2012-07-03

so sad....

The latter half of this year started with bad news in Japan...

A reactor at the Oi nuclear power plant in western Japan became late Sunday the first in the country to be reactivated after regular checks since last year's Fukushima nuclear crisis, bringing an end to the halt since early May of Japan's nuclear reactors and easing power constraints.

....this is an extract from http://mainichi.jp/english/english/newsselect/news/20120702p2g00m0dm013000c.html

No nuclear power station working ONLY for 2 months!!!

The authorities said we will consume lots of energy in summer.
So we need to start again!
If not, economical growth will slow down and medical institutions will have problems.

They never say this is temporary or permanent.

We are all upset!
Across from Japan, there were and are protest demonstrations
against reactivation of the nuclear power plant.

This video was in front of the Prime Minister's official residence in Tokyo.
This protest demonstration was conducted on June 30,
a day before Oi nuclear power plant was reactivated.








I've never seen so many Japanese assemble and conduct protest demonstration.

However, our Prime Minister said, 'Just big noise today.'

TV news is reluctant to introduce these demonstrations.
Instead, they broadcast the split of the Ruling Party.

Yes! Our Ruling Party, Democratic Party of Japan was just split now
over the issue of raise of the consumption tax.

This is another concerned issue.
The bill for raise of the consumption tax was just passed.

Our electricity charge will be raised soon.
In addition to that, we have to pay for the special tax
to recover form the Great East Japan Earthquake.

Then the consumption tax will be raised gradually to 10% by 2015.
And another tax will be raised too.

The news about the consumption tax covered the reactivation of the nuclear power plant?

What and whom can we trust?

Don't we learn anything from Fukushima, Hiroshima and Nagasaki?
Actually, Fukushima is not over yet.
The fact about Fukushima is hidden.
But we are not stupid anymore.

What is our government afraid of?


But we won't give up yet!


★7.29 Human Chain Action against the Diet Building
for a Nuclear Free World


This detail is here. 
http://coalitionagainstnukes.jp/?page_id=637

Each of us should think what i can do and what we can do.
Not much time left.

2012-06-29

beautiful hydrangeas

On one beautiful day during the rainy season,
I went to Kamakura, an ancient capital to see beautiful hydrangeas.
There are many temples in Kamakura and we can enjoy a variety of flowers throughtout the year.

At first, I went to Hase Kannon Temple.
A special trail for hydrangeas is opened during this season.






There are a variety of hydrengeas.
Please enjoy my photos!












They are beautiful, aren't they?

This temple is located near the ocean.






It was really a beautiful day!

There are also bamboos and irises at this temple.







After Hase Kannon Temple, I went to Kotoku-in Temple
where we can see one of the Great Buddha.






This Great Buddha is very patient enough to have been sitting here for nearly 800 years!

Our last destination of that day was Tsurugaoka Hachiman-gu Shrine.





My most favorite place of this shrine is a Pond!






A pond with lotus flowers!!

Big leaves!!





I promised leaves to come back to see their beautiful flowers!!




2012-06-28

like Jackson Pollock

Jackson Pollock was an American Abstract Expressionist Painter.
I went to his exhibison at The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo last Feburuary.
My guests I escorted at that time wanted to go there.
I didn't know him until that day.
But his exhibition was great!
The explanation about his life told me well about his emotional conflicts
and how he suffered form inventing his styles of painting
which should be different from former painters.

Look at His paintings!
Very crazy!!
He finally found out his way of painting.
He placed a piece of paper on the floor and painted.

BUT!!
I'm sorry.
Actually this way of painting has been used for Shyodo-Japanese calligraphy.
We sit on the floor and wirte with a brush.
This was also explained in Japanese at his exhibition at museum.

In spite of these explanations, his life and paintings remained in my heart.
Then I applied his method to my pottery!







I enjoyed doing this!
But I needed more spaces!!

This is another method.
At first, I dipped my pottery into glaze.








Then I did the same things like first 3 photos.






2 sets of plates!!

Then they were in fire.

Now I'll show you what happend!




This is the left set of plates.



This is the right set.






I'm very satisfied!!

Before these sets, I made another set and presented to my best friend.






She loves them!!

I love making things and presenting them.
I'm happier when the person who recieves my gift will be happy!
I love to see people smile!!