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I won an award at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum, ZEN art exhibition!
I am so grateful that so many people voted for my artworks here.
It is such an honor to win an award from over 700 artists from all over Japan!
Thank you so much for supporting me all the time.
I love to make cherry blossom themed artworks, so I wanted to hold my solo exhibition during the cherry blossom season. I am really grateful that I could hold my first solo exhibition in a nostalgic Japanese old house near Meguro river, Tokyo, where cherry blossoms are really famous. This exhibition is already one of my best memories.
There are so many Koi ponds in Japan everywhere and you can enjoy seeing beautiful Koi fish swimming.
We use Koi fish paintings on many art crafts, such as Kakejiku hanging scrolls, Kimono patterns, dishes, etc, as Japanese good luck symbols.
Japanese people have a strong connection with Koi fish since ancient time.
Especially, “Nishiki goi” koi fish is beautiful and highly valued.
Red & white color (sometimes with black) Koi fish is a popular Nishiki goi.
Golden color Koi fish is also a kind of “Nishiki goi”, and is believed to bring us a wealth.
So making miniature 3D koi fish is very important for me.
I can create a miniature 3D beautiful Japanese world in jewelry with them.
Also, Using this good luck symbol Koi fish, and adding power stones, I can make the jewelry a powerful good luck charm.
I love to imagine people wearing my good luck jewelry and being happy!
Most of Japanese gardens have Koi pond.
Koi pond is the symbol of Japanese garden.
There are stones around Koi pond, sometimes there is even a stone bridge over the koi pond.
Pine trees, bamboo trees and other trees are around the pond.
In the water, usually colorful koi fish called “Nishiki goi” are swimming.
The color is gold, white, silver, red, orange, black, etc.
And especially red & white combination koi fish is highly valued.
We consider Koi fish as a good luck symbol.
Koi fish is believed to bring us a good luck as well as prosperity.
Just looking at those koi fish swimming in the water is very soothing.
Drawing koi fish has the same healing effect as meditation does to me.
They are beautiful and always give me the enthusiasm to draw them.
Small compact size Kakejiku hanging scroll – Kimono silk and fabric, Japanese painting art
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