"Saimon" Maki-e
I have a strong feeling about “Saimon”
Wajima is a rural area
A place where I work every day
Vegetables grow right next to us
I want to draw with maki-e,
the one most close by and the one that is everywhere
That is the what I strongly feel
Maki-e uses gold, silver, taking a long time, costing a lot to make
In such a world, the common sense is,
Is it appropriate to draw something that is sold on the roadsides in the countryside?
…..
That is why I dare to draw it
In the past, in the Edo or Meiji periods,
there were many craftsmen who drew vegetables with Maki-e
Now they are gone
Maki-e became too polished
Don’t get too fancy
Maki-e is a familiar form of art
I draw vegetables not only because they are familiar,
but because I want to make Maki-e more familiar
Because I feel so