Spring has Arrived!

I just went on a short walk the other day because it was so nice out and while I was out, took some pictures on my iPod touch and just edited them on Instagram. It's nice to just keep it simple sometimes and not have to download fifty photos onto my computer and have to go through them on Photoshop. I consider the camera on my iPod plus Instagram like having a digital version of a Holga camera :).

Foliage Macro Photograph

Angelica

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Drawing

These are just some of my better pieces from the two drawing classes that I took in college. Drawing isn't my thing but I was able to get some good results with a lot of work.

Charcoal

Mixed Media (Ink, Pencil, Charcoal, Wax)

Charcoal

Macro Photography

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Origin of the Expression "Snug as a Bug in a Rug"

This is an interesting post from Two Nerdy History Girls. It talks about "Bed Rugs" that were used in Colonial times and how their use led to the coining of the phrase "snug as a bug in a rug." If you're a history nerd like me you'll find it interesting :). Check it out here: Snug as a Bug in a Rug, c. 1760.

Angelica

Facebook Page

A few days ago a figured out how to get buttons to appear on the bottom on each post for quick sharing to social media sites like Facebook and Twitter (for a technologically challenged person like me, that was a major accomplishment). I also just set up the Facebook page for this blog, which you can view here: Wabi-Sabi Gijutsu. So if you have a Facebook, please 'like' the page, as it will have some things that will not be on here, but I will be working on linking all the blog posts to the Facebook page. Thanks!

Angelica

Traditional Japanese Dyeing Techniques

The other day I came across this entry at the Textile Arts Center blog the other day, http://textileartscenterblog.com/using-the-katazome-dyeing-technique/, which talked briefly about two traditional Japanese dyeing techniques. While the main methods talked about in the blog entry were Katazome and Katagami, Shibori is also mentioned. So I went and looked at some of the links to examples for each method as well as for some books on each of these methods. Some of the examples are gorgeous:

Photo source: http://ise-katagami-ma.blogspot.com/

Photo Source: http://ise-katagami-ma.blogspot.com/

Katagami is a process where stencils are cut and, traditionally, used to print designs on Kimonos. Katazome seems to be the actual process of using stencils to print (http://www.johnmarshall.to/H-WhatIsKatazome.htm). For a very basic overview, wikipedia has an entry on this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katazome. There is also an entry on Shibori: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibori.  These are definitely some techniques that I will try to read some more about to see about using them in the future. Below are just a few books that I will be trying to read that I found from searching on the internet:

(http://www.amazon.com/Shibori-Knits-The-Exquisite-Felted/dp/B009683JR8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362180348&sr=8-1&keywords=Shibori+Knits)

(http://www.amazon.com/Traditional-Japanese-Stencil-Designs-Clarence/dp/0486247910/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362278297&sr=8-1&keywords=katagami)

(http://www.amazon.com/Shibori-Designs-Techniques-Mandy-Southan/dp/1844482693/ref=pd_sim_b_1)

(http://www.amazon.com/Woven-Shibori-The-Weavers-Studio/dp/1931499675/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362266544&sr=8-1&keywords=Woven+Shibori)

Angelica