20 Feb

Perhaps one of the trickiest designs to wresle with, only Sakura (cherry blossom) and the skin. Not thinking, analyzing, planning, controlling…. The blossoms already know …

 
18 Feb

Hiroshima. Two ghosts on a bench in the park talk about times past and summers to come.

 
17 Feb

Zen life, Ueno park, Tokyo. Perhaps a chance meeting with the ghost of Yamaoka Tesshu…. Warm and sticky darkness chases the moon up high. A man plays …

 
15 Feb

A new project I started today on Marie. A little different but nevertheless coherent with the Horimatsu school and its ideas concerning Irezumi and tradition. …

 
12 Feb

Koi and Momiji. A favourite.

 
11 Feb

Time travels and insight is constantly aquired and metamorphosed. The heart is the most important tool for the Horishi. Mere replicating of imagery becomes empty …

 
10 Feb

This piece, depicting real life Samurai heroine Tomoe Gozen, is based on an Edo period woodblock print by Hiroshige. He’s mostly famous for his groundbreaking …

 
09 Feb

 
08 Feb

September. Early evening at Nakamura-sans studio/house outside Fukuoka. It’s not yet even an hour since we arrived by train from Yokohama. Kazuyoshi, Horikitsune, Horikazu and …

 
07 Feb

At the studio of Nakamura San, Fukuoka, Kyushu, Japan.