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Dew forms on blades of grass.
The "forms" here is also "musubu."

Flowers welt and bear fruit.
"Bear" in this sentence is "musubu" as well.

We press the rice with our hands.
"Press" in this sentence is also "musubu."

We weave Black hair.
"Weave" is"musubu."

We tie the sacred fortunes onto a tree.
The "tie" in this sentence is "musubu."

People connect with other people, forming relationships.
"Connect" in this case is also "musubu" in Japanese.

While it is longCWe have done a simple act "Connecting" in life. We have various meanings in word "Connect" in Japan . It expresses the nature of Japanese. My material is original. I put wax on cloth. Put it all over the cloth as I heat it with an iron. This material is feeling like Japanese paper when seeing and feeling like the sash of kimono when touching. With this original material, I have been pursuing the theme of ghow to create a certain atmosphere by the positioning knots in space " through "Knotting" experiments since 2003. I connect all works. It is an important my art point.

Takako Takeuchi

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