〜Fine Art and Illustration〜
A book of German haiku that I translated into Japanese—originally released in 2025—is set to be republished around October 2026. In addition to the existing German, Japanese, English, and Spanish content, translations in Italian and French will be added. While the core content remains largely unchanged, the original haiku will be presented in an even wider range of languages. The book also features two Japanese-style paintings created by me.
Date: 23.August.2026(Son) 12-19Uhr
Place: Japanmarkt Leipzig, Täubchenthal
The theme of Workshop is “Japanese torn paper art”(Chigirie). Participants will create various types of motifs using origami paper or Japanese paper. I will provide all the tools. You can join anytime without booking.
My Japanese-style paintings are being used for T-shirt designs that is sold at CHAYA Berlin. Further details is posted on CHAYA’s website and CHAYA Instagram, so please check them out if you are interested.
T-shirts size… S,M,L,XL
On May 1st, 2026, a collaborative music album “Earthworks”, composed by Garling Wu and Jessie Leov is released.
Now “Earthworks” is available on all music streaming platforms. Please search from your favorite platform.
Or, you can listen and purchase it on the streaming platform Bandcamp. If you need more information, please check it on Jessie Leov’s Website.
Also, this album was released exclusively in New Zealand on May 1st, in collaboration with a perfume brand.
Album cover is created by Sayo Watano, Japanese Painting artist. The production process of this painting.
On my YouTube channel, I introduce a making process of Japanese Painting. The name of the channel is “Sayo Japanese Painting“.
Translation from German to Japanese…by Sayo Watano
This book is including my two paintings and calligraphy works. And it can be purchased from the following site:
Amazon.de (Book) / Hugendubel (e-book/Book) / Genialokal.de (e-book/Book)