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My Trip to Japan

Takum and Kumiko Mizuno Ito, my host and hostess
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I have just returned from a most wonderful 2-week teaching tour in Japan.

My hosts were Takuma Ito and Kumiko Mizuno Ito. Takuma is owner of Coronet, and supplies kits and learning materials for crafts. Kumiko teaches and certifies beadwork teachers in Japan and has authored several books on beading stitches. I am honored to say I am one of the nine artists featured in her lovely book THE ART OF BEADING STITCHES: 9 AMERICAN BEAD ARTISTS.

During the first week I resided in the Washington Ginza Hotel. Each morning I walked a few blocks down Ginza (Tokyo’s 5th Ave!) to the office, where I taught seminars and attended meetings.

The second week I taught seminars in Nagoya, Kyoto, and Osaka, traveling between cities by speedy, clean and punctual trains.

The last 2 nights were spent in Yokahama, a hub for day tripping to Hakone Open Air Museum, and Kamakura to see the Buddha.

Imagine my delight to share my beadiness all day with over 200 Japanese beaders. Some were “old friends” who had beaded with me at the Bead & Button Show and it was wonderful to see them again. Now I’ve 100s of old friends in Japan.

The team that organized my itinerary, the seminar facilitators and even some of the beaders generously spent their evenings with me, showing me the sights, taking me to their favorite restaurants and making my stay in Japan precious and unforgettable.

Would that I could share with you all the kindred spirits, wonderful sights, incredible cuisine, and every exquisite detail of each day. I’d have missed much of it myself had it not been for Motoko Natsubori. She is a lively, lovely, beautiful, intelligent, insightful and thoughtful interpreter and translator. What a relief to have her there with me at meetings, what a pleasure to work with in the classroom and what a treasured gift to have her assistance and guidance while traveling, touring and visiting.


FEBRUARY

In addition to my local, Hudson Valley venues: Beadzo and Woodstock Bead Emporium, I have daylong workshops for Long Island, NY Guild of Rugcrafting Artists, and Angelfire Studios in New Jersey.

The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Tampa, FL will offer the 4 classes I presented in Chicago, 2 focusing on feltmaking and 2 on beadwork.
MARCH
The Original Sewing and Quilt Expo in Atlanta will offer the 4 classes I presented in Chicago and Tampa, 2 focusing on feltmaking and 2 on beadwork.
Beads By Blanche will offer my Marcasite Chain with Focal Bead workshop on the 15th.
APRIL

Australia is where I'll be for most of the month.

The first week I will teach at the fiber conference called Ballarat Textiles near Melbourne. The third week will be spent in Orange, New South Wales teaching at The Australian Forum for Textile Arts. I I am joining a tour of fiber artists to Lake Mungo during that week in between the two conferences. Sounds most adventuresome and exciting.

When I return, Angelfire Studios in NJ offers my Complex Canework in Felt workshop. We'll create intricate felt beads and finish them into a necklace or bracelet.

MAY
The Great Lakes Beadworkers Guild in Michigan is arranging 1 day of beadwork and 2 days of feltmaking workshops. We're still deciding the projects. The Felted Flower Lariat and Felted Beads are 2 workshops scheduled for 24/25th at Fibersmyth Yarns in Woodstock Va.

JUNE
Another full and fabulous week of teaching at the Bead & Button Show in Milwaukee WI. The Marcasite Chain class filled quickly and we were able to schedule a repeat for Friday. Whew!
The Many Faces of Polygon, a workshop I offer twice at B&B, is also available at Beads by Blanche in NJ on the 14th.
The biennial fiber event Convergence, organized by Handweavers Guild of America is held in Tampa this year. I'm teaching a 3-day long beading intensive, in addition to full and half day workshops and a slide presentation.



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