ACCORDION ART BOOK MAKING EVENT

I Love My Holiday Town!

Accordion Art Book is one of the Japanese traditional book formats. It can be read as a regular book when it is folded, and it also presents a panoramic picture when the book is pulled off.

During the event, Yukie Yasui, an acclaimed Japanese illustrator, will instruct children how to create their own holiday towns on the accordion art books by collage, drawing and decorating with unlimited imagination and creativity.

To celebrate holiday season, a portion of the MIKI HOUSE’s proceeds of the event day will be donated to The Fresh Air Fund, a not-for-profit organization that has provided free summer experiences in the country to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities, creating unforgettable memories and fresh opportunities.

About Yukie Yasui from MOON & SNOW
Yukie Yasui, a mother of two daughters, has illustrated children’s books such as “Fairly Anna and Me: strategy for Party” (2009) with warm insight about young children. As an executive illustrator of MOON & SNOW Inc., a New York based multimedia creative firm, she creates illustrations for TV commercials for many major companies. Yukie is one of the artists at LittleCollector.com, online gallery for kids.

About THE FRESH AIR FUND
The Fresh Air Fund is an independent, not-for-profit agency, has provided free summer experiences to more than 1.8 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. More than 9,000 New York City children enjoy free Fresh Air Fund programs annually. Each summer, over 4,000 children visit volunteer host families in rural, suburban and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada. 3,000 children also attend five Fresh Air camps in the summer on a 2,300-acre site in Fishkill, New York. Close to 2,000 young people participate in year-round educational programs at camp and in New York City.