Local Artist Shows New Collection in Nation's Capital

SEARCH Alerts Mobile Submit a Tip 92° Like 130k Follow

NEWS WEATHER SPORTS U LOCAL ON TV CRIME STOPPERS LOCAL EXPERTS USED CARS DR. OZ LIFESTYLE

BREAKING FULL COVERAGE NEWS Former Va. governor, wife guilty in political... 5min Get Alerts »

Home / Local News

Share 21 NEXT STORY Local artist shows new collection in nation's Mother, teenage Tweet 0 son found dead at By Alex Omaha home Hoffman capital 6 BIO UPDATED 6:29 PM CDT Apr 11, 2014 9

Text Size: A A A Advertising

MOST POPULAR

SLIDESHOWS STORIES VIDEOS

1. Photos: Tornado SHOW TRANSCRIPT damage in Pilger OMAHA, Neb. — A local artist’s work is being featured around the world, and his newest collection just made its debut in Washington, D.C.

Jun Kaneko admires his own creations, nearly two dozen ceramic 2. 20 things you should never say to your child PHOTOS: BEHIND-THE-SCENES sculptures called tanukis. 3. Check out this week's featured mansion WITH THE TANUKIS 4. Photos: See who got arrested 2hr A local artist is 5. Banned baby names around the world showcasing his "'Tanuki' means 'raccoon dog' in Japanese,” he said. latest collection in 6. Photos: Officerinvolved shooting at 43rd and Washington, D.C. Dodge MORE Right now, the tanuki sculptures line the Kennedy Center in the From the web nation’s capital. ■ All the Looks From the Vanity Fair Oscar Party The Cut ■ 14 Celebrities And Their "Twin" Stunt Doubles Photos: Behindthescenes with the Tanukis Answers ■ Your Personality will tell you Where to Deposit Your Money Video: Local artist shows tanuki sculpture collection in nation's capital GoBankingRates.com Sponsored Links by Taboola “Generally speaking, most of them are pretty interesting to me,” Kaneko said. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE+ Kaneko said he started designing this new shape about two years ago.

“This nose is pointing up compared to the other,” he said.

Each sculpture is built by hand and takes seven to eight months to dry. While they're drying, Kaneko said he thinks about how he'll paint each one and what patterns he will use. KETV NewsWatch 7 "Good thing is they don't talk back to me and say 'I don’t like this. I want to change it,’” he said. google.com/+ketv

Get more complete coverage of local news and The sculpture stands more than 6 feet tall. weather from Omaha's favorite news source: …

Follow +1 “When we're making it, these things shrink 10 percent, so when we are making it, it was a little + 115,629 over 7 feet,” he said.

Advertising It took six months just to tackle the technicalities of designing them, time Kaneko said was well spent doing what he loves.

"Without challenge my life would be boring, so I try to create some interesting situations,” he said.

Some of the tanuki sculptures will soon be a permanent fixture at the Omaha Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium.

PHOTOS: BEHIND-THE-SCENES WITH THE TANUKIS

1 of 12

Share 21 Tweet 0 6

TAGS Tanuki Jun Kaneko Washington D.C. Kennedy Center Sculpture

Comments Print Share Trending Offers and Articles ADVERTISEMENT

Nebraska: Here’s a They were Alist child The news you want. 53yrold mom angers little known way to pay celebrities, but these The insight you need. doctors by revealing down your nowgrown stars have $12 for 12 weeks. her simple antiwrinkle mortgage….. slipped off the radar. Subscribe today! treatment trick.

RECOMMENDED

FROM KETV FROM AROUND THE WEB Promoted Links by Taboola Abandoned building could be new 911 center 10 Outrageous Celebrity Gifts KETV.com [Suggest] Owner Watches As Pit Bull Kills Her Puppy KETV.com Health spending on the rise Feeling helpless with MS? KETV.com Watch expert advice about BP found 'grossly negligent' for Gulf spill [yHoe…althiNation] KETV.com 3rd person to get experimental Ebola vaccine How Can I Spot A Legitimate KETV.com Credit Repair Service? IdahoFlorida game rescheduled for 2017 [Next Advisor Daily] KETV.com

COMMENTS

The views expressed are not those of this site, this station or its affiliated companies. By posting your comments you agree to accept our terms of use. Your comment will not appear here until you verify your email address with Disqus. KETV NewsWatch 7 encourages users to report violations of our terms of use by flagging the inappropriate comment. Hold your mouse over the comment to reveal the flag on the right side, then click the flag.

1 Comment KETV  Login

Sort by Best Share ⤤ Favorite ★

Join the discussion…

RM51 • 5 months ago I'm sure it is a big honor for him but 6 foot sculpturers that look pregnant or drank a lot of beer who paid to put this on? 1 △ ▽ • Reply • Share ›

ALSO ON KETV AROUND THE WEB WHAT'S THIS? Residents ask why dam didn't stop 4 Bodily Signs a Heart Attack is Near flooding 21 comments Newsmax Health Patients apply for continuation of Controversial "Skinny Pill" Sweeps the coverage after BCBS, … 12 comments Nation Healthy LifeStyle Stothert vetoes four budget Please Don't Retire At 62. Here's Why. amendments 12 comments The Motley Fool Smoke from tire fire seen from miles These Are The Funniest Church Signs on away 19 comments the Internet! BeliefNet

✉ Subscribe d Add Disqus to your site Latest from KETV Channel 7 News FEATURED WEATHER LATEST HEADLINES

Weather Neb. high court Joan Rivers dies at age 81 2min upholds new trial for Comedian Joan Rivers died in a New York hospital Thursday u local Lincoln man 92° afternoon, a week after suffering cardiac arrest during a medical On TV procedure, her daughter said."She passed peacefully at 1:17 WATCH p.m. surrounded by family and close friends," Melissa Rivers Omaha, NE said ... Read More » Alerts (0) Former Va. governor, wife guilty in political corruption trial 5min Closings (0) Radar BP found 'grossly negligent' for Gulf spill 8min MORE Leaders break ground on new rehab hospital 10min MORE

Adv ert is ing

BEST 7'S SURE BETS She took away my fear and gave me hope. Cancer care experts fighting for your best chance at survival. Find your Methodist provider. More

AD Who's been Arrested? Omaha arrest records. Who do you know? Learn More

AD She's 53, But Looks 23 53 yrold mom angers doctors by revealing her simple antiwrinkle treatment trick. Learn More

KETV Omaha

© 2014, Hearst DISCLOSURES SECTIONS TV STATION SERVICES PARTNERS Properties Inc. on behalf of KETVTV. Privacy Policy Home KETV Jobs Email SignUp Hearst Television Terms of Use News About KETV Mobile Internet Broadcasting Site Map Public Inspection File National News Contact KETV Social ABC

Weather Captioning Contacts RSS CNN

Entertainment News Team Stories On DVD Manilla

On TV Advertise

Marketplace