Two days ago at around this time 3pm I came out of surgery: a lumpectomy. The first thing I did was moving my arm to feel if it was bandaged and it was not! I am so happy about this and thankful, because this means that the cancer hasn’t spread to other lymph nodes. The da ... Continue Reading
I am in the train again on my way to Narita airport to return to the US. Today is a beautiful day and the sun woke me up this morning. We had a wonderful walk on the beach, where so many surfers had already entered the water. There was just enough wind to have some nice waves. ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, Adriaan and I went to Mashiko with Steve Tootell (Head of the Creative and Performance Department from the International School of Sacred Heart), who was driving up with 2 students to make a movie about the aftermath of the earthquake in Mashiko. Koichiro Isaka-san fro ... Continue Reading
Adriaan and I are going for one week to Japan. I am done with all the examinations. The second biopsy of a different mass, which they discovered in the same breast on the MRI, was negative: a fibroadenoma. But they discovered something one my bones. So, I had a bone scan. First, ... Continue Reading
On March 8 I flew to the US to be there for 2 weeks to see my sons and do the taxes, and some work and meet with some friends. Our original plan was that Adriaan would join me in the US and we would return to Japan on the 22nd of March.Then on the 11th the terrible disasters hap ... Continue Reading
My second booklet: “Kamakura-Red”, Ceramic Adventures in Japan II, a brief autobiography got printed this month. I am very proud of this publication. A lot of work in research, in authorization of pictures, in writing and editing in Microsoft brought a wonderful resu ... Continue Reading
My Mashiko Special Judges’ Award “Four Season” Horsehair Vase is published in the 500 Raku book with subtitle: bold explorations of a dynamic ceramics technique. The book is published by Lark Crafts in their “500″ series of craft books: www.larkcraf ... Continue Reading
I decided to stay for a while in the US because of all the disastrous events in Japan. It is not finished yet, and because I have the chance to stay away, I think it is better. Although, I feel guilty and also want to go back and help. I also live there, feel connected and we mad ... Continue Reading
Some new work for the “Sakura” Exhibition. These are 3-in-1 Kamakura-Red “Sakura” boxes. The big Kamakura-Red “Sakura” Box. The smallest of the three. Big Kamakura-Red “Sakura” Plate. Kamakura-Re ... Continue Reading
