Went to an impromptu drawing class with a friend on Sunday in the Yutenji area of Tokyo. I need all the practice I can get as I have great difficulties creating 2D artwork. While it was a warm sunny day for December here, it was still cold! December, people!! We went as a group toContinue reading “Drawing Momiji at Yutenji Temple”
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Purple Fade: Weather Vessel Update 1
It’s been almost a month since I created the experiment, Weather Vessel, to watch the effects the outdoors would have on various colored wire crochet work. I had high hopes the color would last for at least 6 months or so before there was fading. Unfortunately, some changes are quite noticeable already! The DarkContinue reading “Purple Fade: Weather Vessel Update 1”
Colorful Malaysia!
Just had a wonderful time in Malaysia over Thanksgiving and found a lot of inspiration. The sights are colorful, the food options are colorful, the sounds are colorful and even the smells are colorful! Batu Caves
Weather Vessel
Crochet work involves a lot of sitting, which leads to thinking, which inevitably leads to trouble. The deep shattering realization that there are no pink butterflies eventually brought me around to what will I do when I have finished the Butterfly Flight Prep installation piece? This trouble had me creating this multicolored vessel as stepContinue reading “Weather Vessel”
Knit Artist Saki Chikaraishi
Part of the Cosmic Girls Exhibition in the Marunouchi House across from Tokyo Station is a fun knit & crochet exhibition by Saki Chikaraishi. Check out this huge Earth installation piece complete with satellites orbiting: A satellite complete with it’s solar panel. Wire holds the shape of this item as it orbits the large knitContinue reading “Knit Artist Saki Chikaraishi”
Special Rainforest Order of Yarn
As I experiment with the colored-copper wire designs, the special order of rainforest colored yarns I ordered from Yarn vs. Zombies is being completed. Check out the great colors! The scale of the Butterfly Flight Prep art installation has necessitated specially ordering the yarn. The alternative is running around multiple yarn shops in Tokyo searchingContinue reading “Special Rainforest Order of Yarn”
Ginza – Tokyo Art Gallery Adventures
Every Ginza Gallery Hop starts at the elephant in Ginza. It’s decorations are regularly changed by advertisers so we’re always curious what he will look like next. This time around we have no idea what was being advertised. Stopped at the Mirror Exhibition and saw work by Kohei Nawa using acrylic on paper that reminded meContinue reading “Ginza – Tokyo Art Gallery Adventures”