Sake.

These are small cups for sake. You use them to drink Japanese sake.

A pottery.

My occupation is making sculpture, but most people don't buy it and I'm not good at management and selling my works so I have to work another job to make a living. I have a class of pottery. Making pottery is fun. We have enjoyed it for ten years. Have you ever made pottery? I make these in my own way.

Sewing.

I went to a sewing shop when they held a sale. I'm going to make a bag. I have made some bags of leather. So I will try making a bag of cloth. Making something is interesting. People of today don't like to make something by hand because it would take a long time. It is not easy.

Necessities.

When I make sculpture in the warm season it is necessary to use mosquito-repellent-incense regularly . I have many sculptures that are half finished. These are some. I make what I choose when I want to make something.

Teaching.

One of my other jobs is as a part time teacher in high school. Students have to choose a subject of arts. There are four subjects, music, calligraphy,pure art and craft art. I teach craft art, for example, leather craft,curving wood, textiles, dyeing cloth, glass work,cloisonne,and basket work. These are all my favorite things. However, young people are not good at handmade. They have grown up in IT era. So they don't like that not easy to make something. They always hold cell phone. They can do everything only pushing a button. I always cheer up them to make it. For now, they enjoyed it.

My garden.

There are five big trees in my garden.Sometimes, I have to cut these branch of trees.This picture is branches of colored leaves.The person who lives next door claimed cutting the trees on last autumn. I took a picture becouse it was so beautiful colored leaves. I have enjoyed living with these trees. However, many caterpillar adhere on the one of trees in every end of summer. I hate it. I don't like the season.

Balance.

To tell the truth,I've never been to go abroad.So you might say "Why are you studiing English now?" Yes, everybody think so. I'm always thinking about how to make my works. Learning English can change my mind completly different. I think it uses different place of my brain. It is good for me to be balance. One of my studiing is reading newspaper.I read " shuukannST" .This is easy to read for me and I could be able to see a lot of news in the world. http:// www.japantimes.co.jp/shukan-st/ If you learn Japanease,
it will be good for you. By the way, This picture is "Reading boy" of my work.