9.11 Memorial Pins

This Sunday marks the 10-year anniversary of the event that changed our lives forever. In honor of those who gave so much, I was asked to design a series of memorial pins.

During the past few months, I worked to create 4 pins: The Dove, The Tower, The Fire Fighter Helmet and Origami Crane.

Each pin is hand crafted, made from sterling silver and features the "9-11-01" logo.


$90 each. Currently, these pins are available by e-mail order. Please contact info@ayakanishi.com.

The pins are also available at the WTC Visitor Center in New York City.

A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Children Of September 11 Fund.

Brimfield Antique Show

I went to Brimfield Antique Show.

It was hold in Massachusetts.

We drive there for 3 hours from Manhattan.
This antique market is the most biggest antique show in U.S.

Over 5000 antique dealer come to the show.

We found many unique stuff there.

It was hot days.
Dog was wearing sunglasses.
Hot Diggity Dog!!

The item I got from market 1 : Skull
It is perfect skull for displaying my cell mask.

Another item I got : sexy torso

It is perfect for my fish scales necklace!

...and this mid century metal stool.This is adjustable hight.

Alexander McQueen @ Met

I went to Alexander McQueen exhibition at Metropolitan Museum.
He was still young. We lost a good man.

Tal Shpantzer Photo Exhibition “Residual Sugar”

My friend photographer, Tal will have a photo exhibition.

She shoot  for our look book and she is talented photographer.

I like her noir,spooky atomospher photo.

Tal Shpantzer – “Residual Sugar”  Keywords in the exhibition: intimate, twist, mirrors, rich colors, blurred shapes, fashion, documentary, ambiguous , Tel-Aviv, Prague, Portrait  Thursday July 14th until August 12th 2011   at Witzenhausen Gallery 547 West 27th Street Suite 508, 5th floor Between 10th and 11th avenue    For additional information see www.witzenhausengallery.nl for personal assistance, please contact the gallery at chelsea@witzenhausengallery.nl +1 212 239 1124 or talfoto@gmail.com www.talfoto.com  Biography Israeli born photographer Tal Shpantzer has been based in New York since 2000,Tal has spent several years studying & shooting in Tel-Aviv, Prague & Europe after  graduating from The Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1996, with a B.F.A. degree in Photography/Media Art.  Her work has been published and exhibited internationally. Most recently a portrait of artist Kiki Smith in W Magazine. She is the recipient of a Soros Center for ContemporaryArt grant for her Limbus Diary series, and a Morrison Vanderlip media award. Tal is currently working on her book project, and collaborating with Obscure Object Films, to animate her photos into live videos for clients and multimedia installations.

Cell Masks

I made new show pieces, gold  and silver cell masks for my fashion show at Hotel Chelsea.
At the back stage of the fashion show, Stephen directed short fashion film of these masks.
It is mysterious story about under ground mask party.
This short films reminds me the movie "Eyes Wide Shut".

the Initiate ( duration 1:23 )
a very short film for Ayaka Nishi

by Stephen Dirkes
Obscure Object Films
NYC 2011

Jersey Banks

Fathme Gassam
Monique Leflore
Samantha Amaral
Olga Pankratova
Linda Wang

Make Up Artists
Seevon Chau
Rie Tsukuia
Imane Fiocchi

Hair Stylist
Brit Cochran

Styling
Ayaka Nishi 

Stephen Dirkes's website
http://obscureobjectfilms.com



In same time of the fashion show back stage, my photographer friend, Tal Shpantzer shoot some pictures with models.I'm really happy with these photos.

Tal Shpantzer's website

http://www.talfoto.com

Ayaka Nishi Solo Exhibition at White Gallery in Japan

I had a solo exhibition in my home town, Kagoshima, Japan in middle of May.

World Trade Center Memorial Museum 10th Anniversary Pin

We design 10th Anniversary pin for Tribute WTC visitor center.
It has 4 kinds design, Dove, Origami clane, Fire fighter's helmet and World Trade Center.

This is made from sterling silver and $90 each.

These pins are available at Tribute WTC visitor center museum shop.

Tribute WTC Visitor Center
120 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10006-1008
(212) 393-9160
www.truvytewtc.org