Tag Archives: Traditional

The Gentle Washi Scupltures of Kyoko Okubo

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Stephen Kelly Creative

  Tokyo-based artist Kyoko Okubu does amazing things with the traditional Japanese paper called washi. Simple yet provocative, her delicately handcrafted miniature scenes realistically portray intimate moments from a gentle world inhabited by passive and enigmatic animals mysteriously bonding and interacting … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Arranged

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Stephen Kelly Creative

These torii mark the entrance to a traditional Japanese Shinto shrine in Ueno Park, Toyko. They are arranged to represent increasing levels of holiness as you approach the inner sanctuary of the shrine.

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