Literally hundreds of pounds (seriously, UPS weighed it all) of kimono and Japanese goodies are heading to Sakura-Con in Seattle at this very moment. The kids and I will follow on Thursday. Although it seems the only vacations I ever take are busman’s holidays (think of an old fashioned British bus conductor going on vacation…
Month: March 2010
Anticipation
Getting ready for a big show is exciting, nerve wracking, frustrating, and wonderful. The kids (my junior partners in all this) are looking forward to going on an airplane, something they haven’t done in a quite a while. I promised them we’d do Sakura-Con years ago, when we first stumbled upon it one Easter weekend…
Focus on Indigo part IV, Katazome
Today I present two katazome items, one from the SFAPA show and one from my personal collection. Click on the images to get a closer look. The first is from the Cavin-Morris Gallery in New York. It’s a stunning katabira (帷), an unlined (hitoe 単衣) ramie (jofu 上布) kimono for summer wear. This would have…
cough cough sniffle
Sorry for the lack of posts this week. The kids and I have been sloggling through the latest flu, but we’re on the mend. The Knit-One-One show is tomorrow and I’m off to sort through my stock and pick out some goodies to show. Back soon with more indigo…
A love for both the common fiber and the extraordinary textile @KimonoMomo 