nap
now, allow peace.sometimes, doing nothing is everything.
this nap isn't laziness. it's a quiet way of healing.
SHOWCASE
/ ARTIST / 2025
| ARTIST: | tako.toka |
| COUNTRY: | Thailand |
| EMAIL: | tako.toka.art@gmail.com |
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| 🐙 たこ (Tako) ➜ hiragana for “octopus” soft and quietly strong 🕯️ 灯花 (Toka) ➜ the flicker at a candle’s tip hopeful light in stillness ⤷ たこ・灯花 (tako.toka) ➜ a quiet creature carrying its own light Every piece I draw holds a silent wish within. May it drift gently and find its way to someone's heart, whether we've crossed paths before or never even brushed against each other's world. I chose to use only black. Not because it was enough, but because it was what I had. To me, black is more than a color. It is limitation, effort, and hope. With only one color, I’ll use it with everything I’ve got, and let it carry me as far as it can. |
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sometimes, doing nothing is everything.
this nap isn't laziness. it's a quiet way of healing.
Breakfast
bring real ease and kindness for a slow togetherness.when was the last time you had breakfast with your family, just together?
USJ
Uplifting Spark Joy!when was the last time you smiled like a child,
without worrying who’s watching?
maybe all it takes is a little spin,
to remember that joy still lives here.
Tako Park
I found a quiet place.not famous. not loud.
just soft air and old trees.
Tomorogiryokuchi Tako Park.
UFM
Unnoticed, Fleeting Momentsshe fed the cats like no one was watching.
and I watched, quietly smiling.
it was just a moment,
but I’ll carry it for a long time.
reborn
Release Every Burden, Open Radiant Newnessto forgive is to let go.
to be reborn is not to forget,
but to step forward, glowing
even with the cracks.
LiDAR
Layers In Dust Are Rememberingno one sees it now
but the land remembers
and so do I
Cat Island
Calm Among Tails, In Silence Lives A New Dayno alarms, no footsteps
only purring winds and fur that feels like sunlight
here, time walks on paws
cabbage or garbage (กะหล่ำหรือกระดาษ)
sometimes the mind forgets what it used to knowin the early-to-moderate stage of Alzheimer’s,
even everyday objects become strangers.
but memory is not only fate
it's also care.
sleep enough.
eat well.
move often.
give your brain the love it deserves.
2023
The whole year sat heavy in my hands,until one gentle voice asked:
“Anything I can do?”
Kindness is quiet, but it moves mountains.
I hope this picture can carry that forward.
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2025年8月15日
Pain, relief, peace.On August 15th, my cat left this world.
I drew this piece in hope that no one has to carry grief alone when a beloved pet passes.
For those who once held tiny hearts, and still carry them in silence.
AI vs AI
Authentic Intelligence vs Artificial IntelligenceInspired by the Arthur’s Fist meme.
I hold a small belief that authentic, emotional, human thinking
can still outshine what’s artificial in its own quiet way.
Fukuoka University Medical Library
Drawn from a memory photograph taken in 2024.
Somewhere with Ears
The ears on the roof aren’t for eavesdropping,they’re just there to hear the stillness.
Look Back
Inspired by the anime of the same name,and by that quiet ache of wanting to be better,
not for anyone else,
just for the person I used to be.