We went out to support with the Zoom broadcast of the “SJAC 2022 Exhibition” opening and the photography of the venue scenery. There were quite many spectacular works, moreover we were able to meet many friends and time went by so quickly.
Today is the birthday of my sister and the birthday of my dear friend Saya, who lives in France. From time to time, Saya wrote that she was/is playing harmonica to the calves on the ranch in the neighborhood: how she & Vivien discovered the old statue of Mary at the end of the weeds/bush; about their music composition activities and going out to the sea, etc. It’s as exciting as the long-awaited picture book.
京都,45年前. 翌日彼女はフランスに旅立った:45 years ago, Kyoto/Japan. the next day she flew to France
“Shabon-dama/Soap bubbles” … Saya plays harmonica in this song to the calves as a requiem for the ephemeral life of these children who will eventually be taken to the slaughterhouse. Of course, she mentioned that it also overlaps with the feelings of this children’s song writer, Noguchi Ujo, who lost his daughter at a young age.
サヤのハモニカの音色に走り寄ってくる仔牛たち:Calves running up to the tone of the harmonica
サヤとビビエンは海が大好き。思いっきり遊んでね。
Saya and Vivien love the sea. Play as much as you can!
ジャック・タチゆかりの海岸:The coast associated with Jacques Tati
Kazuko Miyamoto, the owner of a long-established gallery in Lower Manhattan called Gallery onetwentyeight, is an artist and has an extraordinary generosity. She knew young Jimi Hendrix, also she has earned the most artworld credibility as an assistant to Sol LeWitt. At the same time Kazuko has continued to fascinate us with her extraordinary artistic versatility and musical talent. I’m/we’re so happy. Congratulations!
It’s her birthday. Congratulations. At the end of last year, I mentioned her name a little on my blog “Is Prince a Hanuman?” Unparalleled singing ability, an overwhelming presence that transcended the boundaries of the Japanese song(entertainer) world at that time. Occasionally, her dignified singing voice revives.
Mica who is my long term friend wrote to us that her twin sister Idel made such so fantastic dress! I too know how Idel’s sense of fashion art is great, so Mica’s art & photography sense too. This news made me happy as if it brings spring. Here her email goes;
“hey fam and friends i can’t help being so mad clucky proud of my quietly brilliant little sissy Idel whipping up this complicated eloquent open tulle skirt for her friend chuck’s dance performance in one crazy week !!! yes she is haitian but she sure can be quick when it counts”
Last year, because of my broken bones and the treatment of side effects in Orin, it’s been a long time to get a massage, so we were happy to be able to go to Shoko’s massage therapy studio the other day. This time, Orin had lymphatic massage from her.
She spent many years studying body structure and how to encourage the natural healing power of all of us. Well, if our body is like architecture, it means knowing the basics of the house.
She clearly taught us how the interactions of bones, muscles, tendons, blood, lymph and various body tissues support the body. Thank you, Shoko-chan. website; Shoko Akiyama NYS Licensed Massage Therapist
About eight years ago or so, I talked with a friend who is also an artist and a calligrapher about a proverb with implications, and then I got proverb written by hand from her. Orin & I were happy just to look at it, so I stuck it in the mirror. I can’t find this important paper because we’re often moving. The luggage that can’t be carried is still in the warehouse in Arizona, so I hope it’s in it. In a picture of the Queen’s apartment where we used to live, I found its photo but the angle was not good! At the start of 2022, I am putting this proverb in the middle of my heart.
25 Dec, 2021, was dancer, choreographer and director of the performance art group “The School of Hard Knocks” Yoshiko Chuma’s birthday. People aired a video celebrating Yoshiko’s birthday and showing their thoughts on Christmas.
Our couple of healer/art/music friends, Frank & Michele was coming after a while. They said that from now on, sound vibration including so-called voice will be the “key” that leads all events to harmony. Also Michele had a dream suggesting this. Wonderful coincidence, more and more Orin and I are really enjoying making tones, sound, melody and music. At the same time Michele has been making “knit-bone” healing cream. One of the ingredients is “comfrey”, comfrey is known as knitbone. It has Alontin in it and helps to mend heal connective tissue and bones.
The end of 2019, after I broke my right wrist, this cream was so useful. The scars after the femur fracture surgery in February have also been cleaned up, and I am grateful to be able to use my wrist and hip. These two fractures of mine were due to a big fall on a frozen road and in the garden shortly after I moved, and I’m hoping for a cream to fix this sloppiness, well. The first thing to do is to learn how to walk on a frozen road.
She is also a member of the Musashino Consortium, and their exhibition this May also featured her remembrance corner. 彼女は武蔵野コンソーシアムのメンバーでもありました。この5月の武蔵美展に、彼女のコーナーが設けられました。その時のビデオです。https://youtu.be/Pp1uPqC_uiE
時空を超えて、彼女の魅力的なシリーズだった ”ポケットプロジェクト” を続けているのじゃないかな。ヒロミさん、どうもありがとう!!Beyond a time and space, She will be surely continue of her strong and charming series “Pocket project”, Thank you, Hiromi!