Greenville — Out of all my New Years Eves, this one was pretty mild. No tequila shots laced with hot sauce, no games of pass the champagne bottle, no cigars and throwing up. No tears and fights with mom. No rollicking dance parties, no grimy bars, no kissing someone at midnight. There were none of the familiar faces from the past few years— from my married life— no family, no old friends. Although I donned a...
Toronto — This post was originally meant to be about burning off my baggages, sorrows, betrayals, tears, and egos that dragged me down to my lowest in 2013. That train of thought got hijacked when Tokyo showed...
New york — As the year ends, so it begins. The day before New Year’s Eve - a point in the season when any day of the week might be a holiday - I had a message from a friend I had not seen in years. He was drivi...
Richmond — doing a little work to get ready for what is sure to be a very busy 2014. trying to remember that choosing what to NOT do next is the most important part of my creative process.
“Kakizome” is the traditional customs of Japan.In the first writing of the New Year, we wrote a goal for this year.
I'm proud to say that this year, I'm a total cliche.
cecilia's hands
nicola's hands
francesca's hands
Happy new year! Takao-San crew 2014
Temple up
Steam whistles!
Let the chanting begin!
Inside ... The temple
And ... Dango
The climb begins!
Hike begins
a minor glitch just derailed my train of thought
Here we go
Before the climb, and no libations!
And then a train
Soba complete
New Years Feast
Yes.
It begins at a soba shop
new year's eve in south west London.
A fruitful 2014 for the Philippines!
Temple hunting
Wall scribbles
Saraba 2013