Peter Tea Mar 16, 2012 16 min Tanaka, Junichiro 田中 淳一郎 Tanaka, Junichiro 田中 淳一郎 I was working in the workshop as usual one day and Mr. Tanaka brings in this Black Pine and sets it on his work ...
Peter Tea Oct 15, 2011 3 min JBP in a blink of an eye! Since it is now the Fall, we’ve all been busily wire and styling trees. The main trees Mr. Tanaka and I have been styling are Black and ...
Peter Tea Oct 5, 2011 4 min An Old Five Needle Pine goes to show One of the things I look forward to during my apprenticeship is attending shows and getting a glimpse of the behind the scenes. Sakufu-te...
Peter Tea Aug 10, 2011 2 min What does Oyakata (親方) mean? I was in the workshop last night talking to Mr. Tanaka about the, “Apprentice Life.” We talk about it a lot because that is the usual an...
