Le Petit Paris de Tokyo --> L'estate in Italia

The first half of my art show at a Tokyo cafe/restaurant Pastelaria Gojo was over on June 12. On the following day me and my boy friend went to change pictures at the venue to start the second half of the exhibition "L'estate in Italia" -- a month-long collaboration event with my watercolors and special Italian dishes & sweets -- from June 15 through July 18.

Though the restaurant was closed, some of my friends visited me to see watercolors. They were somehow lucky as they could see a total of 16 pieces of my works for the two exhibition at the same time.

Thanks to my boy friend, I could finish putting picutures well. The venue changed from Petit Paris to Italian cities in a instant.

I hope many people will come to see my art show and will enjoy special Italian treats.

Illustrator Debut!

A book by my French Friend Dora Tauzin "Petit Paris de Tokyo" has been published in May. As the book carries some illustration of mine... I was able to debut as an illustrator at last!

The book is about the charm of Tokyo's Kagurazaka district, one of the city's oldest dining area filled with Michelin Starred restaurants. Because of French schools, such as a high-school and language institute, the area has lots of French-speaking residents.

My friend and the author of the book describes Kagurazaka as "Little Paris in Tokyo, " and she asked me to paint her favorite scenery.

Because publishing company declined to print the book in full-colors, my colorful illustrations also came out in black/white... a sort of sad.

So, another friend of mine who runs a cafe in the area let me hold my art show at her place, Pastelaria GOJO in Ichigaya-tamachi, Shinjuku.

Although the exhibition will end on June 12, Friday, I will also have another exhibition at the same venue from June 15. On the opening day of the show, my friend and Pastelaria GOJO

will hold a special opening/birthday party for me!