Postcard of 2 magnetic glimpses

I'm not quiet sure what or who Takananofactory is, but they have a blog that is a listing of exhibitions and other design events in Tokyo. They posted an image (in April) of the postcard they made using my the first set of the rubber stamps I made in Japan, in the exhibition, Tokyo Stories, at Tokyo Wondersite Shibuya. Thank you Takanano!

Install in Toyko Stories

Just got some install shots off TWS- the table got nicely stamped over time.

The top detail photo is of my Fuji siting at Oi Yacho Koen.

re-excitment

When I got back from Brisbane a package had arrived from Tokyo with the first six stamps I have made in the series- when I look at them them now, some of them I am happy with and some I think need a little tweaking.

As an aside the installation of the Asia collection at QAG is absolutely fantastic at the moment. Great Ai Wei Wei pieces rubbing up against ancient Chinese and Japanese pottery, an exquisite Japanese screen with large areas of gold leaf clouds with green pines framing a shinto shrine, and mostly pleasingly: turn of the century woodcuts, although non of Fuji. I did however buy a couple of books in the shop: the Hokusai you see above and a small book of meisen kimono patterns in 50's and 60's.

Reading the Hokusai and finishing the work I install at Uplands and Milani, has me excitedly looking forward to going back to Japan! hurrah! - but not long to go arh!

Asakusa onsen

I haven’t blog about this Fuji experience yet. And rushing now to get out the door of the couch surfed place so will update… yes yes…

stamp 2

Takao-san- I still owe the entry for this one

first drawing for rubber stamp

As you can see refers to my arrival. They are getting made at Federal in MArrickville- Federal are cheaper and faster than rubber stamp makers here in Japan.