English Follows… 宗廣佳子作品展 参加作家紹介３： 佐藤今朝善 ≪自在鉤≫ 融通無碍…と言っては言い過ぎ。だけれども、日本の家屋を飾るのに、これほど相応しい道具はない気さえする。移動可能で、調整可能で、道具を内包する空間そのもの。...
Tangible Wisdom
On Delivering Work
I found a bunch of offcuts wrapped in the newspaper dated 1989, at my grandfather's studio. They were used to make neckties. It...
Used Cloth Only
Kinuyo said “I only use second-hand cloth.” I knew she did, but never thought it was the “only” material she used. “Or scraps,”...
Jizai -At Your Will
English Follows… 宗廣佳子作品展 参加作家紹介３： 佐藤今朝善 ≪自在鉤≫ 融通無碍…と言っては言い過ぎ。だけれども、日本の家屋を飾るのに、これほど相応しい道具はない気さえする。移動可能で、調整可能で、道具を内包する空間そのもの。 襖をぱーん！と取り払って、二つの小部屋を大きな広間にできれば、暑い夏には風通しが良いし、あるいは大勢で集まっての食事もできる。もちろんその時は家中のちゃぶ台をこれまた移動して、くっつけて。...
On Delivering Work
She utilised every bit of the cloth including selvedges, with the least changes to be made.
Used Cloth Only
“I don’t need to worry about the ‘chosen ones,’ they naturally shine. I’m more interested in shedding light on those who otherwise will be forgotten.”
Excavating the Shape Beneath
Here, I am reminded of the words of a Buddhist sculptor, who says it’s not him to give shape to a piece of wood: rather, his work is to help it manifest the shape hidden beneath, which has always existed within.
Sarasa – Traces of Cultural Confluence in Japan
Imagine how vivid the patterns must have looked then. So, as we usually do, the Japanese tried to recreate it
Cracks and Bumps Are All There to Be Cherished.
they are the traces of one’s life, like broken joints and swollen knuckles…
No Way We Can Ever Call Ourselves Self-Taught.
When we realise everything we touch, or even the things we think we create, is built upon the layers of lives, wisdom and works of others…
In Rave of Handmade
In Rave of Handmade
A Little Prayer Sewn In
The act of sewing is, or used to be, universal. It was a way to make most of the resources we had a limited access to.
As most of us are now able to purchase clean, new clothes cheaply, the act of mending and stitching doesn’t seem to make sense at least in terms of efficiency.