Using thread given by silkworms

Counting numbers and weaving silk thread

My own mystical art piece

We will create a string art mandala using raw silk provided by silkworms.

We will use the thread created by participants through the "Learning about Clothing starting from Silkworms" course held in May and June 2026. (Priority will be given to those who participated in the continuous course, but others are also welcome to join. Click here for information on the continuous course.)

Let's share the learning and the profoundness of craftsmanship: the process of how silkworms' lives become thread, and then creating art with that thread.

The instructor is Keiko Tozaki, a contemporary artist active in Gifu. She creates works using various natural materials. Let's learn from her sensibilities and unleash our own inner creativity.

Date: Saturday, July 25, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM meeting, 3:00 PM dismissal

Content:
・About silkworm rearing
・Story of how silkworms become thread (review of basic course)
・String art mandala making

Capacity: 12 people (minimum 6 people)
Participation fee: 10,000 yen (each person will complete one string art mandala)
What to bring: Lunch box, familiar thread scissors, any thread you wish to use (optional)

*Children in 4th grade and above can participate alone.
*Children in 1st to 3rd grade can create a work if accompanied by a parent.

＜Instructor Profile＞
Keiko Tozaki

Born in Gifu Prefecture in 1981. Graduated from the Media Design course, Department of Design, Faculty of Fine Arts, Aichi Prefectural University of the Arts in 2005. Started planning and managing "Tomoshibi, Art School at Dawn" in Ginan-cho, Hashima-gun, from 2017. Presides over the art gallery "tomoshibi.lit" based in Kiyomi-cho, Takayama City, from 2022. From spring 2025, she will relocate her base to Gifu and Nagoya, and is creating works seeking the form of prayer felt from fundamental nature. Has held numerous solo exhibitions at Heartfield Gallery (Aichi) and Juichigatsu Gallery (Tokyo). Recent major exhibitions include Itona Gallery (Tokyo) in 2022 and Gifu Prefectural Museum AiM Project in 2023.

■Cancellation Policy

• Cancellation from application to one week before the event: 5%
• Cancellation from 6 days to 3 days before the event: 50%
• Cancellations thereafter: Full amount