Wednesday, June 08, 2011

Two Years in Tanabe Exhibition


Mikan
acrylic on wood
various size about 3" round





Sudachi
acrylic on wood
various size about 1" round





Tsuru
origami crane
acrylic on wood
various size about 4" round





Nasu
acrylic on wood
various size about 3" round





Ume Flowers
plum flowers
acrylic on wood
various size about 3" round

Two Years in Tanabe Exhibition


Winter
fuyu
acrylic on wood with handmade stamps
10cm x 10cm





Fall
aki
acrylic on wood with handmade stamps
10cm x 10cm





Summer
natsu
acrylic on wood with handmade stamps
10cm x 10cm






Spring
haru
acrylic on wood with handmade stamps
10cm x 10cm

Saturday, May 21, 2011

Letter E and other new Things


little "e" YOUR "E's" are Different Now
ink on paper




little "e" stop yelling
pencil on paper

I have been making knot drawings for years now. I made a painting titled "30" for my alma mater's 30th Anniversary with several knots in the shape of a three and a zero. Other knot drawings were simple and delicate and did not require a dictionary. I started the concept when I was doing a drawing a day project. It changed when I drew my laundry around January 2009,
I kept finding knots in everything.
Maybe these will become palindromes or anagrams or something else tricky.

Works on Paper mixed media


Circles and Circles Flowers on Flowers
mixed media on paper on wood




Circles on Circles I like this Color
mixed media on paper on wood



Not Self Self Portrait


bags and wrinkles and one eye is bigger
pencil in sketchbook



Friday, May 20, 2011

Four Self Portraits


May 8
it happened on Wednesday, what was I doing?
ink in sketchbook



May 7
what if I was blonde?
ink in sketchbook



May 6
hiding
ink in sketchbook



May 6
angry
ink in sketchbook


Sketches and Ideas


Grotesque Flowers (study for larger painting)
ink on paper





Two Rocks at Misu Bus Stop
ink in sketchbook

My world has changed twice this week - topsy turvy, yin and yang. In my world of ups and downs, this is to document the dichotomy between last year and this year at Misu.





Snow peas and Flowers
pencil in sketchbook

Referenced one of my photographs from Easter.

May sketches, ideas and stamps

Waves and Clouds
pen in sketchbook



doodles
pencil in sketchbook




Bus Ride to Kyoto
pen in sketchbook

I get terrible motion sickness, so I like to draw without looking at the paper as much as possible. Sometimes, I get fun results.




Flowers, Chickens and Roosters
pencil in sketchbook

Trying to simplify for stamp ideas.




Strawberries and Leaves
handmade stamps on paper

Surprisingly, I have made only two stamps this month.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Easter


Snowpeas on the Vine
sketch in journal

Today is Easter.
I have many fond memories of Easter sunrise service at Trinity UMC in Savannah. We would gather early Easter morning in Telfair Square to celebrate. I loved hearing the message from Enoch, the dulcimer from Woody and feeling the dew on my toes, the morning chill, hugs from Ann, smiles of friends, the amazing breakfast and coffee that followed.

Later, UMYF would help to hide eggs for the little ones to find after the 11 o'clock service. Coran, Kurtis and Jonathan climbed trees to find good hiding places. We enjoyed placing some in the middle of the grass for the youngest to find. We would even decorate Paul Maree, who would hold as still as possible with cupped hands and bent elbows so we could decorate him as our tree. It was a blast. This Easter, I had the honor of picking snowpeas in Gobo, a nearby town. Friends gathered to glean the fields of the Hashimoto family. We were one of several groups who came out this season and the harvest was bountiful. It was challenging to leave because we could see many more sweet, light green bundles ready for harvest.

Helping a neighbor in need, I found myself helped more than I knew I needed. Thank you.

April Artwork


Ferret with Crown (getting the job done)
handmade stamps on paper





King of the Jungle
handmade stamps on paper





Fiddleheads
handmade stamp on paper





Sketch of Fiddleheads Dreams
handmade stamp on paper and ink drawing





Tree with Flowers
handmade stamps on paper



April Stamps


Ambassador Oslo
handmade stamps on paper

Oslo on Earth Day, saving the planet.





Feathered Dreams
handmade stamps on paper






Piglets Sleeping
handmade stamp on paper




Three Chairs
handmade stamp on paper




Winged Chair
handmade stamps on paper



Nature Inspired EARTH DAY


RE Recycle
handmade stamp on paper




Pyar's Mountain
handmade stamp on paper




Winged Pods
handmade stamps on paper

I actually made two wing stamps, unfortunately, they were the same side. Nonetheless, this describes how I feel - flying in circles.

Nature Inspired

Thinking Owl on Branches
handmade stamps on paper



Trees on Mountain
handmade stamp on paper





Pea Pod Boats and River Beans
handmade stamps on paper




Leaning Trees
handmade stamp on paper




Bonsai
handmade stamp on paper

Sunday, April 03, 2011

April Stamps


Butterflies
handmade stamp on paper




Ornate Leaves
handmade stamp on paper




Petals and Leaves
handmade stamps on paper



April Stamps


Migration
handmade stamps on paper







Origami Crane
handmade stamp on paper






Umbrella Boost
handmade stamps on paper




PEACE
handmade stamp on paper




Kitten in Umbrella Dreams
handmade stamps on paper