For Sharri's project, I get to do packaging for rice -I can make up my own brand if I don't like anything out there, and I have to make 3 designs to start with. My "brand"? Inari. I'll likely end up drawing my own logo artwork for it too. Also thinking "hey, Sakippi is a fox.... Why don't I ask Inari her/himself* for direction? :D" Brilliant, yes?
*There's still debate over Inari's actual "gender," as most people call her a goddess, but many art pieces depict her as a man and/or wearing male clothing. Also, because Japanese foxes are known to be shapeshifters, it's possible (s)he just changes role whenever it suits her/him.
Inari as the deity of agriculture is usually female, but Inari in other roles is male, but they ARE one deity, soo... idk.
...yeah ok, this is confusing even me now. O_o
*gigglesnort* I had a funny mental image of putting my Inari (guitarist of Black Tea, fictional VK band in Paper Cranes) as the posterboy for the brand. I promptly laughed and gave him a smack and told him to go away. XD (Yes, my cast have taken on practically lives of their own and we bitch and argue and compromise even as if they were live people, it's really astounding. Guess it means they're very lifelike.)
Thinking of maybe including recipes on the back of the rice packages too... like "make your own inarizushi!" or "daifuku in 60 minutes or less!" or something. :3 Mmmm, onigiri~~~ :9 And facts about what else rice is/used to be used for -rice glue, starch, sake, papers and textiles...
o_o I wanna meet Inari-sama now~~~ ...but I have to do my work and get ready for class... ><
Jali
*There's still debate over Inari's actual "gender," as most people call her a goddess, but many art pieces depict her as a man and/or wearing male clothing. Also, because Japanese foxes are known to be shapeshifters, it's possible (s)he just changes role whenever it suits her/him.
Inari as the deity of agriculture is usually female, but Inari in other roles is male, but they ARE one deity, soo... idk.
...yeah ok, this is confusing even me now. O_o
*gigglesnort* I had a funny mental image of putting my Inari (guitarist of Black Tea, fictional VK band in Paper Cranes) as the posterboy for the brand. I promptly laughed and gave him a smack and told him to go away. XD (Yes, my cast have taken on practically lives of their own and we bitch and argue and compromise even as if they were live people, it's really astounding. Guess it means they're very lifelike.)
Thinking of maybe including recipes on the back of the rice packages too... like "make your own inarizushi!" or "daifuku in 60 minutes or less!" or something. :3 Mmmm, onigiri~~~ :9 And facts about what else rice is/used to be used for -rice glue, starch, sake, papers and textiles...
o_o I wanna meet Inari-sama now~~~ ...but I have to do my work and get ready for class... ><
Jali
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