http://www.e-yakimono.net/html/calligraphy.html

The thought perfect for today! The Japanese are so wise people!:

Ippai-me wa hito sake o nomi, nihai-me wa sake sake o nomi, sanbai-me wa sake hito o nomu. 

With the first glass a man drinks wine, with the second glass the wine drinks the wine, with the third glass the wine drinks the man.

Read more: http://www.linguanaut.com/japanese_sayings.htm#ixzz2p4MjH6lk

http://nasher.duke.edu/exhibitions

And the saying for tomorrow and the rest of the following year and maybe even entire life :)

 Mime yori kokoro. Heart rather than appearance.

Happy NU Y! 

lillies and cherries

"lillies"

I'd like to be able to draw/paint the way Japanese artists do... on the left, my first, timid try...  













and below examples of real art:):

http://moonykitten.deviantart.com/art/Japanese-Traditional-Art-16-173849976

http://www.kaneva.com/mykaneva/PictureDetail.aspx?assetId=1284841

http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/japanese,sumie/Interesting

 Oh, I guess I've found an appropriate saying for today: 

案ずるより産むが易し。 (Anzuru yori umu ga yasashi) Literally: Giving birth to a baby is easier than worrying about it.
Meaning: Fear is greater than the danger. / An attempt is sometimes easier than expected.
(source: http://www.linguanaut.com/japanese_sayings.htm#ixzz2owE16GXB)
And coming back to art itself maybe such a perfection requires nothing but time... just time... say 20 years ;) 

Tokyo Trends

the word  today: HAYARI - fashion

source: Japan Lovers











 

watering pot as a handbag, why not? ;) 


in <3 with this one!

What's fascinating about Tokyo streets and its fashion lies in the fact that people seem to have no limit to their imagination when it comes to get dressed . Many of them simply look as if they jumped out from the cartoons. One may think that's a symptom of total freedom but in the country where the most popular saying reflecting belief in collectivism is:

’出る釘は打たれる- the nail that pops up is hammered down,’ it's more like a dream of it...

 And Japanese fashion shows... again they're like a journey to the parallel world. 

Anrealage show (2013-14 A/W) is a perfect example. 

saying  4 today:

自業自得 (Jigou Jitoku) Literally: One's Act, One's profit/Advantage.
Meaning: That's what you get, Just desserts, You reap what you sow.

source: Beautiful Bizarre Magazine

I've decided to study Japanese... I've decided to paint with ink as well. Am I bored with my life? Not really :) 

I wanted to have a nice adress to this blog, but all cool japanese names have already been taken :( The present name must do! :) In the adress I've used the word "aya" which means... 

Aya 彩, 綾 meaning: 彩 (colour) or 綾 (design).

The saying for me today: 

起死回生 (kishi kaisei) 

Literally: Wake from death and return to life

Meaning: To come out of a desperate situation and make a complete return in one sudden burst.

Read more: http://www.linguanaut.com/japanese_sayings.htm#ixzz2okLl44WT