TRANSLATIONS - Live. Art. Music. Poetry.／絵と音楽と詩のライブイベント" TRANSLATIONS"へのご招待。

TRANSLATIONS   

Live. Art. Music. Poetry.

3.Oct. 

19:00-21:30

at fresh

178 Charles St, Launceston, Tasmania

We will have a live event this coming Wednesday. You are invited to the event, " TRANSLATIONS" A night of live art, music and poetry at Fresh on Charles! It's coming soon!

Mako-me!- will be delighting the stage with her improvised painting of a large stage canvas that translates the poetry and music that Daniel Spinks, Jade Ulani, Nina Bok and Elliot Courtnage have written.

絵と音楽と詩のライブイベント" TRANSLATIONS"へのご招待。

今週水曜日の夜にチャールズストリートのフレッシュでイベントを行います。

ダニエルの詩、ジェイド、ニナ、エリオットの音楽を即興で絵画に「翻訳」するのがこのイベントでの私の役目。

I'm going to introduce our lovely member of the night with portraits by Mako. 

メンバーを私の描いた似顔絵とともに紹介します。

Jade Ulani Young and Nina Bok who are beautiful musicians will play and sing inspiring music. Jade create amazing original songs, even more she create surprising own 'umbrella  instrument!' for the "TRANSLATIONS". The umbrella instrument is actually quite good looking and outsource sounds pretty.You should peel your eye on the new instrument. 

Jade and Nina has been introduced on Buzz Magazine Australia; "the boatshed was filled with flutes, guitar, rain maker and thunder drum goodness from the wonderful Jade and Nina duo." 

ジェイドとニナのオリジナルの音楽は「インスパイアリング」、彼女らの音楽のもつ物語の世界にひき込まれてしまい、その世界の色を想像しないではいられないかのような。作曲を担当するジェイドは音楽だけじゃなく、楽器まで自分で作っちゃうんです。今回の「TRANSLATIONS」のために特別に「umbrella  instrument　傘楽器」をつくりあげました。見た目がすごく可愛らしいの。もちろん音もだけど。この楽器を見にだけでも来る価値ありなくらい。

さて、ジェイドとニナは、最近「Buzz Magazine Australia」に紹介されました。「the boatshed was filled with flutes, guitar, rain maker and thunder drum goodness from the wonderful Jade and Nina duo.」

Elliot Courtnage will collaborate with Jade and Nina duo at the "TRANSLATIONS".
Elliot who has a charming smile is a very popular musician in Tasmania. He often play music as a member of  "Thieves"; seven piece folk band.
Check out the website of triple J unearthed which introduced Thieves.  "From the edge of the Earth comes a new seven piece folk band, that has come out from under the rocks of the pristine streams of Tasmania, shaking themselves dry, stringed instruments in hand, and foolishness of heart as a guiding factor."
今回の "TRANSLATIONS"ではジェイドとニナのドュオに、エリオットが参戦します。笑顔の魅力的なエリオットはタスマニアで人気のミュージシャンの一人。普段は"Thieves"という七人組フォークバンドの一員として活動しています。"Thieves" についてはトリプルJのウェブサイトに紹介されているので、ぜひウェブサイトをチェックしてみてね。

Daniel is Launceston's emerging poet. His official major is philosophy and his another professions are literature and linguistics (sometimes wrestling). Can I call him a master of words.
At the "TRANSLATIONS", Daniel will be reading poems from 'Cigarette Meditations', Which is a self-published work, consisting of a dozen poems, plus images. Poems by Daniel Spinks, Images by Mako. The book will be available for purchase on the night.
詩の世界で頭角を現しはじめたばかりの新人の詩人ダニエル。哲学を専門としている彼だが、文学、言語学（それと時々レスリング）をこよなく愛するダニエル。言葉のスペシャリストだ。
今回の"TRANSLATIONS"ではダニエルは詩を朗読する。リズムよく流れるように朗々と読み上げられる詩は、ダニエルとわたしでつくった詩集'Cigarette Meditations（たばこ瞑想）'からの抜粋。

And Mako. That's me. I'm going to "TRANSLATE" all of those talented  people's music and poet into paint!
それと、真子。わたしのことね。今まで紹介してきた、才気あふれるメンバーたちの歌と詩を、大きな絵に「翻訳」します。

Jade's Origami Master

Elliot from Thieves.

Here is Thieves's Marrawah

Now, I'm looking forward to see you at "TRANSLATIONS" at fresh on Wednesday!

水曜の夜、"TRANSLATIONS"会場であなたに会えるのを楽しみにしています。

See you soon!

More information:
Visit our facebook event page. "TRANSLATIONS"
http://www.facebook.com/events/407683452619947/

About "Cigarette Meditations"
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/3199693

Visit website of 'Buzz Magazine Australia' to see the article about Jade and Nina.  http://buzzmagazine.com.au/category/music/musicelectronicdance/

About "Thieves", Elliot's band
http://www.triplejunearthed.com.au/Artists/View.aspx?artistid=43116

fresh on Charles
http://www.freshoncharles.com.au

The live painting performance.

The photo of our performance at Multicultural Night in Launceston Tasmania.

Music: Froggyantbear Catty
Painting: Mako

The live painting performance is totally improvisation. I didn't know what he would play, until we stand on the stage. My paintings are inspired by music and also surrounding  scenery and crowd.

The only thing we were sure was "the performance would to have a sense of Japanese culture", due to the event; Multicultural Night wanted to have Japanese something. There are no so many Japanese in Launceston and the community/uni often look for Japanese people to contribute to their events. 

Froggyantbear Catty plays Japanese traditional bamboo fruit called 'Shakuhachi', although he is not Japanese. The sounds of his Shakuhachi was really beautiful. I prepared Japanese calligraphy ink and blush. The calligraphy brush, 'Toyohashi-fude' was made in traditional way by master's hand in my home town Toyohashi.   

I like live painting performance. It gave some kind of nice pressure on me. I had to listen music carefully, I need to finish painting in short time, and it have to be beautiful. I hoped some people had found connection of audience themselves and connection of the music they heard.  

I had done 3 performance with him these one year.

I now have a plan to do live painting performance with other musicians and poet!

I'm so excited!     

この写真は、マルチ・カルチャル・ナイトというイベントで行ったライブ・ペインティング・パフォーマンスの様子。 Froggyantbear Cattyの音楽に合わせて即興で絵を描きました。舞台に立つまで、どんな曲を演奏するまで全く知らない、完全にアドリブの大勝負、な感じです。音楽から得たイメージと、イベントの様子、観客の人たちの熱気とかそういうものを絵に反映させていきます。
事前に分かっていたことといえば、日本っぽくすること。アバウトですが、「日本の伝統的な要素を持った舞台をなにかよろしく」とイベント実行委員会の方から言われていたので、Froggyantbear Cattyは尺八を、わたしは書道につかう墨と筆を用意しました。ちなみに筆は、私の地元の伝統工芸品である「豊橋筆」をつかっています。
ライブパフォーマンスイベントでの、きもちいい緊張感とプレッシャーが、嫌いじゃありません。
というか、けっこう好きです。音楽をよく聴いて、観客に目を配って、会場の雰囲気を感じて、時音楽が終わるまでの短い持間に絵を完成させなくっちゃいけなくて、それでいて、できあがったものは美しくなければならない。

こんなパフォーマンスをFroggyantbear Cattyと二人、この一年で三回行いました。
で、今、ほかのミュージシャンと、それから詩人と、ライブをする企画が立ち上がっているのです。
楽しい！

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。

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。

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.

"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 10^th September

              Portrait session: Thursday 20^th 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 "

http://www.themilkbarcafeworkshop.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/milkbar-hearts-mako.html

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 :

https://www.facebook.com/events/346503298769663/

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)
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)
読了日：08月19日 著者：綿矢 りさ



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)
読了日：08月19日 著者：沢木 耕太郎



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
'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)
読了日：08月03日 著者：開高 健



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