Week7 in Japan- All things crafty!

Uni things: Millies woodcut private view in the gallery and celebratory ramen meal!
There was a lecture on photography, i didnt get too much from it as it was all in Japanese, i got 'jew' 'holocaust' 'freud', he asked when i was born?! Some quite erotic images all in all....
The library is pretty hard to nagivate, not many english books but there is a good selection of magazines, read an article on how Lady Gaga is the new type of pop performance artist...

The Japanese are crafty- Cartoons on cars, smilies on houses, printmaking everything, handmade knives, decorating food, cutesie broach making, really beautiful ceramics; all rough and natural on the outside and glazed on the inside and 'lets find it much pleasure in life' chalk lessons!

Kindergarten- After playing parachute games, and farmyard animals, singing english nursery rhymes, Kira kira, hikaru/Twinkle, twinkle little star we made star stickers, then sticker charms for bracelets and headbands.

Experiments with book making for presentation of Exchange Zine- Carbon tracing paper hardback canvas book for making comments, B5 size japanese paper hardback book, A5 stapled paper book, Corrugated hardback book with holders

Shibori at Arimatsu- Traditional japanese craft of 'tie-dying' clothes. We walked around the old town seeing paintings using shibori technique and how they make the ruffles and dye the fabric.

Samurai demonstation with performances and parades and puppetry at Chukyo Keibajomae. We got stopped loads of times today so by people asking to have a picture of us, not with us, and there were some sly ones being taken, it was like that in China; i suppose they don't see many 'westerners'.

Wish i was at the Venice Biennale again. I stumbled upon it last year on The English Experience teaching placement. This year looks just as good! Check out The Guardian's coverage of it! http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/video/2011/jun/03/venice-biennale-adrian-searle-video and wish i was back in Brighton to see the 2011 Graduate Degree show, looks good on the website http://arts.brighton.ac.uk/whats-on/gallery-sallis-benney-theatre-brighton/gallery-events/gallery-exhibitions-2012/june-2011/burt-brill-and-cardens-graduate-show-2011/join-in-live-with-brighton-graduate-showand and and I wish i was able to see the Norfolk and Norwich Festival and Brighton Festival and Fringe that was in May! http://www.brightonfestivalfringe.org.uk/gallery/?id=75 So many things!