Back from San Francisco :part 2

big spool books(wall) and small spool books( on the shelf) 2011

"Indigo & Moss spool books" intaglio on antique bookpages from Japan, handmade paper, Collage and old wooden spool 2011
"Small Spool books" intaglio on antique bookpages from Japan, collage, old wooden spools 2011

Here are images of my spool books at the Cavin-Morris Gallery Booth at the Arts of Pacific Asia show in San Francisco. I learned a lot about new possibilities of displaying these scroll books. Thank you, Shari and Randall!!

Back from San Francisco : part 1 - worm's eye-views

Indigo Mushikui no.12
aquatint on antique bookpages from Japan, gold leaf, collage
"Indigo Mushikui landscape" aquatint, chine colle

"Night Shimmer no.10" aquatint, chine colle, Japanese pigment

I just came back from the art fair-trip to Los Angeles and San Francisco. These new pieces are exhibited at the Verne Collection booth. Here are some aerial views from the air plain. Somehow they visually relate to my mushikui(wormhole) work.



Stinson Beach, CA
Bolina, Stinson Beach, CA

Journey though Mushikui no.71
aquatint on antique bookpages from Japan, gold leaf, collage
This was my first attempt to use a little bit of gold leaf. Someone told me that metallic medium like gold leaf has green color in it. Maybe that is why gold leaf naturally works well with green color in traditional screen paintings from Japan.

More green elements on the street in San Francisco-Drains with green weeds + rust

New Year Cards 2012!

Wishing You All a Happy and productive 2012!
Thanks for visiting my blog. I will try to post more often this year.

"Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books I & II" traveling exhibition will be shown in Argentina

"Baba book" 2009 and "Spool Book of Journey through Mushikui" 2011

Currently, "Monumental Ideas in Miniature Books I & II" exhibition is installed at the Proyecto Ace Print Center in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This show is coordinated by Hui-Chu Ying, professor at the Myers School of Art, University of Akron. This "Monumental Ideas in Miniature Book II" exhibition will continue traveling to 43 national and international venues until 2015. 106 artists are participated in MIMB II from the U.S., India, Pakistan, Germany, China, Japan, Canada, and Spain. Thanks Hui-Chu for let my little books travel around the world!




click here to read more information about MIMB II

The Unexpected Edge: Yugen in Contemporaty Art at the Cavin-Morris Gallery in New York City-Chelsea Area

"Waterscape 2011" handmade paper and aquatint on antique bookpages from Japan( late Edo period)

My recent works are included in the group exhibition, "The Unexpected Edge: Yugen in Contemporary Art" October 22th- December 3rd, 2011 at the Cavin-Morris Gallery in New York City.(Chelsea area)

Please click here to see more information about this exhibit.

Indigo & Moss Spool Books at the Cavin- Morris Gallery

"Moss Spool Book 2011" etching and aquatint on antique bookpages from Japan, Collage (photographed at the Cavin-Morris Gallery)


The new spool books are included in the summer group show,
"Prequel to the Unexpected: New Works New Artists"at the Cavin- Morris Gallery in New York City.
Click here to find more information about this exhibit.
"Indigo Spool Book 2011" etching and aquatint on antique bookpages from Japan, colalge (photographed at the Cavin-Morris Gallery)

My first video experiment!