Last week, from May 15 – May 20, the Tokyo Nippon Tougei Club had their major show in the Mitsukoshi Nihonbashi store. This was their 40st anniversary charity event for all kind of good causes in and outside Japan to help needy people. Two pieces of mine were accepted and ... Continue Reading
There were wonderful table settings at the Tableware Festival 2007 in Tokyo Dome. This one is the Autumn table setting. I like the warm feeling of it. The Lilly table setting. The Rose table setting. The Japanese Scroll table setting. A beautiful Oribe plate. Then there wer ... Continue Reading
So, in the afternoon, I went to Tokyo Dome to the Tableware Festival 2007. It was astonishing and so much to see. Yo Thom’s work. Her website: http://www.yothom.com Euan Craig’s work. Look also on my blog in the month of July for more of his work. http://www.d1.di ... Continue Reading
On February the 10th, I attended a workshop from Yo Thom at the Sacred Heart International School in Tokyo. Yo Thom is born in Tokyo and went to Britain after she got her degree in English. She started at the Kent Institute of Art and Design. In the meantime she assisted Lisa Ha ... Continue Reading
Showing some Horsehair Pieces in a case at the Nippon Tougei Club in Tokyo. Continue Reading
Today, I have my first piece in an exposition in Japan in the art gallery of the prestigious Mitsukoshi store in Nihombashi, Tokyo with the Nippon Tougei Club for a charity event for handicapped children. My “Horsehair Chalice” It is a wonderful exposition. A lot of ... Continue Reading
Friday night, Adriaan and me, went to the Kabuki-za Theater in Tokyo. This is Japanese theater where the masculine “rough style” is typified by exaggerated movement, makeup, costume and diction. During the Edo Period Kabuki came into existence and reached its peak. T ... Continue Reading
During the week I go to the Nippon Tougei Club, a pottery school in Harajuku in Tokyo. I bike to the Kamakura station and then take the train. Last time, it only took me 55 minutes to arrive in Harajuku. There are so many people taking the train. I’m still amazed about the ... Continue Reading
