My first artist residency and already I’m loving just one more reason to be an artist! Onishi, in Gunma Prefecure, Japan is a very small town just outside Tokyo. Easy to get here by train, bus and/or car for a quick day trip yet still seems to be untouched by the big city life. ThatContinue reading “First 48 Hours at Shiro Oni Studios”
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Patterie by Rie Suzuki
I finally got to meet Rie Suzuki earlier this month at Spiral’s Independent Creators Festival. Her gorgeous embroidery work has impressed me from the first time I saw it. Using sheer fabrics in multiple layers, satins, ribbons, beads and smoothly wrapping the hoops all leads to a lovely floating world for her feminine characters toContinue reading “Patterie by Rie Suzuki”
“Leap and the Net Will Appear” – Julia Cameron
After decades of deliberation, finally in 2010, I decided what I wanted to be when I grew up: an Artist! Then came the hard part; The Leap! Where do I start? How do I begin this new journey that I really felt like I was coming in late to the game? Just as I made myContinue reading ““Leap and the Net Will Appear” – Julia Cameron”
Stationery Cafe w/Squee Pumpkin Cookies
In Omodesando, out Exit A2 is a fun little Cafe called Bunbougu,文房具, which means stationery in Japanese. Offering larger than normal cafe tables and a drawer full of paper & pen surprises, a creative like me couldn’t resist adding my own touch to the pages of the community notebook. Paper & Pens provided also makeContinue reading “Stationery Cafe w/Squee Pumpkin Cookies”
International Quilt Show in Yokohama
Wow. Just Wow. There was an epic amount of patience shown by the quilters in their work at the show. All those itsy bitsy pieces of fabric of all types, sewn into the most amazing scenes and designs just blew me away. Each of them had to have taken months, or even years to complete!Continue reading “International Quilt Show in Yokohama”
Sketchbook Look
Working on drawing Octopi this month to document my Tako Life cookbook project. Using my Evernote Moleskine, I am now getting a better idea of how I would like my pages and designs to look. Even the best colors to use. While 2D work is not my forte I do enjoy it just to colorContinue reading “Sketchbook Look”
Explosion of Color at Space Galleria
Spent an Artist’s Day out today in Chiba at Space Galleria to see a group exhibition in which my new friend Michelle Zacharias had work on display. When I walked in the door I was greeted with the most wonderful explosion of colors! Everywhere! Hanging from the ceiling, draped over mannequins and lined up onContinue reading “Explosion of Color at Space Galleria”