time Archives - NorikoArt https://norikoart.com/tag/time/ Noriko Matsubara Mon, 16 Nov 2020 19:58:45 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://norikoart.com/wp-content/uploads/hanko-small-100x100.jpg time Archives - NorikoArt https://norikoart.com/tag/time/ 32 32 Lockdown Cartoon #24: Family Time https://norikoart.com/lockdown-cartoon-24-family-time/ Wed, 26 Aug 2020 23:29:47 +0000 https://norikoart.com/?p=4197 My children often make me realise something I didn’t notice before. The other day during breakfast.Ichi: “It was fun yesterday, wasn’t it?”Me: “Oh yeah, your friend came to play.”Ichi: “That was fun too, but what I enjoyed the most was watching telly with my family.” Watching TV after dinner as a family – I never realised such […]

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My children often make me realise something I didn’t notice before.
 
The other day during breakfast.
Ichi: “It was fun yesterday, wasn’t it?”
Me: “Oh yeah, your friend came to play.”
Ichi: “That was fun too, but what I enjoyed the most was watching telly with my family.”
 
Watching TV after dinner as a family – I never realised such a trivial thing was a big deal for my son. It was an everyday thing, yet we hadn’t done that as a family for a long time.
Both me and Steve work from home. That doesn’t mean we spend a lot of time with our children. Actually, we don’t have much family time because we don’t follow the 9-6 office hours.
 
But when I heard what Ichi said, I decided to spend more time with my family. We don’t have to do anything special, just consciously create the time to be together. 
Artist and children’s author Noriko Matsubara documents her family's experience during COVID-19 lockdown with relatable cartoons.

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Bocchi and Pocchi-A Tale of Two Socks written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Picture book for children aged 2-5. Published by Troika Books in 2013.
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Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi and the Bird written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2014.
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Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi’s Big Surprise written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2016.
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