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~traditional handmade Japanese paper
~ Kozo, Gampi, Mutsumata
touch my hand before you go
the light has arrived
The Ogawa Washi Japanese Papermaking Centre
Japan March 2011
Photo essay covering a 10 day paper making course in Japan, March 2011 where I discovered the beautiful and profound relationship between the artist's hand and the object created.
Showing posts with label paper making. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paper making. Show all posts
Friday, 3 June 2011
Paper, Places and Faces
~traditional handmade Japanese paper
~ Kozo, Gampi, Mutsumata
touch my hand before you go
the light has arrived
The Ogawa Washi Japanese Papermaking Centre
Japan March 2011
Friday, 29 April 2011
Sunday, 24 April 2011
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Sunrise over Kyoto
The sun rose over Kyoto on March 15, 2011 with an eerie haze. It was just 4 days after the quake hit the eastern coast of Japan. I had decided to go back to Tokyo to catch my flight the next day for Thailand, even though the tremors were still occurring. Tokyo was only 150 km from the epicentre.
News was mostly second hand as there were no English speaking t v stations and no public wifi for the Internet! Disconcerting to say the least.
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| Sunrise Over Kyoto, March 15, 2011 |
We had been quite fortunate up to this point as our tour had been miles away on the eastern side of the island country and I would not have to travel alone, as had been originally planned.
Megumi, our intrepid tour leader, convinced me to carry on with her, despite the uncertainty around transportation and power. At least, I would have company......News was mostly second hand as there were no English speaking t v stations and no public wifi for the Internet! Disconcerting to say the least.
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