水引アーティスト、綾さんに彼女が考えているアートの概念、そして、アーティストとしての生き様や使命などについてお伺いしました。Interview with Aya, Japanese Mizuhiki Artist. She shared her idea of what becoming artist might mean… Her work is available @paper_for_you (instagram)
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In-between: Giving up and not giving up 諦める・諦めないの「はざま」で
Giving up or not giving up. By being in the middle space of giving up and not giving up, I see something very important and encounter something might change your life forever! 諦める事と諦めない事の「はざま」に立つ事により何か今までに見えなかったことが見えてくるかもしれない。
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Saying or Feeling? : Gratitude 感謝って言うもの？感じるもの？
Thinking with meanings. Saying thank you might not mean that you know what appreciations do to you and the world! 言うだけではわかったことにならないかもしれない。
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Why Music? 音楽に潜む力
Music has been living with humans for thousands of years. As you can see in the cave paintings from prehistoric time, humans danced with music to express their thoughts, feelings, and more. I consider music as a ways of knowing and way to exchange knowledge. Exchange here means more complicated than just one-way exchanges that…
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New Concept for Dining… つくられた外食の新しい形
After coronavirus spread all over the world, humans disappeared from the dine-out business back in 2020 during the lock-downs. The following year, restaurants and other social gathering spaces reopened its business, and yet, some restrictions still have remained. Where I live, the Pacific west coast of Canada, most of the public spaces including restaurants, museums,…
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When to Say “No”? いつ『できません』と言う？
(日本語は英語の後にありますよ〜） How often do you say “No” to the favours that others ask of you? Depends. I would love to say yes to people all the time and help or support as many as people possible. How much can one person offer? I helped a person who suffered from a great deal of…
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The Image of a Person is Made:an Illusion ★人のイメージはつくられたもの
Have you mad e a quick judgement on a person? I have seen and experienced many people do that. Because of the voice of the person, the particular style of cloth they were, or even based on whatever they like to eat, some people tend to determine who they might be depending on how they…
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Living as who I am 私らしく生きる
Who do I want to be? Who am I? （日本語は英語の後にありますよ）Do I really know? The other day, someone I know briefly defined me. The definition did not match with mine, but my intention is not to complain about it. I appreciate other’s thoughts and different ways of knowing, and yet I also know that a decision…
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How do I listen to time? 時間と相談?
日本語は英語の後にありますよ💕 I hear this phrase, “I don’t have time for it” But, really … Do humans make time or time comes to them? When does time run out and how do humans determine the moment? Can I create a segment of time like that really? After all, what is time indeed? Time flies! I think…
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Why not teach ‘how to’? なぜ作り方を教えないか
Some people ask me if I teach ‘how to’ cook. My answer is no. So then, why not? As one of the many concepts I contemplate during the making process, I am interested in cultivating imagination by being creative through artistic engagement. I find that a process of cooking similar to art making process. There…
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Calicorico Life ♦︎ カリコリコ・ライフ 