Kiki's Delivery Service doodles

Ahhh, as usual there is never enough time in the week. Where did this week zip by? I still have so many drawings I want to share but they aren't quite ready... I thought I'd at least share some of my Kiki sketches though! I'm working on doing a full illustration of Kiki flying through the sky (see below sketch) and the rest of the stuff is just doodles that happened while working. If you haven't seen Kiki's Delivery Service, I totally recommend it - especially if you are a fan of Totoro or other Miyazaki films. The story is about a young girl going to live in a town by herself for a year to establish herself as a witch, and while doing so she learns the important lesson of believing in herself and following her heart. Love love love this movie...

One of my favorite parts is the opening scene where she is flying on her broom and listening to 50's sounding Japanese music. (The song is "Rouge no Dengon" by Arai Yumi for the curious!) It makes me want to go grab a battery powered radio and listen to fun oldies while riding my bicycle... I found a clip of it on youtube, check it out: