Street Photography: Singapore 2019 by Sydney Solis

Street photography by Sydney Solis of Singapore during her visit in 2019.

Oshie – Japanese Collage Art with Silk

Oshie is a three-dimensional picture made from silk. Sensei Shoho Konishi teaches the art at her school in Osaka and also at The Community House and Information Center (CHIC) in Kobe.

Foretold: Stories That Draped the Body – An International Collective Art Project

The Foretold Ones, Stories That Draped the Body, an international, collective art project of artistic research of female mythological archetypes at the Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki, Greece.

Sunflower Mâché — Photo Art

I saw this sunflower papier-mâché prop in the window walking in Osaka, Japan one day. I loved its originality and the black-and-white newspapers with  politicians' photos in the center. I almost walked on by, but I'm glad I didn't. Sometimes it's the little things that turn out to be unexpectedly beautiful.   This photograph …

Co-existence – When Art and Global Collaboration Meet

Maria Papatzelou and Jagoda Kalliarekou One of my great joys has been to be a part of a wonderful collaborative group of global artists, writers and thinkers that are producing some amazing projects. I've been exited to share news of the Major Group Exhibition in Kyoto, Haiku books as well as art and haiku books, …

The Liquid Sky: When Art, Haiku and Japanese Myth Connect

Inner Connections of the Liquid Sky 43 Haiku and a Mythical Poem from the Kojiki by Maria Paptzelou and Masashi Nakamura is available as an Ebook.

Haiga and Haiku Exhibition in Kyoto: 170th Anniversary of Lafcadio Hearn’s Birth

Watch the video of the Kyoto Exhibition that celebrates 170th Anniversary of Lafcadio Hearn's Birth made by Masashi Nakamura of Japan.

Japan’s Reverence for the Human Body Evidenced in Public Sculptures

One of the most refreshing things about Japan I find is that there is an exaltation of the human body and it can be seen in public sculptures all across Japan.