Cherry blossoms, not yetBut hooray ceremonial peach tree! On way to dentistFirst, drop Stan at schoolSee tree Ryoko trimmed up […]
Diary: dentist, ramen, trees, VW, Citroëns, shodo – completely usual activities Read Post »
A beautiful card and letter with poetic flourish and a stunning Portugal street car in reflection. Came from an obvious
Post’d: tram in reflection, rec’d from Portugal Read Post »
Today by post: one foreign, one domestic
Post’d: penguin (domestic), Brautigan (international) Read Post »
[poem about where i was, where i am, now – and not letting go, for various reasons & dentistry] +
“smiling on the inside (holding on)” #poem Read Post »
* Stonehenge sketchpad which appears large but is actually small, red cover, watercolor paper * Air mail stickers, some small,
Items: specs, sharps, notes, seals, pins, ashes, flag etc Read Post »
Entirely unnecessary – but somehow critical – inventory: Bonus:
Items: stationery tools, art-making materials, etc. Read Post »
Sometimes following &/or at least remembering your own advice, is the best advice Also, slowing down enough to remember the
“Fck Stats, Make Art” shodo series Read Post »
Four new paintings added to Tsuchida Cottage gallery collection: 1 x Cat Leonard (Australia) 3 x Jean Smith (Canada) //
Items: 4 paintings by C. Leonard & J. Smith + Mecca Normal Read Post »
A special Letraset / dry transfer lettering collection just discovered in the deep stash >> sending out to all the
Items: stationæry, lettering, books – to sortganize Read Post »
Ambient view from the window rolling on the Haraku train, “Hello Kitty” livery… from Shin-Osaka station to Kansai Airport –
Rolling Elsewhere: Haraku “Hello Kitty” train Read Post »
Not all hotels still have proper bond letterhead + pens, envelopes and postcards… even stamps at the front desk. As
Post’d: hotel letterhead & cards / night & day Read Post »
Four assorted vehicles, noted with interest:
Transport: 4 modes / kei, moto, airstream & train) Read Post »
Me and the incredible Ichiro went to say hello to his great grandfather Ichiro and great grandmother Tomiko, said some
Diary: relative blessings with the remarkable boy Read Post »
Rare hang out out in the kura barn (while wife’s band rehearses inside so a bit too much commotion for me) So instead, I’m putting away books and *trying to* tidy up stacks of scrapbook materials, ephemera, maps, passports, other treats / so much goodness! But first need space on the Workbench
What follows are artifacts, mildly documented, in situ, with brief annotations:
Items in kura, inventoried: (scrapbook poetry, letters, wallets, records, map) Read Post »
“was it worth it?” Enjoyed a nice talk with a friend today who assured/reminded me i didn’t “waste my time and effort” by giving endless talks & presos *every single time* was asked – especially in those busy Vancouver start up/tech days of [mid-00 ~ mid 10s for me].
“was it worth it?” (talks, prezos, mentoring… so much) Read Post »
