I ponder life, art and weaving rather noisily while enjoying the company of others who make things, or appreciate hand-made things. I also maintain a sporadically unravelling blog in Japanese.
Color 2008
I have a love/hate relationship with the use of colors in my work. While I've visited the subｊect often in the past, in 2008 I wrote a series of posts labeled "color 2008" to focus on my attempts to broaden and diversify my use of colors and color schemes.
Randall Darwall Workshop 2006
Legendary weaver Randall Darwall led a week-long workshop in Paraparaumu, New Zealand, in October as part of Aotearoa Textile Forum 2006. It was a magical experience to be in the presence of a man, (actually two men, partner Brian Murphy being a formidable part), who so inspire/s weavers and collectors the world over.
I tried to recap the essence of the workshop in these 10 posts, and then posted two follow up posts a year on.
How I Make a Shawl
We weavers are too often asked the one question: "How long does it take for you to make a (insert-item) like this?" In this series of posts, I tried to chronicle how I made the first two shawls in late 2006 from one warp in preparation for my first Exhibit(ion) in 2007.
Exhibit(ion) 2007: Sea, Sand and Sky
I chronicled the adventures and misadventures of a middle-aged art novice attempting to put on a solo mini exhibit(ion) in January/February 2007, starting from calling it an exhibition rather than an exhibit. Some of it was serious, some hilarious, but every little bit was invaluable in learning the business of art making, and in determining where I wanted to go next with my weaving. Most importantly, I really appreciated the friends I have, old and new.
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