It's been a week or so since my first solo
exhibition wrapped up at h2o Gallery in Kyoto
ギャラリーh2oでの初個展が無事に終わってからほぼ一週間が過ぎました。素敵な経験でした。期間中、大体在廊して、客さんと喋ったり、作品を説明したり、すごい日本語の勉強になりました！
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The entrance to Gallery h2o leads onto a
long corridor. The gallery's trademark is to hang a different noren curtain each time
they are holding an exhibition. This was the first time they'd had an artist
who dyed their own noren!
ギャラリーh2oは展覧会を開いている時、いつも違うのれんを掛けます。せっかく染織作家ので、自分ののれんを作りました。自分ののれんを染めた作家って始めてそうです。
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| View of the main gallery space. |
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| All the works were completed in the last 2 years whilst a Research Student 全部の作品はこの二年間（研究生だった間）に作ったものです。 |
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| I also had washi postcards and fans out for sale. I sold the majority of them! 染めたハガキや団扇も販売していました。結構売りました！ |
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| The Japanese-style room off to one side was perfect for this scroll piece and the Lorikeet Lacquerware platter that I've shown you before. 茶室の床の間に作品がぴったり入りました。掛軸のような作品と前に紹介した漆器。 |
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| Lots of people actually showed up for the opening that was organised very last minute, yay! オープニングに沢山の友達や学生が来てくれてうれしかった！ |
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| Look who else came along! My Dad happened to be in Japan on a bicycle touring adventure of sorts and was in Kyoto just in time for the opening. It was so nice to have him there. それでこの人も！父です。ちょうど自転車の旅行で日本に来ていて、京都に居るにあわせてオープニングパーティーをしました。父さんが来れてなんて嬉しかったです。 |
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| This is a little teaser! crew from MBS (Mainichi Broadcasting) came to film me and my exhibition. More details soon!! これはティーザーです。MBSの人が展覧会の様子を取材に来て、インタビューもしたんです。近いうちに詳しいことをアップするので、楽しみにしてください！ |
The experience of talking to all different kinds of people about my work was very rewarding. I took away all sorts of interesting comments and ideas and I feel like my work was very well received. I think most people grasped what I was trying to achieve which is very encouraging. It gives me the enthusiasm to regroup and start making new work all over again!
