Fishcake and Tamago is a collection of art and writing by Mariko Miyake that celebrates and honors the feminine spirit—inner child to wise woman and everyone in between.

ILLUSTRATION JOURNEY

Her whimsical watercolor illustrations celebrate the magic, wonder, and imagination of childhood as well as her deep love for animals, long ago summers in Japan and everyday encounters.

NOVEL

Mariko Miyake’s debut novel, The Weeping Field is a story about a young woman named Nami who must overcome insurmountable loss in order to find her way home again. Her journey is as magical as it is heartbreaking, as difficult as it is redemptive. The lives of these characters will stay in your heart long after the last word.

STORIES from the EGG

For more in depth stories on the creative and life journey, subscribe to my Substack Account, Stories from the Egg.

Can you believe this safety pin used to hold my diapers as a baby? Do they even make these anymore? It’s beautiful. I got it back from my dad. I need all the reminders of me as a child that I can get right now. Heal the inner child. Heal the wo
Say hello to our stray, Sylvester. He can be aloof and he craps all over our yard, but I love him. He seems to come around on my bad days just to hang out under the mountain apple tree. He loves cold dirt. He loves naps. Over time, he’s come cl
Tuesday noontime drawing. Does he look embarrassed to you? Don’t know if I quite got the emotion. But it was fun drawing him. #thegoodshipillustration #fishcakeandtamago #colorpencildrawing #humor
Too much? I thought my bio should describe me better, don’t you think? 😂 #fishcakeandtamago
My grandfather used to send me signs from the other side, well a particular sign. Every once in a while when things got unbearable in my life, he’d surprise me with a full rainbow 🌈. It had to be a surprise because this is Hawaii. We get rainb
When I was young, being at the babysitter meant freedom and wonder and magic. She had a bathroom in the center of her house, no windows at all. Best place to look at glow in the dark stars. Today’s kids might think it’s silly with all the
One year ago today, I published my novel, The Weeping Field, on Amazon. I still can’t believe I did it. I look at the book in my hands and flip through the pages in awe. I want to tell the me of 2012, you were so brave. Who starts projects wher
This is a photograph I took in 2015 of jizo in Arashiyama. Jizo are the guardian deities of children and travelers. You will find them on temple grounds but more often than not, they are on rural walking roads in Japan. I have always loved jizo but n
I want to remember this day. It was the first time in a long long time that I felt joy. Seriously, I thought I had forgotten what that felt like. But today, I felt it and it was glorious. It’s not like anything big happened but these bits of ma
Can you guess what these are? That’s right, they’re book cover sketches. In fact, they’re the first sketches I ever did when I decided to do my own book cover. Self-publishing experts strongly advise us to let someone else do it. Bu

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