sumi-e practice

momiji leaves 

and in color

a landscape try-out.still prefer the ink  ones.

last weekend went to a washi symposium in a beautiful little village 30 kms away. one of the highlights was a shodo demo by a young japanese shishou who lives in barcelona.

 yes, what i undoubtedly like is shodo partly bcse my drawing skills are pitiful,partly bcse i love how expressive it is.just black on white.

need to find a  sensei.

neki desu

 

hisashiburi

pretty tight with time. too many things needed to be taken care of. the retiree syndrome.

not exactly pleased with this. might re thread re reed again. notice the two offending double threads

the linen singles is behaving surprisingly well with individual bouts tensioned. linseed sizing also helps.

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wanted to do a transfer with this warp set up. not too bad . i can see the enoden.interesting how after a long time one goes back and revisits structures and techniques, re reads books and  re views movies and doramas.

a sign of the times or a sign of aging?

wonder why the hang up with this little train. i have a hunch,but needs more pondering. it's not just an ota thing.

this series are going to be worked slowly and if the warp needs to be re-threaded so be it.

here's a contact sheet printed with all images plus fuji- san. if i can't go back to japan soon i'll weave my way to it.

"some creations are only possible after a certain degree of hardship has been absorbed"

tokyotheque

neki desu 

 

茶の湯 cha no yu

the way of tea.

have a good weekend

neki desu