Multiple stole

back side of collar 
long poncho
short jacket in brown
short jacket in khaki
stole in khaki. can be in brown 

I made a large stole which can be convert into multiple ways. 

It is so comfortable and warm. 

You can create won your way to ware.!! 

Winter!!

It is so cold in NY.

I made a stole jacket. I usually ware this top on another jacket. 

it is not warm enough its self. 

I putted a summer cloth which i don't ware in winter into the collar to make it puffy. 

I rent a sawing machine from my friend. Now i can saw anything!! 

I am going to make warmer jacket next. 

For craft fair

stone ring
Sea shell ring
ceramic earring 
earring 
Stone ring 

Project No.2

perspective view on living area 
view of custom dining 

  Inspiration 

Collection and Color concept 

   Furniture selection 

Sketches 

My studio presentation. 

The project was combining two apartment into one high residence. 

My client is a young married couple, Luis who is music chief editor, Eva who is jazz singer. 

Luis is originally from south Africa, and lived in Paris for his college and work. He just got headhunted from other publish company in NYC. 

Eva is originally from Brazil, and she moved to U.S for college, majoring Jazz music. They met in Paris when Eva went to exchange student program in France. 

They collect Bruni Salban portrait painting, "Jazz Masters" ,Ella Fitzgerald , Billie Holiday,

Peggy Lee, and so on. 

My design solution was inspired by the paintings and their back ground which is Brazil and Africa. 

Use of color, material, and shape and form are evoked from their culture and character. 

I think residence design is hard, and it might be little bit conservative because it needs to meet the require of clients and comfort. 

It was fun project!!  I am so happy to be done with this though... 

Adorable antique lumps

yesterday, i was walking around Nolita and suddenly i run into such an attractive antique lumps shop. The store,  B-4 it was Cool is filled with beautiful vintage industrial lumps. 

I was overwhelmed with adorable pieces. 

There is working space in the corner of basement. It looks so mess but i love the unorganized and real craftsman's space like.  

I took so long time to look through with sparkling  eyes like a child looking at toy store. 

I got a hanging lump looks like a firefly.  Last night i read a book with the soft and beautiful light from the lump. 

Cloth Rings

Like a winter stole 

Like a shirt with a bow tie

Finally i fished my project#2 and taking great rest now before #3 take my peaceful life away. 

I am selling my collection at a craft fair http://degeneratecraftfair.com/

with Yura and her friends!!

I think it will be so much fun!! many artists are selling their works under $50.

If you are interested, please come and visit us!!

Halloween

Since I didn't have time and money to have some costume, i made a mask out of my fabric collection which i always get free from showroom. It is totally free plus my labor. 

The party was fun. people dressed up funny, spooky, stupid....and so on. 

My friend from Japan

My friend Mihiro came to visit me from Japan. 

We took Staten Island Ferry to see Statue of Liberty. It was first time for me too. 

The sunset view was beautiful!

I hope she enjoyed in NYC!! 

Thank you for coming Mihiro!! 

Petrified wood ring

This is made of petrified wood which i brought from Petrified Forest National Park. I found a beautiful piece of petrified wood chip on the ground and brought home. I think i suppose not to, but who knows. haha

Stand by me, stand by me

Little white stone with marble stone. 

For Melissa who is Interior design club PR partner.

She got a great pare of shoes from NANNU which is Copenhagen shoe brand. It is so cool and comfortable shoes.  

Today, we went to BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in Brooklyn to see modern ballet show "Decreation" by the choreographer, William Forsythe. Melissa use to play ballet and she got me a ticket!! 

The concept was love, suspect, doubt, and question, what would you do if i ask you to show that you love me more than i love you.  I can not describe with words, but it was wonderful.  You gata see it. 

It was the first time to see live show at opera house. I was so excited and overwhelmed.  

I saw ballet dance in Bayant Park last week, and i was so moved, and it made me even cry. 

The body expression was so beautiful and the music was fantastic with the dance. 

Today's show also made me so emotional. I think i got addicted to it.. 

I will go again soon. 

 

color study

My color study for studio project. 

I started placing color boxes neatly. From some point, i got crazy and started repeating select part of colors, move them around, and overlap them randomly. 

Sometime, unconsciousness plus little bits of consideration is a great tool for design and art. 

 

Sea Shell RIng

A white piece of sea  shell from Dumbo bay and a dark gray beautiful sea shell form Israel ocean. 

I had 10 cents chicken wings tonight with my friends. We ordered 80 wings... it cost just $8...

i ate around 10... It was sooo delicious. 

We waited for almost 2 hours though.. 

The restaurant call Croxley Ales ( on B ave between 2nd and 3rd st) Monday and Wednesday, chicken wings are 10 cents. 

GO get as much as you can!! But don't wast chickens!!!! 

Sea shells From Natalie!!

My friend Natalie who is from Israel got some sea shells. 

She saw my sea shell ring and she told me she has nice shell from her country. 

And she gave me today!! how nice.. 

I made a shell pendant. 

Shells has a hole on where the two shells are connected. So it worked perfectly as a pendant. 

Table Arrangement

I got back my table arrangement work today. 

My design evokes Japanese modern and Scandinavian Modern style which enhance clean and sophisticated feeling. 

After i spent 3 month in Japan and came back to school, I felt like to working with Japanese style to show what i found and leaned in Japan in this summer. 

My concept was contrast of elements; form(geometric vs natural), color(faded vs saturated), texture(smooth vs rough), and dark and light. More over, i concerned Ma(間),which is one of beautiful Japanese style principle. It is some space enhance eyes flow, focal point, and it allows you to feel calm and sophisticate. 

The project was not hard but i missed 2 session and i was behind in the class. So it was tough to select object and render them. 

But, it was fun. 

I am using my mother makers. She bought the makers more than 15 years ago when she started her business. but it is still working fine. Copic is amazing markers from Japan. It is sooo expensive in here. 1 maker costs $6... dahh 

Thanks mom!! Such a great cycle, right?  

Now i am working on designing residential apartment!!  Excited!!! 

Layers and Layers 

cat? 

I did with charcoal for fun after finishing boring drawing homework. 

The second one, i didn't intend to draw anything, but... it looks like an animal. 

On Saturday, I went to my friend's film show at up state. 

We took a train from grand central to the station call.....i forgot.. 

The show was wonderful, and everyone loved my friend's short film. Of course i do too. 

The film show concept was WATER and 15 ? people created short films which relates to some what WATER. 

We couldn't find any restaurant to eat dinner before the show started, so we end up with eating free cheese, ships, and drinking wine at the show. Believe or not, we got soooo full. I think we were eating entire the time.. lol 

They had a film and sculpture installation, too. It was really beautiful that they projected different movement of water's patterns on walls. I wish i could do that in my room when i go to sleep. 

We played shadows on the wall. It was fun!! Yura is eating cheese.  

 

For my Mother

My mom's birthday is coming on next week!! 

So i made the ring for her. 

It is same one i made before, but i gave to my professor who teaches rendering.  

I hope she like this. 

I went to the James Farley post office located near my school to send the gift to Japan. 

I like the Greek and Roman architect influenced building. The building was designed and built in 1912 by McKim, Mead, and White which was a famous architect firm in 20th century in eastern United States. They have done great Roman and Greek style architectures.

The enormous Corinthian columns are surrounding the building, which is called Peristyle in Greek architecture.  

I thought the building is embassy or some other high secured place but post office.. 

On weekday, many people come and  make a long line... but i prefer to go to the post office. 

I feel like i am sending really precious things to somewhere...haha 

This picture is from other website... nice composition!! I will go back and take by myself. 

Anyway, If you come to NYC, you might want to visit here. 

来週、お母さんの誕生日なので、レザーの指輪をつくりました。

前にもおんなじデザインでつくって、すごく気に入ってたんだけど、レンダリングの先生に褒められておもわすさしあげちゃったので、また作ることにしました。

おかあさん、気に入ってくれると良いな。

そのプレゼントを贈るために学校の近くの郵便局にいったんですが、　ここ、郵便局？ってゆうくらい立派な建物なんです。

McKim, Mead, and White　とゆう、２０世紀　東アメリカで名を上げていた建築会社のチームによって設計され、１９１２年にたてられたそうです。

ギリシャ、ローマでよく使われた　Corinthian columnという柱で建物が取り囲まれている　peristyle という建築様式です。

インテリアの歴史の授業で先セメスターならったので、かろうじておぼえていますｗ　

平日は、たくさんの人がきて、長い列をつくるので、時間がかかるのですが、誰かにものを送るときに、ここから送られるとなんだか特別な気がするので、時間かかってもこの郵便局から送りたいなーなんておもいました。

とにかく、NYにきたら是非訪れていただきたい場所のひとつです。　

 

ひとやすみ

最近寝不足な私はとうとうダウン。

今日、アートヒストリーの授業で、具合の悪さに耐えられず早退。　

学校のトイレでクラクラ。そこが５つ星ホテルのキレイなトイレだったら完璧に寝転びたかった。

まあトイレじゃなければもっとよかったんですが。

保健室で１時間くらい休んだらすっかりよくなって、帰りはお散歩がてらに、公園にいってベンチで一休みしながら、行詰っている課題のスケッチしてると、

隣に座ってたおじちゃんに、Are you an illustrator? (絵描きさんですか？）って聞かれ、違いますよー、インテリアを勉強中ですよ、から始まり、黒澤の映画は最高だーとか、写真家なんだーとか、あそこのビルは世界恐慌のときに建設打ち切りなって予定の半分の高さなんだーとか、家のスタジオでいま若者の写真家がヌードを撮っているから僕は出てきたんだーとかを、あたりが薄暗くなるまで話し込んじゃう始末。　

あれ？具合悪かったのはいつの事？リチャードさんとかいってたかな。　いいおじさんでした。

お家に帰って課題をやる気がゼロ。

時間がないときに限って違うことをやりたくなるのは、いつもの癖。

ということで、今日は最近つかってなかった皮をつかって作ってみました。

金のボタンを最初は縦にしようと思ったけど、やっぱりやめて横にしたら、とっても日本ぽくなりました。

ちょっと頭を休憩させないとダメなんです。

ひとつのことばかり考えてると、そこで思考回路が止まってしまって、前に進めないので。