Kyoto

In December last year

I'm so behind but here are some more snapshots of Kyoto from last winter.
Soon, I'll be able to show some new things I've been working on.
I met up with lili last week. Most days I get so caught up in a daily routine,
I forgot how refreshing it is to meet new people once in a while!

Throw me a dream please, it's been a dreamless sleep
for such a long time

A song to wake up and to go to sleep
Seabear- I sing I swim

Good night.

Things I brought from Kyoto


Last winter

Found them at the fleamarket.

I had a hard time choosing colours of the zippers.

They were so cheap and such exquisite colours.. possibly hand-dyed?

Now I need to find some fabrics for some dresses and skirts!

At the market in Kyoto (again).
Beautiful patterns and colours of vintage kimotos, ceramics, kokeshi, and stamps
The little 'moneybox' lady's got a swedish flag on it somehow. I don't know why.

The center of me followed her, but I was left with the shell of me.

Extremely loud and incredibly close

I was so touched by the sign above,

' please protect/take good care of plants and flowers on the Path of Philosophy'
(there's a path in Sakyo-ku, Kyoto), written by a school kid.

There's something so beautiful and liberating about the handwriting and the way children draw.

Sadly as we get older, we tend to lose those qualities.

I've been thinking of art education lately.

Do we consciously or unconsciously try to draw 'better'?

Is learning to draw as precisely as possible really necessary?
I don't agree with the idea that the word 'right or wrong' exists in drawings

or any form of so-called art in general as some people say.

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Fleamarket (held on the 25th of every month) at Kitano tenmangu Shrine is

a must-see when visiting Kyoto.

There are also many food vendors so make sure you go hungry!

That's it for Kyoto for now. I need to move on..

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

p.s. Keibunsha is the most beautiful bookshop I've ever been.

It's got a small gallery and sells hand crafted items and some stationery as well.
(last two photos are inside the bookshop)

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By the way, I had a nice surprise this morning at hui hui.

I have secretly been a fan of their clothing line, so I'm very flattered.

Thanks!