Newspaper of Kōgei Tatataa vol.2

“Fabric and Clothing” Special Feature Text from gallery hakuden: We invited individuals with deep knowledge of fabric and clothing to contribute essays from their unique perspectives. Each approach to fabric and clothing feels like a guiding principle for the craft of making things. The cover's fabric expression is a woodblock print by Yoshitaka Wakasa. Three-color, iridescent letterpress printing. The plump texture of Wakasa washi paper makes this a gentle volume to hold. Author: Naoto Ishii “Tools of the Yomi” Maki Tsuchida (Tsuchiya Textile Studio, Director of Nara Cotton Hand-Spinning Association) “The Front and Back of Cloth” “Believing in the Potential of Handwork” Yoshifumi Takeda (Japanese Aesthetics, Japanese Cultural Theory) “Ode to Sacred Rags” Sumiko Ishii Research and Photography: Kōgei Pankusha “The Clothing of Choi Ji-eun” Yukinorii Maeda (Contemporary Artist, Director of COSMIC WONDER) ”Kaminohikarinoawa” ”Mizu kai” ”Hemp Paper Clothing” COSMIC WONDER and Kōgei Pankusha ”Kaminohikarinoawa” ”Mizu kai” ” Hemp Paper Clothing” ”Tools of the Mizu kai” Photo: Kōgei Pankusha Cover Handmade Paper: Wakasa Washi Title Calligraphy: Naoto Ishii Cover Print: Yoshitaka Wakasa First Edition: March 2016 16 pages