Sonoma Cultural Exchange

. Dorakugama on NHK NHK WORLD-JAPAN Through the Kitchen Window will feature Michiho Fukumori of Dorakugama during the following times in Pacific Standard Time. ... Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 4:30PM-4:45PM & 10:30PM-10:45PM Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 5:30AM-5:45AM Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 3:10AM-3:25AM https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkwo//15minutes/20210203/3019132/ NHK WORLD-JAPAN Through the Kitchen Window #dorakugama #kuronabe #blackdonabe #michihofukumori @msm4105 @dorakugama See more

. Dorakugama Partnership We are excited to announce our partnership with Dorakugama. ... As their official representative for North America, we look forward to continuing presentation of their work--whether it be online, through our classes, and offerings of Dorakugama Donabe in our new web shop. Dorakugama is run by the Fukumori family. Their kiln and home is deep in the mountains of the Iga Valley, in the town of Marubashira. This family of potters has been passing down their traditional art for eight generations. The Dorokugama company is currently headed by Michiho Fukumori. #dorakugama #kuronabe #blackdonabe #michihofukumori @dorakugama @msm4105 See more

. Modern Kintsugi We are offering individual online lessons this winter on zoom with the artist, Tomomi Kamoshita. ... Tomomi will teach a modern version of kintsugi that utilizes resin based urushi and brass powder instead of natural resin and gold powder, which can sometimes cause allergic reactions. In our winter session, we have an option to use a collection of antique plates hand-picked by Tomomi in Japan, or to use a broken dish, plate or cup that you have at home. Please visit the link below for the schedule and details. https://culturalexchange-sonoma.com//modern-kintsugi-at-/ #kintsugi #modernkintsugi #japaneseculture #kintsugiathome #yobitsugi @tomomikamoshita @msm4105 See more

. The art of kimono design - from textile to creation Layla is dressed in traditional kimono for the ceremony - It is an elaborate process that involves wearing ornaments and multiple layers of kimono. ... Master kimono maker, Tsuyo Onodera, dressed her on this special day. Layla is wearing two kimonos. A textile type, Sagara Embroidery, for the green and the other is what her mother Mitsuyo wore when she celebrated her coming of age also at the age of 20. Each of the family members wore a kimono that has a family history and a textile artisan’s story. Dressing: Tsuyo Onodera Hair: Chiharu Creekmore Photography: Peter Prato @peterprato Production/Styling: Maki Aizawa @makiaizawa_ #japaneseculture #japaneseheritage #kimono # #@msm4105

Seijinshiki - Coming of Age Celebration Today is Seijinshiki, the coming of age holiday in Japan! ... A ceremony takes place in every city across the country. It is at the age of 20 that people officially become adults in Japanese society. Here Layla is wearing a long sleeved kimono called a "furisode. Dressing: Tsuyo Onodera Hair: Chiharu Creekmore Photography: Peter Prato Production/Styling: Maki Aizawa # #japanesecomingofageceremony #kimono #japaneseculture @msm4105 @peterprato @makiaizawa See more

. Happy New Year 2021 Kagami Mochi is the pure spirit of toshigami, a yearly deity, is believed to bring a good harvest, blessing of ancestors and the power of life! ... While we dream of pounding mochi with you next New Year, we hope you and your family and friends have enjoyed fresh mochi this New Year to welcome it with strength and resilience. #kagamimochi #japanesenewyear # # # #shibatayoshinobu #magewappa @msm4105 See more

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Kintsugi with Kutani & Imari Ware November 21 - December 12, 2020 We continue to offer individual online lessons this fall on zoom with the artist, Tomomi Kamoshita, and facilitator, Maki Aizawa. ... In our fall session, we will be using a collection of antique plates hand-picked by Tomomi in Japan. The collection of dishes include Kutani and Imari ware from the Edo Period to the Meiji Period. Please visit the link below for the schedule and details. https://culturalexchange-sonoma.com//modern-kintsugi-at-h/ #kintsugi #modernkintsugi #japaneseculture #kintsugiathome #yobitsugi #kutaniyaki #imari #wabisabi @tomomikamoshita @mitsuyo_culturalexchange @makiaizawa_

Film "Bunraku Ningyo Awakenings" USC Visions and Voices in 2019 https://makiaizawa.com/port/film-bunraku-ningyo-awakenings/

Coming of age celebration for my friend, Leah. She wore my kimono by Itchiku Kubota, a Japanese textile artist and most famous for reviving and reinventing a lost late-15th- to early-16th-century textile dyeing technique known as Tsujigahana. My mother took me to a kimono exhibit in Sendai, Japan when I was 16 and I chose this kimono for my own coming of age celebration. [ 29 more words ] https://makiaizawa.com/leah/

Otsukimi Otsukimi (moon viewing) is a Japanese festival honoring the autumn moon. This year the celebration of the full moon was from October 1 through 4th. Even though our focus has been on the wild fires here in Sonoma and Napa, we still honored this Otsukimi tradition by displaying "susuki" (Japanese pampas grass) and eating dango (rice dumplings) in order to celebrate the beauty of the moon. ... This week, I was asked to answer what wabi-sabi means to me and how it ties into the art of Kintsugi. To me, wabi-sabi is an expression of the way in which I experience beauty. Both a description and a perception, wabi-sabi is that subtle and yet profound sensation I recognize when I am moved by the natural and imperfect beauty of an object or work of art. By explicitly revealing the perfection/imperfection that exists in all things, Kintsugi brings this duality of nature to a satisfying and often poignant reconciliation. Even while fires and other destructive facts come and go in the world, I believe that there is space to honor the perfection and imperfection. #otsukimi #moonviewing #wabisabi #kintsugi #japaneseheritage #dango #susuki #culturalexchange #japanesetradition #sonoma # # See more

. Sashiko Stitches via Zoom Sashiko is a form of Japanese folk embroidery that uses a basic running stitch to create a patterned background. ... We continue to offer a one-hour private lesson on Zoom with master kimono maker, Tsuyo Onodera, and her daughter Maki Aizawa. A participant will learn how to work on Sashiko stitches on a specially designed origami denim bag via zoom. https://culturalexchange-sonoma.com/event/sashiko/ #japaneseculture #japaneseart #sashikostitching #origamibag #denimbag #japaneseembroidery

Sashiko Stitches Via Zoom Sashiko is a form of Japanese folk embroidery that uses a basic running stitch to create a patterned background. Originally, Sashiko was used to reinforce or add strength to worn areas of clothing since cotton was a precious material. ... Because of its beauty and durability, it has been an art form not just a functional craft. We offer a one-hour private lesson on Zoom with master kimono maker, Tsuyo Onodera, and her daughter Maki Aizawa. A participant will learn how to work on Sashiko stitches on a specially designed origami denim bag via zoom. https://culturalexchange-sonoma.com/event/sashiko/ #japaneseculture #japaneseart #sashikostitching

. Modern Kintsugi at Home We had an online Kintsugi lesson with Manuela Lupino in Rome, Italy. ... She wrote an article about our lesson on her website both in Italian and English. Please take a look! https://www.kintsugimoderno.it//kintsugi-at-home-una-lezi/ As many educators, artists and art organizations have been challenged on quality hands-on courses remotely, we are happy to offer creative and private lessons together with Tomomi Kamoshita. https://culturalexchange-sonoma.com//modern-kintsugi-at-h/ @ Sonoma, California

BUAISOU-INDIGO We enjoyed hosting a special rooftop workshop with Kakuo Kaji at Single Thread in October 2019. After Kakuo asked what the company logo was he in response magically created the image of an onion flower through tying and then indigo dying a Tenugui towel. ... Pictured here is the BUAISOU designed logo using Bassen technique in dark indigo. #Repost @buaisou_i with @get_repost Indigo-dyed @singlethreadfarms Chef's Jacket! They reopened It was a great moment for us we did a workshop and had beautiful dinner through @sonomaculturalexchange last year at Single Thread Farm in Sonoma, CA. 72 @buaisou_i @singlethreadfarms #indigo #japaneseindigo #japanesetextiles @ SingleThread Farm - Restaurant - Inn

Private Kimono Dressing Lesson via Zoom Tsuyo Onodera, a master kimono maker, has been in the industry for more than fifty years. She has trained hundreds of students to become licensed kimono makers through five-year apprenticeships at her school in Sendai, Japan. Tsuyo and her daughter, Maki Aizawa have led multiple workshops teaching participants how to sew yukata, a kind of casual summer kimono. ... Tsuyo and Maki will lead a private kimono dressing lesson via Zoom. Each lesson is tailored to the participant. Please visit the link below for a schedule and details. www.culturalexchange-sonoma.com/ev/kimono-dressing-lessons/ See more

Modern Kintsugi at Home Thank you for participating in Kintsugi at Home via Zoom. We continue to offer individual online lessons this summer.... Please visit the link below for the schedule and details. www.culturalexchange-sonoma.com/ev/modern-kintsugi-at-home/ See more

. It is shocking when our normal life breaks apart. We are experiencing this with the Covid pandemic and now most recently with the protests over the brutal killing of George Floyd. In our sadness and anger, we are acknowledging the need for drastic reform. ... Hopefully, our world will come back together in a new and better way. As we rebuild our world, it is possible for each individual to create a different life, not just to repair it but to reimagine our broken pieces into something better. This is the art of Kintsugi. Last month, I accidentally broke my favorite coffee maker that I had been using religiously every morning. I was quite upset until I realized I could resurrect it using the Kintsugi techniques I have learned from artisan Tomomi Kamoshita. I took these photos to show you how my repair job transformed my coffee maker into an even more beautiful object than before. We continue to offer individual online Kintsugi lessons. We appreciate all of you who have already signed up for the summer program. We are looking forward to seeing you. https://culturalexchange-sonoma.com//modern-kintsugi-at-h/ See more

Modern Kintsugi at Home We have started Kintsugi at Home via Zoom from Sonoma/Tokyo with participants from California, NY, Chicago, and Rome. What an opportunity to create a global and heartfelt community during this time.