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Monday, September 18, 2023

out of commission



for the past weeks with a neck to forearm tendinitis.not pleasant.the first week doing computer work was excruciatingly painful so i stopped. dedicated that time to memorize some japanese verbs and structures.the bad news is that the guy who had excellent vids following the mina no nihongo book took them all down.he was very good explaining grammar and it is a big loss to the self study community.
(╯︵╰,). thinking about switching to the japan foundation marugoto program but still not clear. the ever falling between the cracks classification student and i have a severe dislike for placement tests.






the ailment has somewhat subsided i can do 
menial stuff. 
making ferrous print paste was one .
 this incredible goo was used on the scarf above and left to dry, then it was dunged in wheat bran chalk bath to fix it.















the iron which escaped to  the dunging solution  shifted the color somewhat towards a rusty yellowy rerd,but the bonus is that it will be more light resistant.
this piece will grace my neck bcse i don't think there's anyone  willing to pay for a 2 month process.














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Friday, September 01, 2023

wonderful nuno world




sudo sama combining tradition and innovation.if you can get her books .you're welcome.
have a good weekend











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Thursday, August 31, 2023

some work done



i have not had any luck with ratanjot, a medicinal powder also used in indian cookery.  there's some confussion as some sources cite it as alkanet  and others as a different species other than alkanna tinctoria.
 anyhow i havent been lucky with either. used the alkanet from germany and got the same cat doodoo color 💩💩 i got from ratanjot.



cat doo doo overdyed with benibana.





tried addind washing soda to shift the color and there was no result. and my dears life's getting short and i wanted a purple. how did i get it? logwood overdye! infallible logwood which will be treated with a dash of iron to make it more lightfast .this project will not last the test of time bcse i am using benibana and logwood     ¯\ ( ツ ) /¯ 
 
august is done. it's been long hot and uncomfortable.looking forward to september amuch more people friendly month.








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