Day 13: Makiko Kinoshita - Alice in Wonderland and Alice in the Golden Afternoon

Day 13 of 50: Today, I’m inspired by Makiko Kinoshita and her “Alice in Wonderland” opera as well as her “Alice in the Golden Afternoon” for solo piano.

Listening to Kinoshita’s enchanting music, I find myself skipping into Wonderland’s marvelous garden filled with chit-chatting alabaster lilies, giggling sweet peas, cozy violets, and of course, serenading roses that make the buttered-toast-butterflies blush. I look at  down and sigh with relief: I’m wearing my favorite floral dress that I don on for special occasions. Will this disguise suffice as I shimmy among the regal and curiously beautiful? 

Learn more about Makiko Kinoshita

Listen to “Alice in Wonderland” (opera)

Listen to “Alice in the Golden Afternoon” (solo piano)

“Makiko Kinoshita,” Oil on fiberboard, 6 x 6

“Makiko Kinoshita,” Oil on fiberboard, 6 x 6