In English, everyone says Sashiko is Art. Although I have many reasons & stories to say that “I do not consider Sashiko as Art“, I also believe that Sashiko “can be” Art. I just do not want anyone to use the word (concept) “Art” to do whatever they feel comfortable without learning, or even “acknowledging” the culture & stories behind the words. Therefore, I respect those “Sashiko Artists” who try to learn & interpret Sashiko as Art respectfully.
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Well, if Sashiko “can be” the Art, why don’t we make “one Sashiko Art”, with applying our philosophy as Japanese, and involving as many Japanese as possible? It was Spring 2021 to start planning this project. Spend months to combine “almost to be trashed” extremely small vintage fabric, ask many of our Sashiko friends to stitch, and finalized it as one “Art” as a way to express Keiko’s Prayer & Appreciation. A full description for this piece is available on Patreon as a series of 2 episodes along with many more photos of “Sashiko Art” we try to interpret & introduce to the world. Sashiko is more than just a trend for someone who romanticizes the word & gets profit out of it.
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Photo: (@katsuya_photography)
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「刺し子はアート(美術品)か?」という命題。幼少期の頃は「刺し子がアート?ははは。」と職人さんと共に深く考えなかったし、明確に「刺し子とは」を考えるようになると、本を読んだり話を聞いたりしながら、「やっぱり論理的に考えると刺し子はアートじゃないよなぁ」と同じ所に戻ってきたり。刺し子がアートではないと明言してしまうにはそれなりの理由があるのですが、同時に「刺し子はアートになりうる」とも思っていて。英語圏ではほぼ100%刺し子はアートになっているので、もう世界が刺し子をアートと見做すのであれば、私達なりのアートの解釈で刺し子をしてみよう…と。そんなことをコロナ禍の大変な時に、いや大変な時だからこそ、思い立って始めたプロジェクトです。
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恵子さんの祈りと、その祈りを言語化して私個人の解釈と混ぜた想いは、ブログにて文章として纏めました(https://sashico.com/?p=4823)。(SashiCo.Comのトップページから一番最新のブログがそれです)。刺し子とは…なんなのか。答えがないからこそ、いや「答えだらけだからこそ」、沢山考えて目一杯形にしていきたいと思うのです。
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漸く形にできたので、また次の企画へ。原則として運針会をご参加頂いた方にご案内を送っている参加企画ですが、以前みたいに「誰でもOK」の参加企画も考えています(誰でもOKってのはリスクも大きいのですが)。それにしても恵子さんの伸び代はどこまであるのだろうかと息子ながらにドキドキしてしまいます。
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2022-09-20 03:59:10
Truly beautiful 🙌
Wow!!!
So grateful these pieces were rescued and preserved! Thank you for letting them be seen! 🙏🏼
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Beautiful ❤️❤️😘😘👍👍
It may be the language differences, @but I feel bad that you seem so angry in all your posts. Just know that what you are experiencing is a normal frustration lots of people have as they watch the world change and evolve.
Gorgeous!
Breathtaking and thank you for the reminder to pay attention to the stories and respect this practice and history
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I so understand your conversation about art. This piece is expressive and I would call it art, for sure. 😍
Art is when we find it beautiful and soulful .. as I’ve seen this work and many of your pieces … I feel a soulfulness in them . ❤️
Wow!!!!
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Amazing project!
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