What remains in my hands from last year becomes a handhold for this year of handwork.
Wishing you a happy year ahead.
01/01/2026 | Posted in Diary |
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The colors and shapes of the abundant plants in the garden of evam eva yamanashi will be
transferred to thread and fabric, creating a “specimen room” through dyeing and weaving.
We have always wanted to share the plants that give us color and the climate that nurtures them,
and we were blessed with the opportunity to do so.
Please come and explore the specimen room and garden in this beautiful spring weather.
April 12 (Sat) – May 6 (Tue, holiday), Closed on Wednesdays
11:00–18:00, Last day closes at 17:00
Artist present: April 12, 19, 26 / May 3
evam eva yamanashi
Photo: Koji Honda
01/04/2025 | Posted in Information |
Shifu “Memories Falling Away” 40.0 × 27.0 cm
Shifu is a term coined by Mayuko Fujii.
It refers to a textile woven from threads made by tearing washi paper inscribed with words in ink, interlaced with silk yarn.
The texts woven into Shifu cannot be deciphered.
Precisely because they cannot be read, the presence of kotodama—the spirit of words—is felt all the more strongly.
The theme of this exhibition is Reminiscence and Prospect.
We invite you to experience Shifu—cloth that carries Fujii’s writing like a sketch of her inner landscape.
June 15 (Sat) – June 30 (Sun), 2024
13:00–18:00
Closed on June 18 (Tue) and June 25 (Tue)
Gallery SU
Photo: Isao Hirachi
01/06/2024 | Posted in Information |
I apologise for the lack of updates to my blog.
For ease and time saving, I have moved to Instagram.
Please check there for the latest information.
On the other hand, I would like to use the Blog as a place to keep a record.
Thank you for your continued support as always.
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21/05/2021 | Posted in Information |
31/03/2021 | Posted in Exhibition |
I was so delighted to realise that “This technique allows me to write words on Washi and make it into paper threads and weave them in. And, we can never read it again”.
From there, I began to explore how the unreadable words and the texture of the cloth could be woven together.
I named the cloth “Shifu”.
Kimono textile and Shifu, are my two fundamental works.
I started my career with the two works around at the same time, but while I have worked on Kimono textile tirelessly, my journey with Shifu has been intermittent, and this will be the first opportunity to show my Shifu works all together.
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Gallery SU
February27(Sat) – March14 (Sun), 2021
12:00-19:00
Closed: March2 (Tue) and 9 (Tue)
23/02/2021 | Posted in Information |
February27(Sat) – March14 (Sun), 2021
12:00-19:00
Closed: March2 (Tue) and 9 (Tue)
Shifu is a cloth made by tearing Japanese washi paper on which words are written in ink, making it into thread, and weaving it together with silk thread.
The words that remain as traces on the cloth can no longer be read as letters, but are freed from meaning.
Mayuko Fujii says, “I think there is a truth that dwells in unreadableness.
The exhibition will feature 17 shifu that secretly contain sentences describing what she felt in each season. I hope shifu will touch your heart.
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The text is from Gallery SU.
11/02/2021 | Posted in Information |
Of the six gardenias, each about 50 cm tall, that I planted in my garden a few years ago for dye, I was able to harvest only three.
I guess it is not quite right for cold climate.
There were many sweet-smelling white flowers, but never thought I could harvest only this much.
I will keep an eye on the gardenias and hope that they grow big enough to adapt to the cold weather.
01/01/2021 | Posted in Diary |
You can check my interviewed article in the serial “Morino Johobin” in members-only web magazine “Shawood Club” which is for people who enjoy wooden houses and living with wood.
23/12/2020 | Posted in Media coverage |
9, August, 2020 @atelier of Mayuko Fujii at Hokuto-shi, Yamanashi Prefecture
Information of the Workshop
Watercolorartist: Kazuyo IMAI, Sponsored by Mayuko FUJII
We drew flowers and plants in a hot summer day.
I had a discussion with Kazuyo about whether we should go ahead with the workshop or not until the last minute, but we decided to do it with taking utmost precautious measures.
Ultimately, what pushed my back was my desire to make time to touch flowers and plants, to share the joy and pleasure of painting, and to feed the senses because of the current situation.
It was a fruitful experience for me as well, as I saw participants concentrate on their drawings and paintings, and Kazuyo’s dedication to share the attractiveness of sketch and water colour painting by drawing close to the sensibility of each one of participants. Thank you so much for that.
Both the morning and afternoon sketches happened to include adults and children who were not parents and children (impressively all ladies), which was a bit of a kick for both of them, I think.
I hope we can make time to share our senses again sometime.
18/08/2020 | Posted in Workshop |
“Kinutauchi”
The finishing strokes for the woven kimono textile.
Place the flatly wound piece of kimono textile on a stone board and hit it evenly with a mallet to gloss silk and create mild texture.
19/07/2020 | Posted in Diary |
Herbarium and textile: Mayuko Fujii
Material: Silk
Dye: Yulan magnolia
16/07/2020 | Posted in Works |