Creative Japan: Gathering Artist's Tales with a Japanese Connection

Patricia takes us on a journey from her quilting and Japanese textile "origin" stories, the organic ways in which her textile and teaching business evolved, and finally, to the present day where she and her daughter Victoria organize textile tours in Japan.
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A creative quilt maker, speaker and teacher, Patricia co-owns Okan Arts with her daughter Victoria. The small family business imports vintage Japanese textiles for adventuresome quilters. Patricia is the author of East-Meets-West Quilts, a book about making improv quilts with Japanese fabrics. These days, Patricia and Victoria are busy leading textile tours to Japan!
To learn more about Patricia Belyea or Okan Arts, visit www.okanarts.com or follow them on social media @okanarts.

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Emi Takagi Stapler is a Japanese-American quilter and designer currently living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in the United States and raised in Japan, she finds inspiration from her Japanese culture and upbringing, but through a modern lens.
She enjoys connecting with artists and makers to listen to their creative journeys, and believes that we find the most authentic inspiration when we are curious and look far beyond our own front doors. To learn more about Emi or the Creative Japan podcast, you can find her on Instagram @emiandkostudio or visit her website at www.emiandkostudio.com.

Join me to learn about how Satomi of Satomi Quilts started her quilting journey, from where she draws her inspiration for her quilt designs, and how teaching her boys to snowboard has made her a better quilting teacher.
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Satomi Hoar is from rural northern Japan and lives in northwest Connecticut with her husband and two children. She is a modern traditional quilt pattern designer and Bernina Ambassador.
She began quilting nearly ten years ago when her husband’s mother, an experienced quilter originally from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, offered to teach her. Aside from her family, designing quilt patterns and making quilts is her greatest joy.
She looks to nature, the many places she’s been fortunate to visit and to live, and the experiences of meeting so many amazing people through quilting as her inspiration. To learn more about Satomi Quilts, follow her on Instagram @satomi_quilts or visit her website at www.satomiquilts.com.
LEARN JAPANESE EP. 1
"Nanakorobi Yaoki": Fall down seven times, stand up eight.

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ABOUT THE HOST
Emi Takagi Stapler is a Japanese-American quilter and designer currently living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in the United States and raised in Japan, she finds inspiration from her Japanese culture and upbringing, but through a modern lens.
She enjoys connecting with artists and makers to listen to their creative journeys, and believes that we find the most authentic inspiration when we are curious and look far beyond our own front doors. To learn more about Emi or the Creative Japan podcast, you can find her on Instagram @emiandkostudio or visit her website at www.emiandkostudio.com.

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ABOUT THE HOST
Emi Takagi Stapler is a Japanese-American quilter and designer currently living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in the United States and raised in Japan, she finds inspiration from her Japanese culture and upbringing, but through a modern lens.
She enjoys connecting with artists and makers to listen to their creative journeys, and believes that we find the most authentic inspiration when we are curious and look far beyond our own front doors. To learn more about Emi or the Creative Japan podcast, you can find her on Instagram @emiandkostudio or visit her website at www.emiandkostudio.com.

Sachiko shares with us a unique northern Japanese treat, her wide range of creative endeavors and her role as a Babylock machine ambassador for the past six years.

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Sachiko Aldous was born and raised in Japan and moved to the United States at the age of 22. Throughout her life, she was always drawn to anything creative. She loves to draw, make jewelry and miniature rooms (they are available in her Etsy shop), but what she loves the most is working with fabrics such as sewing clothes and quilting.

She has been an ambassador for Babylock for the last 6 years, and feels blessed to work with such great machines, people and company. She shares her creations on her blog, Instagram, Pinterest and Etsy. To learn more about Sachiko and her Tea Rose home blog, visit https://tearosehome.blogspot.com/ or follow her on social media @tearosehome.
LEARN JAPANESE EP. 3

“Shippai wa seikou no moto”: Failure teaches success.
"Kansha": Gratitude.

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ABOUT THE HOST
Emi Takagi Stapler is a Japanese-American quilter and designer currently living in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Born in the United States and raised in Japan, she finds inspiration from her Japanese culture and upbringing, but through a modern lens.
She enjoys connecting with artists and makers to listen to their creative journeys, and believes that we find the most authentic inspiration when we are curious and look far beyond our own front doors. To learn more about Emi or the Creative Japan podcast, you can find her on Instagram @emiandkostudio or visit her website at www.emiandkostudio.com.