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Egg-cited for Ikkis
Back in 1987, Nancy Reagan sent my dad a wooden chicken egg. That year, she sent out these wooden eggs to around 50 cartoonists and...
matsumotoamy
Jan 223 min read
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"A Journey with Ikki, Charley, and Peter Makes Three"
First, let me apologize for my lack of blogging. It is a pretty big commitment and I like to have something fun to share, so again I'm...
matsumotoamy
Oct 11, 202411 min read
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Lee Memorial Pediatric Wing Commissioned Art
Before Health Park Hospital broke ground in 1988, Lee Memorial had a Pediatric wing at its Cleveland Avenue Campus. They commissioned my...
matsumotoamy
Mar 18, 20241 min read
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Captivated: "What are the stickers for?"
I was chatting with someone the other day and I asked if her book had 2 gold stickers on the front. I was sending her a package and I...
matsumotoamy
Oct 20, 20238 min read
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Get to Know You Better: Help Us Improve Your Experience by Completing Our Customer Survey
Hello Ikki World, I have been trying to redesign our website myself with the help of WIX and YouTube and I think I'm heading in the right...
matsumotoamy
Oct 9, 20233 min read
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Animal Rhymes: Written by Helen Rose & Illustrated by Ikki Matsumoto
I thought I would share this, because if you can find one of these books, it would be just short of a miracle. I searched for years and...
matsumotoamy
Oct 8, 20231 min read
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Did you just find an original Ikki ?
How to tell if you just struck GOLD when unearthing an old Ikki at the local thrift store. Many people wonder how you can tell. Guess...
matsumotoamy
Oct 2, 20234 min read
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Are you familiar with this Ikki?
Many of you will probably remember this piece. It may have been hanging in your grandparent's time-share on Sanibel or their guestroom up...
matsumotoamy
Oct 1, 20233 min read
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Holy Crap! I'm Blogging...
Hi, my name is Amy Matsumoto and I am the daughter of Ikki and Polly. I will assume you know who they are, since you are on my father's...
matsumotoamy
Apr 28, 20232 min read
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