I have been playing with emoticons since 2011.
I love these signs because of their simplicities and abilities of strong expresses.
Here are some examples from my portfolio, how they can be used in my works.
I used both Euro-Atlantic & Asian emoticons.
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/6565b829-39cd-4b2b-bb09-b1b213a9fd53_rw_600.jpg?h=c742bbe64cb930d754455ecc449587bf)
curtain: "FISHES" - Asian emoticons
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/a64c7d43-e04d-491b-bbba-75076c74770c_rw_1200.jpg?h=8a86d24e7ea272abf4a8d77ea77f8bfc)
tea towels: "FISHES" - Asian emoticons
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/1050c5f1-aed7-42eb-ae82-3143f2e6b4cd_rw_1200.jpg?h=08b827464b32ac3c31d351014fd5844a)
curtain
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/549b2168-f70c-4924-b558-cb391c8b207b_rw_1200.jpg?h=894c6da3fcd6f5542b6b886795004612)
tea towels
C=:-) chef
(:<> duck
~:> chicken
:8) pig
3:-O cow
~:> chicken
:8) pig
3:-O cow
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/b097c6a3-c0c2-461b-9924-3c3674594c63_rw_600.jpg?h=e60b6e38c337d304a82abf5fbcc10a63)
tea towels
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/5d5a73f7-8063-46b8-ba5a-e2d7bdace6db_rw_1200.jpg?h=3e4612dab3eca96afb867df2eece35c2)
tea towels
><((((o> fish
><)))*>
>(‘>
<*)))-{
><)))*>
>(‘>
<*)))-{
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/542a652f-a552-4ad3-ac3e-1456a890991a_rw_1200.jpg?h=9d3d24a2cc3260dff3dc07a8587cb733)
bed linen
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/25e35217-4fb7-4143-a4ed-43c07ac714d1_rw_600.jpg?h=021608ac792aa238aa8e6cb5325c6897)
tshirts
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/e8759da1-b234-4f7b-bc66-59ea058fc4ca_rw_1200.jpg?h=296968de4a235f9adb71770c003bad2b)
kaychains
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/1ef35010-06b1-4285-b431-f03b74d69329_rw_1200.jpg?h=9fe7e096a531060aef01ff9b728660dc)
kaychains
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/28b98e81-a85e-4ab9-8414-f26511a17b30_rw_1200.jpg?h=25dbda77fa43afecda18a64816f0ea5a)
plush figure & pillow
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/177193459f2b95eb20f1168a1e92fbf7/ddef7191-2ed5-4bc3-820b-75d2fc5db87d_rw_1200.jpg?h=a61245f150df4a70bb31872c182ebf9a)
plush figure: face / back side