Monday, April 22, 2019

Zero Waste Home ゴミを出さない家庭作り

Happy Earth Day! 5R Steps to Zero Waste Home ハッピーアースデー!ゴミを出さない家庭作りの5ステップ:

Buy less, waste less, live more... It's been in my head for at least some decades. But I haven't got around perfecting the way to do it. I came across this web site by a mother of two who creates zero waste at their home in California. I was very inspired and I really want to make more effort to get there step by step. I need to match my intention to action.With simple 5 steps: 1.Refuse to buy stuff you don't really need 2.Reduce waste 3.Reuse 4.Recycle 5.Rot (Compost)! I already passionately follow the step 3~5, but I end up buying stuff I don't really need when it's for kids and it's cheap! And it's definitely more challenging to do the step 2 in Japan than U.S. where it's hard to find unpackaged vegetables and fruits even at vegetable stands and there's no co-op where they sell bulk cereal and grain. First step is to find where to shop for unpackaged groceries...! 
 "Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony" - Gandhi
ゴミを出さない家庭作りなんて日本で出来るのだろうか。そのステップは、1. いらないものを買わないように努める!2. ゴミを出さないように努める!3. 再使用する 4.リサイクルする 5.コンポスト(堆肥)する。3〜5は、毎日努めてやっているが、2は、何の食品でも商品でも、スーパーでも八百屋さんでも野菜、果物は何でも細かくパッケージされている日本では、難しい。包装されていない食品を大量に仕入れることが出来る市場に行かないと簡単には手に入らないかもしれない。

Here is a Earth Day Puzzle I designed. I'm planning to donate the profit to the environmental organizations. アースデーのパズルデザインをしました。環境団体に寄付するためのものです。


Monday, March 4, 2019

Spinning Cut Out Lamp 切り絵のくるくるランプ

I designed these cut out patterns for kindergarten's graduation, inspired by my child's dreams and souvenirs (nuts and leaves) from the school's court yard. 子供の幼稚園の卒園のためにデザインした切り絵パターンです。デザインは、子供の見た夢と、子供が園の校庭から持って帰って来るお土産(どんぐりや葉っぱ)からインスピレーションを受けました。


 

Here's the finished spinning lamp. 出来上がったくるくるランプです。

Wednesday, April 11, 2018

Japan Trip

Japan Trip

 We traveled in Japan with our friends from U.S.. This amazing trip was made possible by many people. Thank you!



Kokedera, Moss Garden, Kyoto


Gion, Kyoto

Imperial Palace, Tokyo

City view from Mori Museum, Tokyo

Ippei's opening in Aoyama gallery, Tokyo




Keya, Fukuoka



Sanmachi (Old Town), Takayama

Hida no Sato (Old Thatched Roof Houses), Takayama
Chikurin Garden, Yoshino

Kongobuji Temple, Koya-san

Okuno-in, Koya-san

Kumano Old Road
Monkey!
We saw many wild monkeys in Kii Mountains!
Nachi no taki (Longest Waterfall in Japan)
Kii Katsura Onsen (Hot Spring)

We are bike trio!,  Ise


Ise Shrine, Ise

Sunday, February 18, 2018

Vermont Garden バーモントのお庭

Rock Bird Bath

This was our little shrine.

 

Spring 

Bleeding Hearts
 Bloodroot( Sanguinaria) leaves still all rolled up.
 
..and opened up!
 Columbine leaves
 Glory of Snow
Epimedium

 Primula
Baby Ferns
 Jacob's ladder

Hellebores and Glory of Snow



 Sedums
White Bleeding Hearts

Summer 

Hollyhock in vegetable garden
Bean Trellis






 Shade Garden

 

Lady's Mantle after rain


 Fall

Croquet Course

Built and designed by Bill, with hills and obstacles.

 This Year's Harvested Squashes!



 Winter

Seeing the fresh snow on tree branches are always so breathtakingly beautiful.


Our Vegetable Garden in Vermont

Our Vegetable Garden in Vermont
バーモントの私達の畑です

Our Natural Bird Bath in Vermont

Our Natural Bird Bath in Vermont
自然に土地にあった石が、鳥のお風呂/つくばいになっていました。

Rock Steps

Rock Steps

Shade Garden

Shade Garden

Spring

Spring