Harmony Bell ♫•*¨*•.¸¸♪ ハーモニーベル

My rep cwc-i in NY talks about my recent work here.

１０年以上前にお仕事をご一緒させていただいたライターさんからご連絡をいただき久しぶりにお会いしてかなったお仕事。１冊まるごと私のイラストで飾っていただき…表紙まで描かせていただきました^_^…何より私のことを覚えていて下さったことが本当にうれしかったです。ハーモニーベルの音色をみなさんもぜひ体験してみて下さいね。

A month since 3.11...

東日本大震災により被災された皆様、そのご家族の方々に対し、

心よりお見舞いを申し上げます。 

皆様の安全と一日も早い復旧をお祈り申し上げます。

東日本大震災から１ヵ月が経とうとしています。

今日も大きな余震がありました…いつまで続くのでしょうか…

この１ヶ月間、私は「絵を描く」ことで心を静かに、なるべく平常心を保てるよう心がけてきました。言葉では上手く伝えることができないままですが少しずつ日常に戻りつつある中で、１日も早く復興が進むよう微力ながら祈る毎日です。

春はすぐそこ…日本中がやさしいピンク色に染まるのが待ち遠しいですネ。

It's been a month since 3.11... Spring is on its way here  and I hope everyone will have a chance to take time and enjoy the pale pink of sakura flowers...

I've been doing a lot of drawings since 3.11. Thank you to YOKO from moleskinerie for sharing my drawings.  My sister has translated the article on moleskinerie into English for me as follows.

Drawing to Calm Mind........from moleskinerie

People often say they can find peace of mind by writing or drawing in the Notebook. How about you? Today, I would like to introduce the case of Chico Hayasaki.

"Since the day after the earthquakes and tsunami devastated Japan, the media was filled with sad news and images. They just broke my heart so much that I could not keep a peaceful mind anymore. In order to regain my equilibrium, I started to draw these illustrations......more like doodles. ^_^ Just drawing quietly in Moleskine helped me calm down and relax my mind. It seems that Moleskine has always given me a chance to take a step forward.

There will be a long and painful recovery ahead.......people are still forced to live at evacuation sites and are suffering. When I think about the people affected by this disaster, I think the first thing we can do is to stay strong for them so we can use our energy to support the relief effort in the future. I can only contribute in a small way, such as saving electricity for now. But I would like to think of more things I can do as I build up my reserves of energy by continuing to draw in my Notebook.

I hope the life of the victims returns to normal and people can live in tranquility as soon as possible."

View Chico's illustration on her facebook.

The previous article on Chico's Moleskine illustrations is here.

＊The Notebook can take in your unsettling mind and feelings. If you want to relax your mind, why don't you spend some time drawing or writing in the Notebook?