Category Archives: Art

My Neighbor’s Ajisai flowers in full bloom

In my lovely little neighborhood, around the corner, there is a spindly little ajisai plant. It minds its own business, tucked next to a wall between homes, never being noticed. When the days become long and warm, the sun is reaching through the clouds, the little neighborhood ajisai bursts forth with the loveliest bunches ofContinue reading “My Neighbor’s Ajisai flowers in full bloom”

Plans, New Plans, and a Round-the-World Trip!

It was all planned out. Since the beginning of the year, in a color-coded Gantt Chart on big 100yen calendar pages taped to my studio walls. Big ideas broken down to easy bite-sized steps to completion. There were pinky swears & check-in promises. Of course, you’re laughing, you know where this is going. You’re right,Continue reading “Plans, New Plans, and a Round-the-World Trip!”

Long-stitch Bookbinding Workshop

Thanks to Launch Pad Gallery in Yokohama, Japan, I have the opportunity to teach a fun bookbinding workshop! On Sun, Sept 30 from 2 – 5PM I’ll be at the gallery with all the materials necessary for visitors to begin creating their own small art books. I found the long-stitch bookbinding technique to be beautifullyContinue reading “Long-stitch Bookbinding Workshop”

Miya Kaneko at The Container Gallery

“In search of the juncture of three coincidental sites,” the latest exhibition by Miya Kaneko, explores her, “…preoccupation with cities and mapping joins personal, historical and cultural recollections to flesh out a collective memory, and to remind us that places are more than a pin on the ubiquitous GPS-controlled digital maps we have grown soContinue reading “Miya Kaneko at The Container Gallery”

The Latest from the Studio

Sunday was the last day of CAF at Setagaya Art Museum’s Taiji Kiyokawa Gallery. Enjoyed the opportunity to present my AmiNETworks ghost net installation in a new space! Would love to see it in an ocean setting soon. Due to unforeseen circumstances the remainder of my 2018 has drastically changed from its original quiet scheduleContinue reading “The Latest from the Studio”