Category: process
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On the Tōhaku trail (part 02)
There was only one must-do thing on my schedule for the first week in Japan. Yet, as it so often happens when I travel alone through Japan it was but the beginning of a journey within the journey…
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A month in Japan 2023 (part 01)
I have recently come back from nearly a month in Japan, my first time in the country since February 2020. For the first time in a long while I left my schedule nearly completely free ahead of the trip. It was hard to resist the temptation of making plans and cluttering the schedule, but this…
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Taking in the evening glow, at the unexpected turn by the water path.
This overview of works from my recent exhibition will be completed soon. Did you notice something different in last week’s work and today’s? Sometimes taking an unexpected turn, or change in materials, opens up an entirely different view on your path. Much like suddenly turning around on a walk by the river. The perspective behind…
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Creative process: the opening illustration for “The Tea House Diary”.
What started off as a festive celebration ended up being the creative process for a notebook’s opening illustration. A year ago today I was sitting at my desk having just finished the full text for “The Tea House Diary” edition. I was in a celebratory mood, upon successfully completing a project right before the holiday…