Puzzle Project 2010

I'm taking part in the Puzzle Project 2010, held at the Drake Hotel, Toronto, from 9th September. http://puzzle-project.org

Gingko Leaf Wall Panel

Gingko Leaf Wall Panel 1, originally uploaded by Living Fossils / Ginko Fine Art.

Slipcast porcelain ginkgo leaves, each unit approx. c. 100 x 100 x 10 mm

Ginko to exhibit at Pulse 2009, Earl's Court

Ginko Fine Art will exhibit at Pulse 2009 at Earl's Court, London. On show will be 'Shoal' basswood fish wall art by Christopher McHugh, tenugui fabrics designed by Christopher McHugh and hand-dyed in Japan and associated fabric producst like bags, etc.

Have a look at the Pulse website for more information.

Here is the Ginko Fine Art profile page.

Printfest 2009

I have just got back from exhibiting some of my work at Printfest 2009 in Ulverston, Cumbria. Highlights included a mezzotint workshop by special guest, Katsunori Hamanishi.

Ginko Fine Art exhibits at the EDF Ideal Home Show 2009

Ginko Fine Art will be appearing at the EDF Ideal Home Show from 20th March to 13th April, 2009. We will be displaying a selection of fine art and interior gifts including decorative panels by Takaya Hirai, ceramic robots by Kenji Naka and drypoint etchings by Yukiko Inagaki. Christopher McHugh will be displaying his Shoal installation and associated printmaking. He has also developed a special tenugui design in collaboration with Osaka-based chusen dyeing factory, Nakani Company Limited, who will also be present.

For further details, please visit the EDF Ideal Home Show website here.

Tenugui cloths by Christopher McHugh

Puzzle Project comes to London!

Puzzle Project 2008 - Osaka and London

Puzzle project comes to the UK!

Started in 2005 in Osaka, the Puzzle Project is taking place again this year in Osaka at Artists Space CERO and in London at the Willesden Green Art Centre. Puzzle Project is managed by Osaka-based artists, Takashi Inaba and Atsushi Takamatsu. The project began in 2005 and it is intended that it should run annually in various venues in Japan and abroad. Ginko Fine Art artist, Christopher McHugh, took part in the 2006 event which was held in Osaka at the two galleries of UniPon2Kau2 and Chef d'Ouvre between February and March, 2006.

The central theme of the project is international exchange and last year's event attracted about 70 artists. Although the majority of these were from Japan and Korea, the USA, UK, Sweden and other countries were also represented. The idea is that the Puzzle should continue to grow and be an ever-evolving piece of art, bringing together a disparate range of artists, working in a variety of media. The 2006 project incorporated printmakers, photographers, calligraphers, painters and sculptors, amongst others.

This year, the Project will be held in Osaka at Artist Space CERO from 8th until 20th September and will come to the Wall Gallery at the Willesden Green Art Centre, London, from 20th October until 12th November.

If you are interested in getting involved, please contact us for more details.

Osaka - Artist Space CERO

2008年9月8日～20日

9月16日(火)17:00-19:00
ONICHIEライブ＆ワインパーティー（協賛：池原酒店）

Artist Space CERO
大阪府大阪市西区北堀江1丁目3-11友成ビル2F
Tel/Fax: 06-6538-0077
※work in progress形式の展覧会

London - Willesden Green Art Centre

10.19.08 - 15.11.08

Opening party：23.10.08

The Wall / The Gallery at Willesden Green
（Willesden Green Library Centre)
The Gallery, Willesden Green Library Centre,
95 High Road, London NW10 2SF

Ikebana Event at Jesmond Dene House, 1st September 2008

Ginko Fine Art exhibits ikebana vases by Ikuko Iwamoto and others at Ladies who Lunch Ikebana Event at Jesmond Dene House Hotel, 1st September, 2008.

生花イベント２００８年０９月０１日

Ginko Fine Art displayed ikebana vases by Royal College of Art graduate Ikuko Iwamoto alongside other exclusive Japanese items at this Ladies who Lunch event which was help on Monday 1st September at Jesmond Dene House. Special guest, Valerie Whitfield, President of the Durham Chapter of Ikebana International, explained the history, rules and styles of Ikebana and demonstrated arrangements from the Sogetsu School of Ikebana.

Valerie Whitfiled demonstrtes the basics of Sogetsu ikebana

Miniature ikebana puzzle vase