a new quest

a hanko.

have a good weekend.

neki desu

 

temptation carries a proper name

pigment tokyo. a place i avoided going last year as my cc were acting iffy with japanese card readers.

it's a place to break the bank.

 i bought three aya suiboku colors in a beloved store in kyoto but they were out of beni color . i was left  carrying that small pebble in my shoe.

 as my friend who was in tokyo some weeks ago couldn't bring the beni cake for me i, in a what the hell moment ordered it from japan and since shipping would be the same for 50 grams than for a kilo i splurged and ordered 5 pastilles.

took a week customs clearing and all. dhl rocks for a seamless efficient shipping,you get what you pay for.

so here they are in all their splendor: classic nihonga colors of beni, ai, shikon plus two yellows cochineal red verdigris and a light blue.

i will be adding touches of color as soon as i feel confident with sumi -e..

first week without japanese class. my renshuu app is smoking with self study.

neki desu

 

pondering

 it's already december and still pondering.

warp silk dyed with tannin , walnut and akane. weft wool/ stainless dark blue and terracotta from the much beloved and now defunct avril in kyoto.

 2 cms of plain weave 4 -5 cms in broken twill, nice soft furrows. the question is re-sley at a more open 8 ends   x cms for more drama( and possibly less stable cloth) or keep it as is at 10 ends x cm what to do ??

this is the back colorwise much more subdued. like the two for one effect  unlike double weave it's  minimum effort.

on a side note life now became hollywood. mayor computer overhaul,changed hard disk, added more memory and did a big deep cleanup.all functions became instant. .feeling virtuous because instead of getting a new one i repaired the old one.the dumpster won't see me for another stretch. ( ¨¨ ω¨¨ )   

neki desu