Desert garden in Huntington Library











The place I wish I can go everyday!! Totally couldn't believe what I saw there.
I heart " cacti".

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Before & After









This the first project I worked with CL after I quited my day job. I used to work on bigger scale projects in my old office. Sometimes I felt a bit lost because it's more like working with computer and paper everyday! My old boss talked to the client and he did the design. I was so not satisfied!! I didn't feel good when I see things I drew been built.

It's still a bit scary that I quited my day job but I am really happy that I did it!!

This house is coming along well! We are really happy how it turn out! I definitely will share more pictures after it's completely done.

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*some ideas on living in London and Tokyo

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Tiny Crown








Can't stop brwosing Tiny Crown's archive!! Found via last issue's ku : nel.

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#8 & 9

Polaroid LOVE and For the love of light






It's my honor to be part of this new book : a tribute to the art of polaroid.
Thank you ,Jen and thank you, everyone are in the book.
It's available here now.

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Form of Paper
紙のフォルム by 尾川宏 Tanikawa Ogawa

The used book I bought in tortoise.
When I found this book I felt that I'm so so lucky!

















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so I've made several of them. I made it into a lamp. I'm still trying to figure out which paper works best for this. Will keep making and share more later.




Some more details about this book.
The book I got is published in 1967 and there is no ISBN NO.

But I found this book in the japanese yahoo and this one is published in 1989. I think this is the newer version.
ISBN 978-4-7630-8903-8 （4-7630-8903-X）

*( I just found that most of big universities libraries own this book in Taiwan and it's already translated into Chinese!! You are lucky if you are living in Taiwan. I think I'm going to look for this book and some other Taniwaka books when I go back to Taiwan next time.)

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some more pictures from last weekend
before the wood carving class we walked around in the neighborhood.


very pretty installation in "Salt"



We also stopped by the new tortoise furniture shop which is just 2 blocks from the old shop.















stone vases



also famous Alma Allen's sculpture and
3-leg bench from kazunori kochi

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I bought a vintage book from the shop. I will show you the book next week.

wish you all have a nice weekend!!

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Last Saturday's wood carving class at tortoise




teacher Yo
he said, carve it with your heart not with your hands!!



yo' nice wood objects.











The tool I used and the wood I picked to carve. It's Manzanita. It's very hard to carve. I wish I had more knowledge about wood before I went to the class.





The final product. It's a spoon for lose tea leaves. (actually I felt that I need to work on this more!!)







We really enjoyed the class. CL and I decided to keep doing wood carving as a habit. We are going to look for the tools and the material to carve.

It was a best weekend!!

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nest Robe



the brown leather one is my favorite.

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F/style



some more goodies from f/style

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Graf /narrative

mustard yellow sofa



& teak cabinet




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Renee's wonderful scarves.

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#06


600 camera and 600 film, right before the breakfast!! (CL doesn't get that why girl needs to have flowers on the table....)

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Oscar Niemeyer

Dan Monic in little bird gallery this Saturday.

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#05



from our back yard
600 camera and 600 film


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Scattered Sea

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#04


vintage metal bead purse
sx-70 and 600 film

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Marco Cibola & nove studio

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#03



Real butter waffle, dark chocolate, milk with a dash of cinnamon and waffle can.
Sx-70 and 600 film

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I'm in love with these bowls.

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#02
I want to have a Christmas tree like this!
600 camera and 600 film, Joshua Tree National Park.

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good weekend, everyone!

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#01


I want to do one Polaroid a day till the end of next week.
I really like my new sx-70 (a converted one which takes 600 films)! Yes, I'm crazy!! Got another Polaroid right before they decided to stop productions.

** sorry! It was scanned from a bad scanner!!
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If you are living in LA you should check out the wood carving class in Tortoise. I tried to sign up for two years. It's too popular and hard to get in! Finally I did sign up the class this time, I am so so looking forward to the class.

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pekka_best Finnish illustrating talents

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