Happy Holidays. Merry Christmas. I wish you many blessings and much happiness. ☆ I thought of taking a day off today in sharing, too. Yet, as always, I started typing and here we go. In addition to that, I have received a photo of Keiko’s latest Jacket (she completes several…
Tag: Patchworking

We are a group of Sashiko artisans after all. While I keep sharing the words, Ke
We are a group of Sashiko artisans after all. While I keep sharing the words, Keiko and her friends keep stitching. Keiko doesn’t really talk much. However, it doesn’t mean that she has less messages. After Covid-19, I want you to see and touch what we makes. It may explain…

Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya are suspending all of the activities/plans between 4/
Sashi.Co & Keiko Futatsuya are suspending all of the activities/plans between 4/18 to 5/31 due to the Gifu State & Japanese national emergency (please check Keiko’s English website for more information). It is a very difficult situation since Spring is the best time to welcome tourists all over the world,…

As I keep saying, the words are often insufficient in describing a whole. “Boro
As I keep saying, the words are often insufficient in describing a whole. “Boro is not a word for patchwork” is a clear message, but it doesn’t communicate the whole. It is easy to tell my own definition of “what it (Boro) is”, but I do not want you to…

Asanoha Sashiko by 26 Sashiko practitioners into one piece. It is a significant
Asanoha Sashiko by 26 Sashiko practitioners into one piece. It is a significant evidence that there is no such thing as “right” and “wrong” in Sashiko – all of the 26 patches are beautiful as they are. It is our pleasure to present – “26 Asano-ha Project”. All-hand stitched. All…

本日も刺し子配信にお付き合い頂き、ありがとうございました。台本も編集もない素のままの言葉と刺し子が届いて入れば幸いです。僕の日本一時帰国に合わせて、10月3日(
本日も刺し子配信にお付き合い頂き、ありがとうございました。台本も編集もない素のままの言葉と刺し子が届いて入れば幸いです。僕の日本一時帰国に合わせて、10月3日(土曜日)の夕方、東京都内にて刺し子のオフ会をする予定です。配信をご覧頂いて下さっている方であれば、誰でも参加OKにする予定です。ご参加したい!(あるいは参加したいけれど、まだ予定がわからない!)という方は、「刺し子オフ会」というストーリーでのアンケートにお答え頂けますと、とても助かります。そこで頂いたお返事を基本にして、会場を予約しようと思っております。 ☆ 僕たちの作る刺し子作品も何点か持参する予定です。また刺し子好きの方々が集まって交流頂ける場所にもなったら良いなぁと思っています。やっぱり「オフ会」です。皆様にお会いできるのを楽しみにしています! ☆ 追記です!ストーリー、24時間後はアンケート機能失うのを今知りました。ごめんなさい。行ける!必ず行けると言う方で、アンケートに答えてない方はDMいただけると助かります!大きめの会場にするので、まだわからないよーと言う方は追って詳細を待って頂ければ! ☆ – – – ☆ I appreciate the comments & participations in the Sashiko Live Streaming. I shared 3 important essence to understand Japanese culture – “Read between the lines”, “listen to the silent voice” and “expect the ‘Inside truth’ and ‘outside face’ – Honne…

I believe Sashiko has several similarities to Zen philosophy. One of them is Zen
I believe Sashiko has several similarities to Zen philosophy. One of them is Zen’s core principal – 不立文字 (Furyumonji) – the philosophy of “the essence cannot be experienced with words and letters”. In order to understand Sashiko, words are not enough. One needs to stitch – hopefully in the same…

I respect & admire “Artist”. “Art” makes us human. It is important to appreciate
I respect & admire “Artist”. “Art” makes us human. It is important to appreciate Art and Artist. One can express themselves throughout the art. As you know already, I have a pretty open mindset toward Cultural Appropriation in Sashiko (Please read my website). ☆ What I am concerned about is…

Anyone can be an artist. However, I feel uncomfortable when a person uses the wo
Anyone can be an artist. However, I feel uncomfortable when a person uses the word “art” as an excuse to avoid learning. “Freedom of expression” is the core of Art. I agree that anyone should be allowed to express themselves via Art – so is “stitching”. If the Art is…

I realized I was too tired to share something embarrassing in Jan.24th Live stre
I realized I was too tired to share something embarrassing in Jan.24th Live streaming. I didn’t mean to say it that out loud, but it already is out. We don’t have a studio for our work. We work in the family living room. Furthermore, I don’t see a path to…