Masayo's Stories

A flowing river continues changing it's shape and speed, it will never go back to the way it was.Everything on this earth is the same as a river.Reminding us that the only thing in the universe that will never change, is the fact that everything changes.   Sense of ImpermanenceThrough Tiel's creations, I experienced the memories of my childhood, the views of the rice fields that I grew up with. The bamboo bush behind my old house that I thought would never change.It was not an exciting view at that time.But now that I get older, that view stays in...

After the big storms at the beginning of summer, I still remember the excitement of waiting for the summer festival in Japan called Natsu Matsuri.It is a colourful festival culture displayed in many villages in Japan.. The Mikuni Matsuri in my hometown near the beach has a massive fireworks display every year and it's quite famous. My Grandma and our neighbours would get ready by preparing the traditional festival food for the gathering. My sister and I got so excited weeks before, waiting for the day to come. On the festival day, We go there early to get the best space near the shore and wait until dusk arrives.It...

What would be a formal dress to you?  I have an opportunity to go to a cultural event this week and was wondering what formal dress to wear for the event.  Something elegant but a little unique.  This dress is one of my oldest designs I ever made about 20 years ago.  I lost the pattern during the flood in 2011. So we recreated the pattern this week.  It's not exactly the same as my original one but I am pretty happy with the result.  Even though the design was from 20 years ago I still think this is a...