The joy mode
Dear Artist, Being happy with your life is one thing — being happy with your…
Monthly Archives: August, 2021
The ultimate creative act
Dear Artist, Yesterday afternoon, a group of old friends carefully gathered to celebrate my Mum,…
Clouds
Dear Artist, These days, the wind blows on this island from the northwest, fluttering hard…
Existential gratitude
Dear Artist, After all these years, within the striving and plodding of art and amongst…
Important stuff
Dear Artist, It’s early Tuesday morning and the studio computer is ringing like a Wal-Mart…
Studio needs
Dear Artist, Behind my Mum’s house, there’s a walking path that follows a river estuary…
A last look
Dear Artist, The other night while hanging out at a party a friend reminded me…
An artist’s maker
Dear Artist, My grandfather, my mother’s father, Kohei Shimozawa, was one of five children of…
Slow down to speed up
Dear Artist, It’s warm and muggy beside this froggy pond. I’m the shiny guy wearing…