20120924

Behind the TV commercial. -Mako's first TVad project./初めてのテレビコマーシャル


My sketches became an animation for a TV commercial for Junction Art Festival with a soundtrack by Noah Symons of Great Earthquake, and produced by Cheese House Productions. I believe that it captures the lively, happy atmosphere of the Festival.  I hope that many people see the lovely TV commercial and will like it.

I have been so excited to work for on the TV commercial because this is the first time I’ve done a project like this and it’s also the first time I’ve done collaborative work. Alison and Laura from Junction Arts Festival, Cheese House Productions and I had our first meeting in a beautiful room with gorgeous chandelier at the Junction Arts Festival office in Albert Hall. Everyone seemed excited and had lots of ideas for the commercial.

After the meeting, I was given a long list of images to draw. Specific and iconic buildings of Launceston were required as well as the images of art projects in the Festival. I drew the Clock Tower, gate of City Park, Albert Hall and so on. I know these buildings well as I have been living in Launceston for three and a half years, however, my memory was not clear enough to draw these buildings, so I decided to go out to the city. I walked around the city with my sketchbook, and drew its scenery and buildings. I had a coffee break and did more sketches of the city and people at a cafe. In the end, I drew and painted a lot of images for the commercial.  There is a mountain of art pieces in my room.

Since drawing all these sceneries and people of Launceston, I felt that I'm more connected to city.
I believe that the animation create a good feel about Launceston as well as Junction Art Festival.
Please check our TV commercial.  You will like it.

わたしのスケッチがアニメーションになり、フェスティバルのテレビコマーシャルとして放映されています。Great EarthquakeのNoah Symonsさんの音楽と、Cheese House Productionsさんのお力により、賑やかでハッピーな楽しいものにしあがりました。たくさんの人の目に触れて、愛されるコマーシャルになってくれたらいいなと思います。

これがわたしにとって初めてのテレビコマーシャルのプロジェクトにして、はじめてのグループでのお仕事。フェスティバル側から AlisonとLaura、Cheese House Productionsさんに私。アルバートホール二階の、豪華なシャンデリアが輝く部屋にて会議。みんなわくわくしてて、たっくさんのアイディアを持っていて会議は大盛りあがり。

会議の後、わたしの手元には、長い「描くものリスト」が。アートプロジェクトだけじゃなく、ロンセストンの町の特徴的な建造物のイラストも描くことになりました。時計塔、シティパークの門、アルバートホールなどなど。3年半もロンセストンに住んでいる私ですもの、リストにつらなる名前が何を指すのかはわかりますが、いざ描こうとするとどうもうまくいかない。わたしの記憶はあやふやで頼りにならないことに気がついたので町に出かけることにきめました。スケッチブック片手に町なかを歩き回って町の景色や建物を次から次へと描きとっていきます。休憩にとカフェに立ち寄り珈琲をのんでひといきを入れたら、またスケッチです。カフェから見える建造物、町を行きかう人など。この町、ロンセストンと、しっかりつながっているんだと、そんな気分になりました。町を、建造物を、人を、いろんな違うスタイルでためし描きもして、とにかく、たくさんたくさん描いて描いて描いて。最後にはスケッチの山ができあがりました。

フェスティバルの雰囲気を持っているのと同時に、わたしたちの町、ロンセストンの空気感が伝わるようなアニメーションをつくりました。木々だって、この町のものを描いています。そんなコマーシャル動画、ぜひ見てみてくださいね。気に入ってもらえるといいな。


20120923

Lemons are Back!/ レモンの季節がやってきた!

Spring has came to this little town; Launceston, Tasmania.
タスマニアのこの小さなまち、ロンセストンに春がやってきた。


One sunny day, my house mate Jay made a lovely lemon crape for me, after we went out for walk.
It was really lovely day.
I baked a lemon cheese cake another day.
Fresh lemon smells and taste really beautiful.
ある晴れた日、ハウスメイトのジェイと二人で散歩に出かけた。
家に帰ったら、ジェイがレモンクレープを作ってくれた。
いい一日だった。
またある日、今度はわたしが、レモンチーズケーキを焼いた。
新鮮なレモンの香りと味の美しいこと。


The balcony at our house is one of the most beautiful place to have an afternoon tea.
午後のお茶時間は、わたしのうちの、バルコニーで。



20120922

The sketches for the Internet use.

You now can find my sketches on cover pages of several facebook pages.


FULLERS BOOKSHOP LAUNCESTON


Hilary Burden


milkbar

The Embers


These images has been edited for the internet use. 
I'm very happy that people like my images and use it for their facebook pages.

20120914

"Mako × Cafe -Little drawings of cafes in Launceston."


"Mako × Cafe -Little drawings of cafes in Launceston."


Place     Milkbar, 139 St John St, Launceston
Date      from Monday 10th September
              Portrait session: Thursday 20th September 14:00-16:00



"Mako is often found in cafes about town, drawing what she sees in Launceston's cafe scene, and now you can see a selection of her pictures at the café Milkbar.
These delicate pen drawings have been chosen from a mountain of Mako’s sketchbooks. She has walked around Launceston with her sketchbook, finding comfortable and beautiful places, having coffee at cafés and drawing people while they relax and enjoy their time. In the great amount of time that she has spent in cafés since she came to Launceston in 2009, she has developed a great love of the café culture here. Guess how many cups of coffee she has had in these 3 and a half years? You can share Mako’s experiences in Launceston’s cafés at this exhibition.
Mako will be at Milkbar on Thursday, September 20th, from 2 - 4pm, holding a portrait session. So come along and you can come and have Mako do a portrait of you! Bring your friends, your kids, your lover, yourself!"

Introduction from Daniel Spinks
"Mako's love of spending her free time wandering the streets of Launceston and relaxing in cafés drinking good coffee and drawing is evident in these sketches. Further, these drawings demonstrate Mako's lifestyle. Thus, these pictures simultaneously reflect the life of this particular artist, and are a reflection of the city – and the culture of the city - in which she lives. The resulting creation, in which she has poured her own lifestyle, and which reflects her surroundings, is 'Mako x Café: Little Drawings of Cafés in Launceston'. (Daniel Spinks)"

Milkbar introduced me on thir website
"Mako has her beautiful sketches, featuring Launceston cafes, on display at Milkbar at the moment. Come and check them out, they are super cute! She will also hold an informal portraits session here on Thursday 20th Sept, from 2 - 4pm. Bring your family and or friends along to have a small portrait sketch done for just $25. x
Here are some drawings she has done of Milkbar :D "


There will be the works from the book 'Cigarette Meditations' at milkbar too. 
The paintings are from 'Cigarette Meditations' which consists of a dozen poems by Daniel Spinks, plus images by Mako.

Introduction to ‘Images of Cigarette Meditations’ by James Archer 
"As I view Mako’s work, I feel like an intruder in another’s dream, yet I am completely comfortable at peace. Her work is haunting, yet comforting, she possesses a rare ability; her eye portrays a beautiful interpretation of the surrounding environment, yet the viewer cannot escape the fragility of life, constantly reminded by chaotic splashes of ink, coupled with settling tones. Cigarette Meditations provides you with a key to the door that unlocks an insight into the chaotic dream that is the poetry of Daniel Spinks and the artwork of Masako Morita.(James Archer)"


Come along to milkbar and have a look my works.

more information :




20120901

8月に読んだ本リスト/My book list in August.

8月の読書メーター
読んだ本の数:7冊
読んだページ数:2222ページ


深夜特急〈2〉マレー半島・シンガポール (新潮文庫)深夜特急〈2〉マレー半島・シンガポール (新潮文庫)
読了日:08月21日 著者:沢木 耕太郎



勝手にふるえてろ (文春文庫)勝手にふるえてろ (文春文庫)
読了日:08月19日 著者:綿矢 りさ



流星ワゴン (講談社文庫)流星ワゴン (講談社文庫)
読了日:08月19日 著者:重松 清



深夜特急〈1〉香港・マカオ (新潮文庫)深夜特急〈1〉香港・マカオ (新潮文庫)
読了日:08月19日 著者:沢木 耕太郎



往復書簡往復書簡
読了日:08月18日 著者:湊 かなえ



エレファントム 象はなぜ遠い記憶を語るのかエレファントム 象はなぜ遠い記憶を語るのか
'Elephantoms: Tracking the Elephant' written by Dr. Lyall Watson. sooo romantic! This fantastic and spiritual essay is told with evolutionary biology and animal behavior, ethnography and South African history. Is it scientific documentary or fiction?
読了日:08月17日 著者:ライアル・ワトソン

開口閉口 (新潮文庫)開口閉口 (新潮文庫)
読了日:08月03日 著者:開高 健



2012年8月の読書メーターまとめ詳細
読書メーター