Midori’s exhibition

Japanese Ink Drawing Exhibition
“Rhythm of Sumi Ink”
29 Nov – 17 Dec

at Kyushu Japanese Restaurant (9-11 Grosvenor St Neutral Bay. The restaurant opens 12noon till late on Tuesdays to Fridays. 12noon to 3pm on Saturdays. Close on Sundays & Mondays. The exhibition can be viewed during the restaurant’s opening hours.)

Sumi-e is the Japanese art of black ink drawings on thin Japanese papers.
Inks can’t be erased from the paper once you apply it and the rhythm of the strokes are very important as well as the colours and the sizes of the strokes.

November 19th, 2022|Categories: Exhibitions, Projects|Tags: brushstrokes, exhibition, inkdrawing, installation, japanese, kyushurestaurant, midorifurze, neutralbay, paper, soloexhibition, sumie, sydney|

Three Magpies

Midori’s new Sumi-e artwork.
” Three Magpies”
Japanese ink on Japanese (Gasen) paper.

November 2nd, 2022|Categories: Exhibitions, Featured, New Work, Sumi-e artworks|Tags: bird, blackwhite, exhibition, happy, ink, inkdrawing, japanese, japaneseart, magpie, midorifurze, new, paper, sumi, sumie, sydney|

California Poppy in a glass jar

Midori’s new Sumi-e artwork.
” Poppies with a glass jar”
Japanese ink on Japanese (Hon-Gasen) paper.

October 28th, 2022|Categories: Exhibitions, Featured, New Work, Sumi-e artworks|Tags: exhibition, flower, happy, ink, inkdrawing, japanese, japaneseart, midorifurze, new, paper, sumi, sumie, sydney|

Sayonara Mr Kiya

Mr Masahiko Kiya has been an amazing Consul-General of Japan, Sydney.

He led, pushed and encouraged us to the success of Japanaroo 2022!

Mr Yamagami (Canberra’s Embassy of Japan) called him, “Mr Japanaroo”

Some of the Japanaroo staff and Japan Expo volunteers had Mr Kiya’s farewell party at James Squire’s Brewhouse in Circular Quey.

We can see the Harbour Bridge and the Opera House from there.

It has been a wonderful experience for involving in the Japanaroo events for 2 years.

We will miss you and wish you great success in the next city.

(The photo below is Mr Kiya at the zoom origami workshop at Japanaroo plus opening.)

September 18th, 2022|Categories: Media, Origami|Tags: Australia, ConsulGeneralKiya, coolorigami, event, farewell, fold, fun, japanaroo, japanese, Japaneseculture, midorifurze, Origami, origamiworkshop, paper, sydney, wish, zoom|

Big thanks to Consul-General Kiya

I received the 2022 Japanese Foreign Minister’s Award.

I am one of 197 individuals to receive the award from all over the world and only one from Sydney.

It is for my long-time contribution to the promotion of origami art and Japan-Australia cultural exchange. I was very thrilled to be acknowledged and appreciated by the Japanese Government.

(Image left taken by Kazuya Baba, Nichigo Press)

https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press6e_000390.html?fbclid=IwAR1ojYsVY66aT1DYxnC7UZnKiwlfvNCagDzL4TixS2c3TgnBFlSHcXm7WtA

Article on Nichigo Press in Japanese : https://nichigopress.jp/topics-item/46296/?fbclid=IwAR2sbf7mwRTA4daG6jnOTOba3n7MZ-kAOIFyQZJnvivkKsVxpx2lfA1yxV0

September 17th, 2022|Categories: Media, Origami|Tags: Australia, ConsulGeneralKiya, coolorigami, event, fold, foreignministeraward, friends, fun, gift, japanese, Japaneseculture, midorifurze, nichigopress, Origami, origamiworkshop, paper, sydney, wish|

What an honour!

Another huge successful workshop! My origami Workshop for Adults class was full 2 weeks before the workshop!

Even Mr Kiya, the consul-General of Japan, Sydney had attended with his wife.
We made two different boxes and many twist roses.

Thank you very much for all the participants.

I also received some wonderful reviews about the workshop.

Here is one of them:

Midori is a lovely, patient, knowledgeable teacher who always has her students making amazing things and loving what they have made. Midori is a very experienced and talented origami practitioner who also inspires students with new levels of origami items they can aspire to making. She supplies great materials and notes and you learn more about what you can use to make origami in each class.

Thank you, Anne. You are awesome!

Big thanks to Jun-san & Hitomi-san, the Kintsugi Australia for letting me use the space.

September 7th, 2022|Categories: Origami, Workshops|Tags: Australia, box, ConsulGeneralKiya, coolorigami, event, fold, fun, gift, japanaroo2022, japanese, Japaneseculture, midorifurze, Origami, origamiflower, origamiworkshop, paper, paperornaments, present, rose, sydney, wish, workshop|

⭐️⭐️⭐️ Let’s fold special handmade Christmas decorations!

Let’s make Santa, a Christmas tree, reindeer, and stars flowers as many as you want to learn for 1.5 hours.
A group of your origami cuties will be with you this Christmas!

No previous experience is required.
The Origami Christmas workshops are now face-to-face workshops and I guarantee to do ahead with the workshops even if I have just one booking.

Booking essential
Sunday 30th October, 20th November.
From 1.30 pm till 3 pm

Do you want to fold with me but those days are not suitable for you? No worries. Please contact Midori to arrange the private class. The workshop will run with a minimum of 3 attendees. So it will be great if you can find your family/friends to do the workshop with you. Max 6 people.
For the private class, children can attend the workshop. The children must be accompanied by an adult who also attends the workshop.

Booking essential: https://classbento.com.au/midorifurze

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

August 30th, 2022|Categories: Origami, Workshops|Tags: Australia, christmas, coolorigami, fold, fun, gift, happy, happyseason, japanese, Japaneseculture, midorifurze, mothersday, Origami, origamiworkshop, paper, paperornaments, present, santa, sydney, workshop|

Free origami workshop at Japan Expo on Sat 3 September!!

Do you know origami? Have you folded origami before?

Come and join the free origami workshop at Japan Expo on Saturday 3rd September!

Origami isn’t only for making flowers and animals. You can make a unique origami puzzle toy. Using your own fingers and brains are a great exercise for your health. The research shows that origami helps children in developing their thinking & mathematical skills and helps adults in keeping healthy lives. They say making origami is good because when people concentrate creating origami pieces, they stop thinking about their daily worries for a while.

Do you know that Origami, the traditional Japanese craft, is used not only in art, fashion & craft but also in architecture, space science and medical science? Origami attracts scientists and engineers attention. Do you know the airbags in cars use origami designs?

The origami techniques save people’s lives! Isn’t it amazing?!

Some fun origami kits and origami accessories with the top quality Yuzen ‘washi’ paper are for sale.

Booth Number 2

12.30-4pm (Children must attend with adult supervision.)

Register JAPAN EXPO 2022

( Leading JAPAN’s Food, Travel and Culture exhibition )

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/310445971257

Looking forward to meeting you there!

Midori Furze, Sydney based Japanese artist

The Japanese Foreign Minister Award in 2022

The consulate of General Japan, Sydney Award in 2016

https:// www.midorifurze.com

August 24th, 2022|Categories: Origami, Workshops|Tags: Australia, coolorigami, event, fold, fun, gift, greathall, japanaroo2022, japanese, Japaneseculture, japanexpo, jculture, midorifurze, Origami, origamiworkshop, paper, present, sydney, sydneyuniversity, wish, workshop|

Origami and Science

Australian Museum invited me to run the origami workshop for Sydney Science Trail on Sat 20 August 2022.

It was really nice venue and I met so many happy faces. Especially dad!

Big thanks to Alison, Creative producer at Australian Museum for organising such a wonderful event.

I was so thrilled to hear that she already asked me for the next year!

August 24th, 2022|Categories: Media, Origami, Workshops|Tags: animal, Australia, australiananimal, australianmuseum, card, coolorigami, cute, fold, foldwithlove, japanese, Japaneseculture, koala, midorifurze, Origami, paper, sydney, thankyou, wish, workshop|

Japan Expo at Sydney University!!

Visited the Great Hall at Sydney University for the upcoming event, Japan Expo (as part of Japanaroo 2022)
Excited to see many wonderful portraits on the wall, but they hang the paintings too high to see well. Or I’m too short… Oh well, I came to check the space, not the exhibition.

My origami table will be there 1-4pm. Everyone welcome, visit me!
Japan Expo will be on Saturday 3rd September 10am-4pm
Japanese food and Sake tasting. Tourism information. etc
Free admission, and registration required.

Register:

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/japan-expo-2022-tickets-310445971257?fbclid=IwAR0ABoC0uJHzE5V21G98UxXxLSUbhrdwtIeB1NK_TQrt8cOQREHplsrafOE

August 21st, 2022|Categories: Origami, Workshops|Tags: Australia, coolorigami, event, fold, fun, gift, japanaroo2022, japanese, Japaneseculture, japanexpo, midorifurze, Origami, origamiworkshop, paper, present, sydney, sydneyuniversity, wish, workshop|