Monday, February 14, 2011

Runway Model for Dawnamatrix at New Designer's Show!!

Ohhhhmyyygoooosh!!! That was tooo much fun, if there's anything like, having too much fun!! I could hear the crowd loving the outfit! Orrrgaaaasmic!!!
This time I wore the fabulous-as-always Dawnamatrix's brand-new super-hot design, the Red Dragon Catsuits!! Here is me appreciating and kissing the genius Queeen Daaawwwwn!! ;D I look like a boy, don't you think? :P
And me with her perrrfect partner Ben and his friend in his hand! ;P
Backstage is always lots of fun!
Waa waa waaaa... my alien friend is talking to me....! ;D
My beloved talented photographer friend Takami said, "Space Goddess!!" I Loooove thaaat!! :D
How about this pose? ;D
 Or do you like this?? :P
Brandon made my hair stand-up for the first time! Yay!! My hair must have thrilled to be up for the night!! I was psyched to have a mohawk finally!! I have been dreaming about a mohawk for a while :P I thought my hair was too long to create a mohawk but Got2b Glued product made it possible! See my hair is standing strong! :P
And this time I did the make-up in gold and silver to match the catsuits :D
Thank YOU Soo Sooo Much As Always, DawnBen, for making my life exciting than everrrrr!!! Huge LOVE & RESPECT!!! ;D And Biggest Arigato to Brandon for taking fabulous pictures!!! ;))) It was a perfect half moon night :D
Happy Yummy Valentine's Day~!!! Wishing Everyone Amazingly Sweeeetest Valentine's Day! ;D

Here is updated news for this posting: The photographer Ed just emailed me these super pictures! Thank you soooo much for on-stage pictures! Wooohooo!! That was HEAVEN!!! ;D I really appreciate your sweet comments after the show, Ed! Looking forward to be taken more pictures by you at future shows!! ;D

AAAND! More pictures arrived from Darkwell Studios :D Super cool pics!! Gorgeous lighting! Thank YOU sooo much! Can't wait to do this again!! ;D


TAKARA Magazine Cover design & Interview :D

TAKARA Magazine is a free Japanese paper in Boston! If you are Japanese, you should know this super useful & fun magazine! :D Thanks to Yasuko-san, my artwork will be on the cover throughout this year! Woohooo!!
Yasuko-san liked my Mt. Fuji collage "Japanese Energy - I am Passion" because it's very New Year's festive "O-shougatsu" look, and chose for New Year January cover ;D
Below is my interview article! You can click the image to read in Japanese.  Thank YOU Soo Soooo Much, Yasuko-san, for such a wonderful article which gives me more energy & smiles each day ;)))
So, you might be thinking what's up with this mask?! :P This was made for Harvard Masquerade Ball party organized by HESA - Harvard Extension Student Association!  The awesome President Philip Harding & his sweet wife Rachelle Harding and the HESA team made this event so much fun with cool music & delicious dessert!!  
So for the Harvard Masquerade Ball, you have to bring your own mask to wear. This was my first time to make a masquerade mask! With Brandon's help, first I made my mask shape with sculpey clay and baked it in the oven, then colored it with silver spray paint. In the picture below, I am putting shiny rhinestones! Also I incorporated our beloved chicken feathers, sprayed in hot pink, neon green and silver. The flower was white but again sprayed in hot pink! Yeah you know my favorite color is ;P
The below picture was taken by a school photographer Evgenia Eliseeva who has great energy and took many pictures at the event! She made everyone comfortable in front of the camera and here is one of the pictures at the event! Thank you sooo much, Evgenia! :D
I really enjoyed wearing this mask and made me want to wear it every day! Brandon is wearing a safety mask which he got an idea when he was spraying my mask! It turned out to be a such a cool mask ;P
Above is the cool Harvard Masquerade Ball poster and 13 Harvard School logos!

Priceless...!!!

Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOUUUU~!!! Priceless time with my sweet families, relatives and friends!! I had such a fun time in Japan and miss them already! ほんとにすっごく楽しかったよ、みんなありがとう!!!
My Aogaku friends! (Some of them I met for the first time at the party but didn't feel that way at all!!) Yoshimi, thank you sooo much for organizing such a fun party with deliciously healthy food & drinks! Yes, there is Santa!! This was Christmas time! ;D Sorry for my super duper late post :P
Here is Richard Basso, the most charismatic teacher I know, in every season outfit he wears (all season no sleeve!!) :D He is the one who taught me about John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Native Indian spirits, how amazing Mother Nature is, our life is... :D
I was soooo happy and thrilled to meet him again after many years!!! Both of us wearing hot pink bracelet :P but the one he has is more useful, it's a wrist wallet! ;D I LOVE YOU, Richaarrrd!!
My Kamako (Kamakura high school) friends!! I haven't seen them for many years but people don't change sometimes, we all have the same spirits! We say in Japanese, "Mitsugo no tamashii hyaku made 三つ子の魂百まで (The spirits of 3 years old last until 100 years old)."
Arigatoooo Makinu-chan for taking us to such a cool spot, Lounge Cafe 1LDK in Fujisawa! It became my favorite cafe in Japan!! This place is kind of hidden, so you have to know how to get there! "1LDK" means 1 Living, Dining and Kitchen, which we use to describe apartments space in Japan. They beautifully renovated such a small space with modern designs :D 
Enjoy their sophisticated delicious food, drinks and dessert! This is Creme Brulee icecrem, first time to have this in my life! Yummm... the sweetness will melt in your mouth... cherish every bite...!
Aya-chan's beautiful hands ;D and perfectly bitter coffee for me! ;)))
Love their utensils...! May I take them home?? :P
So many fun circles... It was like having cafe time in NYC MoMA store! ;D
Ready to leave? How about bathroom? Very welcoming artistic bathroom sign ;)
And finally their cool logo ;D Love it!!
Having not been back to Japan for 4 years made me realized I love Japanese designs, food (even their junk food is healthy!), their "Customers are Gods" service, perfect organization, their environmentally conscious minds, how much I missed my friends and families! Sounds boring, too common, but for me this was an eye-opening feeling. It was almost similar to looking through traveller's eyes. Everything was fresh to me and I could see more good sides of Japan. Sometimes good to step back and see whatever you are looking at. Then you will realize your new perspectives :)

Somehow moody photo of pretty Noriko and me! No filter was used! :P Just seeing the way she speaks makes you love her! :D We found this cool lounge bar/restaurant in Atre Shinagawa, guess what it is called, it is "New York Grand Kitchen"! I guess I Love New York too!! :P
Here is motherly sweet Asuka, her fabulous mama, a very well-behaved beautiful daughter Kanade-chan and sweet son Hitoshi-kun (not in this picture)! :D Asuka is the one said I should change my nickname from Mitan みーたん to Mihoko みほこ when I was 20 years old because I am an adult. So the people I met after her usually call me Mihoko みほこ :P But you can call me Mitan みーたん since I still have the 3 years old spirits ;P
Here is my super-sweet friend Miroku! She is a gorgeous & smart lady and currently looking for a cool boyfriend! wink wink ;D She is a flight attendant for Skymark airline and we are excited for them to have international routes to New York, Paris, London, Frankfurt in the very near future! Woohooo! 
I was so happy we could spend more time together, Miro!! Can't wait seeing you in Boston!!! 
I had dindin with my mother's friend, Yoriko, and her daughter Mariko and my mother! It was like a fun sister time!! :D This cute Mari-chan is looking for a sweet boyfriend now as well! ;))) 
"Yuuri-chan, look at the cameraaaa!" ;D Here are pretty Aishu, her cute daughter Yuuri-chan & sweet Kacchan! :D Thank YOU sooo much for delicious gorgeous lunch, Aishu!! You are a super mom!!! The fun time just flew by so fast. I could have stayed and played with you guys foreverrrr ;)))
Thanks to Tano-kun, I could attended an annual gathering of my elementary school and junior school classmates! That was a fun surprise!! Okay, this time many people have been changed!!
It was so great meeting you again sweet Rie--chan! Thank you so much for introducing Marcia to me! I met Rie-chan at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and now she is enjoying living in Japan, being a graphic designer :D Marcia is working on Half Japanese project - a dialogue about being in between two cultures. It sounds very intriguing. Check out her website! I am not half, 200% pure Japanese, but I know the feeling of not fitting in, feeling like an alien :P I guess it was more about how my parents raised me?! ;D I really love to attend one of her events next time I am in Japan!
AND!! Yes, you know him! My mentor Mako Nagasawa ;D Whenever I meet him, I don't feel like we haven't seen each other for a while! It's like, yeah, we met yesterday too, and see you tomorrow! ;P
Do we look alike? ;))) This hat I am wearing I accidentally kept wearing after we went to the most delicious Ramen place near his house, then at the station, see you sooooon, love youuuuu, then I forgot about the hat and kept wearing it! Sorry Mako but Thank YOU for keeping me warm always!! ;D
Finally, let me thank you to ALL of My Super Precious Friends even whom we didn't take photo with (how did we forget?! but the sweet memory is all in our minds :D) and whom we couldn't get together this time with (gomen ne, but definitely next time ne!!!!). 
You know I am talking to youuuu!! I Really LOVE YOU!!! :D

YAY!! Sold more NYC Skyline Stamps! ;D

Thank Youuu, Janice in New York City, for purchasing 5 sheets of "New York Energy Skyline (white)" stamps, and Michael in New York City for purchasing 6 sheets! ;D Wow!! That's a lot!!
And Thank You Soo Soooo Much, Rachel in New York City, for coming back for "New York Energy Skyline (black)" so many times!! 

Love these spontaneous purchases! ;D Wishing this will continue happening... ;)))) Thank YOU sooo much for your support everyone! So happy to be found here!! :D

Saturday, February 12, 2011

Big Picture on the wall at the school office!

Entered the school office and surprised to find the picture on the wall!!
You may remember this picture from my previous post. Yes, this was the picture taken by gorgeous photographer Jeffry Pike, which was used for the school brochure ;D
The pumpkin pancake was amazing, Jeff!!! Yummmm ;D Thank you soooo much for your love & fun spirits, as always!! :D

First Tomato ;D

The luscious first hydroponic tomato in our garden!
Too precious to eat..... but I had a bite and it was delicious.....!!!

Happy Amazingly Fantastic New Year 2011 ;D

This winter holiday I was in Japan!! :D Happy super-belated first new year post here!! :P
The beautiful New Year's decoration "Okazari" my mother put on our door says "Welcoming spring" ;D
For 2011...

人のためになることを見つける、人に与えること
Find something helpful to people, giving back to people

感謝と敬いの気持ちを忘れない
Remember to appreciate & respect

期待の気持ちを持たないこと
No expectations

何事もやってみる!
Try everything!

物事を延期ばかりしない
Do not postpone things-to-do

何でもポジティブな面を探してみる
Find positive sides of everything

空を見上げてみる
Look up the sky

鳥たちが楽しそうに飛んでいる
Birds are flying joyfully

微笑む
Smile

心でも微笑んでみる
Smile in your heart

深い深呼吸... 息をすって...はいて...
Breathe in... breathe out.....

愛情いっぱい!
Full of LOVE!

My mother's "Ozouni" is the best!! :D I can have this everyday!!! 
The magical ingredients are mochi (Japanese rice cake), carrots, shiitake mushroom, daikon (Japanese radish), shungiku (garden chrysanthemum), satoimo (Japanese taro), yuzu skin on top which has super refreshing aroma, and of course my mother's amazing "LOVE" to make every dish deliciosoooo....!