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The beauty of a work of craft has a story behind it. Surely that story is what will shape the next generation. We will search out the outstanding work created by hands and hearts and report about what is happening in the world of craft today.
Tanaka Atsuko, craft writer
The beauty of a work of craft has a story behind it. Surely that story is what will shape the next generation. We discover outstanding work created by hands and hearts and report about what is happening in the world of craft today. More than twenty years ago I wrote a book about craftspeople and crafts with traditions going back to the Edo period (1603–1868)(1). The artisans were highly skilled and their works were utilitarian and beautiful. The opportunities to interview them about their lives before and during World War II were invaluable experiences, and I was heartened to sometimes encounter the next generation of artisans passing on time-honored skills…
Tanaka Atsuko, craft writer
The beauty of a work of craft has a story behind it. Surely that story is what will shape the next generation. We will search out the outstanding work created by hands and hearts and report about what is happening in the world of craft today. Message from a Bamboo Installation Twisting, spreading, crawling, rising like a dragon or a giant serpent. A tall assemblage of bamboo reaching for the skies, pulsing with life force and expanding the possibilities of thin strips of bamboo stimulates the viewer’s imagination. Tanabe Chiku’unsai IV’s installations have gone far beyond the bounds of bamboo craft, dazzling the art world and pointing the way to…
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