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Chigirie Tip of the Week

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Chigirie transforms a serving tray from bland to beautiful with washi art
09
Oct

5 Ways To Decorate With Chigirie Chigirie Tip: Transform, Repurpose and Embellish Learn Chigirie with Joan Mead-Matsui Chances are you have some items in your home you don’t want to throw out. Are they gathering dust? Packed away and forgotten? Chigirie makes an extraordinary holiday, hostess, or special occasion gift. My Chigirie Tip of the Week shows you where to find those project ideas that are right under your nose. Lampshades, decorative serving trays, wooden […]

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Japanese Paper Art Rooted in Culture

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06
Jan

Folding to Painting Paper-Making at The Heart of Traditional Japanese Art Japanese paper art is rooted in culture. Chances are you’ve seen Japanese art somewhere – perhaps in a museum, advertisement, textbook. Maybe you’ve visited Japan and had an opportunity to experience the country’s art culture up close and personal. Art can be found almost everywhere you go.  Classic Japanese art covers a wide variety of genres. Origami, paper folding, is one of the most famous […]

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A specialty bookstore in Seattle changed my life

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22
Aug

  Sometime around the mid-1990s, I was weary of the politics of public relations and marketing and gradually discovered art was much more relaxing and the freedom of self-employment was too good to ignore. That’s when I decided I needed a break and scaled down to a part-time temporary position as a secretary at a Scranton, Pennsylvania law firm. While working part-time, I formally launched “Mrs. Matsui’s Origami, (handmade paper creations),” a craft business dedicated to […]

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