In this account, I am sharing “stories” so that I can somewhat illustrate what Sashiko is. In Workshop & Online Class, I teach the “Core & Essence (the most important element)” in Sashiko. 5 years of experience with positive reviews encouraged me to be confident that anyone can reach the “Sashiko we practice” by practicing with a specific form.
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In #Quiltcon 2023, I have an honor to offer a lecture. Unlike just Sharing, or Teaching, I believe the purpose of the lecture is “Delivering the Message”. The title is “Japanese Sashiko Today as Cultural Sustainability” – but I do not plan to talk about only the concerns – I would like to deliver “something” for those who registered to be there. “Acknowledgement” to the stories? “No such a thing as Right and Wrong in Sashiko” as a New Rule? I am spending a good amount of time reflecting on what I am doing by sharing Sashiko.
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[I want you(them) to know “The Unknown”]. This is probably the message I would like to deliver. The Sashiko today is built on the lives of so many “Unknown” Artisans – or just ordinary Japanese who happened to stitch. I do not want to ignore them even if they prefer to be anonymous. Not all artists have a chance to speak to the world (via their Art), yet I say I am not the Artist… It is because of these so many “Unknown Craftsmen” who made the foundation of what I am sharing today. “Unknown” doesn’t mean “Non-Existence”, and it is my job now to introduce “Unknown” as indeed Existence hidden in the trend. If you are gonna be in Quiltcon, please come to see how I deliver the message.
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ワークショップでもなく教室でもなくパネルディスカッションでもなく。講演という形は久々です。英語で大きな会場は初めてです。「刺し子の今と昔」という切り口から何を伝えることができるのか、悩みまくりです。核になることが決まりました。それは「無名を知る」ということ。刺し子は、というか日本の民藝のほとんどは「無名の職人」によって成り立っています。有名になることは素晴らしいですが、無名を無かったことにしてはいけないのです。だから学び続ける必要があります。どれだけ教える立場になったとしても、その分野をずーっと続けてきた人は何かの本物を抱えていて、常に必ず何か学ぶところがあるのです。続けるってそういうことです。
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