Gallery Art Space Sou, Opening day - July 2007 Exhibition 「アートスペース創さんでの展覧会初日 2007年7月」

Here are some photos from the opening day/weekend of my showing at the gallery Art Space Sou in Nagoya, Japan. This is my favorite show every year. Gallery owner Etoh-san always makes it fun for all with her cheerful and elegant style and her customers are great. I get to spend some time with my dear friend Miki who is a famous lampwork bead maker in Japan. She also shows her beads at this show every year, along with her friend Naomi, who it is also nice to see at this show every year! Naomi had made some cute beads with fish on them, they are called Amago fishes. I like the necklace with the fish in 3 pieces, head, body and tail. Very creative! (click on the photo below to enlarge).

Opening day was busy this year and the weekend was in full swing with customers waiting to see what was new for this year. The show runs for 8 days this year. It was sad to leave on Sunday afternoon as I had a great time seeing everyone again! Some of my regular customers even spoke to me in english a bit this year...maybe they have been studying! I am already looking forward to next year.

Starting off these photos, is a little movie of the bullet train (Shinkansen) pulling out of Nagoya station. This is an older bullet train, the newer ones look even cooler.

Video of Shinkansen/Bullet Train (click on the play arrow)

Art Space Sou/Front of building
「アートスペース創さんの建物の前面」

Gallery Sign Board
「創さんのサインボード」

Gallery Interior
「ギャラリーの中の様子」

Naomi Kazawa overseeing the customers
Princess T display/table 1
「プリンセスT作品の展示１」

Princess T display/table 2
「プリンセスT作品の展示２」

Beautiful Beads by Miki Miyano

Amago Fish Beads by Naomi Kazawa

Gallery Owner Etoh-san and myself
「創さんオーナーの江藤さんとのツーショット」

Myself with Miki (right) and friend Satomi-san (left)