it's been a busy week

finally able to read books

common sense by Yujiro Nakamura

very inspiring for my gaze mirror project

rainy season has arrived

it's time for the cakes and coffee 

books and films

made a milk kanten 

for a tea break of my lesson

I got all these brilliant recipe books 

from a card board box 

outside of my neighbor's house

saying "please take them for free"

once, I saw they put used socks in it...

it's so common in this area to do that

sometimes, wasted wooden bars

sometimes, citrus from their gardens

sometimes, old stationaries... 

I'm excited about what's coming next!

watched a film by Yuzo Kawashima again

entitled "shitoyakana kedamamono"

"elegant beast" in English

entire scenes take place in a small apartment 

beautiful camera compositions and a surreal story

one of the best films I have seen in last few years :)

went to a jazz dance party

at spiral

organized by naruyoshi kikuchi

lindy hop is wild!!

      

i want to keep the project mysterious

so I won't reveal too much

but I'm enjoying experimenting everyday

my house is like a wagashi factory

i'm looking forward to your participation

for the tear mirror project :)

a sunny and hot sunday with R chan and T

around my neighborhood 

flowers are blooming everywhere 

releasing the scents of spring

or even early summer? ...

Kayaba Coffee and New Zealand wine NZ bar 

Mashiko in Tochigi was a fantastic place to visit during the golden week.

many of their houses were affected by the earthquake so

they were worried about hosting this year's mashiko pottery festival 

but fortunately there were so many people came to the event.

I had such good time there shopping and tasting fantastic pizza made by a

beautiful Italian - Japanese couple at their studio's garden. 

I'm collecting tear drops and stories behind it from people 

for my project called "tear mirror - jewel" 

for an exhibition in Kyoto.

 Collected tear drops will be crystalized 

to become Japanese traditional sweets called Kohaku (amber) 

to be tasted, worn and shared with our loved ones. 

Please participate in this shared experience from here