{"id":93,"date":"2026-02-28T16:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T07:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/?p=93"},"modified":"2026-07-29T09:34:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T00:34:21","slug":"octopus-and-the-sword","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/?p=93","title":{"rendered":"Octopus and the Sword"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li id=\"At-the-beginning\"><a href=\"#English\">English<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li id=\"\u86f8\u3068\u5200\"><a href=\"#Japanese\">Japanese(\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"English\">At the beginning of the year, I had a rather vivid first dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In it, I was cutting an octopus into pieces on a wooden board with a sword.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was strange, almost surreal \u2014 and it stayed with me long after I woke up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If I were to draw the scene exactly as it appeared in the dream, it might feel too literal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So instead, I began thinking about how to transform that image into something quieter, more symbolic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As I explored different compositions, the piece gradually took its current form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6833.jpg\" alt=\"rough sketch of an octopus\" class=\"wp-image-94\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6833.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6833-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6833-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was my first time drawing an octopus, so I spent a great deal of time studying reference materials \u2014 observing the texture of the skin, the movement of the tentacles, and the subtle shifts of light.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toranosuke.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_6834.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of an octopus - 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