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David Billa

David Billa

Takamatsu, Japan

Blogger, Teacher, Father, Immigrant. Gallivants on the Seto Inland Sea art islands and talks about them a lot.

Ozuchishima on a sunny day.

Ozuchishima

Good afternoon everybody, It's a very beautiful day today on the shores of the Seto Inland Sea. This very short post of two pictures of Ozuchishima taken a few minutes ago is mostly for me to test the e-mailing system. I mentioned it on Setouchi Explorer, but just

A bunch of kids in the water, having just jumped from a square platform in the sea. One child is still on the platform.

New Artists for the Setouchi Triennale 2025

Hello from this sunny but (literally) freezing afternoon by the Seto Inland Sea. First of all, some technicalities. I'm having trouble sending emails at the moment. You may have come to this page via a link, but if you're a subscriber, know that my web host

Welcome to Japan Art Islands

Welcome to Japan Art Islands

Hello everyone, If you're reading this, you probably already know what's happening. Maybe you read my recent Setouchi Explorer blog post mentioning the creation of this newsletter and signed up. Maybe you're a long time subscriber and I just imported your email from either

Keep At It

Keep At It

It’s such a tricky business. You want to do your art, but you’ve got to live. So you’ve got to have a job, and then sometimes you’re too tired to do your art. But if you love what you’re doing, you’re going to keep

Birding (January 2025)

Birding (January 2025)

I’ve been taking pictures of birds, and especially crows, for a while now, and I realized that my phone wasn’t always the best tool for this. I dusted off my old DSLR, and it is indeed a much better tool for taking pictures. Before I forget, if you