I didn't like to go to art museums or exhibit to see art works long time ago.
若い頃、初めてNYへ行ったとき、有名どころは行っておかないとと言う理由だけで（笑）メトロポリタン美術館へ友達と行きました
When I was very young, I went to NYC for the first time and went to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with my friends just because we wanted to go famous sightseeing places.
その時、1時間半という歴史的記録で（笑）メトロポリタン全部を見て廻りました
At that time, we had walked around whole museum just an hour and half as a historic record. lol
そんな私も写真を撮ること、見ることを好きになったことをきっかけに他のものへも感心が向くようになり、今では美術館や展覧会でアート鑑賞を楽しめるようになりました
As time goes by, I became to like taking and seeing pictures then I became to be interested in other art and I really enjoy going to museums and exhibit now.
クリエイティブセンスやアートセンスを刺激することで、色んなヒントがもらえたり、感情に出逢えることがとっても楽しい
I feel very pleasant that various hints can be got by stimulating a creative sense and an art sense, or I can meet with feeling.
ここでも何度か紹介させていただいている、とっても素晴らしい必殺切り絵人で大切なお友達の春ちゃんの切り絵は、
私の心の優しい部分を自然と引き出してくれる、
私のアートの心をくすぐってくれる作品たちです。
I've introduced my precious friend who is Haru-chan as cutting paper artist here before and her works make my affectionate feeling more active, so I really love those.
そんな春ちゃんの後押しもあり、
As her back up,
昔からずっと好きでやっていた書道をまた再開させようかと思います
I will restart to do Japanese Calligraphy that I had done for long time before.
うちは、私が習いたい、やりたいといった習い事以外は、両親は特に行きなさいといわなかった家庭。
でも、やりたいと言ったからには中途半端にするんじゃない！といわれただけ。
When I was a kid, my parents have never forced me to go any after-school lessons. They had just supported me that I said I want to go or do, and they always said that once you said you want to do, just do your best.
小学校3年生から習っていたお習字。
I had been doing Japanese Calligraphy since I was in 3rd grade.
唯一一度も辞めたいと言わなかった習い事。
This is the only one after-school lesson that I had never said "I want to quit.".
高校でたたみ2畳分ほどの大きな作品から、はがきサイズの作品まで
自分の心が感じたように書いたらいいよと言ってくれる、とっても素敵な先生に出逢えた事で
もっと好きになった書道。
I could meet a wonderful Japanese Calligraphy teacher in my high school and he always said that "Just follow you heart. Whatever your heart says, just express with your ink brush.". So I could love Japanese Calligraphy more and more. I had made from very big works which are like 2 rice mats to works of post card size.
書道家の方とは違い、歴史や色んな字体を勉強したわけでもなく、
ただ、好きなものを好きなときに書いて、時に大切な人へプレゼントする…って言うスタンス。
I'm not a professional so I've not studied the histories of calligraphy or lots of character styles. I just do it whenever I feel like to write and sometimes I present for my precious people.
だから書道やってます！なんていうのはおこがましいですが。。。
So I maybe cannot say that I'm doing Calligraphy! though...
今の私がどのように感じて、それを文字に、言葉に表せるのかが自分でもちょっと楽しみなんです。
I'm looking forward to know that how do I feel and express my feeling on papers by a character or words.
さっそく今週末は、古くなった道具類や足りなくなっているものを調達しに、道具や巡りをする予定
I'm planning to go around calligraphy shops to get some staff that has already been too old or new staff this weekend.
春ちゃんにこの作品を見てもらい、とっても嬉しい感想を頂けたので今日はここでも紹介したいと思います。
これは私のお気に入りでもあります
I've shown this work to Haru-chan and she gave me wonderful complement, so please let me introduce it here.
17歳の時、母親が１ヶ月ほどの入院から帰って来たときに生まれたものです。
I made it when I was 17 years old. At that time, my mom just released from a hospital after her staying there for a month.
This work says
"When the heart of gratitude is born in our hearts, the door for happiness will be opened. "
文字の配置のバランスなどはめちゃくちゃで、決してうまくないんですが
母が家に帰ってきてくれたことが嬉しいっていう気持ちを思い出せるので、これがお気に入りになってるんだと思います
Though the positioning of characters are not good balance and it is not be said good work, it reminds me about my feeling that i felt so glad and grateful when my mom came back home when I see this, so this became one of my favorite from works.
この作品をほめてくれた春ちゃんの心がとってもうれしかったです
I'm so glad and grateful that Haru-chan's heart and kindness that she gave me the wonderful complement.
切り絵の春ちゃんとコラボができたら。。。と夢見ながら
I'm dreaming that I can make a collaboration work with her wonderful works in the future.
練習して、自分の気に入る作品ができたら、またここでも紹介させてくださいね
I will practice hard and once my new sweet one is born, please let me introduce here too ;))
Love
