~MISAKI KAWAI/SECRET SCRAP !!


IMAGE COURTESY: MISAKI KAWAI STUDIO

it was fun to see Misaki’s work in the THE HOLE inaugural show – esp because Kathy Grayson’s curatorial sensibilities tend to tilt to the very intense, and even grotesque !! and wow – guys it’s summertime !! doesn’t that count for anything – !!

talking about Misaki – her studio has just put a new limited edition handmade zine – ‘Secret Scrap’ !! In a small of edition of just 50, it is compiled from her drawings and “handmade scrap collage” !! it’s 24 pages, 4-1/2 x 6 in. produced in color ink jet and rope bound for $20 !!
you can see more about it on her website: MISAKI KAWAI/SECRET SCRAP !!

in fact her website is a nice summertime cruise: MISAKI KAWAI !!


SECRET SCRAP COVER/IMAGE COURTESY: MISAKI KAWAI STUDIO.

FLASH – FROM – THE PAST !! talk about GOLDEN OLDIES !!
here’s a couple of early pix of MISAKI – in HER BROOKLYN STUDIO, taken JUNE 2007 !!

PHOTOS COPYRIGHT: NANCY SMITH