SEARSPORT — The week of August 10-16 at Searsport Shores Ocean Campground, Camp and Create will host Mihoko Wakabayashi as Artist in Residence teaching SAORI Weaving and Traditional Japanese Arts.

Mihoko Wakabayashi, native of Japan has been working on SAORI Weaving for nearly 20 years. SAORI is an improvisational style of weaving started in Japan, Mikoho’s SAORI studio in Worcester, Mass. is the first official studio in US, she has been teaching all ages and variety of abilities since 2000. She visited Searsport Shores last year when Fiber College was held and fell in love with the place. Mihoko will weave and dye while she works as an artist in residency this week.

SAORI Weaving is a moving meditation. There are no mistakes. Anyone can weave on ready-made warp.

Mihoko will be joined by her mother who is visiting from Japan in August.

Mihoko’s mother is a Japanese tea master. The two artists will offer variety of workshops such as SAORI Weaving, Japanese paper dying, Japanese tea ceremony, Origami, and Japanese fan making. These are for all ages and surely enjoyable for families. 

For more information about camping or participating in Camp and Create at Searsport Shores, visit http://searsportshores.com/artists/ or call 207-548-6059.