Mika Horie
An interview with Mika Horie, an artist passionate about Japanese paper and cyanotype printing. She tells about her journey, traditional gampi papermaking, and captivating blend of Western photography with Japanese handcraft.
An interview with Mika Horie, an artist passionate about Japanese paper and cyanotype printing. She tells about her journey, traditional gampi papermaking, and captivating blend of Western photography with Japanese handcraft.
What are the key differences of Japanese art vs Chinese art? And what influenced them? While both traditions hold immense cultural significance, they possess distinct characteristics that set them apart. A guest blog by Joost.
In the lead-up to their own Japanese cultural center, the Japan Fans Utrecht are organizing free artistic & creative meetups for Japanese (inspired) artists. These are a great way to learn new skills, hone your craft, and connect with other makers!
There are often Japanese events happening at the Neude Library! As a community of Japan Fans, we are fortunate to be able to participate in some of these events and also contribute to the library’s offerings.
Upon popular request, we offer a free online beginner’s course in the Japanese language. This is the second part: Basic Japanese lesson 2.
Upon popular request, we offer a free online beginner’s course in the Japanese language. This is the first part: Basic Japanese lesson 1.
The Japan Fans community dreams of its own location for all their Japanese events in Utrecht, a dedicated Japanese Art & Culture Centre Utrecht. What could such venue look like?
A key concept in Japanese music, shodo, haiku and other Japanese cultural expressions is “mono no aware”. But what does that mean, exactly?
Many deep philosophical concepts in Japan are part of Japanese culture. Histories and traditions in the country are fascinating, and they revolve around many sorts of philosophy. In the world, Japanese culture and philosophy have a unique beauty ideology and perspective of beauty and aesthetics. “Wabi-sabi” is one of these …
Join our free Japanese Study Group with Hiromi sensei. Japanese Language & Culture in Utrecht Every Friday afternoon, several members of Japan Fans Utrecht get together. On sunny days in the Majellapark, on less sunny days in community centre Rosa or in the studio of our teacher Hiromi-san. We learn …