Tonight, I was on Japanese television at 5.55pm for 5 minutes at Channel 5, TV Kanagawa! Well, it was a little bit later and I was very excited and nervous. Two days before Ishihara-san came to my house and filmed for about 2 hours. He had a very good eye to put things together ... Continue Reading
Two days ago I had the opening of my gallery in my little house in Kamakura. The weather was beautiful and it was a perfect day. Some old and new friends came and some interested people who read the news of the opening in the newspaper or had heard it on the Kamakura 82.8FM ra ... Continue Reading
Yesterday, Eiko Yokoyama-san interviewed me for about 2 hours at the Kamakura Radio Station 82.8 FM. It was a direct broadcast. I went together with Yuki Shibazaki-san from the Ginsuzu Gallery. We talked about my art, especially the “Kamakura Red” ware. I had broug ... Continue Reading
This Kamakura Bori tray I found in an antique shop here in Kamakura. It has a beautiful Marguerite flower design on it and the texture around the flower brings everything in balance and harmony. This texture is typical for Kamakura Bori ware. You clearly see the black lacquer la ... Continue Reading
In the beginning of November I went to the “Shariden”, which is the centerpiece and the oldest building in the whole Engakuji complex and the only building in Kamakura that is designated as a National Treasure. The original one, which no longer exists, was built in 1 ... Continue Reading
Today, I finally visited the Kamakura Treasure Museum. It is situated on the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine grounds in a beautiful setting surrounded by lots of trees and of course, the autumn colors were astounding, especially the yellow from the Gingko tree. The featured ex ... Continue Reading
It was a beautiful day today after quite a rainy night. I went to North-, Kita Kamakura to the Pottery Museum to see a show of a friend. Near the Engaku-ji (a Zen Buddhist temple) were some beautiful trees, which had turned their colors. More people were watching. It was fascin ... Continue Reading
For 3 days I participated in The 10th World Art Educators’ Workshop featuring IKUZO FUJIWARA and coordinated by Steve Tootell, ceramic art and performance art director from the International School of The Sacred Heart in Tokyo and facilitated by Euan Craig, a Mashiko woodf ... Continue Reading
At the moment, I have my exhibition at the Ginsuzu Gallery in Kamakura, Japan, from November 12 – 17, 2009. Please, watch the YOU TUBE video. It is a nice gallery. A little bit small or I have too many pieces, but nevertheless, I made it work again and it looks great! The ... Continue Reading
I have to write a lot of blogs, because many events happened, but this one is a quick one. Yesterday, it was our first real cold night with an icy wind. So autumn really arrived. And from our balcony around 11:00 in the morning we were able to see Mount Fuji with snow on the top! ... Continue Reading
