Today was the first day of the art marché for the month of August.

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It will be open for two more days, the last weekend of August at the art gallery Hakuhou-doh.

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If you have a chance to, just come to the marché and enjoy the various sorts of arts.

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〜Arrangement for the August marché　8月のアートマルシェ〜
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I am feeling very happy about the idea of going to the venue of the art marché to arrange my corner.
アートマルシェの会場に行って私のコーナーの準備をすると考えるだけでもウキウキします。
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The marché this time will be from July 31 to August 2 at the art gallery Hakuhou-doh <http://hakuhou-doh.com/>.
この度のマルシェは、7月31日から8月2日までで、会場は京都博宝堂です。
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I am going to exhibit this folding fan with my calligraphy “autumn breeze”.   And I would like to add some remarks about the letter for autumn “秋” which I wrote in an unusual manner, that is, putting the left part and the right part reversed.

この「秋風」の書を載せた扇子を飾りたいと思います。それから、ここでは「秋」の字を偏と旁を反対に、つまり左右逆に置いた字姿にしたことを申し添えさせていただきます。

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What I have been trying to get these several months is “simple life” or “minimalistic way of life”, which is extremely difficult to actually perform at least for me.

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To realize above goal, I have been trying to do away with many things in my house, including my calligraphic works from my past exhibits.

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The photo shows, for instance, a small memory of the exhibition I held years ago, which I think, will not be necessary in my present life.

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This simply framed piece that I had completely forgot came out suddenly while I was trying to tidy up my messy house.

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Then I gradually remembered that I was happy to see these results of my copying practice of my teacher’s works and asked the paperhanger to simply frame them.

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These are “what is pitiable is like a flower and the moon” and “let us bloom our flowers”.

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If you have this, anything and everything is visible and clear to you.

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My first calligraphy teacher’s wife always looked beyond people’s exterior and saw into their hearts.

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She has been a target of all my admiration even now.

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Do you have that kind of secret idol?

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If you do, I think you are lucky.

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I am fully aware that in this tough period, I should be quietly staying home and single-mindedly practicing calligraphy.

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However, it is just very difficult to stay focused long.

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I practiced copying a model that my first teacher gave me many years ago.

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Stepping on a puddle/

I used grass to dry my feet/

Oh, summer fields/

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Translation and calligraphy by Chio

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It is a great pleasure for me to announce that I was allowed to participate in this fun event.

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It will be from July 31 to August 2 at the art gallery Hakuhou-doh.

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Unlimited possibilities are smiling at me (us, everyone)/waiting for me (us, everyone).

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This is my authentic feeling.

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If the world is to change, it should provide a different set of potentials.

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I actually wanted to buy sunflowers at the flower shop for decoration on the dining table.

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For, being often associated with the summer season, I thought, sunflowers will help produce a summerly feeling.

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However, this is the only “sunflower” I found at the shop.  The tag it carried said it was “a sort of sunflower or a miniature sunflower”.

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Sunflowers resemble/

Souls wafting/

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Translation and calligraphy by Chio