TERRARIUM CRAFTS : IT'S A SMALL WORLD 小さな世界
The world is small....ok, I'm not so sure who was the first to say that but that is what they say. Even this world is so small, but there...
SUPER HOME SWEET HOME 3 スウィートホーム#3
Our family's new apartment is still under construction. From the last post of "Super Home Sweet Home 2" where we were talking about how...
IN THE MOOD OF INDIGO インディゴの気分
Today item is easy jacket made from Indigo Japanese cotton. The shades of indigo make my Friday so calm and creative.
SERIOUSLY LEMON YELLOW HANDWEAVED COTTON すごく黄色いコットン
Using Thai fabric on works has always been challenging for us. lately, Thai silk and Thai cotton are being used by many Thai designers...

HOKUSAI AND HIS GREAT WAVE OFF KANAGAWA IN 2017 葛飾北斎
Currently at Abenoharukusu art museum, Osaka, there is an exhibition of Hokusai, a japanese artist whose famous works are "36 views of...

HANDMADE IS THAT SPECIAL GIFT ハンドメイドのことはスペシャル物です。
Last month I got one assignment from a customer (and a good friend) to design a decoration from demin jacket for one Thai actress who...

HANDMADE IN THAI BUDDHISM CEREMONY ハンドメイドと仏教
In Buddhists' ordination ceremony, there is one part of the ceremony that the person who soon becomes monk will have to do coins...

TSUGARU KITE : THE HANDMADE KITE OF AOMORI 青森の凧:津軽凧
" It is said that Tsugaru kites, a folkcraft of Aomori Prefecture, were first made in the 17th century by poor low-ranking members of the...

TESHIGOTO: SOMETHING HANDMADE IN AOMORI 青森の手しごと
We are still walking around Aomori, Japan. Among such a beautiful nature of Aomori, we also found some little cute place which is full...

INAKADATE: THE ART ON THE RICE FIELDS 田んぼアート
Near Hirosaki town in prefecture Aomori there is Inakadate village famous for its Rice field art. That art project has started in 1993...

MINPAKU : SOURCE OF CRAFT INSPIRATIONS 万博記念公園
Today I will take you to Expo Park in Osaka, Japan. Not that I will go for a walk, but the park itself is very big and a good place for...

MY FLAMINGO & CACTUS ITEM フラミンゴとカクタス
Nowadays, flamingo and cactus are seemed to be the "must-have" combination. So, I can't help thinking that I should have one of the "it"...

MUSEUM OF TAMBA NATURAL-DYED FABRIC 丹波布伝承館
Today I will take you away from big city to Tamba city, Hyogo, Japan where there is a Tamba Fabric Traditional Museum. What is Tanba...

A GIFT FROM FRIEND:CERAMIC MAKER KATO TOKUMI友達からプレセント
A friend of mine made this little ceramic and gave me when we first met after knew each other from Instagram for a year, represents my...

WORK FIRST-PLAY LATER : YAKUBOVSKAYA OLGA ベラルーシ人イラストレーター
“Work first – play later“ , one of the illustrated books published by POP PAP publishing company in Prague, is drawn by Yakubovskaya Olga...

PLAY DAY AT FUKUOKA ART MUSEUM 福岡市美術館に遊びましょう!
Art museums are for exhibiting art, right, there is no exception. But when my family visited Fukuoka art museum back in 2015, I couldn't...

ART&CRAFT WORKSHOP & TRIPLETS 三つ子とアート・クラフトのワークショップ
Last Friday I had a chance to set up a mini private art&craft workshop for 4.5 years old triplets "Mono Monet Mona". Their mom "Pear" ( a...

MY EVERYDAY AND ALL THAT KIMONO 私の毎日着物
I love wearing Kimono. I love the feeling of walking around Kyoto wearing Japanese traditional costume. Of course, Kimono is difficult to...

SAMPENG: DIRECTORY FOR CRAFSTER サンペンにいこう。
Today we went to the famous place you can go and do shopping fabrics and craftwork tools in Bangkok. The area is called Sampeng....




















