Funky man.

One of my favorite writer is "Hiroshi Morinaga".

I met him when I was bartender.

He was always natural,and mysterious.

One day,He told to me about his bygone and recent things.

My impression was "He is crazy and cool".

I don't know what he thinks but I can feel his world from his nobel too.

My favorite his book is "Island trip note".

I had had this before I had met him.

In his word,"What a beautiful sky".

I felt same thing when I saw sea in my hometown.

I imagined he is angelic. That's right!

And he made "DOKURO(Skull) Magazine".

It's soooooooooooo cool!

I'm not sure he remember me,even so I really admire him.

All of Japanese,You should read his book!!

And go to trip!


YUKO

BIG MAMA

たまには日本語で。

今日ゆうママの誕生日。

うちの母親は決して美人じゃないけど、いくつになっても少女みたいなかわいいひと。

専門学校の講師だから生徒に影響されるらしく、気分も若いしめちゃくちゃ天然でおもしろい。

東京に住んでたときに最近ママから連絡こないけどどうしたんだろう？と心配してたら「ラスベガス行ってきた」とおみやげのトランプをくれるようなわけのわからん行動をとる。

たまに帰るわたしの名前を猫の名前を猫の名前と間違えるし。ひどい。

わたしが彼女の背を超えたのはいつだったか忘れたけど、反抗期がめっちゃ長かったわたしにホントよく付き合ってくれた。

彼氏に振られたときも「鯵の開きかた教えてあげる」って気を紛らわせてくれた。

どんな励ましやねん。でも、うれしかった。

わたしにとって一番のキュレーターでサポーター。

彼女がいなければわたしの絵は存在しない。

でも帰るたびに歳をとってわたしより小さくなっていくママを少し寂しくおもう。

冬のNYでクリスマスプレゼントにくれたカシミヤのマフラーはとても気持ちがよくて、毎日ママのことを考えたよ。

今日ママがどんな誕生日をすごしてるのかわからないけど、いつでもわたしの絵に文句いいながらも大切に飾ってくれるママのために今日も描きます。

ずっと元気でわたしの絵をみてね、ママ。

お誕生日おめでとう。

I miss you!

When I was working "bar Walkin'"@Aoyama Tokyo,

I always passed this street for commuting.

This street is "Aoyama cemetery".

When I've commuted was late night,so it was scary little bit.

But in spring,I could see very beautiful cherry blossom,

In summer,vivid green!!

And when I passed this street,

I was thinking about a lot of thing.

About my future, my job, and boyfriend...

I was younger than now totally.

So there place makes me sentimental.

I miss Tokyo!!

YUKO

bar Chelsea Hotel in Tokyo

Hotel Chelsea is an unforgettable place to me. However I've never stayed there.

I had been working for 2 years at the bar in Nishiazabu since I was student.

 The name was "bar Chelsea Hotel".

The owner hankers "Hotel Chelsea"in NY,and so she named like that.

There was soooooooooooo crazy bar!

Drank,blows,mistakes,meeting many crazy people.... Everyday looked like party.

I met many interesting people, if I just hung out with friend I might never met them.

Almost my experience was born in there.

And I got many memory and sentiment from there.

But last weekend, "bar Chelsea hotel" had closed.

I regret why I couldn't witness...I miss them Nishiazabu crazy people and bar.

Somehow "bar Chelsea Hotel" is gonna be legendary bar all the time. I'm sure.

I held some own exhibition there.

I got many response from there.

Some of them was I've never want to hear.

But anyway I accepted them. With a lot of conflict.

If without "bar Chelsea Hotel",I didn't stay New York.

Good music,Good friends,Good drink, Good experience.

It's Chelsea hotel for me.

finally I wanna say Thank you! to my lovely owner Fumi-san and a lot of my customer!!

↓This is "original"Chelsea Hotel in New York.

Happy birthday!!

Today, I went to my friend's birthday party.

There were 2 birthday people.

I gave them my original birthday card.

This picture is "Cherry Blossom".

And this picture is a landscape from Staten Island ferry.

Young-Uh!

Samiye!

I hope they like my card..

YUKO