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Urasenke Chicago Tatezome 2012 – New Year’s Tea Gathering
Urasenke Chicago Tatezome 2012 – New Year’s Tea Ceremony from way of tea on Vimeo. On January 29, 2012 The Chicago Urasenke Chapter held its annual Tatezome (New Year’s Tea Gathering) at the Japan Information Center in Chicago. This video shows the Tatezome tea ceremony in its entirety – a full 30 minutes. It includes [...]
The Gift, a quote by Emile Zola
The artist is nothing without the gift,but the gift is nothing without work.— Emile Zola I wonder why it is often difficult to follow through with the creative act. The idea exists in my head, but it lacks the accompanying action. Maybe I am afraid of failure. But if I don’t act, I have already [...]
Tea Ceremony Desktop Wallpaper : Tana with Natsume and Hishaku
Here is a photograph I took of the tea utensils after the Tea Ceremony at Anderson Gardens last month. The natsume (tea caddy where the matcha is kept) is particularly interesting. Usually the design and artwork are much more understated than the bright geometric patterns on this natsume. Click the link or image below to [...]
Japanese Tea Ceremony at Anderson Gardens
On September 11th I had the special pleasure to participate in a Tea Ceremony at Anderson Gardens in Rockford, Illinois. Kimiko Gunji, professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Japan House, performed the ceremony. For me the most memorable part of the ceremony actually took place before we began. When Gunji Sensei first came [...]