Drawing inspiration from the playful nature of Japanese culture. “This piece centres around Niseko and fuses with a yōkai art twist. Yōkai, which translates to ‘bewitching apparition’ or ‘mysterious phenomena,’ is an integral part of Japanese folklore and is often depicted in art, literature, and popular culture. These supernatural creatures have been inspiring artists for centuries.
Develop a fun, engaging illustration that can be adapted across multiple products, including gloves, helmets, goggles, packaging, and balaclavas.
Gloves, helmet wrap, goggle strap, proclava face mask, packaging and enclosed chopsticks.




From a lifetime of making Art, Mike’s skill set is broad as is his range of creative influences. His driving passion for creating stemmed from an early love of comic books and cartoons and later developed to the influences of action sports, urban and rural landscapes, people and wildlife, concrete and culture.
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