Hen-na Amimono Exhibition

203gow (niimarusangow) is the guru of knit – who knit/crochet EVERYTHING she saw.

Colorful, kawaii and strange (“hen” means strange in Japanese!) knitting-forest appeared in Shinjuku!

Hen-na Amimono Exhibition (Japanese)

Happy Holidays Photo contest 2011-2012

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MITSUBISHI ICHIGOKAN　MUSEUM

I went to see the henri toulouse-lautrec Exhibition at the Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum in Marunouchi.

The Mitsubishi Ichigokan Museum is a red brick building, constructed as a Mitsubishi office 117 years ago. It reopened as an art museum in the spring of last year.

The weather was nice on this day, so I strolled leisurely through the vast garden. Near the art museum, there are a lot of interesting shops and stylish cafes like PASS THE BATON and Cath Kidston, so it’s a great place to while away your day off.

MITSUBISHI ICHIGOKAN　MUSEUM
marunouchi.com

Ohnuma Michiyuki pottery Exhibition

I visited the Ohnuma Michiyuki pottery Exhibition, now open at shima-shima-ya Tokyo in Shimokitazawa. Mr.Ohnuma is a ceramic artist from Iwate Prefecture.

Cute dot-patterned or deep green bowls are characteristic of his works. This time a very beautiful jet-black bowl that glimmered with gold here and there in the light was displayed as well.

Each of them were splendid blows and looked user-friendly.

Shimashimaya-Tokyo (Japanese)
Ohnuma Michiyuki (Japanese)

Design Festa

I went to Design Festa this year again.
So many artist shows their artistic activity.

I love the penguin made from needle felt and wood…
It walks, flaps wings, and makes bows!

Design Festa

mel x cookieboy okashi na kuni

“okashi na kuni” means both of “sweets wonderland” or “funny wonderland”…

So many colorful (a little poisoned-looks) sweet dolls and sugar cookies are there!!

It was really “okashi na kuni”!

mel
cookieboy

Ashura Benimaru Itoh Art Exhibition

Ashura Benimaru Itoh is an artist, illustrator, designer, director and… his works are so various and stunning.
He said that he didn’t wish to do exhibition before, because his works are always for the people who enjoy products or printed matter.

But this time we could have a chance to meet his “Arts of Melodies”, focus on his work for music.

He played Pikachu ukulele (it is his design when he was in Pokemon work) for us! :D

Benimaru Itoh – Wikipedia
TAMBOURIN GALLERY

The Tokyo Art Book Fair 2011

The Tokyo Art Book Fair is the largest art book fair in asia.
So many art book publishers (includes self-publisher & e-book) gathered for this!

Hubby & I got some zines and pinback buttons.
These are fantastic :) (please check their website I linked below!)
We really enjoyed the fair!!

Zine’s Mate
otonoasobiba (rhythmushi artist’s website) (Japanese)
Hello Sandwich