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私はアートに興味がある。アートでみんなを元気にしている石巻の人たちを全国のみなさんに知ってほしいと思い、仮設住宅の壁に鳥の絵を描いた阿部華菜さん（渡波中学校２年生）を取材した。
華菜さんは、昨年の秋に仮設開成11団地で絵を描いたそうだ。ある日、仮設住宅の壁に絵を書くイベントのチラシがポストに入っていた。華菜さんは、もとから絵が好き。みんなを元気にしたくて参加することにした。最初、子どもは華菜さん１人だけで、大人たちと描いていたが、だんだんと小さい子どもたちが集まってきて、終わりの合図がでるまでずっと絵を描いていた。
筆とペンキで、フクロウや鳥を描いた。最初は毛が硬くて失敗したけれど、だんだん慣れてきて、いっぱい絵を描いた。
フクロウは大きく壁いっぱいに描いたので大変だったけれど、仮設住宅に住んでいるおばさんたちが、「この絵にはげましてもらえる」と言ってくれたので、みんなに元気になってもらえたことがうれしかったと言う。
ところが、仮設住宅の寒さ対策で、いろんな人と描いた鳥の絵が全部隠れて見えなくなってしまった。仮設住宅を建てた当時は、断熱材がなかった。冬はとても寒くなるため、断熱材を入れる工事をしたので、壁の絵が見えなくなってしまった。今でも、そのときの写真をみると思い出すそうだ。
人を描くのは苦手で、どちらかというと生き物や想像の絵が得意。鳥の絵を描いたのは、「鳥は羽ばたいて飛ぶから、震災に負けないで羽ばたいていこうという思いで描いた」と華菜さんは言う。
将来の夢は芸能人。「芸能人に会うとみんな元気になる。私もみんなに元気をあげられるようになりたい。いろんなところに行って、いろんな人と会って、人とのつながりを大切にしたい」
華菜さんの絵に対する強い想いや人を元気したいという気持ちがすばらしいと思った。
竹 愛香（住吉中学校３年生）、千葉 拓人（東松島高校２年生）
2012/06/11
Owl art on temporary housing
Let’s spread our wings and not give in to the earthquake
Manaka Take | 3rd year Sumiyoshi Junior High School
Photo by Hiroto Chiba | 2nd year Higashi Matsushima High School
I am interested in art. I would like anyone in the world to know about the people of Ishinomaki who are inspiring through art. So I have written about Hana Abe (2nd year Watanoha Junior High School student) who painted a picture of a bird on the wall of the temporary housing.
Last autumn Hana apparently painted a picture in the temporary housing development. One day, a flyer advertising a wall art event inside the development dropped through her letterbox. Hana has always loved paintings. She decided to participate because she wanted to inspire everyone. At first she was the only child painting with adults. But gradually more young children started to join in and they kept drawing until the final picture emerged.
Using brushes and paint they painted an owl. Initially the bristles were too stiff so she made mistakes but slowly got used to it and did a lot of painting.
Although it was difficult to paint the owl big enough to cover the wall, the ladies living in the temporary apartments said, “this picture cheers us up” and as they became cheerful, she was happy.
However, because of the measures against cold in the apartments, all of the bird paintings painted along with other people were unfortunately covered and could not be seen anymore.
As during the construction of the apartments there was no heat insulation and because winter got very cold, construction works were done to insert it. Due to these works, the walls were covered and the paintings were hidden. Even now the pictures of that time bring back her memories.
She was better at drawing animals and imaginary things rather than people. As far as bird painting were concerned, “I drew the birds thinking that, since birds spread their wings and fly, I shouldn’t give in to the earthquake, like the birds, I should spread my wings and fly”, Hana said.
Hana dreams of becoming an entertainer in the future. “Meeting an entertainer excites everyone and I would also like to inspire people. I would like to go to many different places and meet different people and cherish these connections”. I feel that Hana’s strong sentiments towards painting and her wish to inspire people is admirable.
Special thanks to The Japan Foundation London Office Language Center
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