”男のクロワッサン” 掲載について

今月マガジンハウスから発行した、特別編集　”男のクロワッサン”に掲載されました。
以前クロワッサンに掲載されたものと同じ内容ですが、興味のある方はぜひ覗いてみてください。

掲載されたものについては contact からメールをいただけると、こちらから後日お返事させていただきます。

Watts 2011

I’m finishing up the final works for my show at Gallerie Watts. For this exhibition I am also showing some Cyanotype images. In recent exhibitions I have always payed special attention the shadows of the glass as I worked on the lighting. The shadows reveal so much visual information that though contained in the glass is not visible in reflected light. Having wanted to find a way to capture that information I revisited a process that I had experimented with many years ago. Please come visit and see the results.

The following image (which I used for the DM) is of a bottle and a funnel. I am making bottles to be used for storing and carrying drinks that are made at home. Below you can see some images of Rice Wine made by a friend that we drank at Ohanami. Hosokawa-san that works in my studio is using her bottle every day for tea that she makes at home. She greatly prefers it to drinking from a PET bottle- and no waste either. We also have some purse like bags made for carrying the bottle- mochi-kairi.

We’ll be at the Watts on Monday and Tuesday- Please drop by!

More Pickles…..

Another Jar- this one without the wire work which makes it much easier to get in and out of when you just have to have one right away….

Special thanks to Ichan! Super pickle maker!

Pickles

When I first started to make jars I was making them for our own household. We needed a place to keep rice, pasta, coffee etc. I like to buy good food and ingredients and so I felt it a shame to hide them away in a cabinet. After using them for a while I thought that other people may feel the same way and for that reason I first started to show them in my exhibitions. The idea of solving my own problems in the house as a starting point for designing work has become central to my approach in terms of developing a body of work.

Every year we get buckets of veggies from our various neighbors as they come into season. They work so hard to make them and do such a great job I felt it is a waste to see them spoil. But there is no way we can east them all in such a short amount of time. So I thought it might be good to make some jars for pickles. Here are some pics of those jars in use:

Starnet

Update: Our hearts go out to all of the people affected by the recent earthquake and tsunami. It is clear that the people in Mashiko, like everyone else affected but this tragedy, need to put their attention to getting life back to a normal balance and in light of this we have postponed the exhibition. I’ll post again when we have decided the dates. Until then I wish for the best for everyone affected!

Peter

After working for the winter We are working hard to get ready for the next show. I have been enjoying making this years work very much. I have been making some very simple plates as well as the long plate in the photos. Also I have enjoyed making bottles with caps for taking your own tea or juice etc out with you instead of buying some from the Cola company. This year I am also making different sized jars for pickling as well. Hope to see you at the exhibition!

Starnet