Postcards From a Traveling Artist

Gallery show opening Tonight!

2008-10-02T23:56:00.005-04:00

Ink, Oil, Film, Duct Tape, and Some Paper, The three person show opens today at Desotorow Gallery, Savannah, GA. and I am in it. (Click on the image above to see the October First Friday announcement card)
The show will feature video and oil paintings by Nathan Lewis, Exquisite corpse drawings by Jim Collins, and Paper embossing by myself. Quite a mix, eh?

Traveling Sketchbook: Airport waiting

2008-09-25T10:17:00.002-04:00

Another layover at Washington D.C. Dulles International Airport.

Traveling Sketchbook: Seattle Airport in the evening

2008-09-17T09:49:00.002-04:00

A few hours of layover at the Seattle Airport. I sat and watched the planes come and go as the night slowly fell. The air craft right front of me started to unload the baggages to the side, and its passengers to the other. Steadily, and quite rutinely.

Traveling sketchbook: Ken's Bakery

2008-09-17T09:43:00.002-04:00

Portland Day 3. Super dilicious quiches they've got. Big open windows and great relaxed atmosphere.

Traveling sketchbook: a blue lighter

2008-09-17T09:42:00.001-04:00

Traveling sketchbook: Will's room

2008-09-17T09:40:00.002-04:00

Traveling sketchbook: Trip to Oregon Day 2

2008-09-17T09:34:00.004-04:00

a view of and from the balcony, Portland, OR

marriage

2008-09-15T22:35:00.001-04:00

A wedding gift for a good friend of mine. Pen & ink composition on two sheets of mylar, sandwiched together in between two sheets of plexiglass. (24"x36")

habitual activity no.1

2008-09-15T21:32:00.003-04:00

A diagram of a highly habitual human activity.

wire drawing on a wall

2008-08-23T17:02:00.007-04:00

A new style of "drawing" I've been experimenting on the walls of my studio.

Video

2008-07-26T16:50:00.004-04:00

This summer I am taking a course for video art that was designed for painting students. We learn the brief history of video art half the time, and for the rest of the time we learn how to make videos ourselves by actually making them. This one here is a piece I worked on most recently, entitled "Lifelong Journey, big headed days."(02'30")

Thought on Toyako G8 Summit 2008

2008-07-26T16:19:00.004-04:00

This year's G8 Summit has been taken place on the island in Northern Japan where I'm from. Though I'm in Savannah, being so far away from Hokkaido physically, I'd never felt so attached or paid so close attention to this annual event before this time around.

8 out of 10

2008-07-18T16:22:00.005-04:00

This project was my attempt to locate the subconscious. (if there's such a thing as my subconscious, after all.)
From top left to bottom right, 1-8. Ink on mylar.

I want to capture the werewolf and work out the way to work with him. He seems to be somewhere and always in between each of these drawings.
I think I know where he is, but I cannot grasp him.

finding subconscious

2008-07-18T14:51:00.008-04:00

A drawing of mushrooms done from life layerd on top of a drawing done of it.

lettuce leaves

2008-07-18T14:45:00.002-04:00

Spring, 2008

Another experimental piece I made while thinking of the layers of mediation processes within the system of our perception.
...more or less, big headed.

three mushrooms

2008-07-18T14:44:00.004-04:00

Spring, 2008

Three Shiitake mushrooms being observed and studied from many different angles repeatedly. This is rather a visual note/ sketch of my then current thoughts.

an experiment of landscape cut-out

2008-07-18T14:41:00.005-04:00

April, 2008
I wanted to explore and experiment more on the ideas of 'layers' on different levels. This is a piece, with which I attempted to apply additional layers to a composition by physically layering pieces of vellum, that had some sections and shapes been cut out, on top of one another.

work space

2008-07-18T13:27:00.006-04:00

April, 2008

One of the first paintings I made after returning back from Europe. It's an on-sight drawing/painting of my studio space. (Ink on museum board.)

Arles

2008-03-21T20:11:00.007-04:00

One of the eleven drawings done under the same theme of 'layers.' This depicts my experience of visiting the town of Arles.

Pen & Ink, 40 x 120cm

Lacoste on Paris

2008-03-21T20:01:00.002-04:00

The landscape of Lacoste is painted on top of the drawing of Paris' cityspace. The '"layered' images here represent the layers of my experiences in France.

Morning and Afternoon

2008-03-21T19:48:00.002-04:00

The two views of the valley back to back.

"Layers of Paris" Final ver.

2008-03-21T18:30:00.003-04:00

This is the final look of "Layers of Paris." I added the bottom part later, and the wee top one on the day before the opening of the show. (!)

Layers of Paris- painting

2008-02-15T15:36:00.004-05:00

Oil on canvas, 30 x 40 inches

This is where it all kind of 'started.'

more chimneys

2008-02-15T07:49:00.005-05:00

Ever since I arrived here I've been intrigued by the chimneys on the roofs of the houses in the village. The all unique and different shapes and colors and how they change their looks in lights that change most frequently throughout the day.
The chimneys fascinate me beyond description.

Chimneys of France

2008-02-15T07:43:00.005-05:00

Cafe Malongo

2008-02-07T18:29:00.000-05:00

A 35 minutes sketch at a cafe called Café Malongo on Rue St Andre des Art, where we had un café au lait almost every day at while in Paris. It seemed to be a very popular cafe amongst the locals, students and adults, yet carried a very pleasant and relaxed atmosphere.

Layers of Paris

2008-02-07T18:05:00.000-05:00

The first big excursion this quarter was to Paris. We left Lacoste at 6:30am and we took TGV from Avignon and in less than three hours there we were, in the heart of France. We were there for four full days to see the city, it's history, experience both classic and contemporary art first-hand, and had many cups of coffee and good food.
It's wild to look back and remember my first experience of visiting the same city by myself four years ago and observe how I see things and think differently now, and yet realize that certain things never change.

Fôret de Cèdres

2008-02-07T17:45:00.000-05:00

A view from one of the peaks of the Luberon mountain. Ceder Forest is located just beyond Bonnieux, approximately 20 minutes from Lacoste. We took a short walk about the forest and sat down and sketched. From the peak, we could see the back side of La Sainte Victoire, Cézanne's mountain.

Layers of Lacoste No.2

2008-02-07T17:34:00.000-05:00

Another'layer'sketch. It's again the view from the terrace of our studio.
(Pen and Iink wash, 15 x 19 cm)

Green field in the valley

2008-02-07T16:52:00.000-05:00

A small color sketch from the second week in Lacoste. Our painting group (approximately three of us) took a casual bike ride down to the valley one morning. The foreground is raws of grapes. Going down was like being on a roller coaster, nice and easy, but coming back up was the hardest thing ever. I felt as though I burnt all the energy necessary to get through the rest of the week.

Lacoste

2008-02-07T16:49:00.000-05:00

A pen sketch of Lacoste from the valley below.

layers of Lacoste

2008-02-07T15:56:00.000-05:00

January 12, 2008
A view from the terrace of our painting studio in Lacoste, a small village in Provence.

Ever since I arrived here I have been seeing and strongly intreagued by the 'layers' that appear to be here, there, and everywhere around. Roofs, gates, hills, fields and clouds over the land, they all seem to form layers and bring the landscapes here together.

Northern light piece

2007-12-26T12:31:00.001-05:00

This was one of those moments where you go, "wow, I need to paint this...!"
It's a pile of books, in case it's hard to make out.

Fiddling around

2007-12-26T12:30:00.002-05:00

An experimental piece. Trying out some different approaches.
The image is based on one of my small pen & watercolor sketches.

First oil painting in a while

2007-12-26T12:30:00.001-05:00

Pulaski Square is one of the numerous squares in Savannah.
Slowly, I am trying to remember how to 'paint' again.

Red bicycle by the windows

2007-12-16T10:09:00.000-05:00

Her story

2007-12-13T15:36:00.000-05:00

All people live unique and different lives and moments, and their lives go on regardless of whether they are noticed.
Every single one of us has different stories.
The young woman who was walking her dog through the park as she talked on her cell phone. What was, and is her story? 　

Atlantic in December

2007-12-13T15:31:00.001-05:00

It was 79 degrees, absolutely clear sky, no humidity. I drove my roommate's car to the nearest beach and spent the early afternoon there, walking and sketching about on the almost desolated beach in December.

Grading papers

2007-11-17T22:27:00.000-05:00

Tybee leisure

2007-10-29T19:34:00.000-04:00

7:00am Sunrise on the beach

2007-10-24T01:21:00.000-04:00

September Afternoon

2007-10-17T21:48:00.000-04:00

A late summer afternoon on the beach on Tybee Island.

Distracted

2007-10-17T20:54:00.000-04:00

Pulaski Square, Savannah

It will get dark soon.
I just got out of class. I am tired and hungry.
but I need to draw this
as I'm feeling as though, maybe, I can capture it this time.

Foliage in progress

2007-10-05T21:07:00.001-04:00

The days are getting shorter and shorter and the leaves are starting to change colors slowly. Feeling the autumn in the air, my heart longs for Vermont.

Masumi does illustrations

2007-09-28T14:02:00.000-04:00

Recently, I was privileged to do some illustrations for another book. The process can be very meticulous at times and very different from when I aproach my usual watercolor work in many ways, but I very much enjoy and embrace the discoveries that the different experiences bring me each time.

TREES

2007-09-28T13:55:00.000-04:00

When you come to Savannah what you see is the trees.
These are the trees at Chatham Square, one of the numerous squares in the historic district.

Layers

2007-09-28T13:53:00.000-04:00

A view of one of the numerous absolutely beautiful backstreets in Savannah. This one is near the corner of Whitaker & York St.

...and I'm back!!

2007-09-28T13:50:00.000-04:00

One morning in August, 2007.

There are a couple of freshly picked tomatoes in this kitchen in an apartment in Savannah, GA. This kitchen is shared with two photographers, one animator, and one painter

Sweden Hills early afternoon

2007-07-21T22:08:00.000-04:00

Sweden Hills East Main Street

2007-07-20T00:47:00.000-04:00

Sweden Hills East

2007-07-18T03:46:00.000-04:00

Sweden Hills East side of the town. Looking down the fields of Tobetsu.

Saratoga Springs, NY '05

2007-07-16T02:34:00.000-04:00

Congress Park in Saratoga Springs.

Hokkaido farm field at dusk

2007-07-13T22:36:00.000-04:00

Hokkaido, early Summer field

2007-07-02T09:57:00.000-04:00

Hokkaido is widely known to be a nice place to hang out, especially in summer. It's got a nice climate, hot days and cool nights, lots of opportunities for outdoor activities, good foods, and beautiful landscapes that nature provides.

I almost wish that I were born and grew up somewhere else just so I could maybe see more good and beautiful things about this land that the people from elsewhere seem to be better at spotting.

real life

2007-06-28T03:46:00.000-04:00

An old chestnut tree stands on top of the hill is one of the only trees that remained on the hill after the housing developpers cut down many many trees around here in recent years.

Two houses and a dandelion field

2007-06-22T08:54:00.000-04:00

Another small sketch of the Sweden Hills neighbourhood. (East side) On an absolutely beautiful midsummer day.

Fiction

2007-06-20T21:08:00.001-04:00

One early summer day, I sat myself on the porch
reading a book that once seemed too difficult to comprehend
And recalling the girl who I once was

I may still be who I thought I was
But all there is is myself on the porch
and the Sun that's starting to rise again.

windy day in June

2007-06-18T20:51:00.003-04:00

The wind blows and clears the sky.
The Sun shines and warms my skin.

On the road to NC

2007-06-18T20:51:00.001-04:00

MAY 25, 2007

"ONLY EIGHT MORE HOURS TO GO, WILL? SWEET!"

Spring in Japan

2007-04-19T00:46:00.000-04:00

It had actually been a whole decade since I last visited Kyoto, the old capital of Japan, as a school trip in high school. Feels like a long time ago... It IS a long time ago...!
Since I only had a day to explore the city and indulge in the memories of my youth on this viist, I walked about very fast trying to see as much as possible. It was a beautiful day and this was the first sketch I did this day.

Historic City District of Kurashiki

2007-04-17T20:50:00.000-04:00

In Edo period(early 17th- mid 19th c.) city of Kurashiki used to play an important role as a center city of rice storing. Many of the storehouses are still standing along the old canal, presenting the picturesque scenes for the visitors.
There is also an Art Museum in the district, called Ohara Museum of Art and it contains a big collection of European Art (El Greco, Monet, Toulouse-Lautrec, Picasso, Rodin and more), as well as some modern Japanese and Far Eastern Art. It was definitely worth a visit.

Akashi Kaikyo Bridge

2007-04-17T20:47:00.000-04:00

From the wee beach area in Tarumi, near Kobe in Hyogo prefecture, the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge, the longest suspension bridge in the world, can be seen right in front you.
It was raining hard for several minutes before I started sketching there and no one was around on the beach. The rain stopped and the sun started shining from the west a few minutes later and I saw a rainbow in the eastern sky.

work corner at night

2007-03-19T19:01:00.000-04:00

A Back-deck in Spring

2007-03-17T01:56:00.000-04:00

HOME

2007-03-12T05:19:00.000-04:00

BackDeck -Early evening

2007-02-22T00:51:00.000-05:00

another scene from Sweden Hills

2007-02-01T19:39:00.000-05:00

A sunny day in Sweden Hills.

The snow plowing job in this town is known to be really reliable and high quality. The people who maintain the golf course over the hill during the summer do the plowing during the winter season. Just look at the edges! They know what they are doing.

mild winter

2007-01-26T02:42:00.001-05:00

A weekend in January,

We've been having a mild winter this year in Hokkaido. It doesn't get real cold. It doesn't snow very much. Although, we all have to remember that the winter won't be over until March. I should go knock on wood now. I like snow, but I don't like the cold!

Burano?

2007-01-13T02:52:00.000-05:00

January 13th, 2007

Not 10 minutes away from our house, I spotted a very colorful row of houses in the town of Futomi. Though it was snow instead of water that was surrounding them, and a cloudy sky instead of blue this time, the sight reminded me of Burano, Italy.

The purple hill behind the row is where our "Swedish town" is on.

burano, summer of 2003

2007-01-11T21:14:00.000-05:00

This is one of the little paintings I made while in Brano three summers ago.

Skies of Hokkaido

2007-01-07T19:17:00.000-05:00

Living in Hokkaido somehow makes me see the skies quite a bit.

and the landscape here seems to emphasize their existence.

I'm painting a lot of sky these days.

2007, l will keep relying upon coffee

2007-01-07T09:38:00.000-05:00

A new year has began.

This year, I'm going to travel, and keep trying to find a way to do what I like to do for living.

冬至（touji) Winter solstice

2006-12-22T10:49:00.000-05:00

December 22nd, 2007
Taking a long bath with yuzu

It is a tradition to eat squash and sweet red beans cooked together, and take a warm bath with yuzu (a highly aromatic citrus fruit) to stay healthy and strong against the bitter cold winter in Japan.

sirakaba

2006-12-16T10:23:00.000-05:00

December 14, 2006
White birches of Hokkaido

After spending all day locked myself inside the room working, I went out and took a bit of a walk.
The air was clear and smelled like winter.

cyclamen

2006-12-10T02:14:00.000-05:00

December 10th, 2006

It was snowing all day.
In side of the house, our cyclamen is now blooming almost fully, and I regretted that I didn't painted it earlier when the buds were still very small. The flowers are beautiful but they were even more beautiful and enchanting before blooming to my eyes.
Now, could we say the same thing about our lives, careers, and dreams... ?

on the way to

2006-12-07T18:47:00.000-05:00

December 6th, 2006

At around 6:30 in the morning, I was on my way to work. Slowly going down the road to the town below, the sun was just starting to rise behind the clouds, in the eastern sky.

on the way from

2006-12-07T06:41:00.000-05:00

December 6th, 2006
On the way home

Walking back up on the road after work. I turned around and saw the clouds reflecting the sun very low in the western sky.

Two kitchens, Two coffee makers

2006-12-02T09:11:00.000-05:00

A kitchen with a black coffee maker in the morning sunshine.

A white coffee maker in a kitchen shines in the afternoon light.

winter morning

2006-11-26T02:44:00.000-05:00

Looking down the Tobetsu field

After a few days of snowing, it feels that this snow will probably stick about for the rest of the winter.

Walk, An Autumn Afternoon

2006-11-10T20:27:00.000-05:00

This is a piece that I submitted to an annual community gallery show held at Sweden Hills' own art gallery. The show consisted of many variety of art work crafted and created by the residents of Sweden Hills. The small room was filled with ceramic pieces, stained glasses, wood works, furnitures, weavings, and photography. The duration of the show was as short as five days, but the level of overall quality of the works was surprisingly (or not surprisingly) very high. Having been away for the past few years, for the first time, did I recognized all the many talented people of this little Swedish Town.

"Hot Station in the Neighborhood"

2006-11-04T08:58:00.000-05:00

Lawson in a village of Futomi, Hokkaido

Lawson is one of the largest convenience-store chains in Japan. It's been more than a month since I started working there part-time now. I never imagined that working at a convenience store could be this hard, but I have to admit that I am rather enjoying doing something that's completely different from what I've done in the past.

For the past week or so, the colors of the hill behind the store has been so pretty, that I'd volunteer to go and empty the trash bins just so I could go outside and see the bright colors of autumn in the neighborhood.

Autumn in Sweden Hills

2006-10-22T03:00:00.000-04:00

Near the end of October, the Autmn leaves are dazzling in Sweden Hills in Hokkaido.

Season of imperfection

2006-09-30T04:27:00.000-04:00

Setember, 2006

A Bunch of Grapes
Harvested in my parents' garden. They have big seeds in side but really really sweet and delicious. I maybe should have put the fruits on a nice looking plate but instead they are on the usual milk carton.

Life

2006-09-30T01:15:00.000-04:00

September, 2006

Dandelions are able to grow through whatever that's in their way to simply flower and to set seeds. And maybe to inspire people, also.

Packing away

2006-09-29T05:24:00.000-04:00

A packing day in September, 2006

I am going home and I am leaving home behind
There's so much to say
and so much to hear

I won't go back, I can't go back
It is a new challenge, I am going forward to home

Sunset in Ilsan

2006-09-18T05:24:00.000-04:00

September 13th, 2006
A View from the Lake Park in Ilsan

At the end of my week-long travel in Korea was the serene and deep sunset at the Lake Park,(일산호수공원) in Ilsan. The park is famous for its largest man-made lake in Asia. Unlike many of the big parks in the big cities in the world that I know of, this park is populated with the local people (...playing, taking walk, jogging, gathering, practicing music...), and keeps its fun and safe atmosphere even after dark.
As I watched the sun set and the sky slowly darken, I looked back the time I got to spend with my sister and my friends, and the experiences I gained because of them during my visit.
Then I was glad I went there.

I'd like to thank the thoughtful, kind-hearted and beautiful people of Korea who helped me to get around and make good memories.

Seoul streets and the Palace

2006-09-18T01:36:00.000-04:00

Septemner 9, 2006
Wastern side gate to the Gyongbokgung Palace

Probably because it's Saturday or maybe it's normal, but the streets in Seoul are flooded with people all day. Seoul is big but not too big to go to many of the busiest sites on foot. And the streets are full of food stands and street vendors/sidewalk sales, that it felt as though I ended up in the middle of something that's like a mixture of a carnival and a summer festival.

Gyongbokgung Palace (景福宮）-
Originally built in 1394 during Doseon Dynasty. Sadly, however, most of the original constructions were destroyed during the Japanese invasion. There are other few palaces near Seoul but this one is most popular. Because, I suspect, that it is located in north tip of the city, it has no tall building surrounding and destructing the historical site visually.
Once you are facing the Geunjeongjeon from its front gate, you can convince yourself that you are back in the time of the ancient dynasty.

Scapes with apartment buildings

2006-09-17T23:38:00.000-04:00

September 8th, 2006
City of Ilsan, South Korea.

Ilsan is a suburban city just north of Seoul, the capital city of South Korea.
My big sister lives and teaches Japanese there now and I got to visit her for a week. It's a lot quieter neighborhood than Seoul and yet quite convenient and clean residential area for the commuters.
One of the most interesting things I found in Korea is the huge apartment buildings that tower high above everything everywhere. They all pretty much look the same. Very tall and they are almost always built in groups. I even saw several groups of apartment building in the middle of a golden rice field, in front of big blue mountains. They are everywhere, and they are building more.

Weekend on the Cape

2006-08-14T09:14:00.000-04:00

Sketch #1. "on a beach, Cape Cod"

Sketch #2. "looking down the ocean"

On the second weekend in August, 2006,
We found ourselves on the road to Cape Cod, MA. One of the most popular vacation places in the U.S. except our purpose of the trip was to go to the opening of the art exhibit of our beloved professor from Green Mountain College at the Cove Gallery in Wellfleet.
It was to be a quick day trip but instead we decided to sleep in a car in a woods and take a slow trip down through the pretty neighborhoods of small towns on the peninsula in daylight on the next day. After having breakfast we made a brief stop at one of the numerous beaches off Rte. 6A and I sketched about while feeling the flesh morning breeze on my skin and the cool and soft sand under my feet.

William Feick Arts Center

2006-08-11T09:33:00.000-04:00

at Green Mountian College.

A small red roofed building with lots of windows on the southeast corner of the campus is an art gallery, so called The Feick. It features artists in the New England area and beyond, and holds the exhibitions of the art faculty at the college every year introducing what they have to offer the students and the community.
The current exhibit of a recent graduate of GMC will be up for another week. If you haven’t checked it out yet, go and see it today.

Under Construction

2006-07-18T13:33:00.000-04:00

July 17th, 2006

It's been a little more than a week since I got back to Poultney and I amongst most of the people who live on the Main Street have been waking up to the sound of drills, bullodzer, concrete mixer, people shouting at one another everyday. Yes, they are rebuilding the straight and beautiful sidewalk and setting street lamps up along the side of the road. I indeed wish to see the finished look before I leave at the end of the summer.

Beautiful slow evening

2006-07-09T13:51:00.000-04:00

Detroit Metropolitan International Airport
is a hub for Northwest Airlines. I flew over from Tokyo and had six-hour layover there at the airport. The departure terminals are huge with lots of stores and all kinds of restaurants, cafes and bars. It wasn't too difficult to kill some hours there. Besides, the sunset at around eight o'clock was so exquisite that I could just keep watching the western-sun-lit terminal for hours.

Summer in Hokkaido

2006-07-02T23:00:00.000-04:00

July 1st, 2006
Poplars

As blindingly bright days continue in Hokkaido in early July, green is so "blue" and bright out and about.
Rows of Poplars never fail to make picturesque scenes.

A town with an atmosphere

2006-07-01T22:36:00.000-04:00

June 30th, 2006
Otaru

Otaru is an old port town 50minutes away from Hokkaido's capital, Sapporo by local train. The city is almost over populated by the tourists who visit to see the town's picturesque scenes with a canal and the Victorian style street lamps. The glassware is really popular and famous here as well.
However, the best is the near-by beach. On the way to Oraru, you can see the real clear water and the beach from the train. For a split second, I wanted to live there for real.

Sweden? in Japan

2006-06-27T01:02:00.000-04:00

Early June
Sweden Hills

Sweden Hills is like a theme park. It's like a "pretend-place." Once you are in the neighborhood you feel as though you're in somewhere that's not quite Japan. It's a part of a small town called Tobetsu in Hokkaido and is a sister city of Leksand in Sweden, and has been so for twenty years. The houses in the village are all built in the same "Swedish style" to keep the "not-quite-Japanese-look" of the place. It is fairly populated with retired couples from urban cities but it also plays an important role as a touristic attraction for the area.

Ishikari Beach

2006-06-27T00:42:00.000-04:00

4th week of June
Ihsikari Beach

Very cold/sad looking Sea of Japan, aka East Sea. This beach is popular for swimming and filled with lots of people in summer... when it comes.

A View with Wind turbine

2006-06-25T09:08:00.000-04:00

It was absolutely brethtaking. Two huge wind turbines stand and run slowly on a small hill by a small village of Bourai. Later I learned that Hokkaido now is the biggest wind farming land with 186 wind turbines at about 40 sites, in Japan.

Deja vu?

2006-06-25T08:20:00.000-04:00

4th week of June, 2006
Ishikari sea-coast, the entrance of Ishikari River, the third longest river in Japan.
I was walking along the coast line. It was cold, cloudy and very windy day. Then I saw this view and stopped walking. I sat down and drew this picture remembering the very similar scene I saw and sketched in Thurso, UK two summers ago. The only big difference between the two scenes is the building in the distance. This one in Hokkaido is a dumpster, instead of an old castle in Scotland.

Season of fresh vegetables

2006-06-17T10:11:00.000-04:00

Friday June 16th, 2006
Some fresh asparagus for dinner. Harvested by Hanae -san, a local farmer who runs a vegetable farm with her husband and children. Every once in a while she brings and shares "second" vegetables, which may be shaped funny but still the same so sweet and tasty goodies with us. Thank you, Hanae -san!!

If you are going to San Francisco...

2006-06-11T09:13:00.000-04:00

Sunday June 11th, 2006

Got my mom some flowers/ sun flowers, for it's her birthday.
Making the bouquet made me miss bouquet making which I enjoyed quite a bit last summer at the Cerridwen Farm.