On Time
Time is one of the most equitable thing in our life. But it is a bit different in usage depending on national character. “The National Character Joke of Time” At the meeting Japanese arrive at 1 hour before. British people arrive at 10 minutes before. Americans arrive at exactly time.
The Shape Of Water
Do you think the water has a shape? Sea, River, Waterfall, Waves? If we want to touch it. It will get out of between our fingers. The water doesn’t change at all, and just let the moment see through it. I focused in the facetted beauty of
Bon Festival Night
I’m very interested in this challenge “Night”. I can’t see anything but I can feel something invisible in the dark. For example,Fairy,Ghost,Monster,Witch…. So,”Night” is fantastic even creative the moment. Especially I feel like the nostalgic who had died already. Bon Festival in Japan, It’s believed that our ancestor spirits
LONELY AVENUE
Now my room has got two windows But the sunshine never comes through You know it’s always dark and dreary Since I broke off,baby with you I live on a lonely avenue My little girl wouldn’t say I do Well, I feel so sad and blue And
Pleasant Memory Of American Road
In 2014, I traveled to SAQA Japan Rep Jim Hay’s hometown in Michigan USA for the first time with my friend. Everthing I saw was very exciting. We got on the train from Mundelin to Cicago. Through the train window, I could see a rich nature and at the
Cherry Blossoms Spring
Japan was very cold this winter. The cherry trees slept well. They woke up and started to bloom. We sometimes have a picnic under the cherry blossoms. It is fun to enjoy eating foods, drinking Sake and singing Karaoke. The cherry tree
Kitchen is My Wonderland
There are a lot of bottles in my kitchen. They have various shapes and colors. Soy sauce,ketchup,wine,vinegar… I can’t throw away these glass bottles after using. Because I love them very much. So,I sometimes use them again as preserve container. I have a small vegetable garden. I grow potatoes,
kitchen is my wonderland
Kitchen Inspiration Thank you Regina! Kitchen is very comfortable place for me. I like spending there a long time, cooking over making quilts. It brings some ideas for my arts. I put a lot of stuff on the fridge door with the magnets. Picture cards, recipes and schedule
In the moon light
“Thought of thousand things fill me with melancholy as I gaze upon the moon, but autumn`s dejection comes not to me alone.” By Oue senri Peter macMillan This melancholy lyric poem is ”百人一首“ （One Hundred Poets One Poem Each） It`s very old collection of Japanese poem. But now
In the moon light
In Japan during the Heian Period about 800 years ago, people wrote short lyrical poems of love. A round moon, a half moon and even a crescent moon, all filled with mystery ,inspired much poetry. For example ,there were 100 poems made by one hundred people. The soft moonlight
Pin touch on the ground
I was excited by the second prompt by Lisa, entitled “Touch”. I thought about the touch that human beings have with the ground. I once watched a beautiful ballerina standing on just one toe. All her weitght on one toe looked so difficult, yet so shapely. This pose must be