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Isamu Noguchi’s Bolt of Lightning – A Memorial to Benjamin Franklin in Philadelphia. When I started working at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia in 1983, I was standing on the front steps of Independence Hall when I noticed a large sculpture depicting a silver lightning bolt connected to a kite and a key. . . . → Read More: I Keep Bumping into this Guy As many of you may know, I did my master’s thesis on white on white embrodiery. Working with white cotton thread, on white cotton fabric, using paper patterns, in the early 1800’s in Delaware, Eleuthera du Pont and her sisters created hundreds of dresses, collars, and cuffs. My research was published in 1988 in Winterthur . . . → Read More: Art of Textiles Thanks to the wonders of technology, you can sit at your computer or phone or iPad and listen to the artist Isamu Noguchi speak to you about art! Watch this amazing video from the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art’s website. Noguchi is showing us around his studio in New York and talking about how . . . → Read More: Isamu Noguchi: New York and Japan Japan is a passion of mine and it provides great pleasure when new books appear about Japan. Here are two of my favorites. Both are great resources to prepare for the November 2018 Japan Heritage art tour, as well as our mountain hiking trips on Shikoku, the Japan Alps, and the Kumano Kodo. Happy reading! . . . → Read More: Japan: New Reading for Art Tour to Japan and mountain hiking too Hiking and History. The Camino in Spain. The Kumano Kodo in Japan. These are the only two pilgrimages in the world that have been named “World Heritage Sites.” http://dual-pilgrim.spiritual-pilgrimages.com/?page_id=2 If you have done the Camino in Spain, why not try the Kumano Kodo in Japan? You must be fit, and you should enjoy hiking uphill . . . → Read More: Camino and the Kumano, Dual Pilgrimages The architecture and traditions of Japanese Buddhism figure prominently in our mountain hiking trip to Japan. In April 2013, a film crew from WGBH Boston accompanied our group. The resulting six-part series, Sacred Journeys, airs nationwide beginning on Tuesday December 16, 2014. The Shikoku episode is scheduled for 9pm and appears on the Oregon Public . . . → Read More: Japan Shikoku on TV Tuesday December 16, 2014 Chinese exhibit in Tokyo looks great. Stop by the Tokyo National Museum if you are in Japan between now and December 24, 2012. Otherwise, take a virtual visit on their website, or come with us to China in October 2013! CHINA: Grandeur of the Dynasties Heiseikan Special Exhibition Galleries October 10, 2012 (Wed) – December . . . → Read More: China in Japan In Japan, in January 2013, there is a gallery re-opening at the Tokyo National Museum. Thank you to my friend Manami Kobayashi for this news item: Toyokan (Oriental Art Hall) of Tokyo National Museum Reopens Toyokan of the Tokyo National Museum in Ueno Park will reopen on January 2, 2013, after completion of earthquake-proofing construction . . . → Read More: Tokyo gallery re-opens Art and history in Japan! In the 9th century, the monk Kobo Daishi set up a pilgrimage route on the island of Shikoku. Read John’s blog from Shikoku, and consider walking in art and history with him in April 2013. The blog is at http://johnblog.mountainhikingholidays.com/2011_12_01_archive.html The temple trek on Shikoku, Japan in April 2013 is . . . → Read More: Japan Shikoku walk/hike temple to temple |
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