J-Sei’s Artisan Faire 2025

J-Sei’s Artisan Faire 2025

by | Dec 1, 2025 | Classes & Events

J-Sei Artisan Faire

December 7, 2025, 11 am to 4 pm

J-Sei, 1285 66th Street, Emeryville

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. 

  • Meet our artists and artisans and do some shopping!
  • Support local businesses and try our Asian pop-ups.
  • Share in the holiday cheer with Community Ukulele, Urban Groove, and others.
J-Sei Artisan Faire Program
11:30  Yumi and Monster book by Kam Redlawsk (Atrium)
12:00  Let’s Groove (Outdoors)
12:30 The Mochi Maker by Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson (Atrium)
1:00  J-Sei Sings (Outdoors)
1:30  Let’s Groove (Atrium)
2:00  Community Ukulele (Atrium or Outdoors?)*
Free festival parking 9-5 at Fratellanza Club, 1140 66th St (check for signs on fence).

Shop our local artists
original designs • handcrafted wares • food

 

Ami noKuni

A Miyako M Illustrations

 Amy Funabiki

Anne Takizawa

Berkeley Methodist United

Cards by Joanne

Chiyeko Klarman

Carolyn Hayashida

Creative Ninja

Crooked Flower Ceramics

Eastwind Books

Furuzawa Finds

Harvest Land

Hidden Gems

Jun Hamamoto & folding4justice

K-Pop Swag

Kam Redlawsk – Yumi and Monster

Kayoko Designs

Kobiko Creations

Koko Baker Scarves

Linda’s Crafts

Mac’s Marbling

Miho Treats

Miyoko Designs

MoritaArts

Naomi Kubota Lee – mini canvas art

Nikkei Progressives – Belly Lke Drum

Old River Design Co.

Pomegranate Designs

Reiko Nabeta

Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson – The Mochi Maker

Tazuko Naito

Teri Lee Pottery

Tracy Hui

Tuyet Tran Jewelry

Visual Harmony Interiors

Wasabi Press

Welded Art by Chris

  J-Sei Marketplace – Pop-Ups

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

Jane’s Homemade

 J-Sei Cookie Collective

Kim’s Sushi

Mume Farm

Okkon Japanese Streetfood

Secrets of Tiger

Sunnie’s Kimchi

Shared Cultures

 Don’t miss Sunnie’s Kimchi in the Holiday Warehouse

and J-Sei’s Cookie Collective in the lobby.

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

 

Local Favorites

Harvest Land

Tracy Hui

Teri Lee Pottery

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A Special Touch

Morita Arts

Vision Harmony

Old River Designs

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Classic Charm

Carolyn Hayashida

Eastwind Books Berkeley

Chiyeko Klarman

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Creative Spark

Crooked Flower Ceramics

Berkeley Methodist United

Koko Baker Scarves

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Creativity Unfolding

Kayoko Design

Folding 4 Justice

Linda’s Crafts

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New Artists to J-Sei

Hidden Gems

A. Miyako Illustrations

Miyoko Designs

 

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Asian-Inspired

Pomegranate Designs

Cards by Joanne

Amy Funabiki

Reiko Nabeta

 

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A Taste of Home

Jane’s Homemade

J-Sei Cookie Collective

Mume Farm

Kimchi by Sunnie

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J-Sei Corner

Ann Hotta

K-Pop Buttons & Swag

Mac’s Marbling

Nikkei Progressives

Wasabi Press

 

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Artist Talk & Book Signing

11:30 am – Kam Redlawsk “Yumi and Monster”

12:30 pm – Sharon Fujimoto-Johnson

                     “The Mochi Makers”

         

 

Atrium Map
Warehouse Map
Food Court Map

Jane's Homemade

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Kim's Sushi

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Mume Farm - crafting ume products

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Okkon Pop-up featuring okonomiyaki

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Secrets of Tiger - an Asian bistro

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Sunnie's Kimchi

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Shared Cultures - foraging and fermenting miso

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Improve Your Qi – Try Qi Gong

Improve Your Qi – Try Qi Gong

by | Nov 18, 2025 | Classes & Events, Other News

Improve Your Qi – Try Qi Gong at J-Sei

Mondays, 10 – 11 am 

Try a new practice and get grounded by learning Qi Gong. 

Improve your overall health, reduce stress and practice movement. Breathe easy, meditate, and improve the flow of Qi – life energy.  Lois Brady is a practitioner and teacher of Qi Gong Dayan or Wild Geese style.

This class will continue as an in-person offering. Sign up for this on-going class.

Harvest Lunch 2025

Harvest Lunch 2025

by | Oct 7, 2025 | Classes & Events, Other News

Harvest Lunch

Thursday, November 13

Join with Congregate Diners, J-Sei volunteers & staff, and  invite friends to celebrate all that we are thankful for. Enjoy sultry smooth jazz music by The Larry Walter Trio, featuring Larry Walter (piano), Wayne Samdahl (bass) and Glen Iwaoka (drums). We are grateful for the many hands that plant, grow, harvest, prepare and deliver the foods that sustain us.  We are thankful for your health, nourishment, and connection to J-Sei.

The special luncheon will feature roast turkey with gravy, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, stuffing, spring mix salad, and dessert. Suggested donation: $12.

To reserve your lunch, please pay online or send a check to J-Sei, 1285 66th Street, Emeryville, CA 94608.  Include the names, contact info, and number of meals. If you have any questions, call (510) 654-4000 or email tara@j-sei.org

Hibiku Kotoba – a podcast conversation with Mia Ayumi Malhotra

Hibiku Kotoba – a podcast conversation with Mia Ayumi Malhotra

by | Oct 6, 2025 | Classes & Events

Hibiku Kotoba, a podcast series

Episode 2: Mia Ayumi Malhotra

On becoming a poet, Mia Ayumi Malhotra reflects on the challenges and joys of becoming an author. She found a deeper connection with her Nikkei roots while writing her latest release, Mothersalt.  She reflects on pregnancy, childrearing, mothering, past and present ways we nurture and sustain ourselves. Mia shares her poem, “To My Many Mothers, Issei and Nisei” from her book, Isako, Isako. 

Host: Kathleen Wong

Listen, follow and subscribe to Hibiku Kotoba on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

OR CONNECT HERE.

Mothersalt, book reading & workshop

Mothersalt, book reading & workshop

by | Oct 4, 2025 | Classes & Events

Book Talk and Workshop with Mia Malhotra

Mothersalt, a book reading

Saturday, November 15, 1 pm

Mothersalt (May 2025, Alice James Books) is an embodied look at birth, motherhood, and child-rearing.  With haunting precision, Mothersalt digs into the experience of pregnancy and early motherhood, where the self is split apart and stitched back together. Interspersed with tender addresses to a child in utero, Mothersalt recounts the fraught disorientation of giving birth in America, where birthing bodies are not always recognized as empowered agents of their own story.

Charting a struggle of failures and reversals to reclaim the experience of childbirth, Mothersalt asserts a powerful narrative of what is possible, not only in the birthing room, but in all forms of human relationships. At its heart, this is a book about resilience, healing, joy, and the sustaining life that emerges from practices of embodied care.

RSVP for this free event.

 

Hibiku Kotoba, a podcast series

Episode 2: Mia Ayumi Malhotra

On becoming a poet, Mia Ayumi Malhotra reflects on the challenges and joys of becoming an author. She found a deeper connection with her Nikkei roots while writing her latest release, Mothersalt.  She reflects on pregnancy, childrearing, mothering, past and present ways we nurture and sustain ourselves. Mia shares her poem, “To My Many Mothers, Issei and Nisei” from her book, Isako, Isako. 

Host: Kathleen Wong

Listen, follow and subscribe to Hibiku Kotoba on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube.

OR CONNECT HERE.

Mia Ayumi Malhotra is the author of Isako Isako, a California Book Award finalist and winner of the Alice James Award, Nautilus Gold Award for Poetry, National Indie Excellence Award, and Maine Literary Award. She is also the author of the chapbook Notes from the Birth Year. A Kundiman Fellow and a founding member of The Ruby SF, a gathering space for women and nonbinary artists, she lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Making Motherhood: a creative workshop

Saturday, November 15, 10 am- 12 pm

In this creative writing workshop, we will think about what it means to make art from life, drawing from family practices (gardening, mending, seamstressing, cooking, origami, ikebana, etc.) that have been handed down for generations by mothers and makers of every kind. Led by local poet Mia Ayumi Malhotra, we will reflect on these practices and respond through a series of written exercises inspired by the life and art of Ruth Asawa and The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon.

Come join us for a morning of making, remembrance, and—best of all—make new friends and memories in a warm, supportive circle of artist-makers. No previous writing or art experience needed; all are welcome at the table! 

Sign up required.  Limited space.

Unseen Spaces, a painting exhibit with Naomi Kubota Lee

Unseen Spaces, a painting exhibit with Naomi Kubota Lee

by | Oct 3, 2025 | Classes & Events

Unseen Spaces, a solo painting exhibit by Naomi Kubota Lee

Summer/Fall 2025

Gallery Hours: MTuThFr 2-5 pm, or by appointment: 510-654-4000

Don’t miss the Art Pop-Up at J-Sei Corner featuring mini canvas paintings by Naomi Kubota Lee at the Artisan Faire on December 7th!

Experience the unseen spaces that invite creativity, inquiry and imagination.  In these times, be inspired by the vibrancy, color and depth of Naomi Kubota Lee’s artistic realm, and reach for the creative energy that can help sustain us.

Artist Gallery Talk: Sunday, October 19th, 1 to 3 pm

Wabi Sabi Hari Workshop: Friday, November 21st, 1 to 3 pm

 

 

Wabi Sabi Hari Booklet, a Japanese needle booklet

Friday, November 21, 1 to 3 pm

In Japan, everything has a soul – even needles. Join Naomi Kubota Lee in making felt and fabric booklets to rest and honor our pins & needles for their lifetime of service. Stitches make things complete and whole again.  Join this workshop and experience the wabi sabi and Japanese boro style of stitching, using reusable imperfect scraps and piecing together of fabric.  “Unseen Spaces, a solo painting exhibit of Naomi Kubota Lee” is currently on view at J-Sei.  Workshop Fee: $35

RSVP to jill@j-sei.org with “Wabi Sabi Hari” in the memo line.

I work in a variety of media, making abstract pieces that make visible the invisible world of imagination and creativity, my inner world. My work reflects the mood, atmosphere and sense of mystery of this unseen space.

Naomi Kubota Lee