I dedicated January of this year to working on my unfinished projects. If you’ve been following me for a while, you might recall that the… Read More »Finishing Unfinished Projects (UFOs) Part 2: Patchwork Totes
I’ve always enjoyed textures up-close. Textures of man-made things like old structures or rusting tools, or the textures of nature: lichen, rocks, cracked earth or… Read More »The Tree Bark Quilt Series
Discovering Ainu textiles in Hokkaido was the greatest surprise of my 2018 trip to Japan. I knew a little about Japanese textile traditions, but never… Read More »Ainu Textiles
During our family trip to Japan I managed to carve out one day for a solo Kyoto Textile-Lover’s Tour. I combed through our guidebooks and… Read More »Kyoto Textile-Lover’s Tour
On the second day of our family trip to Japan, we toured Matsumoto. We spent a fun day exploring the famous castle and the nearby… Read More »Doll-maker Aya Furuta and a Missed Craft Show in Matsumoto, Japan
Many tourists visit Matsumoto for its beautifully-preserved sixteenth-century castle. Only a few stop by the small Matsumoto City Museum right across the courtyard. Although somewhat… Read More »Matsumoto City Museum and Traditional Japanese Crafts
During our summer trip to Japan we visited many of the country’s famous attractions. Every now and then, through, I dragged my kids a little… Read More »The Nagamachi Yuzen-kan Silk-Painting Museum in Kanazawa, Japan
On my recent trip to Japan, I found art where I didn’t expect it, yet didn’t find the art I expected to see everywhere. Boro,… Read More »Boro: The Japanese Art of Mending That is Hard to Find in Japan