
It’s Sunday 6:00pm , by now most people in this city are drunk under a cherry blossom tree , some passed out and a few probably naked…not a very pretty spring scene.
I’m at the new studio , writing , while Han is tattooing and Corey works on a piece he’ll tattoo tomorrow , a feeling of satisfaction is in the air.
The past few weeks have been very stressful at times , if you ever had to rent a place in Tokyo as a foreigner and with a panther tattooed on your throat you’d know what I mean , a side of the Japanese society I rather not talk about now…only then the moving started , nothing fun about that either ,and just as the month of march ends life once again seems to heading where it should be going.
While the situation with the new space developed I also worked on my new blog , it was about time I did something about that , it’s only natural for all things to grow and transform , of course that only happens if you do what has to be done in order to avoid stagnation.
I guess I now have something like a “blog-site” with links for the private studio , appointments and even a small store , but I’m excited about 2 major changes in particular:
The first is being able to post bigger photos(a move that will create problems to some…) and most of all being able to communicate in Japanese , a move that will hopefully create a more dynamic interaction in japan as it already happens in brazil and elsewhere.
During the past few days I had to manually import more than 500 photos and texts from my old blog into the new one , it was just like looking at old photo albums or a diary , it does put things into perspective and re freshens your sense of time and space.
After doing the “blog thing” for almost 2 years and sharing parts of my daily life with everyone I ended up realizing that I can also enjoy writing more than I thought I could…and that’s a good thing…and as I looked at all those texts I wrote since day one I also think I’m getting better at it…or at least I’m making an effort to be more coherent.
The only thing I regret is that I could not import all the old comments to the new blog…even the ones from the people annoyed by it…
Of course I still have access to it all…like a drawer full of old post cards…good memories from messages that have motivated me to keep doing it…
Well that’s it for now…I have to go to a friends event now where Danny Paradise will be doing a demonstration of advanced ashtanga yoga and tomorrow morning I’ll be flying to Thailand for 10 days of sun and some rest…can’t wait to say goodbye to my computer and take my shoes off.
By the end of april you’ll be able to see here a couple of interesting pieces I’ll tattoo right after my trip to Thai…the first ones at the new studio…after all that’s what’s this blog is all about….
三月の終わりに
日曜日、午後6時。今頃、街では多くの人達が桜の木の下で酔っぱらっているだろう。酔いつぶれたり、裸になっている輩がいるかもしれない・・・あまり美しい春の光景とは言えないが。
俺はというと、新しいスタジオでこの文章を書いている。その隣で、Mr. Hanはタトゥーを彫り、Coreyは新しい作品に取り組んでいる。充実感に満ちた空気。
この数週間は、とてもストレスのたまる事が多かった。喉元に豹のタトゥーを入れた外国人が東京で不動産を探している所を想像してもらえば、そのストレスの重さを分かってくれると思う。ただ今は日本社会のこういった側面の事を話す気分にはなれない・・・その後に引っ越しの作業が始まったが、これも楽しいといえる作業ではなかった。こんな形で三月が終わりを迎えると、人生は再び行くべき道へ向かって進んでいるように感じられた。
新しいスタジオの準備を進めながら、新しいブログの準備にも本腰を入れていた。ずっとやりたかった事をやれる時がきたのだった。そうやって物事が進み、変化していく事は自然な流れだ。もちろん、やるべき事をするという前提のもとで。そうでないと行き詰まってしまう。
そして今、プライベート・スタジオ、予約、小さいながらもストアといったコンテンツをリンクした「ブログサイト」と呼べるようなものができた。なによりも嬉しいのは、大きな変更を二つ加える事ができた事だ。
一つは、より大きなサイズの写真をアップできるようになった事(表示領域の狭いディスプレイでは不具合がでるかもしれないが・・・)。そして、もう一つの最も大きな変化は日本語に対応した事。これによりブラジルや他の国で既に起こっているような、もっと活溌な相互作用を日本でも期待できる。
ここ二、三日の間、写真とテキストを含めて500ものエントリーを手動で新しいサイトに移行しなければならなかった。しかしその作業は、古いアルバムや日記を読んでいるような感覚で、物事を整理すると共に時間と空間の感覚をリフレッシュさせてくれた。
日常生活の一部を皆と共有する「ブログ」を2年ほど続けて、思ったよりも書くという行為を楽しんでいる自分に気づいた・・・いい事だ・・・そして最初の頃に書いた文章を読み返して比べると、だんだん良くなっていると思う・・・少なくとも、筋の通った文章を書こうと努力している。
しかしながら、古いブログのコメントを新しいブログに取り込む事ができなかったのは残念だ・・・歓迎しがたいコメントも含めて・・・
もちろん、それらのコメントにアクセスする事はできる・・・古いポストカードでいっぱいになった引き出しを開けるように・・・ブログを続ける原動力を与えてくれたメッセージからくる良い思い出・・・
さて、今日はこのくらいで終わりにしよう。ダニー・パラダイスがハイレベルなアシュタンガ・ヨガのデモをする友達のイベントへ出かけねばならない。そして、明日の朝には10日間の休養をとりにタイへと発つ・・・コンピューターを閉じ、裸足でリラックスできるのが待ち遠しい。
タイから戻った直後にタトゥーをする予定の興味深い作品が数点あり、四月の終わり頃に見せる事ができると思う・・・新しいスタジオでの初の作品・・・結局のところ、その為にこのブログを書いているのだから・・・




Using a different type o needle here for the first time…the curtains ended up looking a bit funny…



hey! quanta coisa boa de ler… e as fotos lindas, como sempre!
fiquei muito feliz por vocês e desejo toda a sorte do mundo no novo estúdio.
boas férias, pés na água, na areia, pés pra cima por favor!
beijo grande,
ana
» Comment by ana — April 3, 2007 @ 4:52 pm
Fala Jun!!!!!!!!
como vc está meu velho???
parabéns pelo novo estúdio… muita LUZ e inspiração pra vcs todos…
manda notícias
abraços
ricardo
» Comment by Ricardo Sigolo — April 3, 2007 @ 10:57 pm
Meu brother, ficou muito feliz pelo seu novo stúdio e de saber que a LUZ cresce a cada dia que passa.
Você é um cara com estilo e é isso que faz vencer todos os dias.
Fica na LUZ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
» Comment by Junior Rocha — April 10, 2007 @ 9:48 pm
Pra começar …boa Pascoa mesmo que atrasado!
Sorte pra vc amigo com o est’udio novo e vc faz falta aqui e a proposito….minha festa foi da hora
Tudo de bom
Speto
» Comment by Speto — April 11, 2007 @ 5:53 am
E aí Jun ficou maneiro seu novo site e gostei muito também do seu novo estudio muita energia para que você possa continuar iluminando sempre. té algum dia.
alan
» Comment by alan — April 11, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
hummmm…quanta ousadia….em meio as mensagens de prováveis amigos, uma desconhecida. Porém, acompanho seu trabalho…de tão longe…
um dia quem sabe…de perto. I hope so.
O studio, belissimo. O trabalho, altíssima qualidade. A arte, indescritível. Ainda terei uma dessas. Fato.
Sorte e muito trabalho!
Ju.
» Comment by Juliana — April 11, 2007 @ 11:56 pm
Parabéns pelo estudio novo!
Fazia tempo que nao conseguia entrar no seu blog, não por falta de tempo mas pq a pagina simplismente nao conseguia carregar. estranho não?
Bom, recebi seu email.
Eu nao tenho nenhuma tatuagem, o pavão seria a primeira e unica. só quero ela.
AAhh, vc vai estar aki em junho né? em todo caso a tatoo seria pro ano q vem. sem pressa. =)
qnto ao tamanho… um que crie aquela complicidade corpo x tatto que voce falou uma vez, sabe?
beijos, fica bem.
» Comment by Marina Moresco — April 12, 2007 @ 2:20 pm
Parabéns pela conquista Jun!!!
Muito style, se tudo der certo em junho a gente se fala c calma, as coisas aqui estão fluindo…abraço forte.
» Comment by Tinico Rosa — April 18, 2007 @ 4:03 am
JUN , PARABÉNS …FAZ MUITO TEMPO QUE NÃO NOS FALAMOS ….AS VEZES VEJO SUA ARTE E FICO CONTENTE PELO SUCESSO E PELA GRANDEZA DE SUAS TATUAGENS ….MUITA PAZ E SORTE NA SUA NOVA FASE….GDE ABRAÇO PRA SUA FAMILIA E IRMÃOS …
» Comment by ULISSES ARNONI — April 25, 2007 @ 6:12 pm
Hi Jun Matsui,
I saw Final Fantasy 7 Advent Children because, who didn’t? And, it was a really good film, lots of action and a deeecent story-line. (Yup, I am a writer, too.)
Anyway, I watched disk two with all of Tetsuya’s comments and the co-directors, and musicians’ input, and I saw a little spot where they introduced you. Man, I must say I am a real fan of your clothing designs, and your tattoos. When I saw yours, during the interview, my mouth was gaping open at their dazzling intricacies and creativity. I just thought they were so cool. Plus, you seemed to have a deep respect for the work you do and that is cool, all artists should have that you know. But not all artists do, especially if it is something they are selling, sometimes they get caught up in that. But you don’t seem to, so if I ever go to Japan, I’d like to get my tattoo done by you, someday.
Plus, plus plus plus… You are a Hottie! and I love that cute little accent of yours, too! So, whenever you finish my tattoo, teach me some Japanese or play for me some Portuguese Jazz over a warm cup of coffee
» Comment by Danielle — May 12, 2007 @ 1:11 am
Muito bom ver o processo todo!!! incrivel o se utrabalho. Já sei com quem vou fazer minha manga!!!
Parabens e MT sucesso!!!
» Comment by Maira Brito — September 13, 2007 @ 10:53 pm
Oi JUn,
Quanto tempo….tudo bem?
Cheguei em Sampa hoje, vc esta por aqui?
Abraços…
Ana Clara.
» Comment by Ana Clara — July 6, 2008 @ 12:24 am