Mio Tsugawa

Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Edo-nadeshiko / 小てまり 江戸撫子(えどなでしこ)

MEMOThis is a glue-type kusudama where the parts are assembled using adhesive. It's one of the Tem tem Temari series, and is slightly smaller than the regular Tem tem Temari (60 pieces). It features distinctive bordered petals. Folding it u
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Garuda / ガルダ

MEMOThis is a modular model that doesn't require glue for assembly. A part is folded with a half-square piece of paper and connected with Arabesque-joint. A similar model is "Suzaku".Compared to Lilith and Horus, this is a relatively simple
Bind Type / 糸括りタイプ

Spring ball / 春てまり

Spring ball / 春てまりSpring ball Variation / 春てまり バリエーションSpring ball Variation 2 / 春てまり バリエーション 2Work's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedFebruary 2007MadeFebruary 2007DrawingMarch 2026Number of parts24 piecesPaper size15 cm (Square paper)Joining
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Janus’s Holy Grail / ヤヌスの聖杯

MEMOThis is a creation that incorporates the “Janus Rose” decoration part into “Janus's Holy Grail,” a variation of Janus II. No glue is needed when assembling the Janus's Grail or incorporating the Janus's Rose. In practice, it should prep
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Janus II / ヤヌス II

MEMOThis is a modular type model that assembles parts without using glue. The parts are connected using Arabesque-joint. This Janus II is an improved version of the original Janus, characterized by the layered appearance of the places exten
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

With Passacaglia’s steps Variations / パッサカリアのステップで バリエーション

Triple time / 三拍子(さんびょうし)MEMOThis is a variation of "With Passacaglia's steps" where the folding width is divided into three equal parts. In the original work, the visible colored places were narrow, but in this version, they are the same w
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

With Passacaglia’s steps / パッサカリアのステップで

MEMOThis is a modular-style piece that requires no glue for assembly. It uses a connection method similar to that of the Passacaglia.The Passacaglia uses the “Arabesque-Joint” technique, which involves adding folds to the joint areas where
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Sakurai-zakura / 小てまり桜井桜

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukoy amazakura. Like the Kotemari Yume zakura, it is hollow inside. A small flower with 10 petals blooms where the five parts are gathered. Like the Kotemari Kikka, the larger petals could open furth
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Kikka / 小てまり菊花

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukou yamazakura. Like the Kotemari Yume zakura, the inside of the kusudama is hollow. This is a hollow version of the "Kotemari Juuyougiku" featured in the folding instructions for the Kotemari Mukou
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Yume zakura / 小てまり夢桜

MEMOThis is a variation of the Kotemari Mukou yamazakura. I hollowed out the inside of the kusudama. A bell is placed inside. You can also fill it with potpourri or hide other kusudamas, and have fun with it in various ways. It is very simi
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kotemari Mukou yamazakura / 小てまり向こう山桜

Kotemari Mukou yamazakura / 小てまり向こう山桜MEMOThis is a variation of the Mitsuwari Asanoha design.It is made with half a square sheet of paper to fold one part. It uses 60 parts.It is very similar to "Mitsuwari mukou yamazakura" created in 2023,
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Mitsuwari Asanoha Variations Vol.1 / 三つ割麻の葉バリエーション Vol.1

Mitsuwari Asanoha Simple type / 三つ割麻の葉 シンプルタイプMEMOThese works are variations of the ‘Mitsuwari Asanoha’, which is one size smaller than the standard tem tem temari. While the Mitsuwari Asanoha is made from square paper, this simplified vers
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Suzaku / 朱雀(すざく)

Suzaku / 朱雀Work's DataAuthor© Mio TsugawaCreatedMarch 2010MadeMarch 2010DrawingFebruary 2026Number of parts30 piecesPaper size7.5 × 15 cm (Half-square paper)Joining materialsNot use (Not glued)Joining methodArabesque jointSuzaku Variation /
Modular Type / モジュラータイプ

Horus / ホルス

MEMOThis is a modular-type work connected with Arabesque-joint. Not glued parts to assemble. It has a folding technique as Neith-style folding, comparable to Lirith in difficulty. The piece's name, Horus, refers to the sky god of Egyptian m
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Mitsuwari Asanoha / 三つ割麻の葉

MEMOThese are a variation of the Them Them Temari. There are two major differences from the standard Tem Tem Temari. First, the points where three parts are gathered and the points where four parts are gathered are swapped.Second, it is a s
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Lilith / リリス

MEMOThis is a modular-type piece connecting parts with arabesque joints. Created in 2016.Its form is very similar to "Neith of Giovanni". The difference is that the flower where the five parts come together is single- petal in Neito, while
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Elf egg / エルフエッグ

Elf egg: Forest elf / エルフエッグ:森のエルフMEMOThis is a variation of the Elf series in the shape of a Tem Tem Temari. All of the pieces in the Elf series can be made into a round shape like a Tem Tem Temari. This technique is the same as making Elf
Arabesque joint / アラベスクジョイント

Neith Variations / ネイトバリエーション

Neith of Giovanni / ジョバンニのネイトMEMOThis is "Neith," a work I created in 2016. It consists of 30 parts and is a modular piece that can be assembled without the use of glue. The name comes from ‘Neith’, a satellite of Venus said to have been di
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Kiku temari / 菊てまり

MEMOThis is a variation of the Yume Temari. It has 60 parts and is folded with half-square paper.The point where the five parts are gathered, a flower resembling a chrysanthemum crest blooms.Like the Yume Temari, the inside of the kusudama
Paste Type / ペーストタイプ

Yume temari / 夢てまり

MEMOThis is a glue-type kusudama that can be put together using glue. It was made in 2013 and is part of the Tenten Temari series, which has 60 parts.It is hollow inside, so you can put bells inside or fill it with potpourri.接着剤を使って組み立てる貼り合