favourites are the glorious Fortnum and Masons...
and of course Tiffanys.
And the best thing about London is the choice of exhibitions, and these constructed trees by Ai Wei Wei at the Royal Academy were stunning.
Can't wait for more London inspiration this week!
Tiffanys
Tiffany & Co. mugs
My Fifth Avenue Tiffany designs have been made into special little versions in Japan, with angled sides. Little and cute works well there! 
They're available exclusively in Japan, either in store or online.
New York visit
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Hello again, here are a few items of Mariko news from NY... I went to see my ceramic products on display in Tiffanys on Fifth Avenue. Hurrah! They’d sold out of the mugs, which was great to hear.
I painted another mural (an alien this time) for Sparkhouse Kids toystore in South Orange.
They're using the ‘Sparky’ character I designed as the store mascot and logo now too. You can even get mini stick-on tattoos with him on!
I went to Pennsylvania to visit some friends in the countryside,
...went to a cool gig of a guy called Stephan Said, who had all sorts of interesting-looking people accompanying him,
and finally, enjoyed wandering in the Union Square farmer's market, looking at pies. A wonderful end to a wonderful trip.
