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I’m in NYC for the workshop this weekend. The workshop is very fun and makes me

atsushijp, 2019年11月9日

I’m in NYC for the workshop this weekend. The workshop is very fun and makes me think about what I should do.
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I should be going to the “Show and Festival” to sell our products. I should be traveling around the world to offer the workshop. I should be visiting back to Japan to introduce more Sashiko photos & see my mother (I have not been back to Japan for 6 years). Why don’t I do that? Because my goal is to share the Sashiko as a whole – not only the technique or supplies – but also the mindset to appreciate & care what I have. Explaining Sashiko in the writing is as equally important to travel around the world now – so many “superficial” understanding in Sashiko. Many advise me it is the time to make wealth. I agree. However, I don’t want to do that without sharing the core – and my stories will lose its value when I do not appreciate and care for the family I have here.
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NYCでのワークショップの週末です。NYCに来る度に思います。普段、配信を通して刺し子を紹介したり、文章で刺し子を表現したり、なんなら引きこもって刺し子してる場合じゃないのかもしれない……と。求められている今が華で、様々な展示会やショーに足を運び商売をし、どんな誘いも断らず世界中で刺し子を教え、また日本にも頻繁に帰って刺し子とは何かを考える。実際、刺し子がブームになっている今がお金を稼ぐ時期かもしれないし、本当に刺し子を広めたいのなら、今は我武者羅に動く時なのかもしれません。でも僕は、敢えてそれをしません。なぜなら、もう既に刺し子は「アート」として認識されてしまっている(ようだ)から。今は文章でも写真でも何でも良いから「問題提起」をするときなんだろうと思っています。僕は刺し子で有名になりたいわけでもお金持ちになりたい訳でもありません。ただ、「自分の生きてきた刺し子人生」を否定したくない(されたくない)だけなんです。だから、どれだけチャンスでも、何をすべきかは見極めたいと思っています。
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刺し子と家族と友人、つまりその人の生活範囲は密接に繋がります。周囲の人を大切にできない人が、刺し子を伝えても、出汁のない味噌汁みたいになります。だからこその今のスタイルなのです。子供がもう少し大きくなって、お父さんが何をしているのか説明できるようになったら、一緒に世界駆け回ります。待っててね。
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2019-11-09 19:18:23




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Comments (8)

  1. Ilona Biro says:
    2019年11月10日 at 5:17 AM

    I always appreciate what you write because your personal insights help me think about my own thought processes and help me work through my own dilemmas. I hope one day to be able to take one of your sashiko workshops one day. Please come to Toronto ro the Textile Museum

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  2. The Wild Hibiscus 🌺 🌴🍍🍉🌞 says:
    2019年11月10日 at 6:13 AM

    Perfect point 💕💕💕

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  3. The Happy Procraftinator says:
    2019年11月10日 at 6:17 AM

    I think traveling and offering workshops are a fantastic way to bring the whole Sashiko into work. In Germany the people would love not just to learn the technique but also understand the history and mindset 😃. Please let me know when you will ever offer a workshop around Stuttgart (south of Germany) 😊

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  4. Karen Mormando Klein says:
    2019年11月10日 at 11:32 AM

    Please teach another NYC workshop. I couldn’t make it this weekend.

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  5. Punkin, Mz.Pants If Ya Nasty says:
    2019年11月10日 at 11:44 AM

    Connecting with you on Instagram has made me feel so much less alone as a Japanese sashiko maker. I really enjoy learning from you

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  6. しのぶ says:
    2019年11月10日 at 1:18 PM

    娘ちゃんと世界ですかぁ。たのしみですね。

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  7. Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich says:
    2019年11月10日 at 2:34 PM

    Thank you so much for a wonderful workshop!

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  8. Ginger Hilgenberg says:
    2019年11月10日 at 11:11 PM

    Family is wealth! Go and visit your mama. She will be happy for that💕

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