nature’s gifts

another book!

shown here in a basket purchased many years ago in the Caribbean

woven in the manner of the indigenous Arawak people

I really don’t need to be encouraged, but thanks Aimee

haven’t had time to read it but it looks fantastic

Basketry written by Hisako Sekijima with a forward by Jack Lenor Larsen how could it be anything but good

these  sandals were a gift from a monk in Japan, I’ve never worn them but now I can make my own

the rustic beauty of this palm stem I carried home from a walk in Fujino is transformed into a vase

a rain cape, not in the book but a wonderful piece from old Japan

hanging on the landing at the

Japanese Textile Workshop

made out of necessity, the beauty is in the simple materials and the obvious wear

I can’t wait to start collecting materials and try some of the ideas

sometimes I feel like an avalanche careening down a mountainside gathering everything in its path

as a very significant birthday approaches, too rapidly, I still haven’t settled on studying one technique.

I want to learn it all, there is never going to be enough time