Gateless Gate Studio

Visually exploring life's myriad koans and other creative side roads from illustrator Mark T. Morse.

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May Patreon Kirie cards & giveaway https://t.co/LX3juWsy57

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The barn is ready for this Saturday's festivities. Here are some prints I'll have available. Several artists will be attending, with a wide variety of handmade items. If you are near Snohomish, WA, this Saturday, please let me know if I can forward you info.

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Hello all, the remainder of 2021 will go towards preparing the Hiragana Yokai Flashcards for the printer in preparation for a Kickstarter in January. If you're interested, the best place for updates will be my newsletter which you can sign-up for here: https://t.co/8jaz61TRcg

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@ZackDavisson I'm watching the last episode of season 2 tonight, and pretty sure I'll start again from the beginning tomorrow.

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@stewped Thank you A.J. They turned into a fun project. It’s also prompted some request to reproduce, so now I’m trying to figure out how to go about that.

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Hello all, here are some samples from the completed set of yokai-themed Hiragana flashcards. I was inspired by my daughter's Japanese studies and my interest in Japan's monsters, ghouls, and spirits. You can also see the entire set here: https://t.co/P9R3au8nqX

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@Elderpe41171598 Olá, obrigado pelo seu interesse. Atualmente não estão à venda, mas estou pensando nisso. * Traduzido via Google. Peço desculpas se impreciso.

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Some of my favorite additions to the yokai-themed Hiragana flashcards came about this weekend. ゆ(Yu) is for the ghost Yūrei. え(E) is for the ruler of hell Enma Daiō. せ(Se) is for the great dragon Seiryū. て(Te) is for Tengu.

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@takakofisher Thank you for those ideas. It’s turned into an interesting question, as I’ve found statements explaining that words starting with り, る are less common.

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Here are the newest editions to the hand-stamped yokai-themed Hiragana flashcards. It's an October project inspired by my daughter's Japanese studies. I'm almost halfway through the set of 46 characters. #hiragana #nihongo #yokai #ayokaiaday

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@nickkranc Thank you, that may work, I’ll just need to confirm how the Hiragana works with Ru vs. Ryu. I’ve seen variations with some Romani spellings. Thanks again.

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@scottiswriting Thank you.

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This week I added five new flashcards to my yokai-themed Hiragana deck. Included are spirits of the dead known as Hitodama. Shape-shifting foxes called Kitsune. The vampires seductresses Nikusui. Kings of the trash heap Chirizuka kaiō. And Guardian lion Shisa.
#ayokaiaday

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@GhostlyOf Thank you.

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I added four new yokai themed Hiragana flashcards to my deck today. The full 46 Hiragana characters feel like a ways away, but I'm excited about the progress made so far:
わ / wa / Wani
い / i/ Isogashi
ら / ra / Raiju
や / ya / Yamajijii
#hiragana #yokai #ayokaiaday

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@IHealRages @curiousordinary Thank you for recommending Kaizen. I've been studying with my daughter who is attending her first college class of Japanese using Genki 1. Also been enjoying Duolingo.

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Continuing forward into this October’s yokai-themed Hiragana flashcards. I now have:
は / ha / Hannya
ま / ma / Maneki neko
な / na / Nasu baba

#hiragana #japanese #nihongo #flashcards #stamps #hannya #manekineko #nasubaba #yokai #ayokaiaday

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@curiousordinary Thank you

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@AbrianCArt Thank you

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My oldest daughter is three weeks into her first Japanese class, and it's October, which has me daydreaming of spooks and monsters. So I started a set of yokai Hiragana flashcards for her.
あ / a / Appossha
か / ka / Kagge onna
さ / sa / Sarugami
た / ta / Tanuki
#ayokaiaday