{"id":1042,"date":"2026-09-07T03:32:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T18:32:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1042"},"modified":"2026-09-07T23:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T14:48:23","slug":"when-a-story-slowly-takes-on-a-different-shape","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/en\/blog\/when-a-story-slowly-takes-on-a-different-shape\/","title":{"rendered":"Over time, a story takes shape and evolves"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>From the Little Moments I Discover in Nice<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I walk through the streets of Nice, there are moments when I suddenly realize that I\u2019m tracing the outlines of a color or a scene that has caught my eye.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps, without even realizing it, I\u2019m trying to hold onto those scenes and landscapes, together with the sensations I felt in that moment, keeping them somewhere in my memory and in my heart.<\/p>\n<p>People talking on a caf\u00e9 terrace.<br \/>\nTrees swaying in the wind.<br \/>\nAfternoon light falling across the walls of old buildings.<\/p>\n<p>By gathering these small moments I encounter in everyday life, I have been slowly developing a story that I began creating with great care this year.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside this creative process, I share a one-minute short video every few weeks, introducing the atmosphere of the world I\u2019m creating and the characters who live in it.<\/p>\n<p>The other day, I uploaded the third video.<\/p>\n<p>And this third video actually has two versions.<\/p>\n<p>First, Version 1:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udf75 \u5fc3\u306e\u304a\u8336\u6642\u9593 #03-1\uff5c\u5fc3\u306e\u95c7\u306f\u4f7f\u3044\u3088\u3046\u3002Kokoro Tea Time #03-1 | Your Inner Darkness Can Be Useful.\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AOy-Wnmusb8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And then, Version 2:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud83c\udf75\u5fc3\u306e\u304a\u8336\u6642\u9593 #03-2\uff5c\u5fc3\u306e\u95c7\u3092\u5229\u7528\u3057\u305f\u3089\u2026\uff1fKokoro Tea Time #03-2| What If You Used Your Inner Darkness\u2026?\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bY9hqVIpyP4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The reason I created the second version is because I received some very valuable feedback from those of you who kindly share your thoughts with me. Some of you felt that the flow of the first version was a little difficult to follow.<\/p>\n<p>So, with the second version, I wanted to try and see whether I could make what I wanted to convey a little easier to understand.\u266a<\/p>\n<p>After creating it, I feel that Version 2 makes it easier to understand what I was trying to express.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love for you to watch both versions and compare them.\u266a<\/p>\n<p>And because I don\u2019t want to create something that only makes sense to me, I would truly appreciate hearing your honest thoughts and feedback. \u2b50\ufe0e<\/p>\n<p><strong>On Patreon, I also share the time behind the finished work<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Patreon, I gradually share the parts of the creative process that you wouldn\u2019t necessarily see just by looking at the finished work.<\/p>\n<p>What kind of flow I\u2019m imagining within a one-minute short video.<\/p>\n<p>How I came up with a particular scene.<\/p>\n<p>What kinds of things I\u2019m thinking about while creating in the midst of everyday life.<\/p>\n<p>I share these moments little by little\u2014the time and creative process behind the finished works.<\/p>\n<p>I would be very happy if you would also support the story as it slowly takes shape, and the characters who live in this world, through Patreon. \u2b50\ufe0e<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/akikoillustrations\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/cw\/akikoillustrations<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Expressing the movements of the heart with care<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Every day, we all experience different movements within our hearts.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m challenging myself to capture each of those individual moments and express them with care.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":994,"template":"","class_list":["post-1042","blog","type-blog","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","en-US"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog\/1042","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/blog"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/blog"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/994"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/akikomartinache.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1042"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}