Artists & Photographers

This section contains information about the photographers and artists that have allowed me to use their beautiful images for the educational purposes of this site. You will find their name or username, their website, and a small comment they have left for the site.


Amaebi
Online store: www.amaebi.etsy.com
Other Sites: Kanzashi Gallery On Flickr
Work Donated To Site: Amaebi kindly allowed me to use and edit photographs of some of the kanzashi creations she has worked so hard to create for use on Kanzashi Garden as to better educate people as to what certain types of Kanzashi look like.

Comment: I have been creating kanzashi for about 7 years and am self-taught (no books, no teacher). I researched kanzashi by looking at many photos, reading about Japanese seasons and kimono, and seeing many kanzashi in person at stores. I use a variety of non-traditional and traditional fabrics. I love traditional seasonal themes of flowers and their beautiful Japanese names, such as kiku or kikyo. My goal is to always create neater and smaller kanzashi.
 

Songbird516
Web Site: Gallery on Flickr
Work Donated To Site: Songbird kindly allowed me to use and edit photographs of a few of the kanzashi she has created for use on Kanzashi Garden as to also bring a greater understanding as to the appearance of certain types of kanzashi.

Comment: You may be interested in knowing that I usually don't use rice glue for mine, although everything else is usually traditional. I started using the rice glue, but found that the slow drying time made it much more difficult to use. I use fabric-tac, which works Really well. Only a small bit is needed, it dries quickly and invisibly. So there's my dirty little kanzashi secret :) Otherwise I use silk fabric and whatever other millinery supplies I can find to create a realistic flower/bloom, etc.

Regynx
Online store: www.littlecookie.etsy.com
Other Sites: Kanzashi Gallery On Flickr
Work Donated To Site: Regynx kindly allowed me to use and edit photographs of some of the kanzashi creations that she has worked diligently to hand dye creatively for use on Kanzashi Garden as to also  better educate people as to what certain types of Kanzashi look like.

Comment: There is so little out there on the internet about kanzashi that it is good to see a nice site like yours. When I started to study kanzashi making, I couldn't find ANY resources in English at all! Talk about a challenge :o !

ChissPrincess
Web Site: Kimono Collection on Flickr
Work Donated To Site: ChissPrincess kindly allowed me to use and edit photographs of some of the kanzashi she has managed to get a hold of in Japan for use on Kanzashi Garden as to also help others understand what certain types of Kanzashi look like.

Comment: I have been interested in Japan and all things Japanese since I was small, and kimono caught my attention quite early. They always struck me as being particularly graceful and elegant, with exciting patterns and color combinations. It's a pleasure to be able to collect kimono and kanzashi now -- nothing like seeing them up close and personal!
 

I am currently looking for more photographers who are willing to allow me to use some of their photographs on the site, I have had many people contribute, but much more is still needed. Think you have great photos of kanzashi? E-mail me and I'll see what we can do :) . Your name will appear under or near the photo of anything that I may decide to use with your permission.

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