Making a washi mobile at Atelier Harutsugedori

My mobile!

Yoshi Shibasaki

Yoshi Shibasaki’s magical studio

Sachi and Yoshi Shibasaki

While I was in Japan, I wanted to visit artists’ studios to see how they were using washi in their work.  Yoshi Shibasaki’s studio was magical, as he creates mobiles that are so light they move with the heat of your body. His wife, Sachi, made a wonderful lunch as well as served tea three times, each time a different pot of tea. She made origami with the wrapping paper from a small gift that I gave them. This was such a creative household, you can see more of it at Atelier Harutsugedori on Instagram.

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