Tales From The Brazier's Grotto
A blog by Katriina Etholén
Here I will publish my old school days drawings, but also some new ones.
It is 25 years today – 2 May 2023 – since ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 left this world on 2 May 1998. This time I knew quite early what kind of picture I would draw of him for this special day. If I had a lot of luck, I would have been now in Yokohama at ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ... Continue Reading →
ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 would have turned 58 today, on 13 December 2022. It was time to make a new picture of him. I had an idea in my head, but I needed a model. I used a video clip from X Japan's gig. When I started thinking about a new drawing of ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒/𝐻𝐼𝐷𝐸 (in X Japan related... Continue Reading →
Music Archive is a series, where I write about albums or singles that have been released years ago, too long time ago to be enclosed in the “Reviews” category. Music Archive is thus forming its own subcategory under “Reviews”, even though these write-ups are not reviews, maybe not always even presentations. They are just stories... Continue Reading →
Music Archive is a series, where I write about albums or singles that have been released years ago, too long time ago to be enclosed in the “Reviews” category. Music Archive is thus forming its own subcategory under “Reviews”, even though these write-ups are not reviews, maybe not always even presentations. They are just stories... Continue Reading →
It is 24 years today since ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 left this world on 2 May 1998. Last year I wrote how he sneaked into my heart without asking permission. This year I decided to draw a smiley picture of him. ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 led me back to drawing. When I was preparing that very first article of him for... Continue Reading →
I have drawn pictures of ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 since those first three pictures I presented in the first part of this drawing series. They have all made to illustrate my articles. This one is just a drawing for ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒's 57th birthday. Hideto Matsumoto a.k.a. ℎ𝑖𝑑𝑒 would have turned 57 years on 13 December 2021. Unfortunately this talented musician... Continue Reading →
This is the first part of my new series here in Tales from the Brazier’s Grotto. I start to show here my drawings! Do I draw? No, I don’t, but it’s hopefully my new hobby. I hope to start producing some new drawings, but I have decided to show in this series my old school... Continue Reading →
Tales From The Brazier's Grotto