Month: December 2011

This year I got a modest 'shogatsu kazari' (lit. New Year's decoration) for my front door and a cute little ...

Today Miao and I made a whole lot of Chinese Dumplings. I made the filling and Miao did the stuffing. ...

Japanese Living National Treasure, the late Yuzo Kondo (1902-1985) is one of my favorite ceramic artists of all time. I love ...

Today, I visited the home and studio of Kyoto artist Taro Yamamoto. Taro is one of the most promising young ...

On December 6, 2011 I finally got to visit Kokedera, AKA the Moss Temple. This year the autumn was very ...

I dropped by Kintame this afternoon to get some of my favorite tsukemono (Japanese pickles). Aka Kabura (red turnip) is ...