On Sunday I went to the annual (= every year) 'Nitten' Japan Fine Arts Exhibition at The Aichi Prefectural Museum of Art in Sakae. I took my young daughter, but she got bored quickly. Also, she was impatient to eat ice-cream; I`d promised her beforehand that I would buy her one, so afterward, I quic...

I made this end table, using some of the wood I gathered at Biwa Lake a couple of weeks ago. It`s just wide enough to put our printer on, but narrow enough to fit in the gap between the sofa & a large cabinet in our living room. Also, it`s just the right height for a rubbish bin (ゴミ箱) to go undernea...

I took this photo in December but I forgot to stick* it on my blog - they`re nengajo that I made with my my kids. Instead of printing directly onto the postcards, we printed our design onto origami paper, then stuck** the origami paper on the postcards. Vocabulary:*stick = put (casual/informal Engli...

Have you been to Hikone Castle in Shiga Prefecture before*? I went there with my family yesterday. It`s very near Lake Biwa, so before** coming home, we went to a lakeside park to play & collect driftwood (漂流木), pine cones, & other junk. I`ll use the wood to make picture frames or display cases or s...

Most people throw away bottle caps, but I keep them. This is most of my collection, in a display frame that I made last week. Some of them are from Japan, a few of them are from Australia, & one of them is from Cambodia - it was given to me by one of my students who went there last year. Can you fin...

This is the 2nd time I`ve restored & reused this Christmas wreath. I removed the old brown leaves from last year, & replaced them with new green ones,...

I made a display case for my collection of old fishing floats. I found these floats on the beach over the last few years. They are all different except for three. Can you find the three which are the same?There are two spaces left (残り) in the case. In 2019, I hope to fill them!Vocabulary:- float (動詞...

隅田川の魅力と都市との関わりを伝えるイベント「ふねと水辺のアートプロジェクト」に、一度見たら忘れられない個性的な船が登場しています。服やバッグに付いているファスナーをモチーフにした「ファスナーの船」です。ファスナーの船は、ふねと水辺のアートプロジェクトに登場するアート作品です。ファスナーを大きくした...

I made this display case for my shell collection. No, not seashells (貝殻) - these are shotgun shells! I found some on the beach & a couple in the forest. I think they look good displayed like this. If you would like to see (& buy?) this case & my other recycled wood creations, please come to Gifu Ter...

I finished making this golf ball display case for our September craft event. Maybe you can notice that it`s not perfectly straight, but that`s not my ...