It is getting colder and colder, now we are clinging to warmness at home.
Irori are Japanese traditional sunken hearths, wood-lined fireplaces used for cooking and/or heating, that are as common as hibachi.
Since a irori is a built-in fireplace, getting it as part of home decoration might be difficult. But it has many advantages to know.
It was about a month ago that I accidentally fell in love with old record jackets.
On that day, my roommate took me to one of those donations stores for taking a break from all school things. I was looking around at kitchen tools, clothes, furniture, etc., but I was not finding anything interesting until the moment I stopped by the book section.
There were huge piles of old records covered with dust hidden at the end of the hall. I was flipping over those records thinking “Oh, well, is there anybody who has an record player nowadays ?” —then I met this old jazz record (shown on the top of this post).
My heart suddenly started beating up like a drum because it had this jacket that totally matched up my taste of art, pop colors in a big contrast to the background. It was so perfect that it did not matter whether I had an record player.
Anyway, this is how I fell in love with old record jackets. I have found four lovable jackets so far, and will continue searching more in those dusty treasure piles.
I have posted five more drawings and collages today.
Wind bells are popular in the world, and most of you probably have heard the beautiful sounds they create.
Hu-rin are Japanese wind bells, and I am obsessed with them.
They are not so enjoyable as they are in summer, but I just cant help writing about them.
Art Journal 2006 : front (left) and back (right)
Hello.
Since I am in love with art and currently taking 2D Foundation class, I have decided to post my little art journal.
All drawings and collages in the journal represent my interpretation of art. I will update art pieces on irregular basis hoping some of them will deserve to draw your attention…