STORIES
Stories exist within many encounters of every daily life.
’We are all storytellers; the story’s first teller is our self and the first listener is our self.’
Mark W. Travis
October 2024
Encountering living things through the lens of digital devices…what possibilities can be observed and discovered?
September 2024
In the vastness of wild life…there lives tiny snails…
August 2024
Fallen chestnuts, so early in the season…
July 2024
In the extreme hot weather in Tokyo, exploring the coolness and wonder of water inside the classrooms.
June 2024
Encountering the art of wire craftsmanship.
May 2024
The memory of the fragrance of jasmine throughout the city of Rome.
April 2024
Viewing cherry blossoms in subtle ways.
March 2024
Reflection landscape onto a pond.
February 2024
Reggio Emilia
The world of marionettes and the importance and value given to storytelling.
January 2024
Welcoming the New Year 2024.
December 2023
Unexpected encounter with Bonsai at Christmas time.
November 2023
The joy on the discovery of the history of our home dinner plates at the Noritake Museum, Aichi Prefecture.
October 2023
Gifts of nature (persimmons) in the heart of Tokyo.
September 2023
Hands as tools for exploring clay.
August 2023
Work of Gerhard Richter at Richter Raum in Karuizawa A closeup view of the design and colors.
July 2023
Glass installations, light, shadow, reflection at the Toyama Glass Museum.
June 2023
In the center of Tokyo with undergoing construction of a new urban living space, the subtle beauty of nature continues to thrive unconditionally.
May 2023
Encountering the photo mosaic mural of the Musei Civici, Reggio Emilia, the meaning of participation brought to life. The peacock is created by over 1,000 citizen's contribution of their private precious photos.
April 2023
An encounter of East and West through the beauty of cherry blossoms, design and work of Christian Dior.
March 2023
With dreams coming true, friends from Reggio visited Tokyo. Discovering new faces of Tokyo through their lens.
February 2023
Returning to Reggio after three years of the pandemic. Reggio continued to move forward during this period, creating beautiful spaces of learning in the outdoor environment.
January 2023
Welcoming the new year, the Year of the Rabbit, with hope and peace for encountering and strengthening ties of new and old.
December 2022
A beautiful story space of harmony between western culture (violin concert) and Japanese culture ( the way of tea)
November 2022
Opening of the exhibition Mosaic of Marks, Words, Material
@CCLC Machino Hoikuen, Yoyogi Park
October 2022
Preparation of materials
and tools for the Exhibition from Reggio Emilia, Italy,
Mosaic of Marks, Words,Material
September 2022
Soft waves ‘painted’ by a paddling boat on the stillness of a lake
August 2022
Ephemeral marks of water on stone as a surface
July 2022
Creating contexts for learning in the relationship with stones and paper
June 2022
Further research on Japanese materials and tools
May 2022
Research on Japanese materials and tools
April 2022
Shadows with colored acrylic shapes
March 2022
An unexpected ray of light instigates a game of hide and seek of shadows in a 3 year old classroom.
What stories can you imagine?
February 2022
Children’s symbolic expressions
and voices share many messages and stories in
Shibuya.
https://jirea.jp/
Machino Hoikuen Yoyogi Koen
Co Shibuya
January 2022
(L) Open fire, winter in Karuizawa
(R) The flames of fire in the summer of Karuizawa (Japanese painting)
Value given to sensing the quiet flow of time, recalling memories as stories.