matsumoto

I visited Matsumoto, a city in Nagano for the first time to see a craft fair. Apparently this is its 27th year and it has been attracting many visitors. The fair is held in a park and the exhibitors are given (or brought) a tent to show their work underneath. It carries out even in the rain and this year the second day was pouring as typhoon was approaching. The exhibitors had to limit the display space to avoid the rain. Luckily I was there on the first day and found some nice things and took pictures of them.

Vases by a glass maker Takara Kinoshita. I really loved her small ephemeral pots. They looked similar to pots I used to draw when I was small. It would look very cute with small wild flowers.

Plates by a ceramicist Mitsuko Kumamoto. Lovely drawings.

Plates by a ceramicist Miho Hirano. Her pots are full of joy and love. I really loved her free-hand drawings.

長野は松本に行ってきました。27回目だというクラフトフェアを見に行ったのですが、作り手のエネルギーと個性ある作品を一堂に見る事ができて、本当に楽しかったです。インスピレーションになることもいくつか見つけたのですが、作家さんたちの技術の高さに我が身の未熟さを痛感した機会でした。このために生まれてきたと言っているような作品を作る人々、本当に素敵なものを作ります。

写真は個人的に好きだった作品のいくつか。作家はガラスの木下宝さん、磁器の熊本充子さん、陶器の平野美帆さんです。

私の一番のお気に入りは、写真にはない桑田智香子さんの磁器です。折りをみて、紹介します。