Yuko Shimizu
I love the bold use of colour and playful sense of composition in the work of New York-based illustrator Yuko Shimizu. This one in particular is giving me a sudden urge for triple maple and walnut ice cream, with a generous splash of chocolate on top.
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marcos chin said | 14 January, 2010
oooohhhh… i can’t wait for summer… yummy illustration yuko.