Howie Ju – Art Book

I once had a bunny named Butchie. He was big, white, a bit of brown, and very cute. He also had beautiful blue lavender colored eyes. In the morning, I would to say hi to him. I would greet him saying, “YO Butchie San!” In Japanese, “San” is equivalent to what English uses “Mister”. When I was 3 or 4 years old when I used to live in Japan, my mom taught me a song about Mt. Fuji. People of Japan called Mt. Fuji, “Yama Fuji San”. One morning when I call “YO Butchie!” , it reminded me of the song my mom and I used to sing when she used to bathe me. After I remembered the song, I started to greet my bunny by “YO Yama Buchi San!”

Revelations 1:12~16

12I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13and among the lampstands was someone “like a son of man,” dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

I look very plain and simple, but I am on fire!

I have the ability to regenerate:

limbs
eyes
spinal cords
hearts
intestines
and upper/lower jaws.

FIRE!!! C’MON!!!!! Shababalaka~!!!

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Common Name: Axolotl
Scientific Name: Ambystoma Mexicanum
Mythological Background Story: Numerous legends have developed around the salamander over the centuries, many related to fire. This connection likely originates from the tendency of many salamanders to dwell inside rotting logs. When placed into a fire, the salamander would attempt to escape from the log, lending to the belief that salamanders were created from flames – a belief that gave the creature its name.

“I know what I’m talking about, but I don’t.”
“Life is confusing and I understand why.”
“The world is very simple, but it’s complicated.”
“I feel bittersweet.”
“I like waking up in the morning, but I like sleeping in.”
“I love the entertainment industry, but I hate it.”
“I am young, yet I am old.”
“I am here, but my mind is there.”
“We are weak, but we are strong.”
“Passive Aggressive.”
“I am happy, but sad.”
“I’m in the best stage of my life, but I want better.”
“Lion and Lamb.”
“Love Hate relationship.”
“In the world, but not of the world.”
“Perfect but not perfect.”
” To be balanced and imbalanced at the same time.”
“I’m lost but I feel like that I know where I’m at.”
“I want to be strong, but I might need to suffer first. I don’t want to suffer.”
“1000 miles away is where I want to be, but I don’t want to move.”
“I know many people, but I have no one.”
“Love is all I need, but I want more.”
“Liking to dislike.”
“I don’t like killing animals, but I love eating them.”
“Life and death.”
“Wasting time is not a waste.”
“There’s meaning in everything, but everything is meaningless.”
“Beginning and the End.”
“A holy war.”
“Killing in the act of self defense is justified.”
“We live in a beautiful world.”
“Freedom needs boundaries.”
“Blessed are the poor in spirit.”
“Being radical and practical.”
“I want to travel the world, but I just want to stay home.”
“I have many identities, but I am one person.”
“Absolute Truth and relative truth co-exists.”
“Looking alive on the outside, but dead in the inside.”
“The answer is ‘yes’ and ‘no’.”
“Go, but wait.”
“I love to be alone, but I hate it.”
“To die is to gain.”
“Do the impossible.”
“See the invisible.”
“Robin Hood is a hero, but to the rich, he’s the villain.”
“Jack is the hero for killing the giant, but no one called him a murderer.”
“King David killing Goliath made him a hero. King David killing Bathsheba’s husband made him a murderer.”
“My artwork is not black and white, it’s full of color.”

Sometimes we look so far ahead into the future or plan so detailed to consider what’s up far ahead that we forget to look at the things which are right in front of us. We are so obsessed with predicting the next move of the world that we become like a robot going on a rampage. We’re so enticed by the next big trend, next cutting-edge technology, next star to be born, next fortune company to invest, the next child prodigy, the next big money maker. We’re so captivated by these things that we forget so enjoy the simple things in life like.. flowers.. toys.. clouds.. seashells.. feathers.. and bread. If we continue to obsessively indulge our mind on the things far away, we’ll eventually crush all the enjoyable things that are nearby right in front of us. The future can never be caught, it’ll never let you catch it. We’ll crush everything that are truly enjoyable and have nothing left but fragments and brokenness.