This Sunday - Come and Get Your Christmas Ornaments in West Los Angeles♪

I'm putting little things in this show.  Come and enjoy the reception this Sunday night~♪
_ _ ORNAM_NTS 2: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic curated by Kio Griffith Balconi Coffee Company11301 West Olympic Blvd. #124, Los Angeles, CA, 90064 | 310.906.0267
Opening reception: December 9, 2012, 6pm to 10pm Show runs from December 9, 2012 to January 6 , 2013 OPEN EVERY DAY FROM 7AM [weekdays] 10 AM [weekends] to10PM
_ _ ORNAM_NTS 2: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic is a group show of artists' non-traditional ornaments. All ornaments will be available cash-and-carry in time for the uncommon holiday gift seekers. Small sized ornaments will be priced at $30 and larger works at $50. FEATURING: LISA ADAMS, DOUG ALVAREZ, MICHAEL ARATA, HEATHER ARNDT, TERI BERMAN, JANA COOKSEY, DAVID DE BOER, HIROYASU DEGUCHI, SHIGENORI EBATA, DOUG EISENSTARK, CHARLES ELLINWOOD, WALT HALL, POEL HIKARU, ASKA IRIE, ROBERT JACOBSON, MICHELLE LAI, CARL LOZADA, JON MEASURES, MISATO NAGARE, ERIC NAKAMURA, AYA NIIBO, JAYME ODGERS, DIDI OI, DAISUKE OKAMOTO, SHINICHI ONO, JULIE PATE, ICELA PEREZ-BRAVO, ERNIE RAMIREZ, JOSHUA REINSTEIN, CHIGUSA SAGA, MARCEE SANCHEZ, MIKA SOMA, ZAPF! , RAY ZUFRYDEN and more…
				for inquiries, please contact to: info@cafemode.com このブログだとオーナメントのショーばっかりやってる様に見えそうだけど全然そうではないんですが・・・ 今年もやります。仲間の集うバルコニーカフェで。オーナメントショー♪ Kioさんお疲れ様です　そしてまたありがとう １２月９日日曜日　午後６時〜１０時 Balconi Coffee Company11301 West Olympic Blvd. #124, Los Angeles, CA, 90064 | 310.906.0267 今年もShinichi Onoさんとコラボの作品がメインです。Shinちゃんのクレイスカルプチャーと私の編み物などの組み合わせ。 できたら個人の作品も入れます。ぎりぎりで。ギュッと。 ぜひお友達も呼んで来てください♪ それではでは ＊＊＊

"_ _ORNAM_NTS : keepsakes, relics, socks, magic" show/sale at Cafe Balconi in West LA

hi! My small ornaments are going to be in this show.
This Sunday night!
Please come join♪

_ _ ORNAM_NTS: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic
Group show of artists' ornaments

curated by Kio Griffith

DECEMBER 11 to JANUARY 9, 2012
OPENING RECEPTION: DECEMBER 11, 2011 from 5 to10pm
FREE ADMISSION

BALCONI COFFEE COMPANY 11301 Olympic Blvd, #124 Los Angeles, CA 90064

hand crafted syphon coffee brewing everyday from 10am to 10pm ______________________________________________________


_ _ ORNAM_NTS: keepsakes, relics, socks, magic is a group show of artists' non-traditional ornaments. All ornaments will be available cash-and-carry in time for the uncommon holiday gift seekers. Small sized ornaments will be priced at $30 and larger works at $50. FEATURING: LISA ADAMS, BRIAN ALLAN, DOUGLAS ALVAREZ, JUNA AMANO, MICHAEL ARATA, TERRI BERMAN, MICHELLE BOROK, JENNIFER LYN BROWNE, GINO BURMAN-LOFFREDO, STEVE CHILDS, MATHIS COLLINS, JANA COOKSEY, DAVID DE BOER, LAUREN DEES, HIRO DEGUCHI, ANNA DUSI, SHIGENORI EBATA, DOUG EISENSTARK, CHARLES ELLINWOOD, JAMES FAULKNER, BILL FARROUX, AARON GIESEL, WALT HALL, PHIL HAYES, JUN HIRAOKA, ASKA IRIE, TOMOYUKI IWANAMI, JIWON KIM, MICHELLE LAI, MONIQUE MCKEAG, JON MEASURES, YUKI MIYAZAKI, MISATO NAGARE, ERIC NAKAMURA, AYA NIIBO, ALFIE NUMERIC, JAYME ODGERS, DAISUKE OKAMOTO , MOTO OKAWA, DIDI OI, SHINICHI ONO, ICELA PEREZ-BRAVO, POEL, PHLOE PONTAOE, KOSTA POSTAMIANOS, CAROL POWELL, ERNIE RAMIREZ, NINA SAVILL, AMY SHAWLEY, MIKA SOMA, DEBBIE STAFFORD, RICCARDO SPINOTTI, JOE SUZUKI, MACHA SUZUKI, MAYUMI TANAKA, KELLY THOMPSON, NORTON WISDOM, FRED ZOLAN and more…

Being back in Tochigi- Ashikaga City

I'm back in one of my home-towns, Ashikaga-city now.
Just found a cheap bicycle to get around the city, found a place to do a part-time job, and now I'm ready to create "art-like" things here...
I'm hoping to see more artists in Japan during this trip too! Let's see who I'll get to meet.... excited!

Coming up Show on Feb 24th @ Cypress College

The Quotidian World -video art exhibition-

Feb 24th (Thu) 6-8pm

Cypress College Art Gallery
9200 Valley View Street
Cypress, CA 90630
http://cypresscollegeartgallery.com/
GOOGLE MAPS

Artists:
Kent Anderson Butler
Camlab
Diana Sofia Estrada
Betsy Hunt
Kiel Johnson
Zach Kleyn
Kushami
Ryan Lamb
Daisuke Okamoto
Carl Pomposelli
Yoshie Sakai

I have collaborated with Shinichi Ono and Kio Griffith as a team named "KUSHAMI".
We made a video to be looped for this show.

kushami.com
We often make work as we play with the surrounding environment.


Please come join me at the reception on the 24th (thu)!

mika

"family portrait"

its thanks giving, and then christmas, then the new years day...all those family gathering events are coming, its the beginning of the "Happy Holidays!" season.
i have decided on my new project on "Family-Portrait".

detail coming soon-*

Have a good one!

感謝祭、クリスマス、お正月・・・家族の集まる時期になりました。
これから「ファミリーポートレート」（家族写真、または家族を現すモノ）というプロジェクトを始めたいと思います。
詳しくはまた今度

mika

Get Warm with 6m scarf and drums

:::::::::::::::::::
NOV. 14TH. 2010
@YOYOGI PARK AROUND THE FOUNTAIN

"just come hang"

with
AYANO FUJITA(little cobra)+
MIKA SOMA(long red scarf and camera)+
and TUGU-KUN(sound cooker)

日時:
11/14 13:30-キガスムマデ
場所:
代々木公園ノ水辺リ

{太鼓|マフラー|カメラ|ヨガ|タダイルダケ}

小サナ集イデスガ、皆サンwellcomeデスノデ、

スキナトキニ現レテ、スキナトキニ去ッテクダサヒマセ♪食ベ物ト飲ミモノハ持参ョ♪


with love+
mika

Vegetarian Obento in Hiroshima

ひょんなことから、広島で菜食レストラン・弁当屋さんのお手伝い。

先日は東広島市八本松の一軒家を改造して創作料理屋さんにした、レトロな雰囲気が素敵な「おもてなし美乃」さんで、菜食料理と乾燥こんにゃくとおからこんにゃくの販売をさせていただきました♪

それをきっかけに今週末に開催されるイベントにもお誘いをいただき、急遽そこで菜食弁当の販売も決定しました♪

ホントに感謝感謝です。

ぜひ来てみてください♪

第1回『海の手作り商店街』

8月7日（土）＆8日（日）

ボートパーク広島

中区南吉島1丁目1－1

駐車場あります

お問い合わせ先：

082-247-8318　（山本さん）

in Hiroshima

i'm staying in Hiroshima for an undecided period of time.

Moving Again

looks like i will be in Yokohama for a while, helping the domestic farmers in Japan selling their local produce (sweet sweet fruits*).

so konnichiwa-! to Yokohama!

moved to Japan-*

i am back to where i was born. my room has not changed since when i was 18.
here, it's hard for me to feel that i "grew up" at all. i still feel like 18.

but my parents sure have a lot more gray hair, the clover field that i used to play in has been flattened and now there is a wide street with cars passing, rice fields are replaced with unfriendly looking houses.

starting tomorrow, i am sending letters to the people that i have been wanting to say thank you.

CAFEMODE presents

EARTHWORKS 04 : CATCH
curated by Kio Griffith July 8 (Wed) 7-11pm

opening @ SHOJIN
333 S. Alameda St. Suite 310 (3rd Floor)
Los Angeles, CA 90013
show runs from July 8 to September 16, 2009

www.cafemode.com 424-785-0303

WORKS BY MORE THAN 25 ARTISTS* + LIVE PERFORMANCE BY L.A.'S CUTTING EDGE MUSICIANS

EARTHWORKS started as a bi-monthly showcase of original art created by Los Angeles' leading designers / painters / musicians / photographers / fashion designer / illustrators / performers / dancers / actors + professionals from diverse backgrounds.

*Current shows include artists from Japan. The shows' themes are freely interpreted by each artist. The collective experience of fine foods, art and music is open to the public at SHOJIN organic + natural foods restaurant.

FEATURING WORKS BY LORELAY BOVE | PATRICK HAEMMERLEIN | LORENA GUERRA SHIGENORI EBATA | DOUGLAS ALVAREZ | HEUNG GI MIN MAYUMI TANAKA | ALLEN D GLASS II | STEPHAN KOLSANOFF | YUKINA MAKINO JOHN TAPIA URQUIZA | MARI ARAKI | MIKA SOMA | NEYSA BOVE MISATO NAGARE | STEVE IRVIN | JON MEASURES | REMI FEBRUARY KYOKO KUBO | KOSTA POTAMIANOS | GABI MENDOZA | AYA NIIBO NISEY JORDAN | SARAH WILLIAMS | ASHKAHN SHAHPARNIA | JESSICA VLIET RICCARDO SPINOTTI | PHIL HAYES | DOUG EISENSTARK | JUNA AMANO KIO GRIFFITH | JOHN FISH | AKANE OSADA | TRÉ SHINICHI ONO | JUSTIN DIAMOND | MOSHE HACMON | CAROLINE SIRAND

LIVE PERFORMANCE BY JOHANNES BERGMARK [amplified objects construction] from Stockholm DAMIAN BISCIGLIA [amplified objects / electronics] MATT PIPER [electronics]

i'm moving again

i am headed to NY, CT, LA then NRT (Japan)

see you soon!

Feb 26th "Transformation" show at Shojin

Feb 26th 8-11pm
Opening reception:
"TRANFORMATION"

at Shojin Restaurant
333 S. Alameda St. Suite 310 (3F)
Los Angeles, CA 90013

KUSHAMI show - "Switch" ＞＞Feb 3rd

Feb 03 7-10pm

"Switch"
installation by KUSHAMI (Kio Griffith + Mika Soma + Shinichi Ono)

at Cafe Balcony
12431 Rochester Avenue, Los Angeles, 90025
(310) 820-6916‎



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i'm moving

hi guys,

things often happen unexpectedly, and i am temporary going to be moving to the Caribbean from jan.

good bye my apt in korea town!

4d

KUSHAMI Show: Downtown Artwalk 12/11

KUSHAMI (Mika Soma+Kio Griffith+Shinichi Ono) presents "FIELD-TRIP"

date:Dec 11th 2008
time: 12-9 (downtown artwalk) 7-9 artist reception
venue: Spring Arts Collective Gallery
Spring Arts Tower
453 South Spring Street
Mezzanine Level
Los Angeles, CA 90013


This one will be video/sound/performance (Improvieologue).
I hope you can come.

Shojin Restaurant (group show)

CAFE MODE presents EARTH WORKS:

date: Dec 10 2008
time: 8-11pm
venue: Shojin Restaurant 333 s Alameda Ave,. Los Angeles CA 90013

click on the image to the right for more info --->

A (Group) Solo Shows at Sea and Space Gallery Nov 29th (sat)

i'm taking a part of this experimental show; a bunch of solo shows put together within a gallery space in Highland Park. Maybe you can stop by?

The Anonymous Everyone : Mika Soma, A Solo Show

November 29^th- December 7th, 2008

Reception: Saturday, November 29^th, 8 – 11 PM

Sea and Space Explorations

4755 York Blvd, LA, CA 90042

http://www.seaandspace.org

Gallery is open Sundays 1-5 PM and by appointment

Tel.: 323-445-4015. email: info@seaandspace.org

DIRECTIONS from Los Angeles: From the 5, take the 2 north. Take the Verdugo Road exit. Left onto Eagle Rock Boulevard. Right onto York Boulevard (major cross street is Armadale Boulevard).


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Knock, Knock! (photos from the reception)

thanks for everyone who came to participate in this installation.

Knock Knock! 3 person show Next Sat

i'll be collaborating with Shinichi Ono and Kio Griffith on a show,
Knock! Knock! at Rasen Gallery at Kyoto Grand Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles.


Opening Reception:

Knock! Knock!
Nov 8th 6pm to 9pm
at Rasen Gallery at Kyoto Grand Hotel
120 S Los Angeles St. Suite 270


i hope to see you there!