Upcoming Events at Japanese Culture Center
Sun Jul 1, 2:00 PM - Sun Jul 1, 5:00 PM
Japanese Culture Center
1016 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago, IL 60657
Community: Lakeview
Description
Japanese Paper Making Workshop Sunday, July 1st 1-4PM In this workshop taught by Japanese Arts Foundation artist-in-residence Mami Takahashi, participants will make traditional Japanese paper, called Washi.
Event Details
Washi is made from Japanese Mulberry wood bark. This bark has been used in Japan's everyday life, including architectural elements like Shoji screens, and folding fans, called Sensu. A short presentation about how paper has been incorporated into everyday life in Japan, followed by a postcard and letter size Washi-making.
About the Instructor:Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar based in Portland. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013. She earned a BFA in Japanese painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design (Japan) where she was awarded a prize for her thesis work. Takahashi also obtained an Associate of Fine Art in Aesthetics from Aoyama-gakuin Women’s College (Japan).As an artist, she uses variety art making methods: from traditional art and craft techniques, such as paper-making, woodblock printing and Japanese painting, to writing and scientific technological approaches, such as chemical reactions and digital modulated sound systems. Her work has been collected and exhibited internationally.
About the Instructor:Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar based in Portland. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013. She earned a BFA in Japanese painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design (Japan) where she was awarded a prize for her thesis work. Takahashi also obtained an Associate of Fine Art in Aesthetics from Aoyama-gakuin Women’s College (Japan).As an artist, she uses variety art making methods: from traditional art and craft techniques, such as paper-making, woodblock printing and Japanese painting, to writing and scientific technological approaches, such as chemical reactions and digital modulated sound systems. Her work has been collected and exhibited internationally.
