Before I begin, I would like to express my gratitude to Miss Tomomi Yamashita from Knot Japan, who provided valuable information on the history of Tsumami-Zaiku, as well as much needed support to fellow Tsumami-Zaiku artists around the world. When I began my artistic journey of Tsumami-Zaiku in early 2016, I could not find much information about the craft. Living in the UK, I didn’t have access to lessons or textbooks, so I learnt the…

At the beginning of the year, we started a remaking art project of this headpiece from two years ago. We thought that it was very well made at the time.

However it is not coincided with our current style anymore , so we had decided to take it apart.

To save you time to search our Instagram for all of them, we have decided to group the selection of the works in a few posts. Here is the first part of the Tsumami Zaiku Month Collection : Chrysanthemum, Butterflies, Gold Fishes and Sea Shell in Wave.

Hime nori is crucial for tsumami zaiku yet difficult to find. Let me show you how to make your own hime nori for your tsumami zaiku projects.

Today I am going to write about another type of Japanese traditional craft which I spent most of my time on making.