We are so much struggling (and enjoying) to balance Sashiko & our Life. We have

We are so much struggling (and enjoying) to balance Sashiko & our Life. We have several “challenges” to see if Sashiko fits our society somehow including the one that I (Atsushi) doesn’t purchase any new cloth since 2017.
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A friend once told me that I shouldn’t introduce Sashiko with topics regarding money or “personal life” because the people who purchase “Art” do not want to know about the scene behind the Art. Well, it may be true if I define Sashiko as the Art, but that’s not what I would like to pass down.
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(So personal stuff from here)
The Sashiko I would like to pass down is the “un-edited” Sashiko. Emotions from joy and suffering, so-called “ordinary life”, create the beauty of hand-stitching Sashiko.What I present on SNS and website is as raw as I can make. I (Atsushi) neither want to be an Artist who challenge the society by his creation nor a business person who cares about finance only. I would like to be the decent person (father) who (can leave the message to the next generation that he) is proud of what he was given in his life, with accepting who he is and what he has. I am tired of opinions. I am trying to spread the empathy by introducing my & most importantly, Keiko’s work. ☆
Life goes on. Speed and Efficiency are the key of innovation, and innovation makes the society more convenient and productive. I am so grateful to be in this world now so I can connect to many people through Internet. However, there are people who cannot be as speedy & efficient as the other would be. I want them to be “okay” with who they are. I have seen it before. What I would like to pass down is the “power” of hand-crafting.
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体調を崩すと、だいたい精神的にも崩れます（笑）そして、精神的に崩れると、何かしら「もの」が壊れます。その壊れたものを直そうとして、なんとか体も心も治ります。だいたい、壊れたものは直らないのだけど。
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様々な「成功の定義」があるこの世の中で、僕は悩み、挑み、挫折し、そしてなんだかんだで乗り越えて今があると思っています。ただ、まだ「自分を許すこと」がどうしてもできないんです。人の間違いや失敗には寛容になれるのに、自分の失敗はどうも許せない。どこまでたっても、自分を認めてあげられないのです。
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刺し子を通して、「居場所」を作れたらと思うのです。「自分が許せないこと」すら許せるような場所を。手作りって、効率とかスピードとか、そういう成功の土台みたいなのとは真逆にある分、人に優しくなれる場所が作れるんです。人に優しくなれる人は、きっと自分にも優しくなれる。まだまだ刺し子を通して伝えたいことが沢山です。

2019-01-24 15:19:03

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