Artist Michelle Zacharias boarded the Bullet Train (Shinkansen) on her way to Kyoto with hoji-cha, chocolate-covered almonds, and 2 pieces of art for two different group shows! There’s great art to see in Kyoto! The International Exhibition of Art: Kyoto Art Show from Oct 28 – Nov 2 and at the Gallery Kei-Fu Follow her adventures in Kyoto onContinue reading “Art on the Move – As Fast as a Speeding Bullet!”
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Good (Bad?) Enough to Bin It!
Yes! That really great idea I had that turned out to be not such a great idea is going in the Bin. More precisely, Michael Landy’s Art Bin at Yokohama’s Museum of Art. As mentioned in my Decluttering Art post, what cannot be reclaimed, repurposed or given away to even one’s mother to love will needContinue reading “Good (Bad?) Enough to Bin It!”
Electric Butterflies Art Installation – Photos: Shiro Oni
Now fully set up inside Kotoriya Studio, Electric Butterflies at Shiro Oni in Gunma, Japan, had its debut during Onishi’s summer festival called Natsu Matsuri. Created during my artist residency here, Electric Butterflies is an art installation exploring the demise & disposal of the electronic personality. It is a technological reclamation art installation project combiningContinue reading “Electric Butterflies Art Installation – Photos: Shiro Oni”
Open Studio Invitation- Electric Butterflies Art Installation
Come for the Open Studio, stay for the Summer Festival (Natsu Matsuri) in Onishi! Grab your Suica Card and jump on the train. Get out of the big city for a summer day trip! My latest work is an installation piece entitled: – Electric Butterflies – Demise & Disposal of the electronic personality. A technologicalContinue reading “Open Studio Invitation- Electric Butterflies Art Installation”
Progress Report – Shiro Oni Studios Artist Residency
One week done and only one week left to go! More photos of my adventures and the work I’ve been doing on my Electric Butterflies art installation project: June is the rainy season here in Japan and the raindrops clinging to this momiji (Japanese Maple) in the pale morning light were a lovely sight asContinue reading “Progress Report – Shiro Oni Studios Artist Residency”
Busy Week at Artist Residency in Gunma, Japan
An artist residency here at Shiro Oni Studio is about more than just making art. There’s making connections, eating amazing food, and learning new skills. Zipping around this little rural space on a hot pink fixed gear bike has been great fun. Here’s a random photo collection from this past week: Wifi! Not liking thisContinue reading “Busy Week at Artist Residency in Gunma, Japan”
First 48 Hours at Shiro Oni Studios
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”