Totoro Forest Art Project

This summer past, a project to help save Sayama Forest, the woods that inspired Hayao Miyazaki to produce My Neighbor Totoro, finally came into glorious fruition last September. The Totoro Forest Project is a fundraising exhibition/auction featuring more than 200 pieces of original art produced exclusively for the event, including work from James Jean (Prada), Jillian Tamaki (Skim, The New Yorker), Gene Luen Yang (American Born Chinese), and Enrico Casarosa (Pixar).



Marvelous! What's more, in conjunction with the project's environmental message, the paper used in the catalogue consists of recycled materials and the ink itself is soy-based. So awesome, I cannot believe I forgot to order one those sweet babes. It's only been a month, but the magical masterpiece has already sold out at $40 a pop. Those without proper jobs (such as myself, cough) can only look from afar as the few remaining reserves get sold at extortionist prices.

Fortunately for us Bay Areans, part I of the Totoro Forest art exhibition, which includes half of the numerous pieces featured in the catalogue, is currently on display at the San Francisco Cartoon Art museum; a reception for the show will be held sometime this December, when the project in its entirety will be installed through February 8th.

The Totoro Forest Project
Part I: September 20, 2008 - January 18, 2009
Part II: December 6, 2008 - February 8, 2009.

Admission Prices:
$6.00 - Adults
$4.00 - Students & Seniors

Cartoon Art Museum in San Francisco
655 Mission Street
san Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 227-8666