by Jill Shiraki | Feb 25, 2023 | Classes & Events
GENERATIONS/
The roots of making in the Asawa-Lanier family
J-Sei Group Visit
Fri, March 31st, 11:30 am
Ruth’s Table
3160 21st Street, San Francisco
RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with memo “Ruths Table”. The group will enjoy a gallery visit and hands-on activity and lunch outdoors on the patio.
“Learn something. Apply it. Pass it on so it is not forgotten.” – Ruth Asawa
Generation: The Roots of Making in the Asawa-Lanier Family, brings together four generations from a San Francisco family of makers. Inspired by world-renowned artist Ruth Asawa, the exhibition serves as an opportunity to honor Asawa’s life-long commitment to community-based art education and activism in the arts.
Generation is a tribute and a testament that Asawa’s values live on through generations – in the Asawa-Lanier family, in communities and organizations, like Ruth’s Table – that share her unwavering belief that creative engagement is essential and can impact the lives of people of all ages.
The exhibition brings together works in wire and lithography by Ruth Asawa; paintings, drawings, and birthday envelopes by Albert Lanier; paintings and a clay platter by Paul Lanier; textile, collage, and painting by Aiko Lanier Cuneo; origami portraits, paintings, and paper construction by Lilli Lanier; and paintings by Lucia Ruth Soriano. All of these artists have worked with one another on public commissions, as teaching artists in schools, and collaborated on pieces in this show.
The work exhibited in Generation spans 57 years from 1965 to 2022. Motifs rooted in interwoven patterns of line, repetition, and dynamic interactions between geometric shapes, color, and forms, appear in all artists’ works creating inherent conversation and visual connections carried through varying media. Together, they form a story of four generations of a family that is joined not only in relationship, but by the curiosity and love of materials, color, and pattern.
by Jill Shiraki | Feb 17, 2023 | COVID-19, News
J-Sei COVID-19 Policy
updated on February 13, 2023
For all J-Sei participants, visitors and volunteers:
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- We no longer require proof of vaccination and booster.
- We support being cautious and strongly recommend that you wear a mask.
- Free N95 masks are available onsite.
- We remind you to sanitize your hands when you enter the building and wash your hands often.
- Please continue to social distance when possible.
Upon entering J-Sei Emeryville, we ask that you:
(1) Complete and sign J-Sei’s Waiver Form (one-time only) and sign in daily. For those returning visitors, a J-card can be issued to you for automated check in at the kiosk.
(2) Stay at home and refrain from coming to J-Sei if:
. You are not feeling well or have symptoms of COVID-19 or other illnesses.
. You have tested positive in the past 10 days.
. You may have been in contact with someone who has symptoms or has been diagnosed with COVID-19 in the past 10 days.
(3) Inform J-Sei immediately if you test positive within the next three days following your visit to J-Sei.
by Jill Shiraki | Dec 27, 2022 | News
Join us for our
32nd Annual J-Sei Crab Feed
Sunday, February 26, 2023
El Cerrito Community Center, 7007 Moesser Lane, El Cerrito
Early Seating 4-5:30 pm; Late Seating 5:30-7 pm
with live entertainment throughout.
To-Go Pick-Up from 4-6 pm
Fresh Dungeness Crab
Asian Salad, Garlic Noodles, Bread and Dessert
Dinner Tickets: $55/person, $20 for children 12 & under
Menu subject to change depending on availability of crab.
RESERVATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED.
For more info, call (510) 654-4000 or email suzanne@j-sei.org
COVID Safety Precautions
The seatings will be limited to 110 people per seating to allow for social-distancing between tables. Please take a COVID-19 Antigen Test on the day of the event and stay home if you are experiencing any symptoms or not feeling well.
Pay online using Donor Box below.
by Jill Shiraki | Dec 22, 2022 | Other News
Hi Everyone!
I hope everybody has had an amazing year! I want to take the time to really send love and thanks for all the support in the past couple of years. I feel really lucky to be able to again offer Osechi Ryori boxes plus a few other items for New Year’s!
I was thrilled to share this year’s offering with Alan Charazo of KQED:
Place your orders at Tokyo Fish Market, 1220 San Pablo Av Berkeley, open 9 am to 5 pm. Then, pick-up on January 1st at J-Sei, 1285 66th Street, Emeryville.
Please consider allowing me to celebrate with you!!!
by Jill Shiraki | Dec 19, 2022 | Classes & Events, Other News
J-Sei Oshogatsu Celebration
Friday, January 27th (Hybrid: In-Person and Online)
“The year of The Rabbit is one where the sacrifices of the past are rewarded generously. All the seeds of effort we have sown shall finally bear fruit whose sweetness is determined by the purity of our heart’s intent.” [Year of the Rabbit. Lifestyle Asia]
What are your intentions for the new year? Our hope and intention at J-Sei is to keep us all connected in community.
11 am – Join us for our Oshogatsu celebration in an intergenerational exchange with students from the American International Montessori School. Enjoy Japanese games with the children, create calligraphy to greet the new year, and learn odori together.
12 pm – Then, enjoy a classic celebratory dish of Chirashizushi, with friends at J-Sei or pick-up To-Go.
1 pm – Our J-Sei Oshogatsu Celebration will be a hybrid program – in-person and online. The program will feature “Silly Green Mask”, a new book by Judith Kajiwara, with illustrations by Felicia Hoshino. A special presentation by the American International Montessori School and odori by Keiko Allen and J-Sei Minyo no Odori.
RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Oshogatsu” in the subject line. Please indicate if you plan to join us in-person or pick-up To-Go. The suggested donation is $12. You can pay using the online option below or bring cash or check on the day of pick-up. Limited space available.
Silly Green Mask by Judith Kajiwara, with illustrations by Felicia Hoshino
Silly Green Mask had been sitting in a file cabinet for 40 years. It was recently found when its author, now a grandma, decided to recycle decades of papers from her files. Folded away were the yellow, tattered pages of a true story she’d written when she was a young single mother. She had once dreamed of making it into a children’s story book. But life got in the way and the dream was forgotten. Upon finding the story, a little bird tweeted, “It’s never too late to make your forgotten dream come true.” Having no clue how to start, she began visualizing her dream until it came to be.
Silly Green Mask is about a very imaginative 3-year-old girl and her younger sister. At pre-school, the girl draws a silly face on green construction paper. Her teacher cuts it out, fashions it into a mask with eye holes, and attaches a string. The mask becomes a source of fun and theater for the girl, instantly turning her into an animated, make-believe character.
Silly Green Mask is about love, family, innocence, imagination and the importance of choice.
The book will be available for $23. Please let us know in advance if you would like your copy signed by the author.
Author Judith Kajiwara – Since growing up on a small farm in Livingston, California, Judith Kajiwara has been on a life-long spiritual quest to find truth, freedom and joy. Livingston is home to the Yamato Colony where many Issei (first generation Japanese) farmers settled in the late 1800s. As a Sansei (third generation Japanese American), church, community and culture established the foundation for her life. After high school, she attended UC Berkeley where she worked as a grassroots community organizer while earning her degree in psychology. In addition to writing, Judith continues to follow her passion for dance and healing. She is a seasoned Japanese Butoh solo performing artist, choreographer, dance teacher and Reiki energy healer.
Illustrator Felicia Hoshino – Born in San Francisco, California, Felicia Hoshino’s prize-winning illustrations can be found in children’s books such as Juna and Appa, A Place Where Sunflowers Grow, and Sora and the Cloud. She enjoys sketch-booking, illustrating portraits, cooking with her husband, and seeing her growing son’s and daughter’s creativity shine.
