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Born in 1955, native of Tokyo. His previous life was a well decorated Film and Graphic Designer. Since | Born in 1955, native of Tokyo. His previous life was a well decorated Film and Graphic Designer. Since 2007, as fate says under the guidance of '''[[Shizuo Arita]]''' and '''[[Shigeyoshi Yanagihara]]''' embark on pipe crafting as a second career. | ||
Drawing from other genre of smoking culture such as shisha and similar paraphernalia he makes you wonder and reconsider what smoking pipe actually is about. At most part, he would say the experience, the quality of smoke (moisture, flavour, and temperature) while using something that we can appreciate aesthetically. His work set boundaries free and invite smokers to be more universal and uniting at one point: on the flavour of tobacco and the experience of drawing a smoke. | Drawing from other genre of smoking culture such as shisha and similar paraphernalia he makes you wonder and reconsider what smoking pipe actually is about. At most part, he would say the experience, the quality of smoke (moisture, flavour, and temperature) while using something that we can appreciate aesthetically. His work set boundaries free and invite smokers to be more universal and uniting at one point: on the flavour of tobacco and the experience of drawing a smoke. | ||
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Mountain, Beach, Landscape | Mountain, Beach, and Landscape | ||
Image:Tajima | Image:Tajima Fuji.jpg|Slope of Fuji | ||
Image:Tajima Landscape 13.jpg|Birds leaving a hill | Image:Tajima Landscape 13.jpg|Birds leaving a hill | ||
Image:Tajima Landscape 14.jpg|Fuji in Summer | Image:Tajima Landscape 14.jpg|Fuji in Summer | ||
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Image:Tajima Landscape 17.jpg|Mountain | Image:Tajima Landscape 17.jpg|Mountain | ||
Image:Tajima Landscape 18.jpg|Volcano | Image:Tajima Landscape 18.jpg|Volcano | ||
Image:Tajima Landscape 19.jpg|Volcano | Image:Tajima Landscape 19.jpg|Rice Field on Volcano | ||
Image:Tajima Landscape 20.jpg|A drop of water | Image:Tajima Landscape 20.jpg|A drop of water | ||
Image:Tajima Landscape 21.jpg|Muscle beach | Image:Tajima Landscape 21.jpg|Muscle beach | ||
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Snail & Slug Series | |||
Image:Tajima snail 18.jpg|Frontal Snail | Image:Tajima snail 18.jpg|Frontal Snail | ||
Image:Tajima snail 19.jpg|Oriental Snail | Image:Tajima snail 19.jpg|Oriental Snail | ||
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In life, he drinks tea throughout the year, warm Oolong Tea in winter and cold Mugicha[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roasted_barley_tea]in summer. He drinks no alcohol. By all means, I have tried with both tea or alcohol, and his pipes still smokes like a dream. He is also in touch almost on a daily basis with a retired senior pipemaker, '''[[Shigeyoshi Yanagihara]]'''. | In life, he drinks tea throughout the year, warm Oolong Tea in winter and cold Mugicha[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roasted_barley_tea]in summer. He drinks no alcohol. By all means, I have tried with both tea or alcohol, and his pipes still smokes like a dream. He is also in touch almost on a daily basis with a retired senior pipemaker, '''[[Shigeyoshi Yanagihara]]'''. | ||
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Retro and Quaint Shapes | |||
Image:Tajima Geometric Panel.jpg|Square Pot | |||
Image:Tajima Mochi on a spoon.jpg|Mochi on Spoon | |||
Image:Tajima Briar on a Spoon.jpg|Briar on Spoon | |||
Image:Tajima Longstem Tulip.jpg|Longstem Tulip | |||
Image:Tajima Briar Shisha.jpg|Briar Shisha | |||
Image:Tajima Rocket.jpg|Rocket | |||
Image:Tajima Rocket Foot.jpg|Rocket Foot | |||
Image:Tajima Shy Yin Yang.jpg|Shy Yin Yang | |||
Image:Thomas Inch Barbell.jpg|Thomas Inch Barbell | |||
Image:Tajima Smooth Ol' School Barbell.jpg|Smooth Barbell | |||
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Tatsuo Tajima, currently resides in Tokyo, lives quite close with his teacher and friend, Yanagihara-san. | Tatsuo Tajima, currently resides in Tokyo, lives quite close with his teacher and friend, Yanagihara-san. |
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