The Heritage Meets Modernity Podcast

Welcome to the Heritage Meets Modernity Podcast where we explore how history, art, literature, and craft intersect with culture and contemporary life.  In this debut episode we get to know more about Sophia, and how she is navigating a career shift together with the challenges she has faced along this journey. We talk about how she got into the world of urushi and maki-e, and why she made the decision to leave an academic career in science to pursue art. We also discuss the reality of commission work and the difficulties faced when working as an independent artist. This is a Kyuseido production. Find out more on our website: https://www.kyuseidotokyo.com/ Kyuseido's Library of Knowledge: https://www.kyuseidotokyo.com/libraryofknowledge Urushi Notes: https://www.urushinotes.com/ Maki-e School Ginza: https://www.makieshi.com/  Follow us to keep up to date with new episodes!  Instagram: Kyuseido YouTube: Kyuseido Opening and Closing Music: Song: Dawn Composer: Sappheiros Website: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5ZVHXQZAIn9WJXvy6qn9K0 License: Creative Commons (BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music powered by BreakingCopyright: https://breakingcopyright.com