Craft Elixirs vol12
2024. 10. 6.-11.3.
Shikinone Yafuso Bar
I had the honor to collaborate with the Craft Elixirs event, and exhibit in Shikinone Yafuso Bar in Urasoe.
Craft Elixirs is a monthly event with Non Alcoholic, energy boost healthy coctails (original recipies by the organizer Rachel alias @pottery.yomogi), with live music (provided by DJ Erleta Kadrija @erletakk) and with some art exhibit. They feature different artist every month, in October I have been chosen to decorate this old school wine and craft beer bar in Urasoe.
This is my first time exhibiting in a bar, so it was so much fun to pick the paintings that fit this place with a night life. Which paintings should I choose to give company for the night owls partying, and searching for drinking buddies for the night^^
I want my paintings to make friends with the night owls, and to have some party!
I felt that more of the melancholic paintings fit the athmosphere of the place. Also some flowers that bloom at night, like miss Sagaribana^^ She looks gorgeous on the rough concrete wall in the dim light...she fits right in!!
It was so fun to see my ocean paintings under the blue disco light! It felt like there is a party under the sea, and my babies are the part of it! I am so happy for them, that they can be in this environment for one month, witnessing a lot of happy moments, feeling the energy of the party. And I hope everyone can feel the energy of these paintings as well. I think they are great party decorations!
Not just my paintings, but I too felt like the part of the party! I had my merch table, I prepared some new goods, and mistery bags with some suprises. I was so happy that all the guests of the event seem to like the art, and were interested in my inspirations. I had some pleasant chats about the okinawan nature with everyone who came to my table, I was honored to tell everyone about the inspiration behind their favourite paintings and I was happy to tell everone about all the friends I made in nature!
That is the purpose of my work! The purpose of my life!
To introduce you all the friends I made in nature.
To tell you all the stories they have been telling me.
And I am grateful for all the oppurtunities I get to do so!
Aaaand whenever I felt tired from all the talking, I could go to the bar, freshen up with some great energy boost coctails! My favourite was the Dinosaur Potion!
It was such a delightful event, such a great experience, I had a great time meeting all kinds of interesting people!
I have left some merch under the Sagaribana tree, for all you folks who can stop by in October to Shikina Yasufo to have a drink with my buddies, cheers to the amazing nature of Okinawa!!!
I wanna give a shoutout to two special paintings, that I haven’t exhibited in Okinawa…
I painted them before I moved here. They are from those times when my body was still far away, but my heart was already captured by the ocean…
One of them represents the freedom that I felt in the ocean, and the other one connects to an experience of being trapped. I felt these two feelings on the same day at Okinawa. This is a story for an other time...perhaps I can tell you about it sipping a Dinosaur Potion at Shikinone.
Are you interested?
I will tell you about it soon...
