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The Fish Market

The Fish Market

In central Tokyo, the biggest fish market in the world attracts damn near as many people as the Grand Canyon every year. Its proper name is, “Th...
Art Etching Fish Japan Tokyo
The Tiger Koi

The Tiger Koi

Over eight years ago, at the completion of The Autumn Etchings, I stopped making etchings.  I’d made them for 12 straight years and made over 400 ...
Art Etching Japan Koi
The Spider Songs

The Spider Songs

I stopped making etchings about eight years ago.  I’d made a suite called the Autumn Etchings, and at the time I thought that was about as good ...
Art Chicago Etching Japan
The Fish Man

The Fish Man

I like drawing fish almost as much as birds.  The big cartoony eyes and odd colors and shapes–they are a ton of fun.  As a kid, my friend’s  fat...
Art Fish Japan Superhero Tokyo
Sayaka’s Fish

Sayaka’s Fish

Hey– When I travel , I try to use my ears and eyes more than anything else, and let a smile be my passport. Last year when I went to Tokyo, I we...
Art Carp Japan Tokyo
The Yellow River

The Yellow River

Do you not see the waters of the Yellow RiverCome flowing from the sky?The swift stream pours into the sea and returns never-more? – Li Po,  An ...
Art Baudelaire Japan Li-Po Piss Alley Tokyo
The Black Carp

The Black Carp

Carp are sacred in Japan.  My friend, Duncan, told me of one that was a gift from a 17th century Emperor.  It lived for 250 years.  They are har...
Art Carp Japan Koi
Shinjuku Sparrow

Shinjuku Sparrow

In the Shinjuku district, there is most of the cool shopping in Japan, with bold graphics and bling everywhere.  You can walk by a window of a d...
Art Haiku Hello Kitty Japan Shinjuku Sparrow Tokyo Ueno Park
Tokyo Diary – Ginza District

Tokyo Diary – Ginza District

I’ve taken tons and tons of digital shots and I have no earthly fucking idea how to load them onto my computer, because I am a moron.  I walked a...
Ginza District Japan Kyubey Shiboyu Tokyo
Tokyo Diary – Tsujiki Fish Market

Tokyo Diary – Tsujiki Fish Market

Tsukiji Market is the biggest fish market in Tokyo.  It is aisle after aisle of all things writhing and aquatic and edible.  It is massive with ...
Fish Market Japan Tokyo Tsujiki Market
Bird of the Falling Planets

Bird of the Falling Planets

In the Haiku of Basho, Issa and Buson, as well as other Japanese monks, there are sometimes passages about death. In fact, on their death-beds, ...
Art Haiku Japan Japanese Robin Jisei