A Japanese Love Affair

"The real essence of art turned out to be not something high up and far off –

It was right inside my ordinary daily self - If a musician wants to become a finer

Artist, he must first become a finer person".

(Shinichi Suzuki)

And so my journey begins.......

This time last year I was attempting my first real snowboarding experience in Furano, Japan. Apart from the fact it was

PHENOMENAL, it was also the first time in a long time I applied myself. I went from scrapping down the hill

front side and landing on my a*%  HARD, to flowing and linking turns barely falling once (ok maybe twice....and a

few whiplashing neck snaps)  and Ooh My Gosh I had a BALL. And then it HIT me. Do the same thing regarding

every aspect of my life and I’ll be cruising the whole mountain of “my life” and not just the bottom run!

EVERYTHING about Japan was INSIGHTFUL. I fell in love with everything, the art, the culture, the

people, the land and the history (take note of my future homage to this wonderful place with my art). It was a trip that put

my life into perspective, I realised I needed to live the things I love, so once again I applied myself…… and

finally gave birth to this FUNKY CheSKa Paintings website (thanks to my

DARLINGTREE too). Thanks JAPAN .. It was a trip I vowed to do again this year, to continue my

JAPANESE LOVE AFFAIR.........

i DIDN’T MAKE IT ….. and hubby did! (Damn you, hubby, for having fun without me!)