Asuco's Diary

だい～ぶ、ブログをおさぼりしてしまいました。
いや、サボっていたのではない。　
Uuuuuuummmm, I've been skipping the blog...
Actually, I didn't mean it intentionally...

昨日、ギャラリーHANNAでの企画展。宮原楓翠（みやはら　ふうすい）　うるしのうつわ展が無事終了しました。　
今回も沢山のお客様、本当にありがたい。　
I finished the second exhibition at my gallery HANNA yesterday. It was Urushi work (japan lacquerware) exhibition by Fuhsui Miyahara. I'm thankful for having so many people come.

今回は、ＨＡＮＮＡのＨＰブログにも書きましたが、なんといっても、漆の美しさ、良さを沢山伝えることができたと思います。
「漆って、良く分からない」
「扱いもむずかしいんじゃない？」　
「粗製な漆と良質な漆の違いは？」　等々。　ギャラリーに入ってくるなり聴くお客様の声。　
I'm glad that this time, we could learn about beauty and good points of urushi. Many customer said when they came in the gallery at first.
"I don't know about urushi well."
"Isn't it difficult to care for?"
"what is the different between good and low quality of urushi?" etc....

そこで、楓翠さんの丁寧な説明。どんな工程を踏んでいるのか？
化学塗料と漆の違い。日本文化と漆のつながり・・・。
ある日は、作家さんを囲んで講習会のようになるシーンも。　
This time, Mr.Miyahara gave in-depth explanations to people. How they make. Differences between chemical coating materials and urushi. About Japanese urushi culture.
There were some times I saw that people surrounded the artist so it looked like a lecture.

皆さん帰る時には、
「漆ってすごい！」
「日本文化ってすごい」
「こんなに身近に使える食器だったのね」　
とっても明るい、キラキラした目と笑顔。　　お顔に「楽しんでいただけた」のが現れます。
人は正直ですね。。
それを見たら「あ～ギャラリーやって良かった！」と思える時です。　
When they left the gallery, I hear
"Surprised how urushi is amazing!"
"urushi of Japanese culture is awesome!"
" I could understand that is not so difficult to take care for urushi ware"
People are smiling and have shining eyes. I could tell by their faces that they had a good time.
People are innocent.
When I saw that, I feel glad to have opened my gallery.

楓翠さん、まだ４０代前といえど、漆芸歴２０年のベテラン。沢山の個展をこなし、工芸界、美術界のこともご存じ。
今日は楓翠さんと、片付けをしていました。　その後、お茶をしながら、まだまだ駆け出しのギャラリーＨＡＮＮＡにアドバイスをください・・と訊いてみました。
「始めたばかりとは思えない、あす子さんの思いが入った良いギャラリーですよ。」
「ただね、一つ・・・。気になったこと。　あす子さん、頑張りすぎ（笑）　長く続けてゆくには、ちゃんと休憩もとらないと、身体がまいっちゃうよ。　あす子さん自身がちゃんとお昼ご飯も食べてください。休憩のルール付けをしてね・・・（笑）」約束だよ。お昼食べてね。。と何度も。
仕事に、きちんとした休息のルールを持つ。それがプロの仕事。　
Mr Miyahara is not yet 40 years old, but he has been doing urushi-work over 20 years. So he has professional eyes since experienced to have exhibition and know about technical art and art circles.

Today, I was cleaning up with him because the exhibition finished yesterday. After that, I asked him for advice for just starting Gallery HANNA and me.
He said "You doing good and is solid gallery! even though just started the gallery. "
And continued with smiling.
"But.....Just one thing I should tell you. You exerting your self too much! If you want to continue this job, you should know how you take a break and take care of your self. Have lunch properly at time. Have rule for break time in your self. OK? Promise! have lunch break!

Set rule for to have break time properly in your work. That is a professional worker.

アドバイスと、心配頂いた気持ちに、深く感謝。また涙出そうでした。

企画展中、教えていただくことが沢山ありました。楓翠さんの人柄ですね。
学びありの楽しい２週間でした。　
教えていただいたこと、皆さんに還元できるように！！！

I deeply thank for his good advice and thoughts for my health.

I learned many things I studied during the exhibition. That is from his color, too.
I enjoyed myself, too.
I hope to give back to the costumers of Galley HANNA that which I learned.