Super cold outside, so I ruminate my thoughts and will. Here is another approach to Sashiko as the art (or not). I roughly understand the Art as “I (individualism)” vs Sashiko as “We (collectivism)”. This categorization also matches the comparison of Japanese & Western culture.
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No Sashiko artisans in Japanese history are well-known in opposite to the western art. Eiko Yoshida is the person who I respect sincerely, but she is also the one who tried to revive the custom of Sashiko, not the one who did Sashiko in 17 century or so. Sashiko was for the group of people rather than impressing someone’s opinion. Here, I feel similar in introducing Sashiko. We don’t need to prove that we are right. Being strong with the valid opinion is necessary to “win” but we don’t have to win to anything… I feel. Rather than being “right” by opinions, I would like to be kind, caring, and share the feeling. Therefore, I keep saying it isn’t right or wrong in what I am trying to do.
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Again. It is not about being right or wrong. I am happy to call Sashiko as the art. I just would like to introduce the primitive image of Sashiko (as much as I can without as less filter of me as possible. ☆
最近、ホントに「刺し子って何?」を考える。瞑想時、刺し子時に御真言を唱えることを追加したからか、言葉が降りてくる感じがするのです。
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西洋の芸術は、「私(の価値観)」を表現するもので、民藝(というか日本のアートと言われるものは)は、「私達(に生活)」を表現したものなのかもしれません。フェルメールが絵画で世界的な芸術家になった時期に、きっと日本にも刺し子は存在していたのだけれど、刺し子の著名な人の名前は残っていません。私達が敬愛する刺し子作家さんで、吉田英子さんという方がいらっしゃいますが、彼女も「刺し子の素晴らしさを後世に残そうとされた人」の一人です。
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この西洋と日本の違い……が、刺し子を刺し子たるものにしているのかもしれないな……なんて思っています。個を主張しなくても幸せになれるのが日本だったのかも。様々な解釈があるこの社会で、「正しい意見」がチカラを持つこの世の中で、刺し子と向き合う私は、できるだけ原石に近い形で刺し子を紹介したいなと思うのです。(最近の投稿、ブログみたいに読む量が多くてすみませんw)。 ☆
2019-01-14 14:38:21


I enjoy your posts and photos immensely! I love the wabi-sabi nature of this life/sustainable art and had a brief fling with visible mending as I attempted to darn my loves bulky cardigan sweater not to long ago, lol.
Beautiful ❤️
Bellísimo trabajo 💙💚💛💜
Beautiful!
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