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Closing of portal. Conversation with fire. Following the ritual of Japanese culture to burn the New Year decorations. It is to return those spirits who brought us good lucks, health and prosperity for the rest of the year. 。 。 。 #しめ縄 #お正月 #closingportal #ritual #japaneseritual #日本文化 #火 #ドン焼き #fire

We live in the sky. Taking time off from winter land to charge up with sun energy at another parts of this mothership I love. 。 。 。 #loveyourmothership shirt is a collaboration project with @earthlin Available at www.loveyourmother.com 。 。 。 #mothership #loveyourmothership #sunenergy #ocean #jungle #stargazing #地球 #地球人 #太陽 #海

🌕Happy super wolf moon and Happy new year! Moon made with organic indigo. I anticipated for dark intense shades of indigo by layering the colors. Instead, indigo gave me this rich lighter side of gentle indigo shades that is almost silver from different lights and grows in the dark just like the moon and glows in me. She knew what the color of the moon should be and It is perfect. . . Organic indigo dye was different from the chemical indigo kit that you can get the dark blue with one dip. Fabric needs to dip multiple times to get deeper color of blue. Layering of the color makes the blue even deeper and meaningful. It is the fermentation process of the vat so it is like having a conversation with indigo for what's right or not and that’s the beauty of it. There are so much stories behind this Indigo blue in many different cultures. I want to work with organic indigo more and be her best friend. Another beauty of the organic indigo process is that it forms the part of ecosystem. The waste waters provides the nutritions for microorganism. It questions me about the quick convenience we create by using harmful chemicals in our life. Do we forget to appreciate things because it is quickly done? Do we forget the story of each colors and where it comes from? Do we forget what our ancestors thought through for this beauty that provides us and ecosystem in circle? Do we forget that all the chemical we drain and breath all comes back to us? Do we forget that we roll the big part of ecosystem? Under this first Full Moon of this year on the 1st day of the year, can you have a gratitude and add another intention of how you can collaborate and learn from other living organisms to make this community, "Earth" a better future land by making conscious action? . . Thank you @botanicalcolors for making organic indigo accessible and the detail instruction. I wish I was close by you and work for you! . . . #indigo #organicindigo #blue #fullmoon #supermoon #handdye #wolfmoon #happynewyear #2018 #newyear #conciousliving #bluemoon #藍染 #藍色 #カーテン #indigodye #満月 #お正月

🎍“Shimekazari” is an one of the New Year decoration in Japan, it’s a wreath that’s often hang on the front door. It is said to be a ward against evil spirit, and work as a portal for the higher spirit to enter our life. It is usually weaved with rice straw or hemp rope and have many other elements that symbolize different meaning, such as pine needles, ferns, Japanese bitter orange...etc I decided that I would combine this idea and use something that's accessible around me to make my own multi-cultural portal wreath to welcome the new year. Here is the brief list of what plants I used mean in both Japanese and Native culture. 🍃 Sweet grass -- Sacred Native plant. Clearing, purifying, bring positivity, strength connections, love, peace and harmony of mind, body and spirit. Pine -- The tree that "god" reside, long life, and strength. Immortality and eternity, knowledge of wisdom, birth. Fern -- Pure mind, long life, balanced love, attract love, protection, prosperity and access to ancestors. Mugwort -- Good journey, health, moon associated Juniper -- Protection Hawthorn — protection, love, transformation Pussy Willow -- Higher earnings, success, freedom, love, intuition, moon associated. 🍃 They are all tied together with Japanese paper string called "Mizuhiki" and organic Indigo fabric I died. Mizuhiki is meant for purifying and strengthen the connection and used in many ceremonies in Japan. Indigo is simply the love I have for and for deep history with ancestors. On the 15th of Jan, Shimekazari is burned in the fire to set off those spirits in the air. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Thank you @antidote_apothecary_teabar for carrying sweet grass that inspire me to do this project! . . . #portal #newyearwreath #newyear #sweetgrass #mugwort #juniper #wreath #fern #pine #indigo #pussywillow #moon #connection #ancesters #multiculture #しめ飾り #お正月 #縁起 #しだ #スイートグラス #松 #猫柳 #水引 ジュニパー #よもぎ #shimekazari #mizuhiki #愛 #藍 #良い年になりますように

Saying good bye to the curtain I made few years ago and lived with in my studio as I’m saying good bye to 2017. Thank you, you both let colorful lights in me. I loved you both in full and now I am so done with you. . . . #curtain #handmade #lights #studio #studiophoto #artiststudio #goodbye

💫Another drawing for the show @thesouthern.gallery with the theme #getwellsoon Showing NOVEMBER 24 – DECEMBER 31 Also available on gallery’s website. --------------------------- Set your own boundary that makes you who you are. From those harmful and insensitive. So you can be kind to your self. Set your boundary to set you free. So you can feel safe to sleep. So you can spread the energy and love that beyond all boundaries. . . . -what Hawthorn says --------------------------- #hawthorn #whathawthornsays #plantlanguage #whatplantsay #バウンダリー #愛 #boundary #drawing #art #アート #herblanguage #herb #voice #Crataegus #herbalife #protection #バリヤ #守る

Shop in my website is updated! www.FumihaTanaka.com/shop With few new items include air plant necklace, boat necklace, books and don’t forget the indigo bags! Any interested on prints of my artwork? Let me know! Thank you💛 . . . #airplant #necklace #ceramic #book #handmade #art #ネックレス #エアープランツ #アート #陶芸 #藍染 #indigo

Did I read somewhere that it’s mercury retrograde? #headlessrabbit #ceramic #handmade #notforsale #壊れた #ポーセリング #mercuryretrograde

I follow you. You follow me. I look at you. You look at me. I shine you. You shine me. I touch you. You touch me. #supermoon #conversationwithmoon

Another drawings for the show @thesouthern.gallery with the theme #getwellsoon Showing NOVEMBER 24 – DECEMBER 31 Art also sold in the gallery website. --------------------------- Walk your path as you are the queen. Meet the guides, hear the voice, smell the sense along the way. Lead your path as you are the queen. Collaborate with those you meet, those voice you hear and the sense you smell. ——what lotus say——— --------------------------- #lotus #whatlotussays #蓮子 #カエル#道 #path #drawing #art #アート #herblanguage #herb #voice #lotuspods #guide #ガイド #Nelumbonucifera #queen #王女 #守り神 #guardianangel #spirit #plantlanguage #whatplantsay

🌟Made few drawings for the show @thesouthern.gallery with the theme #getwellsoon Show starts NOVEMBER 24 – DECEMBER 31 ----------------------------- Fly low and high deep and wide big and away. Fly with no fear. Trust every single feathers you own. If you fall, know that that's where you must explore. Collect more feathers and fly again. Fly Free to the unknown. -what mugwort say --------------------------- #mugwort #whatmugwortsays #ヨモギ #鳥 #飛べ #fly #drawing #art #アート #herblanguage #herb #moon #月 #Artemisiavulgaris #羽 #feather #mugwortfeather #bird #守り神 #spirit #plantlanguage #whatplantsay

@goldenwellfarmandapiaries made cute label with my chicken illustrations for their colorful happy eggs! If you are going up to Vermont, make sure to stop by their farm stand to pick up fresh veggies and eggs and get the delicious Kombucha by @apishoneykombucha sweetened with raw honey! I hear they will have herb farm next year, so keep your 👁👂🏼on! #illustration #eggs #chicken #herbs #Repost @goldenwellfarmandapiaries (@get_repost) ・・・ Thanks @fumihatanaka for the awesome chicken illustrations for our new egg labels! Our free ranging and organic-fed hens are happy birds. They have the golden yolks to prove it. Stay tuned for info on our new winter farmstand soon to be located in our farmhouse until the spring. We hope to re-open our doors by Friday. We'll be stocked with @apishoneykombucha, our veggies, pork, raw honey, @vsmileyjam and other local goodies. #farmstand #happyhens #farmfresheggs

Thank you sun. Thank you soil and thank you water. We are all here because of you. --------------------------------- Every birthday, I donate to some organization. I pick from organizations for animal in danger, human rights, education, or environment... etc. This year it is very difficult because so much is happening that needs attention from violence to climate change. I am having a hard time. It is sad that there are so many choices for this birthday "shopping". I hope one day we are in peace where we don't need these organizations. I'm leaning towards to environment, but still debating my choice. Any insights are welcome and appreciated. For now, for my birthday, I ask you to live a plastic free day and really take a close look at how much plastic you use everyday, and what you can replace them with and think about how you can make that as your habit in everyday life. One step at the time, think about where you can start. I am happy to give you an idea or tips on how you can start, and what you can replace the plastic with. And if you already live that life, please share how you do it with your friends, family and social media to be an inspiration. Don't we all love the ocean without plastic floating and fish that we eat not eating those plastic? #plasticfree #plasticocean #environment #climatechangeisreal

Celebrating the Harvest Moon weekend using the ink of Phytolocca americana-pokeweed. When the ink was fresh it was bright magenta. As time pass by, the color changed and still changing. Harvest moon is celebrated in many different cultures with similar but different meanings from old days till today. Can we celebrate each other like how we celebrate this moon so we can unite in one big bright golden circle?

Ran into rare Japanese graffiti in NY. Happy International Peace Day. #everybodyisbeautiful #internationalpeaceday #peace

#Repost @eunhapaek (@get_repost) ・・・ There is another Crafting Resistance sale @bklynclay this Sunday 2-6. Ceramic artists can drop off donated works until 2 today. All proceeds go to NRDC and GrowNYC. More info @crafting.resistance I saw so many good things there, including an #elisesiegel !! ceramic #sculpture #craftingresistance

Skinnydip, within you Illuminate, by the shine of midnight full moon Collaborate, with the universe . . 裸で己の内に飛び込んで 真夜中の満月の光を吸い込んで 宇宙の声を受け取りなさい . . #skinnydipping #fullmoon #light #universe #🌕 #nightswim #満月 #宇宙 #light #poem #詩 #夜泳ぎ #光