JetWit BlogBeat by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a formerEnglish-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. This week was a busy one, with two […]
JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong
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JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. Robert P. Weston (Nara-ken, 2002-04) recommends this […]
JetWit Blog Beat: Crazy cats, spectral sounds, and Belgian conceptual art
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***************** JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. JET alum Lars Martinson ,author of […]
JetWit Blog Beat: The Cheetos Makeover
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********** JetWit Blog Beat by Crystal Wong (Iwate-ken, 2002-04) is a recurring item featuring posts from the blogs of various JET alumni. Crystal is a former English-language writer for Kyodo News. She now works as a media planner in Chelsea and sorely misses all her favorite midtown ramen joints. Nothing brightens a gloomy winter morning […]
JET alum Lars Martinson creatively updates readers on the progress on his graphic novel Tonoharu: Part 2 in a recent post on his blog (larsmartinson.com): Progress Bar Key Scripting/Page Layout: Self-explanatory Artwork: The Drawing, Inking, and Computer Work for the comic Final Edits/Incidentals: Post-Production Edits, Designing the Cover, Preparing for Press, etc. **** When I wrote […]
Ackerson, Aaron (Prefecture, Years) – http://www.aaronackerson.com/index.html. Also, good blog (no longer active) at http://www.aaronackerson.com/weblog/ – Humorous songwriters Bennett, Earth (Aomori, 2000-03) – http://www.angelfire.com/comics/esid/ – Cartoon entitled Every Situation is Different, written during his time on JET. Bernstein, Joshua – (Kumamoto-ken, 2006) http://www.jewinjapan.com/ Bianchi, Anthony (Aichi, 1989-91) – http://www.bianchi-inuyama.com/ – Website of the first North American […]
Bennett, Earth (Aomori-ken, 2000-03) Every Situation Is Different – Cartoon about life on JET Iwasaki, Marcia (Osaka-fu, 2001-06) – Based in Toronto, Ontario, Marcia does children’s book illustrations and graphic design. See her work here: http://web.me.com/miwasaki1/Art_of_Happiness/Welcome_Home.html Martinson, Lars (—ken, 2003-06) Tonoharu: Part One Namisato, David Tessler, Manya (children’s books)
*Newest Additions to the JetWit Blog Roll* Chow, Janice – Momoko Mashups Iwasaki, Marcia (Osaka-fu, 2001-06) – Based in Toronto, Ontario, Marcia does children’s book illustrations and graphic design. Read her blog here: http://web.me.com/miwasaki1/Art_of_Happiness/Blah_blah_blog/Blah_blah_blog.html Mel – (Aomori, 2008~) – Mel’s Adventures in Japan Rogers, Steve – Northern Tohoku Exposure Sakamoto, Sean – (Gifu-ken, 2008~) – […]
Below is a list of JET alum artists and JET alums in the art world. If you don’t see your name here and would like it to be included, e-mail jetwit [at] jetwit [dot] com with your prefecture and years, current location and any links to you or your work. ********************* Bothwell, Ryan (Tokyo-to 1997-99) […]
