The rain and wind have come back, and winter seems to have returned. I awoke to find my Wisteria that was in full bloom the day before surrounded by a sea of fallen petals reminding me of this poem...
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A late meditation session today, so I prepared the traditional “2 and one” light meal of the tea ceremony, 2 small dishes and a soup. I like to use mokuzuke dishes I have made to hold the wagashi Japanese...
When I was out strolling under the apple blossoms, I was lucky to come across the chance meeting with an old friend, a blue jay I have named “Teacher Meng”, in honor of my master who taught me the...
I made this dish earlier in the year, and have spent the past several months designing and making mokuzuke dishes; small dishes that were adapted for use in the tea ceremony in Japan during the Edo period. Originally they...
The apple blossoms and wisteria are blooming here! Inspired by their fragrance wafting on a light breeze, past my front door, I used a Karatsu inspired mokuzuke dish with the design of tea house and plum tree on it...
New York City Minute reviews Adam T. Bernard’s exhibition at the Courtyard Gallery at the World Financial Center.