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Paint and other brushes I bought in a fantastic specialist brush shop in Tokyo. Love an exotic tool! The curved metal one is for precise de-rust and stippling I think. Now back in London reflecting on a wonderful holiday full of surprises and mystifying sights.
Day 13 waking up in our wonderful ryokan onsen #wanosato. Full on futon sleeping on the tatami mats with views overlooking the forest and a gushing mountain river. Today we have gone on a hike up through the forest to the bottom of a ski resort. Back down to the river for a dip in the freezing snow melt water and a sushi picnic. Then plunging into the soothing hot onsen baths to warm up, overlooking the gushing river below. Heaven. Tomorrow we start our journey homeward. It has been a stunning trip. Japan has made a big impression on me.
Today has been a day of travel misadventures, but we got a chance to check out this rice paddy field this afternoon as we waited, stranded at a tiny railway station in the middle of no-where.
Day 8 Forever Pumpkin - a Yayoi Kusama retrospective in Kyoto. So loved this psychedelic upholstered sea anenome /Come boat shuttling souls over the River Styx. If you gotta go you might as well go in style and comfort. Kusama’s work is infused with her own special psychological landscape. Reminds me that I am exhibiting soon in the #tactileminds show 18-23 September in Mill House Lane. I will be exhibiting two pieces including my Emotions in Motion claymation. A proportion of the proceeds from the show are going towards the charity Mind. Come along if you can! . . . #tactileminds #mentalhealth #arttherapy #mind #thinkinghands #tactileunderstanding
The Ryonji Temple’s wonderful zen garden, whispers contemplation and peace. The sand is in fact gravel, and the rocks are modest in size rather than monumental. It threw my expectations and I loved it. Moss - it’s the new velvet.
Day 7 When they said Golden Temple, they really meant it! This photo doesn’t really do it justice, it glows.
Secret garden in Naoshima. Oasis of calm behind closed doors in labyrinth of tiny residential streets. Can’t wait to discover more in Kyoto today.
Tadao Ando is a master of the monastic lines in space. So enjoyed yesterday’s wander round the art museums he has created here in Naoshima.
Saying good bye to Naoshima this morning. On to Bizen and Kyoto.
Tadao Ando’s monastic simplicity is in breathtaking flight in a number of buildings and museums on the island. I am including a photo of the James Turrell installation - a truly wonderful collaboration with Ando at ChiChu Art Museum, which literally means underground art museum. Shhh tho’ as we were not supposed to take any pics inside the museums. We sat for ages staring at the limped blue sky, occasionally catching views of a bird of prey circling overhead or a whisp of cloud. Bliss - and also very hot. . . . #naoshima #naoshimabliss #tadaoandogenius #inspiration #greatcollaborations
Naoshima’s iconic yellow dotted pumpkin by Yayoi Kusama is a wow. But causes a stir as the bottom image shows - crowds queuing to take their pic with it, is the contextual reality.
Analogue or digital? This fire-fly come CAD wire frame pavilion by Siu Fujimoto in the port of Miyanoura on Naoshima pulls off a wonderful coup de theatre.
Day 4 Crazy Night In Osaka on the way to the Naoshima Art Island. Fortune smiled on us as we arrived here on the Saturday night of the Bon Odori Festival that brings families together and honours the ancestors. Delicious street food, bright lights, blaring music and street hawkers tropical evening air. Wow
Day 4 Mooching about Asakusa and Kuramae I came across one of the huge cicada insects that screech in the Tokyo trees. It is as big as my thumb. Plus loved these replica Terracotta warriors and this very atmospheric side of a building. The tropical rains must turn metal rusty in double quick time.
Day 3 Meiji Shrine - an oasis of calm in the centre of Tokyo. It’s Japan’s sacred declaration of nation building and human rights akin to Jefferson’s “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence. Powerful stuff.
11th floor lettuce farm above the amazing stationary shop. What next?
Large bolts of Beautiful printed paper sold on the roll like fabric at Itoya -specialist stationary shop in Ginsa. A feast for the eyes.
Lettuce farm on the 11th floor of a chic paper shop in the heart of the Ginsa district. What next? .

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Paint and other brushes I bought in a fantastic specialist brush shop in Tokyo. Love an exotic tool! The curved metal one is for precise de-rust and stippling I think. Now back in London reflecting on a wonderful holiday full of surprises and mystifying sights.

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