by Gail Rieke White turns to black/ black turns to white The Japanese design concept of Notan is the balance b…

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by devapnek I knew we were in for a visual fest last spring, when we received an invitation to join our friend…

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By Joan B. Mirviss The third solo exhibition of celebrated artist, Shoko KOIKE will be held at Joan B Mirviss …

by Gail Rieke Japanese design demonstrates its genius in myriad ways when it comes to reusing materials. The p…

There was, in late June, in Sacramento California, an unprecedented event: a seminar ran by a very prominent p…

Stagiaire, literally “trainee” in French, often refers to short kitchen stints where a cook works for free.  T…

by Simon Pilling, specialist in Japanese lacquer ware Lacquer – the most perfect and finest objects ever issue…

by Gail Rieke,  Japan Living Arts, artist-at-large A joy like none other… returning to Japan over and over… ca…