Hi! I am a paper book lover. Always want to read and see the actual paper book , not e-book.

Also I wanted to make book by my self.

last week I finally learned simple book binding technique.

This is the first book I made.

We used large sketchbook paper. It is not best paper to use water color. But the sketch paper is easy to fold and bind.

The art teacher said I can make any shape.

So I challenged to make interesting pages. Book cover page can be fish shape, Why not?

Each page has different type of papers．

watercolor envelope gives me the space to the secret landscape inside .

I like this envelope page ideas.

now open !

I made one more book .

“Book”

I cut out the “book” then used in the another book.

and thinking what’s next.

First book of the main book, I used the bird origami illustration I found in the newspaper advertisement.

after I paste it, I realized this ads is for the funerals. Oh!

next page, paste the leftover of friends cut. looks like the soul travel away to the ocean.

book making journey will continue.

I see some flowers started blooming and sun light!

this place is like spread a big blue star ocean carpet.

but still chilly and breezy here.

so my first spring image painting is this. Flower petals dancing with the spring wind.

and I saw the multicolor crocus .

so I wanted the flower in my room too.

paint the circle,and more circles

simple continuous work has a meditative effect for me.

after enjoying the grocery round at the Trader Joe’s, I can’t wait to paint the colorful flower .

I am not good taking care of flower, so paint amd decorate the wall instead buying flowers.

but! I got the eucalyptus because I like the smell of the eucalyptus❣️

Of course when I have the real plants in my hand, I will draw it.

with…. Midnight guilty wine.

good night!

Hello!

Finally little bit nice weather to walk. We have pond and lakes near us. And this season I can meet the swans.

Ducks, geese, swans stay in couple. Looking them in the chilly pond is so calm.

I got the Christmas ornaments at Michelle’s .

It is hard to paint on the surface of a clear plastic ornament.

first, apply gesso on the ornament, then paint with acrylics.

ends up this.

Flower is my imagination. we don’t have flowers yet.

and I love birds!

I like painting crafting. Always making something like a breathing everyday.(happy!)

but it is not always to have satisfied results. Sometimes, I enjoyed making art but not liking the art I made.

then what? Throwing away is probably most of people do.

but I want to use it!

Fold the paintings like origami

Wanted to try modern art , abstract painting.

Yeah, it was fun, but I don’t have senses of unintended painting.

what do I do with this painting?

this was canvas tempera paint.

so I can easily fold and keep shape .

this time I made a boat

Done!

then added the person ( another cut paper work)

accordion fold

I painted sunset color on huge paper.

I liked this painting as flat condition too. But wanted to try different view of this .

fold like pleated. Or pinch center to make ribbon shape?

add LER light from back of the art?

still ongoing project for this.

cut out the art

I made this gel print at MFA craft workshop. It was fun activity with kids.

For a while we hang on the wall.
Now I want to change the style. The wall and flame are limited. Next art is waiting the spot light．

so old art piece were cut out and fold to make a paper sculpture.

then this art becomes brand new art.

Oh I saw more arts in Boston nowadays.

last year, I found bunch of colorful cow in all over the Boston from south station to east Boston harbor.
These Arts figures are temporary or not,
I like the impact of the installation outside. since all arts get out of the limitations of museum sizes, rules, etc

I am a big fun of Setouchi international Art Triennale.
It is an art festival held in every 3 years on the islands and coastal cities in Seto Sea of Japan .
That is huge project to show art installations out of the museum box.
Arts were placed in some rural island old house, in the forest, some random building.

Seeing arts Outside is totally different experience from seeing the art quietly in the museum.
It might be the great background of the view, it might be the mood of the outside air.

I enjoyed Biwako biennale which held in every 2years around the Lake Biwa. I like Quebec winter arts installation too.

now in Boston!

The winter active arts started this January 15 to April 17.

Free and open to public area. the art installation location map is this.

which is great! Which might collect more variation of comments from Art fun or non Art fun. Especially in old historical city like Boston, some people afraid of jammed the iconic landscape with new stuff.

but definitely these arts gave strong impacts to people walking by Boston. The impact of Boston is alive.

Most of my friends in Japan imagine Boston is the place there are bunch of university and tech company. But Boston has lots to see, not only the university village!