Fresh Wind
Ono Karori
The Ichikawa Takashi Fantasy Ethnic Exhibition began on April 29th.
Ichikawa 's daughter once asked him, "What are you aiming to be?" His attitude of creating things true to his own inquisitiveness without being confined to the term "ceramist" always brings a breath of fresh air to us.
And the time spent at this event was incredibly refreshing.
On the first day, there will be "Imaginary Ethnic Group - Meditation Tea Ceremony" by Ichikawa, on the second day there will be "Nono Tea Ceremony" by Noguso Sora , and on the third day there will be "Picked Flowers and Plants Gathering" by Tsumugi .
It was a fun time just watching each person's free way of life.
Now, at Utsushiki, new members have joined us since spring, and a refreshing breeze is blowing.
One of them is Maririn , the wife of Dai-chan, a hat maker from Kagetsu Hi, who had an exhibition in March.
Maririn mainly helps out with the store on weekdays. She introduced herself in last week's staff blog, so please take a look.
The other member is the youngest, the highly motivated Tatsuya Suzuki . He plans to focus on photography and online work from now on.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
And actually, there's one more.
"We have a family of seven."
When I told my children this, they said, "It's not just that my belly is bloated because I eat too much, like my second daughter, Muchan."
"Four people is enough"
"What? A baby rhinoceros beetle?"
There were many different opinions, but I am carrying a new life in my belly and will soon be entering the 15th week.
Were you all surprised? LOL. Well, today I'd like to look back a little on this period.
Although I am happy about the new wind that has come into my body, there are changes in my body before and after giving birth that I could not have predicted.
One moment I was laughing so hard, and then suddenly I'm overcome with nausea, and I also have very specific foods that don't agree with me and that I crave, so it's always a very strange experience.
By the way, I personally have an intense desire to eat cucumbers, which my husband hates, but I wonder if this is some kind of frustration...? I eat them secretly.
I suffered from sciatica after my first birth, and time passed without it going away, so this time I was already suffering from lower back pain from the moment I found out I was pregnant.
This time, I was more tired than ever, and I was feeling dizzy and unwell. I had been dealing with my body for the past month or two, and I didn't have time to think about anything else. I realized once again that not being in good physical condition makes you mentally unstable. I started to worry about my pelvis and female hormones again, and I decided to explore what kind of changes were happening in my body.
To begin with, I had never really thought deeply about how much the pelvis and female hormones affect women.
First, I started reading a book called "Women and the Pelvis," which is based on the philosophy of Noguchi Shiatsu.
After giving birth, I had heard people say "don't read" or "don't use your eyes" because it's bad for the uterus to recover, but I wondered what they were saying...
However, when I paid attention to the relationship between the pelvis and the skull, it all made sense and I realized that I had not been taking good care of my pelvis.
I should have known sooner about the pelvis, which is deeply connected to women regardless of childbirth! I have encouraged myself to do so, and now I am writing this.
It's very interesting to be fully aware that we have a body that can recognize and feel changes.
Times of trouble are also opportunities for change.
A tiny life growing healthily inside one body.
Being healthy is the best nutrition.
It shrinks and relaxes easily.
If freedom of pelvic movement leads to vitality, then it is important to enjoy yourself and live a mindless life.
I hope to enjoy the changes over the next few months.
Ono Karori
