In Japan, we celebrate Children's Day on the 5th of May each year, and people display carp streamers "Koinobori" outside. This is the small paper version you can easily make with your kids. Koinobori displayed at a park near my hometown in Shizuoka. Photo by Megumi Watanabe KOINOBORI is carp streamers displayed outdoors around children's day on May 5th every year. Children's day was created in 1948 to "respect the individuality of children, strive for their happiness, and exp

2024 is the Year of the Dragon. Here is the kids' craft activity I did for a local library. Almost every school holidays, I provide kids'...

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Bamboo baren needs to be looked after, and the skin needs to be changed every now and then. Here is my first time wrapping baren.

Soft pastels have high concentration of pigment I love art materials and I love experimenting with them. In traditional Japanese...

Create a unique cyanotype art using drypoint plate and india ink. Below is my process of experimenting using different tools to find the bes

Recipe and instructions for thin Japanese cookies and stencil using fruit and vegetable powders.

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