This week on the journal we visit artist Chiai Tajima. Currently residing in a Spanish style home from the 1920s in Los Angeles, California. Here we talk about Chiai's calm and restful space, creativity, downtime and daily life.
PB: Where are you originally from and where are you residing currently?
TC: I generally neglect to answer this question properly because I moved around a lot as a kid. But to sum it up, I was born in Japan, raised in Singapore and moved to the US in middle school. I lived in New York for 6 years and am currently residing in Los Angeles, California.
PB: Do you have a morning / evening routine?
TC: I typically wake up and walk my dog first thing in the morning. Recently, I’ve been enjoying practicing a more intentional form of walking by listening to a meditation podcast that guides me through my walking process. This is usually followed by dumping greens and fruits into a blender for breakfast. But my favorite part of the morning is brewing my own cup of coffee. Grinding the beans by hand is key, although tedious at times; something about the mindless act of turning that handle gives me time to slowly wake up.
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