Mokuchi Studio Podcast
A couple weeks ago I had a conversation with Yann Giguere of Mokuchi, which was recorded and just came out on the Mokuchi Studio Podcast.… Read More »Mokuchi Studio Podcast
A couple weeks ago I had a conversation with Yann Giguere of Mokuchi, which was recorded and just came out on the Mokuchi Studio Podcast.… Read More »Mokuchi Studio Podcast
This week I thought I’d mention an artist who I’ve been following for the past couple of years, and I’ve been consistently impressed and inspired… Read More »Inspiration – Toru Fukuda
Last weekend I went to the 39th annual Kezurou-kai event in Itoigawa, Niigata. It was my first time going to the event here in Japan,… Read More »Kezurou-kai #39
The other day I went to see some work by a woodturner, Matsumoto Katsuya, who makes really beautiful functional tableware like plates, bowls, etc. I’ve… Read More »Inspiration – Matsumoto Katsuya Woodturning
Last week was Golden Week here in Japan, a string of holidays that fall within the same week every year, and many people take that… Read More »Inspiration – Shirakawa-go and Takayama
This past week my family came for a visit to Japan, and we spent a few days in Kyoto. One of the places we stopped… Read More »Inspiration – Tofuku-ji
A couple weeks back we took a visit to the 69th Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition, and I thought I share some inspirational highlights from the… Read More »Inspiration – Japanese Traditional Craft Exhibition
This week I thought I’d take it easy here on the blog and simply share some images from a few places that I’ve visited here… Read More »Inspiration
Last weekend my wife and I packed up a bunch of furniture and woodturnings and headed to Nagano for a craft fair. It was the… Read More »Stepping Out of the Shop
The first year that my wife and I moved to Japan, we started a habit of going to the Tokyo city flea market every weekend.… Read More »Tabi-dansu 旅箪笥