J-Sei’s Artisan Faire 2023

J-Sei’s Artisan Faire 2023

by | Nov 22, 2023 | Classes & Events, News

J-Sei Artisan Faire

December 3, 2023, 11 am to 4 pm

In-person – One day only! 

Come shop with us!  J-Sei encourages creative artists in our midst to share their inspired designs for gift giving and to spread the joy. 

We feature handcrafted gifts, ceramics, jewelry, wearable art, tote bags, stationery, home decor, specialty foods, books, and more.

  • Enjoy a chance to meet our artists and artisans and do some shopping!
  • Support local businesses and try out new dishes with our Asian pop-ups.
  • Share in the holiday cheer with performances by J-Sei Singers, Let’s Groove, and others.

 

Okkon Pop-up featuring okonomiyaki

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Secrets of Tiger - an Asian bistro

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Fire and Spice - Northern Thai

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Shared Cultures - foraging and fermenting miso

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Mume Farm - crafting ume products

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Granddaughters, kitchen essentials by Shelby LaRosa

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Return of Artist DeLynda Deleon

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New Creations by artists Chiyeko Klarman and Carina Lee

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J-Sei Marketplace ASIAN POP-UPS

We invite you to join us in supporting creative
food ventures and local businesses!

Jane’s Homemade – gluten-free cookies & candies

Kim’s Sushi – assorted sushi rolls

Mume Farm – pastries and ume products

Musashi Bento – lunch bento to-go

Okkon Japanese Streetfood – okonomiyaki

O’Toole’s Fire and Spice – Northern Thai food & iced tea

Secrets of Tiger – Asian Bistro sandwiches

Shared Cultures – farm to ferment miso

Don’t miss Sunnie’s 3 kinds of kimchi, Fuzzy’s Fizzies, Movie Night’s Baker Dozen, and Anne’s Doggy Treats for sale in the Holiday Warehouse.

J-Sei is located at 1285 66th Street
(between Hollis St & San Pablo Ave) in Emeryville.

 

FEATURED ARTISANS

 Amy Funabiki –  Zipper Pouches

Anne Takizawa – Homemade Doggie Treats

Barbara Morita – Paper designed ornaments and cards

Carina Lee – Assorted Playful Knitted Creations

Carolyn Hayashida – Quilts, Totes and Bags

Carrie Yoshida -Cyanotype and Original Designed Cards

Chiyeko Klarman – Hand-built Pottery and Square Totes

DeLynda Deleon – Handcrafted beaded jewelry

Felicia Hoshino & Judith Kajiwara – Children’s books

Fuzzy’s Fizzies – Galco Soda Stop

Gerry Furuzawa – Original Watercolor Paintings & Prints

Harvest Land – Hand-screened Print T-shirts

Jane’s Homemade – Gluten-Free Cookies and Candies

Joanne Wong – Washi Paper Card Designs

Jun Hamamoto/San Quentin Origami – Origami Cards

Kayoko Designs – Jewelry

Koko Baker – Handwoven Scarves

Linda Matsui – Assorted handcrafted gifts

Movie Night Bakers – Homemade Cookies

Mume Farm – Ume products

Shared Cultures – Miso products

Shelby LaRosa – Granddaughters Scrubbies and other kitchen essentials

Sunnie Youk – 3 kinds of Kimchi

Teri Lee Pottery

Tracy Takayanagi Hui – Happi, Totes & Jewelry

Where’s the Cat?; The End of a Quilt Journey

Where’s the Cat?; The End of a Quilt Journey

by | Nov 22, 2023 | Classes & Events, Other News

Where’s the Cat: The End of a Quilt Journey

by Carolyn Hayashida

November 20, 2023 to January 12, 2024

Never claiming to be a quilter, Carolyn Hayashida has found her quilt journey’s end. From a young age, she was drawn to sewing and studied art and fashion design. Her first quilt was a gift to her husband for his 50th birthday, the Family Kamon quilt. 

She was invited to JASEB (now J-Sei) through Bess Kawachi Chin who invited her to share her Sashiko designs in her clothing creations. She later frequented JASEB when her mother was active. She was later asked to coordinate the JASEB Quilting Class. She learned from the talented quilters and began to incorporate her unique designs into her quilting projects. Carolyn has a keen eye for combining fabrics and personalizing each creation with her stitching talents.  Come visit the gallery to find the cat, rabbits, and to discover an array of Japanese cultural motifs in her work. Gallery Hours:  MWF 10-1, TuTh 1-5

Carolyn Hayashida will be at the J-Sei Artisan Faire: Sunday, December 3rd, 11 am to 4 pm.  Stop in to see her at the faire, then go upstairs to the gallery at J-Sei to see the quilt show.

J-Sei’s Harvest Day 2023

J-Sei’s Harvest Day 2023

by | Oct 26, 2023 | Classes & Events

J-Sei’s Harvest Celebration Luncheon

Friday, November 17th, 12 noon

Join us as we celebrate all that sustains us and share in the bounty of good food with friends at J-Sei. The special luncheon will feature roast turkey, stuffing, gravy and sides. Our special guest will be koto artist Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto. Trained in classical Japanese music, Shirley also composes and performs her own blend of jazz and rock with Murasaki Ensemble.

Join us for a traditional turkey meal with all the fixings. RSVP today.  Suggested donation: $12. See more info below on how to reserve your lunch.

About the Artist

Shirley Kazuyo Muramoto is known as a musician of traditional Japanese music and has studied classical Japanese koto music extensively with several masters, including Chikushi Katsuko, Kazue Kudo, Yoko Gates and her mother, Kazuko Muramoto. She also plays jazz koto and is the director of the Murasaki Ensemble which features music from traditional to contemporary to jazz and rock, established in 1998.

Harvest Lunch

Roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing, and spring mix salad

Suggested donation: $12

To reserve your lunch To-Go or Eat-In, please call (510) 654-4000 or email tara@j-sei.org

 

Pay Online

To pre-pay online, complete the form below. Check the box for “Write us a comment” , write Harvest Luncheon and let us know if it is “To-Go” or “Eat-In”, or any additional details.

TAISO: Exercise Movement

by | Sep 29, 2023 | Classes & Events

TAISO: Exercise Movement – new class

Thursdays, 10:30 to 11:15 am

Session: Oct 5 to Nov 9

Radio Taiso is a morning exercise routine that has been practiced in Japan for nearly 100 years to increase energy and bring people together. All ages and ability levels can participate together. It strengthens the core muscles, improves circulation and cardio. Learn this easy and fun calisthenic exercise at J-Sei.  Juliet Bost Yokoe has been teaching Taiso at the San Mateo Buddhist Temple over the past three years.  Suggested donation: $25/6 classes, or $5 drop-in.  RSVP to karol@j-sei.org with “Taiso” in the subject line.

Notecard Workshop with Lucy Arai

Notecard Workshop with Lucy Arai

by | Sep 29, 2023 | Classes & Events

Japanese Papers, Sashiko, and Creative Play!

Sunday, October 22, 1 to 3:30 pm OR  Friday, October 27, 9:30-12

Learn to make notecards using assorted patterned and Japanese handmade papers, embossing stencils, stamps, decorative scissors, pattern templates, and other common-place materials. Produce cards for the holiday, special occasions, birthdays, thank-you notes, stationary, gift sets and tags!

Fee: $35, includes card stock with envelopes, Japanese papers, and use of specialty tools. RSVP to karol@j-sei.org  Space is limited. 

Once you are confirmed for the workshop, you can pay using the donor box below. Each person is asked to bring scissors, colored pencils & pens, glue stick and paper scrap
(Colorful magazine pages, calendars, outdated maps, etc.)

 

Lucy Arai cards 2

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Mine Okubo: A Life in Colors

Mine Okubo: A Life in Colors

by | Sep 29, 2023 | Classes & Events

Art Talk by scholar ShiPu Wang

Saturday, October 21, 2 pm

ShiPu Wang, curator of the Chiura Obata retrospective and professor of art history at UC Merced, returns to J-Sei to talk about his new exhibition, Miné Okubo’s Eyes: A Life in Colors, the first survey of Okubo’s seven-decade career for the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties in Riverside since 2012. This event presented by Friends of Topaz Museum is free of charge. RSVP on Eventbrite.