Heart Fish

10 Feel-Good Prints and Posters

Hijiri — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:00:26 +0000

Another great press from Apartment Therapy’s ohdeedoh — my Live What You Love letterpress print has been featured as one of the 10 Feel-Good Prints and Posters! This is so awesome, thank you so much!

Also, check out the other great prints and posters, they sure do make me feel good! :)

HELLO Print on ohdeedoh

Hijiri — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:50:10 +0000

My Letterpress HELLO Print has been featured on Apartment Therapy’s ohdeedoh! I’m more than excited, thank you so much!

**It was featured when I was having a summer vacation sale so the price information is a bit different.

There are only few more available here if you are interested! :)

Knitted Bicycle

Hijiri — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:28:34 +0000

I was walking around Lower East Side over the weekend and look what I found… A knitted bicycle! or a bicycle covered with bike sweater. It definitely caught my eye. How crazy! You never know what you’d find in the city… and I love it :)

(and it was 96 degrees out.)

Sea Gull’s Parking Lot

Hijiri — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:16:21 +0000

Last post from Megijima (Setouchi International Art Festival — it’s going on until October 31st!) :: Sea Gull’s Parking Lot by Takahito Kimura.

Kimura has placed a host of weathercocks near the fishing port. When the wind blows, they turn en masse, giving the invisible wind a visible form. The work brings the visitors’ attention to the natural phenomena that abound on the island.

These sea gull weathercocks were placed everywhere around the port. When I first saw it, I thought they were real… :) I love that concept of “giving the invisible wind a visible form” — so cool.

A couple other art work I saw…

Flower / Happy Snake by Jose de Guimaraes. These welcome signs are also placed at the Takamatsu port and the various islands hosting the festival, each is differently created by the artist.

and Megi House project by Aichi Prefectural University of Fine Arts and Music: Led by landscape designer Kimio Tsuchiya, the project team has transformed the courtyard of an empty house into a stage that integrates internal and external space. Concerts and performances are planned during the festival. The main building will be used as the Fine Arts Department atelier and gallery.

Couldn’t take pictures inside of the house, but even the outside of the house was cool. Love the “Megi House” sign, too. (above)

Time to move on to next island! :)

Jazz Age Lawn Party on Governors Island

Hijiri — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:43:05 +0000

So I mentioned that I went to the Governors Island over the weekend, it was for the ’20s Lazz Age Lawn Party! It was so cute, everyone was dressed up as if it was in ’20s and danced to a live jazz music and had picnic in the lawn :) I had to share some photos… enjoy! ((By the way, it’s only 5 minute ferry ride from Brooklyn Pier 6! It was so so close, I was in shock!))

Going through the fort in Governors Island…

and there was another world…

The (always) lovely girl friends:

Very lively Jazz Band:

A cute couple :)

They were awesome!

and we ended the fun with a great view! (Click the image to see larger)

New York Post has some photos from this event, too, check them out!

Today’s Bridge 8.28.10

Hijiri — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 14:41:51 +0000

The weekend was nice and hot! Summer is back all over again. Went to Governors Island for a fun event (I’ll post about it later) and this was on my way to Pier 6 — the always stunning Brooklyn Bridge.

Hope you had a nice weekend! Happy Monday :)

Equipoise

Hijiri — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 14:36:05 +0000

After the Fukutake House, I walked over to…

(LOVE walking around the island!)

see “Equipoise” by Harumi Yukutake. Stepping into really old farm storehouse…

Using over 10,000 rectangular strips of glass, painstakingly shaped by hand, Yukutake creates a spiral inside an old farm storehouse. Stepping inside, the viewers find themselves reflected in the glass along with their surroundings, producing a labyrinth-like sensory experience.

Yes, you read it right, over 10,000 “handmade” strips of mirror glass! This is the work you have to be in it to see and feel… (couldn’t capture well…)

(do you see my eye?)

You can go upstairs and look down the spiral…

I also enjoyed the surroundings — these benches were great!

and loved this texture of the house next to the farm storehouse…

Happy Friday!

Found Type: West Elm

Hijiri — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:29:41 +0000

At the West Elm store in DUMBO, Brooklyn. Caught my eye. :)

Found Type: DUMBO Building

Hijiri — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 14:24:37 +0000

I haven’t “found” type for a while, yesterday’s post made me want to get back to it… :)

Last week, we had guests and we were having some drinks at this garden bar… and look what I found when I looked up? I love that they are everywhere in DUMBO. ((snap))

Have a great day!

Fukutake House 2010

Hijiri — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 14:50:50 +0000

Continuing my posts from Megijima this week…

#37 :: Fukutake House 2010

Fukutake House is a project started by seven of Japan’s leading art galleries and the University of Tokyo’s University Museum at the “Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial 2006,” in response to a call from Soichiro Fukutake to create an art market in Echigo-Tsumari. At the following Echigo-Tsumari Art Triennial in 2009, art galleries from China and Korea joined the call, and the total number of attendees more than doubled that of 2006. For the third opening of the Fukutake House, we are moving it to Megijima Island to give it a new try in a new location. This time, we plan not only to be joined by galleries from Asia, but also by galleries and art museums from throughout the whole world. We plan to open the Fukutake House at the former Megijima Elementary School and Preschool, which are currently not being used.

I loved this one personally, not only I could see lots of different art from art galleries all over the world (inside is strictly NO photography so no photos to share), but also…

all these typographic installation!! As soon as I saw it, I was in love :) Inside the school (yes, they took over Megijima Elementary School & Preschool, which was another awesome part of this project.), throughout the exhibition, these wooden letters are used for art work titles and indication of the different rooms etc… I loved it!