The 26th Khaju Spring Festival

Khaju Spring Festival is annual function of Khaju Art Space. We are very proud that we welcome many wonderful artists. This year  we clelebrate 25th anniversary! Thank you!

April 28 (Fri)・29(Sat)・390(Sun)

10:00 〜　16:00

◆Demonstration of Khaju classes
We show every activity of all the classes of Khaju

◆Exhibits and Workshops by local artists
We invite many nice artists and introduce their works.

◆Performances
Salsa, Japanese traditional instrument music and so on.

◆Flea Market

◆Backyard Cafe
Hot pizza from a stone oven, drink bar, snacks, hot dogs, and and??

◆Information Corner
You can get any kinds of local information in Kamakura.

Please click each photo of the below album. You can see the detail info in Japanese and  in English.

↓↓↓↓↓ 2024 INTRODUCTION OF PARTICIPANTS　

Today's class

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Enishi -chance-

The sewing threads are from a closed-handicraft store.

The buttons are :
Might be used to be put on the suit which belonged to a business fighter, worked for more than 30 years.

Might be used be put on the recruitment suit of your girl.

Put on a small one-piece which was made by her mother?
Put on the mother's tailored dress?
Put on a body conscious in 80's?

From somebody's grandpa's coat?
Granny's cardigan?
Brother's jacket?

Welcome to my table.
Let's start to a new journey with me.

Monkey Slider

Today's weaving.

Weft yarn is dyed by Crape myrtle. Japanese name is Sarusuberi, means "Monkey Slider". Infact, the bark of myrtle is so slippery.

The other name is "100-day-blooming".
As the name suggests, in even such crazy hot summer, they keep on blooming so long strongly.

Edo Spirits

Morning Glory(Asagao), summer symbol in Japan. You can see Asagao fairs as seasonal function of Shinto shrines in July.

Gardening became a big fad latter half of Edo era (1750-). they got excited to make new variety of peony, hydrangea, chrysanthemum, morning glory and so on.
This one is called Edo Fuzei, means "elegance of Edo culture".
Cool, sharp and stylish. Exactly it stands for Edo culture.

Beloved Chameleon Plants

Dokudami (Chameleon Plants).
We are surrounded by them in this season.
They are not rare at all, on the contrary,too many of them hassel us.

But we should treat it more important.

Terajima Ryouan, a doctor who lived 200 years ago, used to say," Most of people are liable to think that something rare is much more effective than familiar-looking one. So stupid."

In fact, the other name of Chameleon Plants is Juyaku(十薬),means 'many-kind-effective medicine'. Antibacterial, antiinflammatory, antimicrbial, antiphlogistic, antiviral, depurative, diuretic, emmenagogue, febrifuge, hypoglycaemic, laxative......!

Mawata Hat

Mawata Hat,second ranked silk fibers spread in the shape of hat.

This is the original one of Japanese bride's wedding white hat which has meaning of amulet.

For us weavers, it's treasured materials for homespun yarns.

Biwa, Biwa, Biwa!

Loquat(Biwa) is well known as highly medicinal tree. Besides one of the precious dye-stuff to get beautiful brownish red.

Makes me so excited! 

Noshi

Noshi, Japanese traditional item for formal gift. Original one is a strip of dried abalone wrapped by Washi paper. Now abbreviated one made by paper or printed is general.

I'm going to put it on gifts which is given to guests at Tea-ceremony.

2024!

Happy new year, everyone!

As every year, I finished cooking, traditional New Year's food(Osechi) yesterday.
During the cooking, I was remembering every kindness which I got this year like a flash of memories.

From today to the day after tomorrow, I'm to enjoy Osechi without daily cooking.