seems that many moons ago

i was able to get an ai vat going. found this  silk shibori sample while doing some spring cleaning in the studio. it was part of a  project  when i was doing tapestry at the arts and crafts school ca. 1990. the notes say morrocan ai and most likely  i bought it in lausanne at  filambule when visiting the tapestry biennale. at that time i was beginning to get my hands on shibori, mesmerized by it.

also found silk yarn samples in a gradation.
ignorance is bliss: i burned all that silk not knowing the outcome. i'd be much more cautious now.

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a relatively unsuccesful one

the scarf. already finished and in post prod phase, stuck in a pot of akane (madder), slowly dyeing. the plan was to use felting resist paste to resist large areas, but to my disappointment, the felting resist paste didn't resist much. have to keep at it. however, the felting came out nice though with the planned tracking on one end.
has anyone had any  fortune with the felting resist paste?

loom already warped with a linen warp for a table runner gifto.trying to finish before the studio gets too hot to work in. still  deciding  on the color of the linen weft. note the new template contraption on the selvedge. looks a lot less low tech.

and speaking of tech, have been learning to use the bamboo tablet . retouching has never been easier!wiping out whole windows and cars from photos in a whiz . this looks like a late life career :)

there are also 2 small books parked at various stages of completion  and  the stitching  challenge that has been neglected for two weeks now. all this frenzy is because i want to finish all before the good weather sets in. meaning indigo dyeing again and a new book to explore along with it.

 on the other hand, the week ahead looks pretty gloomy as there's a lot of domestic bs to clear. seems that lately  the bs multiplies exponentially.which makes me wonder how on earth i managed it, did studio work and had a job.

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hanami

vicarious hanami of some sort. this came by way of my friend atsuko.  400 year old  fusehime sakura tree in full regalia.

although i saw the fruit orchards in bloom from the train window when coming back from madrid. slopes of saturated pink, white and pale pink  being gently kissed by the early morning sun.

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