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more daruma - Dreams to Dreams

vkm — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:53:44 -0800

There's actually been even more daruma in my life lately than what I wrote about in this article. There's a new custom vinyl toy show at the Japanese American National Museum with an opening event this Saturday, December 6 @ 1pm that's free and open to the public if you can make it:

Dreams to Dreams
Through January 4, 2009
Japanese American National Museum

Over 40 local and international artists each customized a vinyl daruma toy. They are also available for sale with part of the proceeds supporting the Museum.

Participating artists include:

Angry Woebots • Dan Goodsell • David & Kazumi Svenson • Donna Ikkanda • Hiroshi Yoshii • Itokin Park • Jesse Hernandez • Jester • Joel Nakamura • Judson Beaumont • Julie West • kaNO kid • Kazuko Shinoka (Spicy Brown) • Keith Poon • Koji Takei • Leecifer • MadL • Marilyn Frandsen • Mark Atomos • Mark Nagata • Megan Majewski • Neal Yamamoto • NEMO • PESKIMO • Peter Taylor • PON • Qris Yamashita • Sachiho Hino (Spicy Brown) • Scott Wetterschneider • Shawn O’Conner • Steve Rolston • Steve Talkowski • Stuart Rapeport • Trevor McKay

Hello, again.Your commment

Victor Nishio Yasuoka — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:18:03 -0700

Hello, again.

Your commment is true, not pessimistic. We must know the problem to create a solution and then execute it.

Thinking that way, as you do, will help to change ourselves and our surroundings... there is where we should start the change to those created (artificial) problems we owe freely.

Our energy, will and work should be in high frecuency all the time, no matter what other say.

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Lima, Perú

utopia

vkm — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 23:48:21 -0700

Thanks for your comments! I'm glad that you enjoyed my article.

In these tough times, it's nice to dream about a better world where things should be as they should be. I think our world has fallen victim to our need for instant gratification and self satisfaction. We're not willing to wait for or support people with real solutions, because the truth is that the only real solutions are long-term ones. These problems that plague our society didn't magically appear one day, they've been developing over time, compounding over each other. Until we're willing to accept that there is no magic cure, no pill to swallow that will instantly cure all our society's ills, we can't expect that things will really change for the better.

Sorry if my comments seem pessimistic...it's been a tough day...Tonight I wallow...tomorrow I will start anew and try to make a difference.

Sharing... the universe

Victor Nishio Yasuoka — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 11:54:09 -0700

I liked your post.

As I think, everything happens for something, which really means that everthing is connected (in detriment of those who believe, yes or yes, in free will... not that it is bad nor good, it is just a theory as is the caos, the destiny, and a lot of other things that influence our lives and decissions).

The good vibes are the Universe´s energies, as are the envy, the joy, the good wishes, greed, egoism, altruism, ...every -ism, because everything works in balance; and after this, we can philosophize without end.

I write this comment because I´m trying to understand, a decade ago, about life, god, religion, share, about ills of the humanity, pain and others, to understand me, my existence (I´m not existentialist but curious, and I feel a lot of things are incorrect even though, we continue to spread them, like bad habits in family, food, drinks, cigars, drugs, interaction with other, health, wars, etc).

So, acceptance is the most important actitude to survive emotionally and spiritually in our time (money is considered material wellness, so is to survive socially and fisically... regretably... and it -money- is not what we think is).

To accept is necessary to share, if we share, we evolve, we connect ourselves with everything, we construct a collective mind, which is the only end to live without violence of any kind.

Sounds idealistic and utopic but, after trying a lot of models (economic, politic, religious, social), we have no happines, which, yes, is undefined, but the very end of our acts.

Concluding, we should unlearn what we have been teached.

Victor.

Diseñador Publicitario IPP (Advertiser), Artista Visual (Visual Artist), Columnista Prensa Nikkei (Columnist)
WEB www.cajoncreativo.com BLOG victornishioyasuoka.wordpress.com
Lima, Perú

peach blossoms

vkm — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:10:00 -0700

In the next few months that lead up to our peach harvest, the Masumoto farm family will be sending us "field notes" to let us know how our peaches are doing. Last night, they sent some photos of this year's peach blossoms along with a link to this YouTube video:

Nikkei Album link is working now

vkm — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:31:09 -0700

Sorry! I didn't realize until recently that the link for my Nikkei Album collection was not working. It's fixed now, so please take a look and let me know what you think, or please share your own memories of your Japantown.

"My early J-Town memories" Nikkei Album collection

- Vicky