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POP UP CRAFT SHOW at the Den on Laurel Street Dec. 3rd & 4th

By:
Ai Kanazawa
November 23, 2022Events, Workshops and Webinars

Our final pop-up event for 2022 will take place at The Den on Laurel Street December 3rd & 4th from 11am – 5pm. 205 Laurel St. #104 San Diego 92101 (Click for Google Maps) There will be glasswork, ceramics, woodwork, textile and tea utensils for your holiday table. Please join us to browse thoughtfully made craft, and…

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Frost Falls Approximately October 23th – November 6th

By:
Ai Kanazawa
October 23, 202272 Seasons Essays Chieko (Calligraphy)

“Maples and Ivies Turn Yellow” marks the end of autumn, and this will also be my last essay following the 72 microseasons for 2022. The fast-changing seasons caught up with my slow writing and I need a little more time to write the remaining two seasons. I’ll continue working on them and hope to share…

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Harmony with Food: Ceramics by Kojima Yosuke in Iga

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Ai Kanazawa
October 18, 2022Kojima Yosuke Ceramics

Wood-fired Ceramics by Kojima Yosuke in our shop -> Deep, shallow, and in almost every conceivable size and form, Japanese food vessels are perhaps the most diverse in the world, and Iga potter Kojima Yosuke creates a staggering variety of them. His outstanding work that uniquely harmonizes with food and flowers has been selected by…

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KOJIMA Yosuke

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Ai Kanazawa
October 17, 2022Uncategorized

小島陽介 Ceramics Read about Kojima Yosuke ->

Cold Dew
Approximately October 8th – 22nd

By:
Ai Kanazawa
October 8, 202272 Seasons Essays Chieko (Calligraphy)

  Crickets Come to the Door Insects appear several times in the 72 microseasons and many Japanese romantically like to think that this proves the country’s special cultural affinity for bugs. While our ancestors might have adored the chirping of crickets in the deep autumn, most grown-ups in modern Japan are afraid or repulsed by these…

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Naru (INOUE Naruhito)

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Ai Kanazawa
September 22, 2022Naru (Inoue Naruhito)

井上愛仁 Glass Read about Naru ->

Autumn Equinox
Approximately September 23rd – October 7th

By:
Ai Kanazawa
September 21, 202272 Seasons Essays Chieko (Calligraphy)

Waters Dry Up When the sweet smell of orange tea olive flowers waft through the air, it is truly autumn. After the rice is harvested, the paddy fields that were drained in advance slowly dry up into mud cracks. Darkness descends earlier in the evenings and with that, my visits to the fields become few…

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White Dew
Approximately September 8th – 22nd

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Ai Kanazawa
September 7, 202272 Seasons Essays Chieko (Calligraphy)

    White Dew on Grass “If you are going out to play, take your little sister with you,” my mother would occasionally say as I was hastily running out the door after school. When this happened, the sad trombone would play in my head and my exciting plans to explore the rice paddy fields…

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Heat Ceases
Approximately August 23rd – September 7th

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Ai Kanazawa
August 23, 202272 Seasons Essays Chieko (Calligraphy)

Heaven and Earth Become Solemn At the corner of the west entrance to our danchi apartment complex, there was a mini-police station called koban in Japanese. The koban was next to the terminal where the local bus shuttled residents to and from the nearest train station. There were three to four policemen assigned at this…

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Revitalizing Taketa with Craftsmanship: Glassblower Naru

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Ai Kanazawa
August 15, 2022Naru (Inoue Naruhito) Events, Workshops and Webinars Glass

Glasswork by Naru in our shop -> GLASS SHOW with Naru <Inoue Naruhito> September 3 & 4, 2022 11 am – 5 pm At The Den on Laurel Street 205 Laurel Street, #104 San Diego CA 92101 For more than two decades, Japanese glassblower Inoue Naruhito, known as Naru, has been fascinated by glass, the raw…

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