Category: Arts
Hokusai’s Kimono Design Book -Shingata Komoncho-
Hokusai was a great painter. He was so good that he had drawn kimono patterns and published them as a book, Shingata Komoncho.
Happy New Year! It’s a Year of Mouse in 2020
Happy New Year!! It’s a year of mouse in 2020. Wish you all lots of new challenges and fun!
11th November is Origami Day in Japan
11th of November in Japan is Origami Day. This traditional paper craft has an old history and it´s something Japanese children learn people around them as they grow. So why it´s Origami Day?
Japanese in the World – Asa Shimada
This time, iromegane interviewed a Japanese dancer, Asa Shimada who lives in a small city of Iceland. What made her to dance? Why did she go to Iceland?
Art writer from Japan bites Europe 3 – Brussels and Antwerp, Belgium
Chisai Fujita´s Europe art review 3. She is now in Brussels and Antwerp in Belgium. Let´s see how she take a bite.
Art Writer from Japan Bites Europe 2 – Barcelona, Spain
Art writer Chisai Fujita´s Europe report 2 is from Barcelona. She met a Japanese artist, Mari Ito in this Historical city of Spain.
Art Writer from Japan Bites Europe 1 – Horsens, Denmark –
Art journalist/writer, Chisai Fujita´s Europe art trip. This is the first bite, Horsens in Denmark. Enjoy the art trip with Chisai.
Single stroke artwork by Kazuhiko Okushita
Kazuhiko Okushita is another single stroke drawing artist. His works extend to animation. Akai Ito, which made him popular became a favourite image of Bill Gates and James Cameron.
Book Review – Beginning Bonsai, The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing –
Book review “Beginning Bonsai-The Gentle Art of Miniature Tree Growing-. Bonsai is a never-ending art project. Your goal is a perfection that probably you will not achieve in your life time and that is the beauty of it. This book helps you to step into this infinite creation hand by hand.
Mini Calligraphy arrived safe and sound
The mini-calligraphy winner, Floriana has sent me the photo of her receiving the art piece. Here she kindly share it with us.