Hello, I'm Geri!
I’m Geri Coady—a designer and illustrator from St. John’s, Newfoundland—now living in Nottingham, UK. Join me as I share my lifelong passion for Japanese culture, language, and travel through illustration.
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Long time no post! I said long ago that I didn’t really want to get into YouTube, but I decided to push myself outside of my comfort zone and try making some videos in Japanese as a way of practicing more regularly. In my first one, I talk about what spurred my interest in Japan way back in 1995. It’s subtitled in English, so I hope you’ll watch (and maybe subscribe?)
先週の金曜日はノッティンガムからロンドンへ行き「ブライアンとロビンのクリスマス・コンペンディウム・オブ・リーズン」を初めて見った。イギリスに住んでいる人なら、この有名なデュオを知ってるはずだが、知らない人のために紹介しておくと「ブライアン」とはブライアン・コックス教授、マンチェスター大学の素粒子物理学者だ。それだけではなく…
Instead of sharing the usual offerings from big brands, this year I’ve decided to share a selection of unique gift ideas from fellow independent artists, illustrators, and designers from around the world who are working hard to make a living doing what they love (and some of my products, too).
September was a huge month for me that I’ll never forget. I was fortunate enough to travel to Japan for the second time this year—not for language school, but to participate in an artist residency at the beautiful Almost Perfect gallery in Kuramae, Tokyo. Situated in a renovated 100-year-old rice shop…
Last year I wrote a fairly… optimistic, shall we say, blog post about how I planned to study for the summer JLPT N3 exam in London. Having the N5 and N4 certificates already under my belt, by early 2018 I was ramping up my study schedule ahead of a five-week stint in Japan…
日本人の友達とフォロワーのみなさん!2月27日から3月30日まで東京に行きます。その時に販売しているアートプリント、エナメルピン、ステッカー、ワッペンなどを持っていくつもりです。もし手渡しでもよしければ会ってお渡しします。