My article in the newspaper, 新聞に私の記事が

There is an article about my solo exhibition in Japanese newspaper, The Shukan New York SeiKatsu No.275 (10/17/09 Issue). I tried to translate it from Japanese to English was a lot of job for me indeed. And a friend of mine corrected it. I'm happy to have it because it's a good one and is not only a detail of the exhibition but also included my statement in it as well. I would like everyone can read English Translation of the article (click).
この前のブログでもう読んだ方も多いと思いますが、週刊ニューヨーク生活に掲載された記事を英語に翻訳しました。私にとってこの忙しい時期に、なんで？こんな大変な事をしているのかと、自分に問いかけながら...。
良い記事なのと私の作品のステートメントを確実に書き込まれているので、日本人だけじゃなく、読んでもらいたんです。それで頑張ってやってみました。
私の英語力に情けなさを感じながら、ある程度私自身で訳して、友人に直してもらいました。本当に大変でしたが、でも良い勉強になりました。英語版はこちらをクリック

Won an award! 賞を受賞。

I attended the reception of 67th Annul Audubon Artists Exhibition and won "Marquis Who’s Who In American Art References Award"on Sunday, September 27. It's a bad spot to hang on my print "The Red Thread" I pointed out in a picture but I can't complain because of received the award. The Exhibition will be until Friday, October 2nd.
I didn't mention that I'm also honored to won “Nessa Cohen Grant" from The Art Students League of New York in May, 2009. At that time, I submitted a few other prints and included “The Red Thread” as well.
9月27日に第67回オデュボンアーティスツの定期展のレセプションで第三位のマーキュイス（アメリカの出版社による著名人の略歴を掲載した年鑑版紳士録）フーズフー・イン・アメリカン･アート賞を受賞しました。私の作品”赤い糸”は可なり上の方で観ずらい場所に展示されてましたが、賞を頂いて文句は言えません。
忙しかったのでブログに何も書いてませんでしたが、実は、今年5月にネセ・コーヘン･グラント（奨学金）を受賞しました。今回受賞した”赤い糸"と他の版画数点の提出にて頂きました。こんなに続けで頂いて、本当に有難く感謝してます。これから今以上にもっといい作品の製作をしないと...少々プレッシャーです。

Scissors Series 忘れてました。

I forgot to upload a new print that I created in March. It's the scissors series 3. It's a lithograph. The other two prints of scissors are etching and aquatint.
It was exhibited in my solo show at the Brooklyn Library. Now, I'm working on a new project which will be a series of Central Park and I'm also enjoying the summer weather.
はさみシリーズ３です。忙しかったからアップするのを忘れてました。個展の時、製作した作品です。他のはさみの2点はエッチングとアクアテントでしたが、これはリトグラフです。現在セントラルパーク･シリーズを製作中です。最近のニューヨークは、朝晩とても涼しくて過ごしやすい、秋の様な気候を楽しんでます。

Received a Prize. ﾚｻﾞｰｽﾄｯｷﾝｸﾞ･ﾘｼﾞｪﾝ賞を受賞

I received "Leatherstocking Region FCU Prize" from 18th Annual Regional Juried Art Exhibition "Essential Art", Cooperstown Art Association. If you go to near Cooperstown, New York, please stop by and see my new etching and aquatint " A Red thread". Information I'd had the idea one year ago. It took to create this print for over four months.
ニューヨークのアップスティートのクーパーズタウンでエッセンシャル･アート展, 第18回定期公募展に初めて応募、入賞そして、レザーストッキング･リジェンFUC賞を受賞。レザーストッキング？聞きなれない言葉で、古語みたいで、何やら高級なめし皮ブーツのことらしです。詳しく意味を知りたいと思ってます。作品のアイデアは1年前からで、製作に約4ヶ月以上掛かった作品なので、受賞は嬉しいです。

Shadow of the Thread、糸の影

I etched the shadow of the thread by soft ground. While etching the plate, some parts on the top left and around the scissors which should be white, were also accidentally etched. And I was shocked to find it when I printed it out. I fixed them by varnishing the plate today. My hands are still in pain. In the picture of the two images I tried the different colors.
ソフトグランドで糸の影を板に腐食させました。仮刷りしてみたら腐食して欲しく無いとこ、例えばハサミの周りの光が当たっている所まで黒くなっていて、ショック！その修正、銅版の凹凸をつぶしていく作業を今日一日やって、手が痛いです。写真は赤い糸の色と全体の色を違うインクを使って刷ってみました。クリックすると拡大写真が見れます。

A red thread. 赤い糸

This is a third stage of the picture. I made another plate for a thread to add on the print. So I have two plates for one image. I was working on the scissors' shadow, it's very subtle, perhaps too subtle to make out. And I'm going to change the color of the thread which must be a deeper red.
I hope I'll finish working on the print before the end of the month.
先週から引き続きこの作品の製作をしてます。今週、もう一枚赤い糸用の板を製作し,2枚の板を重ね刷りしてみました。そして、テーブルの上のハサミの影を少しソフトにしたんですが、ほとんど違いが分からないかもしれませんね。赤い糸はもっと深みがある赤にしようと思ってます。今月中に出来上がるといいなと思っているんですが、版画は絵画や彫刻と違って思うようにならないので、どうでしょう。

It's a scissors series. 現在製作中の作品

This picture is a second stage of a next print. I like the bobbin and its shadow but the entire image needs more aquatint. I think I'll work on it more.

今製作している作品で、エッチングの後、アクアチントで、仮刷りしてみました。もう一度アクアチントするか、エッチングするかして、作り上げていこうと思ってます。

Scissors & Bobbin

I've been working on this etching since July 1st. Finally I'm printing out a limited edition now. I printed about 18 prints so far but I'm not satisfied with some of them. Printing by hand is not like a copy machine. It's difficult to make the same print every time. So I'll make more prints.
7月から始めたこのエッチングやっと本刷りに入りました。今のとこ18枚程刷ったんですが、満足出来るプリントは少なくて、コピー機の様に同じに毎回刷れなくて、苦難してます。15枚か20枚のエディションを作りたいと考えているので、もう少し頑張らないと。

The test print

Well...the dark tone and the shadow of the scissors look okay but I'm not satisfy with the gradation on the table. I'm going to fix on the plate.
この写真は試し刷りです。ハサミの影はいいけど、画面上の部分のグラディーションが強すぎるので、銅版を修正しないと...。

The second stage

This is the plate I drew for making gradation. I took a photo before soaking it into acid tank. The dark part of drawing is not going to bite. It reverses the image and tones. I can post some test print soon...
銅版にドローイングして腐食をする前の状態です。イメージと濃淡がプリントした時に逆になります。

The next project（次の作品のアイデア）

Hi

I've been very busy a couple week but I was thinking about next project.

I took some pictures for next etching on Sunday afternoon.

These are the pictures I like soft lighting and light and shape shadows.

I think it's technically very difficult to do etching. I've never tried to do photo-etching but I may try!? I heard it's not easy to do. I don't decide it yet. I'm going to think of it.

Maybe it looks nice to painting too I guess. It's a new type of still life.

Okay, See you!

( Matane!)

more worked

Hi I've been working more etch and aquatint again on the plate for two weeks.
petrakis_nomikos left a comment for the past blog "The Etching & Aquatint" posted in April 19. His idea of a title is "Escape from the net". He said it seems to be some kind of net with an opening towards a light, standing out against the dark background.
I really appreciate his comment. Also some person said it seems corals.
I made a kind of cells. The concept of this print is a human being composes many cells but I think the cells create us. The cells are inputted many different information such as the heredity from the parents and their families. I have one more thing for the print... but I don't want to tell everything. I want viewers get some feelings from it.
Anyway, I would like to thank petrakis_nomikos to his comment.
Oyasuminasai...ii yumewo...(Good night...have a sweet dream)

The Etching & Aquatint

Hello~. What do you think?
I made some tone on the etching plate by aquatint on Thursday. I printed it out yesterday. I think it seems okay so far but I want to work on it more.
I'm thinking about title. What is a title good for it?
Matane....

Etching

Hi
I would like to show you another piece, etching I'm also working now.
The upper picture is a poof of the etching that is the first stage. The bottom picture is a draft drawing before working on a copper-plate.
Today, I bited the copper-plate into an acid tank for Aquatint. I'm going to print it out in another proof tomorrow.
I hope it's going to be okay.
If I have time to post the blog tomorrow, I'll upload some pictures.
Otanoshimini!