平成25年版　和菓子になったテキスタイルデザイン


		"Kumomagakure" The landscape through an airplane window is covered with clouds. Leaning towards and looking throuhg the window, i see the glimpse of landscape underneath. I see forest and fields. It is always a pleausre to see how people live and how the landscape gradually changes. (Katsuji Wakisaka, the textile designer)

弥生のテキスタイルデザインは「雲間がくれ」。雲の間から見える地上の風景をテキスタイルにしたものです。餡を外郎で巻いた主菓子の断面は雲をイメージしています。
白地に水玉の柄は、大徳寺納豆を散らして表現しました。
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The textile design for March is called "Hidden between clouds"
The design is inspired by cloud scenery.
A section of mochi rolled around anko(sweet black bean paste) represents the clouds.
We have set a polka dot pattern against a white background with scattered Natto Beans from Daitokuji Temple.

外郎の中に入っているのは、ほうじ茶味の餡。ほうじ茶を濃く煮出したもので、白餡を炊きました。大徳寺納豆の独特の塩気が、お菓子の甘さを引き立てています。
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The white outer shell is filled with anko (sweetened red bean paste) that has been infused with Hoji green tea flavor. The outer shiroan (white bean paste) has then been cooked with boiled Hoji green tea. Finally Daitokuji Natto (Japanese fermented soybeans) have been added to the outer shell, enhancing the sweetness of the red bean paste with their particular saltiness.


京菓子老舗長久堂とのコラボレート。1年の移ろいをポップなテキスタイルデザインで表現し、和菓子に落とし込みました。 ------ We collaborated with famous Kyoto patisserie Choukyudou. Our pop vibrant textile design reflect changes in the seasons and these are also expressed in our wagashi.	平成21年『PHPスペシャル』に毎月連載していた、『SOU・SOUだより』。移ろい行く四季の和花を和菓子で表現しました。 ------ SOU・SOU's textile designer Katsuji Wakisaka has been publishing new textile design on monthly magazine, "PHP Special". The seasonal changes are expressed in our wagashi.	京菓子老舗『亀屋良長』さんとのコラボレート。日本の歳時記を表現したテキスタイルに合わせて和菓子を製作しました。 ------ We collaborated with The noted Kyoto patisserie Kameya Yoshinaga. Together we created wagashi that emphasize Japanese seasonal changes as well as our graphic textile prints.	華道家元池坊直営・日本華道社出版『四季の花手帖』で発表した12ヶ月の花を和菓子にしました。お菓子の製作は、京菓子の老舗『亀屋良長』さん。 ------ SOU・SOU designed a new flower design corresponding to each month of the year in "Flower Notes For the Four Seasons', the booklet published by Nihon Kadou Sha, operated by Ikenobo*.

Ikenobo*
Ikenobo is the original school that produced ikebana (traditional Japanese Buddhist floral design) as a unique artform in Japan
over five centuries ago and continue to spread awareness and knowledge of the ikebana tradition worldwide.