Last Monday was the opening of Tomo's gallery exhibition. It took place in Aoki Gallery, a small gallery in Ginza with a long history.
6日間の個展、修了しました。まとまった形で作品を発表したのは初めてだったので不安が
大きかったのですが、サムや青木ギャラリーのオーナー夫婦のサポートによりつつがなく展示を終えました。目を酷使しながら額縁を制作してくれたお父さん、お祝いに来てくださったみなさん、ふらりと立ち寄ってくださった方々、いつも遠くから応援してくれる友達たち、地元のみなさん、本当にどうもありがとうございました。
(Tomo and her parents outside the gallery on opening day)
She took a two hour bus ride everyday to be at the gallery during the exhibition. However, even then she still missed people who came during her lunch break etc. 
(A picture of the artist herself in surrounded by her work.)
Of course I can't speak for her, but from my perspective the exhibition was a great success. A lot of people came, she sold some work, and she received a lot of compliments and positive feedback from her peers and other respected artists. So, I would like to say thank you to everyone who came and helped make this success possible.
いままでで一番長い一週間でした。オープンした月曜日↑から最終日の土曜日↓まで一ヶ月ぐらい経った気分でした。
Kanpai!
(It's all over. A tired Tomo unwinds with a beer at a local izakaya.)
↑疲れて乾杯のわたし「さくら水産」にて
Finally, for those people living in other parts of the world, who couldn't come but wanted to be there, I took a quick video. I started shooting out on the busy Ginza street and then move to the gallery in order to give a sense of location and atmosphere. Also, I shot this on a Monday morning, opening day, before anyone had arrived.
↓サムがアメリカの両親の為にi-podで撮影したギャラリーまでの道のり映像です。
また地味な制作の日々が始まります。がんばろう...
