Do people ever say you're a selfish person? Do you find yourself eating cookies every time you desire them? Well guess what, you lucky duck? You're on the short path towards getting yourself reborn as a "Hungry Ghost," aka … [Read more...]
When I was a kid, I was over at a friend's house and found a magazine with a bunch of comics in it. As I started looking through it, I found a horrifying comic. I'd never really seen a comic like it before, and was really … [Read more...]
A couple of week ago, I sent out a newsletter that featured art deco prints from Japan in the early 20th century. I was blown away by these beautiful prints, how they so distinctly represented the art from that … [Read more...]
A couple of months ago, I saw a picture on Tumblr or FFFFOUND or one of those sites where people post pictures without knowing where they come from. I saw some really eye-catching, colorful pictures that looked, at least … [Read more...]
A lot of art out there goes over my head. It's my fault, really -- I'm not very educated in art and don't usually understand the context. But some art I look at and just get. Not because I understand its place in art … [Read more...]
Ikebana (生け花), literally “live flowers,” is the traditional Japanese art of flower arrangement. Its deceptively simple name hides years of history and cultural upheaval that began during the Meiji Restoration. … [Read more...]