I had such a great time in Brooklyn last weekend for the Sashiko Workshops. As always, I am a bit burned out after the big matters to me. This time, I took days off to focus on recovery first.
@loopoftheloom displayed our item so nicely. I feel like our Sashiko was in the museum, with white walls & spotlights. It is, one day, my dream to have an exhibition for our Sashiko. It would be perfect if the exhibition is something the visitors can feel and touch the actual Sashiko’s Stitching
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I say that Sashiko isn’t an Art Form because of its cultural significance as Ordinary. When a maker (or a teacher) focuses on the “Art” too much in Sashiko, the practice & result can be simplified & twisted. However, it doesn’t mean that Sashiko will never be the Art Form. It can be – and I hope it will be by those hands who (try to) acknowledge the Sashiko Japanese have been stitching.
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After 8 years of teaching in Sashiko, I am confident that I can pass down the Sashiko we practice. All of the stitching starts with [Core & Essence]. No matter how many years of experience a stitcher has, it is the start & the completion of my teaching. Many was surprised, and many will be surprised how different our Sashiko is from the Sashiko trend introduced by those who superficially perceive Sashiko (Cherry Pick Sashiko). I do not have any more workshops planned for 2024, but Online Class is available. I will talk about my plan on the Sashiko Live Streaming on Thursday (8/8) at 9 pm EST – the usual time & place on Youtube.
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先週のワークショップ、無事終わっております。毎回のワークショップと同じように撮れた写真はごく僅かで、お散歩配信もできないままでした。申し訳ない。天気がとても不安定で、告知してキャンセルするのも気が引けてしまって。
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まだ8月なのですが、2024年のワークショップの予定はここで一度終わります。余裕はあるので、開催できる場所があれば…とは思いつつ、滅多にない数ヶ月の時間なので、これまで手が回らなかったことを少しずつ進めていけたらと思っています。今年最後のワークショップからかはわからないのですが、今回は燃え尽きてしまった感があって、家に戻ってから数日充電しておりました。普段は家から出ないので、単なる夏バテなのかもしれませんが（笑）。また配信含め、丁寧に刺し子を伝えていけたらと思っております。
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