more ATCs

The latest ATCs.i guess you can call this a series as there are already 6 and presumably more to come :)

On the home front still SNAFU. AND i bombed on Japanese test. The final will be in two weeks and i'm contemplating not taking it and calling it quits. There's only so much that one can handle.At least i am able to do a little work in the studio now.

neki desu

keeping my wits or dr. livingstone i suppose.

In times of strife one has to keep up the standards and the wits with a stiff upper lip, oi?
Using my textile images and creating patterns in Photoshop has been therapeutic. And once photoshoping one can create backgrounds and make sandwiches. This is the result of a sandwich making morning with borrowed ukiyo-e beauties from the great master Utamaro
Eventually they will be printed on fabric. If i survive, that is.

neki desu

living vicariously

Impossible to work in bedlam. Net surfing as therapy.
Here are some goodies for you indigo lovers out there.
This African site where the picture was taken from talks about a Mali master indigo dyer.Scroll down and you'll find a gallery link with great textiles.
More. Magic of Light Mystery of Shadows blog posted an interesting post on carved wooden blocks for itajime. It also includes a video showing the cloth being unfolded.

Enjoy

neki desu