capturing impermanence

always going back to tanizaki.

have a good weekend

neki desu

 

a few observations

the datura which i thought was a goner put out 2 flowers.the weather is sooo weird we've had two 30º

days last week.plants are beserk.

kukes are putting out flowers now looks like i'll have a late crop this year.

osaki momiji has been red all year

japanese painted fern doing its best to survive.no color though. ¯\ ( ツ ) /¯ 

on the excellent news dept located kira sensei's vids on youtube again.guess the ban was lifted, which makes me happy bcse as far as a teacher goes he knows what he's doing.うれしいね！

neki desu

 

bore management

tying on is not fun rather a godsend punishment. always wondered about people, mostly children and women who did that task in a mill.hence the accident rate among them.

monoprints are a relief from boring tasks, they are instant grat, you deal with color,and if you follow the wave you can end up with a quantity in one hour. getting them together and binding it's another story. or craft if i may say.

i am testing watercolor crayons on acrylic prints to see if they work.so far so good, but i think i can push them further.this one's still a wip.

neki desu 

 

when you need more warp

the warp was cut and i was left with the feeling that i had not said all i wanted to say. that more work on

the enoden and fuji-san  vibe was to be done. therefore i am tying in a new shorter one.talk about

process.

on another note discouraged with the japanese lessons. i am acquiring bad habits and not doing much progress. class is now reading and translating, which is a big no no in teaching a language ,any language. to check understanding there are reading comprehension questions and then text discussion .

people in class are happy ,they don't know the hows, and  they have something tangible like a photocopy to feel they are doing some work in the language.i'll give it one more month an if not sayonara.

already looking for on line options.

neki desu 

 

while on the subject

have a good weekend

neki desu

 

flower trifle

this year's plants have had more downs than ups but when there's an up it's surely one.

summer bulbs from lidl have a faint scent. win-win

 heuchera  surviver  doing pretty well,the other two kaput.

need to understand the new weather-climate to avoid frustration.

neki desu 

 

photosuck

the photo sucks but you get the hang.two views of fuji-san side by side with a woven frieze. watercolor painted background on the one on the left. it aligns and squares off in real life rest assured. always thought that if i needed a big blurb to explain the work,i might as well write essays.i give hints, the rest is the viewer's work.

after all the issues with the linen warp this series is quite enjoyable.my aim is to let the materials speak too.after all it's weaving.

neki desu

 

and in the why not dept.

scads of watercolor pencils, crayons and cakes lying around  idle. why not convert them to ink and use them on textiles? i
then i don't have to buy textile inks ( she said thinking of the airbrush)

it does work albeit subtle in color. i  don't care much as it will detract from the image  transfers.

neki desu

 

the midgets

liliput town here. the leaves give the scale

how about the cucumber?leaves next to it are bamboo leaves.

my japanese classmate  who has a real veg garden is also bitching.  i am looking forward to next year to see if it's better.

neki desu

 

poetry of language

 

 it has never been more beautiful.

have a good weekend

neki desu

 

someone's doing well

radishes are are not disappointing this year. as for the rest better not talk.

momiji getting ready to do it's yearly thing. need to start planning the seed gathering and transplants.need to make a massive bonsai pebble-soil purchase.

neki desu

 

hokusai-hiroshige wannabe

need i explain and give details ?

one works with subjects that are either dear or  that have a resonance with you.thet's the whole craic. for me there are no self important statements or earth shattering discourses. just mono-no-aware.

more views of fuji-saan to come.

neki desu

 

latest obsession

don't ask me why, but this little train resonated in me. perhaps it's the homey vibe, the route along the coast,the otaku in me.the thing is that riding that little train has given me many a fine moment.

 weaving it and trying to convey the vibe.

on another note started japanese classes .good to see everybody.

 

 

neki desu

 

restrained beauty

my life motto.

have a good weekend.

neki desu 

 

change of pace

sumi-e practice so i don't forget brush placement and management. my ginger plants.

and my imperata cylindrica.

my walls. surrounded by works from friends and things japanese.

the double ikat is from bali

next to it a double weave exercise, my first serious try in dw.

neki desu

    

here we go

the beginnings are always somewhat constrained. as work progresses it becomes more fluid.managing to get the feel of the sand and the waves, i think.

some warp printing here, think i went too subtle. very soon a train should come.

starting japanese today. hisashiburi ne!

neki desu

 

the crops

everyone's suffering from this summer from hades.

toms like marbles, 

few cucumbers, the other plant stalled with no growth

 others totally fried.the beautiful orange dreams momiji gone to plant heaven.

the only one doing well is the calamodin as it is semi tropical.

and the interior yuccas.they couldn't be happier.

on a positive note  happy day of asturias   

 

neki desu