Living in a small mountain village just outside of Tokyo, I grow a crop of indigo every year and process the leaves into dye using traditional methods. I also breed silk moths, raise the silkworms and then reel/spin the silk from the cocoons. The silk is then dyed with natural dyes and finally woven on traditional Japanese looms.
I run several ten-day live-in workshops a year at the old farmhouse here in Japan focusing on the Japanese use of indigo.
Contact me for information.
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
Snoopy, Silkworms and Animal Feeder's Portrait
In the first picture I blinked and looked like a dork and Snoopy looked wonderful. In the second picture, I didn't blink but Snoopy stuck her tongue out on purpose. The silkworms just sat there expressionless.
Just found your blog and am amazed at all the beauty.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great photo!
ReplyDeleteSnoopy is kissing you. She makes up for all the kisses that the Japanese are not showing hehe!
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