Peekaboo-kun Interactive Sculptures Show at The New York Botanical Garden

Hi!I installed six Peekaboo-kun Sculptures for Mothers’ day weekend, Sat. 12th and Sun. 13th May.
I was asked to create a new Tulip Peekaboo-kun. It was first time to me to make three holes on the same painting, and it was very fun!
One other thing for my first challenge was light weights small sized inclusive Peekaboo-kun.It allows having fun for wheelchair users, people who has difficulty to stick their faces to regular Peekaboo-kun. These Sculptures were planed to be displayed beside The Conservatory, however because of spring rain, they were set under a roof of Leon Levy Visitor Center. I was very happy almost visitors enjoyed the art show. Especially there were many elderly moms sitting on wheel chairs also enjoyed the inclusive art with their families.

Visiting Materials For The Arts

I would love to introduce you one of great organizations for supporting NY artists, Materials For The Arts.

 They have a big warehouse in Long Island City, Queens.

Very fortunately, my apartment is just 15min by bus to the place!

Is it destiny?!

 I shop variety of materials for our art project every other month.

There are beautiful Paper, paints, cloth, tape, table, power tools, office supply, etc. 

These pics are just part of what we shopped and totally free to support art projects and art educational orgs.

Beside of these items, I always enjoy write a thank you letter to donors.

I moved to the USA after I became an adult, so I have no idea what kind of business and companies exist here. I only know big name of international company like Pfizer, Toyota, Nabisco, etc.

I learned names from list of donors, look and enjoy their websites. Sometimes a donor gives me an email and I back to them my appreciation again. It is nice corresponding.

 Thank you!

Feminist ZineFest NYC 2018

I will part in Feminist ZineFest at Barnard College on 25^th March.

3009 Broadway, New York, NY 10027

Near 116th Street

I will bring my Manga book, We Can Do It! goods and, hold making hat workshop at a table of JenniferCamper.

You can bet my We Can Do It! tote bag at Museum stote of Bronx Museum of Arts

International Women’s Day event

I went to Salon sYmphoNY 2018 by International Women’s Artists Salon at Dixon Place, LES.

It was awesome and very impressive night. 

18 woman performers represent each country held presentation honoring respected woman of each artist of country by poetry reading, singing, playing instrument, dancing, and 5 visual woman artists show their works.

Host:  Jenny D Green

Nations and Presenting Artists:

Afro-Peru: Monica Carrilo
Australia: Helena Gouros
Austria:  Luisa Muhr
Bangladesh: Rahi Brasil Rafaela Raposo
China:  Linda Pan
Cuba: Katherine Leyva
Guyana:  Ingrid Griffith
Ireland:  Fiona Walsh
India:  Yamini Kalluri
Israel/Palestine:  Yael Acher "KAT" Modiano- Electroacoustic Flute
Italy:  Laura Caparrotti
Japan:  Asako Takasaki
Korea:  Lucite Tokki
Norway: Emelia Brawn
Puerto Rico: Keila Fontánez La Salle 
Scotland:  Helen McMillan
South Afric:a Ziaphora Dakile
USA/Canada:  Christine Dixon

Visual Art Exhibition 
Vernissage March 8th, runs thru March 30th

Denmark:  Cecilie Beck Kronborg
France:  Sophie Malleret
Romania:  Ella Veres
Russian:  Maria Petrovskaya
Ukraine:  Sophia Romma

NYCエリアにすむ女性が、自分の国にまつわる歴史的な女性たち、そしてほとんど取り上げられることもなかった女性たちを紹介していくパフォーマンス。FBやTwitterで流れていく情報とは違って、目の前の女性パフォーマーが自分で選んだ女性を生き生きと誇らしく紹介していく。そこには私たちが、今、ここにいる、そして過去の女性たちが築いてきた社会と縦糸と横糸で繋がり織られた今の世界で私たちは生きているのだという感動があった。

Visual Art Exhibition 
Vernissage March 8th, runs thru March 30th.

Original container for WS

Hi!
During winter time, we are preparing for our art projects in summer time.

 This time, I would like to introduce this.
We are trying to  make original containers for art workshops.
We used to use common plastic pencil cases for color pencils, color felt pens, etc.

  We got some beautiful left over natural leather at Material For The Arts by chance.

One of staff Yukiyo is making some trial model of original containers.

Looks so cool! Thanks Yukiyo!
Thanks Material For The Arts!

Happy New Year 2018!

Happy New Year 2018!

I hope your 2018 will be super happy, lucky, and awesome to you, your family and all your surrounding friends!

One thing I forgot to tell you last year is that I appeared in a video of New York Foundation for the Arts.

This video is for website marketing to introduce NYFA’s service for artists in all discipline.

During the shooting, I was very nervous because the other two artists had own studios, but I still didn’t have it. Also, I felt like I didn’t speak English well enough to such an official video. A director shot me at a pick nick table at a park where I always worked on pencil sketches of Manga comic work. I was really nervous even after finishing the shooting. I regret not exercising speech in English. When the video was released, I was surprised the whole work looked really cool. I hope you will enjoy the video!

Introduction to New York Foundation for the Arts  

Thanks!

Rica Takashima