Category Archives: japan

Bob Foundation wrapping book

Posted on December 29, 2012 by mariko jesse

My favourite bit about Christmas is wrapping the gifts. I often wrap other people’s gifts too! My friends Bob Foundation in Tokyo have just published a new book about wrapping. I love wrapping!  They asked me to demonstrate my wrapping … Continue reading →

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Cotswolds afternoon tea

Posted on March 31, 2012 by mariko jesse

We just spent the day in the Cotswolds, and had the loveliest afternoon tea ever at Juri’s Tearoom in the country town of Winchcombe. The crockery was a pretty blue… …and the view from the conservatory was delightful. But it’s … Continue reading →

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woodblock print exhibition in Tokyo

Posted on November 22, 2011 by mariko jesse

I have several little prints in this group show at a gallery in the new and trendy 3331 Arts Chiyoda complex in Tokyo. The show opens this saturday, and continues for a month. If you’re nearby, please drop in! This … Continue reading →

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travel photos

Posted on October 9, 2011 by mariko jesse

I’ve just got my negatives back from my latest Asia trip, and here are a few photos to share…This is Taipa old village, in Macau. There are still a few tiny patches of old charm left there, if you look … Continue reading →

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iriya plus cafe mural

Posted on October 2, 2011 by mariko jesse

While I was in Tokyo two weeks ago, I went to visit my friend Naomi who runs iriya plus cafe, in Iriya, near Ueno. It’s in an old warehouse building that she renovated, keeping the gorgeous original wooden beams and … Continue reading →

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Royal Scottish Academy show

Posted on July 31, 2011 by mariko jesse

The moku hanga exhibition in Edinburgh I wrote about a few posts ago opened on friday, here’s a photo of how my work looked in the show (top left and directly underneath that, in the cluster of frames) and a … Continue reading →

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exhibition in Edinburgh

Posted on July 21, 2011 by mariko jesse

This is a little announcement to say I have 2 Japanese woodblock prints in an exhibition at the Royal Scottish Academy. The show is called ‘In Japan’ and I’m one of the “Internationally invited contemporary Mokuhanga artists”! Nice. The show … Continue reading →

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Japan trip

Posted on June 27, 2011 by mariko jesse

After the conference in Kyoto, I travelled for a week with some friends, and we went to Naoshima, an island in the Inland Sea that has been turned into a sort of ‘art park’. It has several museums: my favourite … Continue reading →

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Kyoto exhibitions and print conference

Posted on June 19, 2011 by mariko jesse

Hi there, I’ve just had work in two exhibitions in Kyoto! Sorry for the late notice, but have to say they were both lovely. The first was a show of work by artists who attended the moku hanga (Japanese woodblock … Continue reading →

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