This is about a small habit I keep. I eat black sesame plus kinako, roasted soybean flour, fairly often.
A black powder, plus a brown one
I grind black sesame and sprinkle it over rice or boiled greens. I mix kinako into milk or soy milk, or dust it over mochi. Both are always in my kitchen.
I did not start for any particular reason. Before I knew it, it had become a habit, to the point that I feel unsettled when I run out.
The same things, always there
I think the good thing about small habits is that you do not have to think. While I grind black sesame, my head is empty. Only my hands move.
Having this kind of time without thinking before or after painting helps me switch my mood. Painting uses the mind, so moving my hands a little beforehand makes it easier to begin.
Keeping up plain things
Nothing flashy. Grinding black sesame, changing the water, sitting down at my desk at a set time. I feel that the accumulation of plain things like these is the biggest reason I have been able to keep painting.
Mermaid nao's order art, too, stands on these plain everyday days.
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