Ocean Warming
Summer in Japan gets hotter year by year. The typhoon that came after that was stronger than ever. As a result, many part of Japan suffered great damage. And now it’s supposed to be cool autumn, but it’s still hot. However , “saury” is an autumn fish that we are
Atomic Bomb Dome In Hiroshima
The war my parents experienced was not so long ago. My father went across Asia as a soldier, and I heard my mother practiced with bamboo spear for the final battle. Until the atomic bomb was dropped, the Japanese people believed that Japan would win the war. At that moment,
Willow fluff
I saw the story of a woman on a TV documentary show. The first scene was small town in China where the willow fluff was falling like snow. She was refugee and settle down there after wondering in the Middle East. She had supported her family life as a dancer.
Hold an Exhibition in a Flexible way
Due to the corona epidemic, people have experience difficult times when couldn’t go out or talk. At time like this, I sometimes heard the word flexible “フレッキシブル”on a daily basis. For example, use the internet to work flexibly in my free time and free place Thankfully, the SAQA Japan exhibition
Ugly Salamander
I wanted to express the idea of cells. All creatures are made of cells so I looked for a creature to study. I thought about choosing a beautiful creature, but there were so many choices. I finally chose the ugliest one in Japan, the “Great Salamander.” I also chose
The Fighting Cell
A Cell is the Basic Unit of Life A cell membrane separates the cell from the outside world A cell has genes and can leave its own copy to offspring A cell makes energy and substances necessary for the cell to live A cell cooperates with other cells to structure
Light Through a Wooden Screen
Last Fall I visited a Japanese temple to see a beautiful screen called Kumiko-zaiku. This traditional wooden screen is handcrafted and uses no nails. Narrow wood pieces flow to interweave the dense and open areas. To represent this design with cloth I will cut long strips and sew them together
Too Many Buildings
Tokyo seemed a little more lively when I went to a quilt exhibition last Fall. I saw artworks of SAQA Japan members. This was my first Tokyo visit in two years. I still felt like Covid-19 was hiding everywhere. On the train home skeletons of buildings under construction gazed in
Japanese Castle
Visiting old Japanese castle is popular in Japan. My husband and I went on a castle tour of castles building the Warring States Period (15th Century to the end of the 16th Century). Japan was not unified at that time and small kingdoms with castles fought each other. The beautiful
Transparent Specimen
First of all, I decided to go to the library to investigate issues that I had not thought much about “Anatomy” in my daily life. “The Transparent Anatomical Specimens Book” The creations of Iori Tomita, (Japanese ) pioneer in the art of “Transparent Specimens” It’s appearance has a beauty that
Anatomy of a Frog
Everyone at our elementary school remembers a special Science Class. It was a once in a lifetime experience. The homework the night before was to each catch a frog and bring it to school. When It was time to dissect our frogs we all shrunk back in surprised horror. Only
Shining Poison Factory
World War Two is finally over. Japan is in a state of destruction. In my parent’s era, Japan struggles to rebuild society and industry, even hosting the Olympic Games in 1964. There is a period of high growth, big factories are built nearby, some running 24 hours a day. One