Kiku Hughes

Hi, I’m Kiku Hughes, a nikkei (Yonsei) comic artist and writer based in the Seattle area. 

This blog is fairly casual, but you can find my work below:

🎨 “Displacement,” my debut graphic novel about Japanese American incarceration, generational trauma and reconnecting with lost community

🎨 My published short comics

🎨 General art tag

🎨 Sketches, WIPs and doodles

You can contact me on twitter @ kikuhughes (for as long as that lasts), or by emailing me at kikujhughes@gmail 

happy aanhpi heritage month for one more day, here are my aaanhpi characters + some fanart (and a self protrait lol)

i finally drew a single thing. may was rough gang. im still shaking out the cobwebs but here’s a melshi

you're probably right, lately when i even gather the courage to try drawing my brain is just blank. maybe just redrawing some old stuff would help.

Been in an extremely bad depression hole (what else is new i know but this one's worse lol) and feeling too terrified to draw at all, plus having so little free time lately. Feels extremely bad idk how to solve this one

doodles of the main character from an upcoming project, her name is August Gao and she’s my terrible daughter

sorry i havent posted much, another depressive episode u know how it goes. anyway have some painter au melshian scribbles for now :/ tomorrow, who knows?

Trying to force myself to draw again by streaming!! I’m doing kisses prompts 

https://picarto.tv/kikuhughes

Once again i have nothing but shitty pencil scribbles but im becoming deeply invested in portait painter cassian au

Haven't been drawing as much as I'd like, but managed one thing last night - it's embarrassing bear with me

You are right on time, thank you!! 💖💃🥳

Hi it’s my birthday today so I get to repost andor fanart!!! 

Thank you! 💚

I know your intentions are good anon but i have in fact tried not being down on myself, I am trying every day honestly, it's not something I can just think away lmao. apologies for the mental eelness, i have tried not to be as public about it, forgive me if I slip up now and again

I never post event stuff here but i probably should? Anwyay this is Thursday and I'm very nervous because Karen Tei Yamashita wrote one of my favorite books! Ahh!!

Thought of this while i was laughing to myself about "might as well salivate. It's my choice" had to sketch it v fast. Apologies.

Thank you so much! This is too kind <3