After I read the novel "Mary Antoinette" By Shusaku Endo, a Japanese renowned author, my impression on her was completely changed. Then she became one of my favorite woman in the history. Many movies captured only her gorgeous life and her ignorance, but the novel captured the different aspect of her life. You may feel sympathy toward her.

August is the best month of the year, because it's my birthday month!
One of presents I got from my present was a ice shaving machine. I asked to them to have the one, because it shaped like a bear and his eyes were moving when I shaved ice. It called Kyoro-chang. I guess it was 8 years old birthday present. How pure kid I was. I put the cube shaped ices into his belly, then I could shave ice. For 8 year-old child, the machine was an innovative machine in the world.
Before Kyoro-chang came to my home, my parents owned a very old-style shaving machine. It required a rounded ice to set the machine and shave by hand. If my mom forgot to frozen the ice, my brother and I accused my mom's laziness... my mom has never been lazy though. But Kyoro-chang kindly accepted cube ice that we normally use, so I could eat whenever I felt like eating! Also I remember the day I said good-bye to Kyoro-chang, because he was broken.

Typewriter

4.5x4.5inches Gouache

There was an old typewriter in my home when I was a child. The typewriter belonged to my dad. He used it for his translation job. When he took a rest, I typed something meaningless on a paper. I liked the sound of the typewriter. Later, a new white electric typewriter came to my home. My curiosity toward typewriter was reduced to the electric value.

I have made a typewriter painting for my portfolio in my senior year at SVA, but I still love to paint it. I have the same one in my home and it still works if I give a fresh ink to him. I don't have time to do this now, but I want to try some day.

Requested portrait based on Yumeji Takehisa's famous Kurofuneya portrait. Yumeji Takehisa is one of my admired illustrators in Japan. I didn't draw pretty girls much when I was in school, but I have many opportunities to draw pretty girls in the real world. Interesting...

taking her cat for a walk

I heard that a russian cat likes to sit on someone's shoulder when she takes a walk..., if so, she doesn't take a walk, just sit on shoulders.

Tonight was "Dear Japan - 170 Artists 170 Messages" exhibition. This show was about Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Crisis Relief Benefit Art Exhibition. 170 famous artists and someone like me donated their works to the exhibition. When I got the gallery in SOHO, my work was sold by a wonderful person! I was happy, but I miss my work a little bit at the same time. I whispered "Don't forget about me, baby" . There were so many interested works and It was a great night! Thank you for everyone stopping by!

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Dear Japan

Please visit and say hello to me on Saturday.