Working with Tsuguo Yanai

He has a lovely dog, May

I spent the day with the installation artist, Tsuguo Yanai, learning his very unusual process of forming paper prints and sculptures with paper pulp. Yanai has created ambitious projects with washi over his long career and is generous to share his process with interested artists. Check out his website for more images of his work, which seems very relevant today given the wide interest in fiber as a material for contemporary art. 

I stayed the night, and we had a great meal cooked by his wife, Yoshiko, also an artist. 

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