"I want everyone in the world to enjoy Acchan's paintings."
This is my dream.
One day, when My brother Acchan and I were still small, we were playing and Acchan fell down the stairs by mistake.
We are not sure if this was the reason, but he grew up to be a child with a disability who was not good at talking.
But he loved to draw, and was always drawing behind the restaurant in our parents' house.
When I was in the upper grades of elementary school,
I was teased more and more about him like "Isn't your brother crazy?"
At that time, I couldn't argue with them, and I began to feel alienated from him.
And I started to blame Acchan for everything, "Why can't you be normal?"
I began to blame Acchan for everything.
In the meantime, Acchan continued to draw pictures. From morning till night.
At the year I have entered into university, I casually asked him, "Why do you keep drawing?
Acchan replied, "Because everyone praises me when I draw. Besides, it's fun."
Yes, indeed.
When I was in elementary school, He would draw the cover of the class book.
In junior high school, He was praised for drawing for preparation for the school festival, or a doodle during recess.
Even now, customers at his parents' restaurant even buy his paintings.
By drawing, Acchan has been able to communicate with the people around him.
At the time, I thought that I had to make him "normal", but that was a big mistake.
He had created his own place for himself.
When I noticed this, I decided to say like this around me "My brother has such a talent. Look at his paintings!"
Indeed, it is true that Acchan is not a good at talking.
In order to make a living as a painter, it is very important to be able to talk about their work in an attractive way.
In fact, because of his inability to speak well, Acchan lost her job as a painting teacher and went through a lot of hardships.
It's sad to say, but the reality is that it's difficult to survive just by continuing to draw.
I'm just an amateur who don't know anything about painting, but I've felt Acchan's passion for painting and his talent.
So to speak, I'm fan number three. (My father and mother are the first and second fans.)
As Fan No. 3, I don't want to let Acchan's drawings and his passion be forgotten.
That's why I want to help Acchan's drawings reach people all over the world.
And eventually, I want Acchan to be able to continue drawing and live.
I decided to create this site as one of the things I can do to help Acchan's drawings be seen
by people all over the world.
Anyway, thank you very much for visiting today.
We will continue to do our best, so please cheer us on!
Saturday, May 8, 2021 Takashi Kubo
