Rice fieldsRice fields "Borders are drawn by men. Nature doesn't care" Nature unite us! Colors unite us! Textiles unite us! Natural dyes unite us around the world… I’ve come to…
“Some places remain in your heart forever” Arimatsu is a Japanese old town, situated about 20 minutes away from Nagoya city by train. This town is known for its shibori…
“The deeper the blue becomes, the more strongly it calls man towards the infinite, awakening in him a desire for the pure and, finally, for the supernatural … The brighter…
On my first week In Arimatsu I learned a lot about SILENCE, and most of my reflexions come from bamboos. Since my last visit to the bamboo forest, I’ve been…
“From the sky above, to the oceans below...the color of our planet is overwhelmingly blue. But where does blue come from? How did people first replicate the color of the sky…
ARRIVAL TO JAPAN Experiences & Encounters “We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.” -Anaïs Nin- It’s been a lot going on since my…
NOCHEZTLI-COCHINEAL “Nocheztli” is the name the ancient Mexican people gave to cochineal, and it means “TUNA’S BLOOD”. Cochineal is a dye with so much history!!! It was used even before…
BLUE INDIGO Indigo is a color that has a history as vivid as the color itself… It is a color surrounded by magic and mystic legends! In some countries they…
Indigo, Añil, Xiuquilitl, Pastel, Ai zome…. These are some of the names used around the world to name this magical color, which was the only source of blue in ancient…