Lemon And Ash

I started colouring the circle pattern but don't really like the colourway...

Cutting out and getting rid of the colour I don't want in it.

 Stuck pieces of yellow paper underneath.

 I used several different shades of yellow and grey instead.

 - and the mess!

Journey And The View

Creating
= Experimenting
= Sampling
= Designing

“The journey is the reward.”

Happy experimenting!

Looking for Mr. Red

These pictures are from when I was looking for the right “Red” for one of my customers. But I have been so lazy recently, if I'm allowed to make any excuse, because it's boiling hot in this studio... maybe Japan is becoming a tropical island... what should I do. I cannot survive.

Happy Flowers

Today's experimentation - pieces of paper then added a black spot in the centre of each.

Keeping My Hands Busy

I've been enjoying some experiment of colours and different surfaces. I'm using bits and pieces of magazine cut-outs, used gift wraps/bags, fabric scraps and so on.
It's usually a real mess at first but hopefully I find some nice combinations along the way...

Do You Like Frogs?

New design "Frog" has been done and I'll make some cushion covers out of those fabrics tomorrow.

Each frog was cut out by hand so they are all unique! I just hope there are many frog lovers out there... :)

New Dark Room (or just a box)

It's been a while since I've refurbished my studio and there's still a lot more to be done!

Today, I made a small new "dark/drying room" using a shelf. It is very small and just contains one screen to dry. I will see how it works tomorrow.

New Look and I'm So Happy

I've done some painting recently - all white in my studio! It feels so fresh and clean :) I have loads to organise now and want to make it look better!!

It's Going To Be A Long Way (sometimes)

Yes, I am working on all those designs at the moment. I want to print them all onto fabric (well, of course not all at once though). I need to refine each design now to get what I want to see... I usually have so many ideas but don't finish each one, just stop drawing and move onto another idea. I sometimes think that I'm avoiding the further process, maybe because I know it might become a long journey...

One Of My Happiest Moment

When I have a lot of remnants, I sort them out by colours and make some remnant packs for sale. I always enjoy thinking about combinations of colours :)

Playing Around With Real Things

I've done some experiment the other day with watercolours and then paper cutting.

When I try to develop my idea, doing it on computer doesn't really work for me, especially when the computer is so old and super-slow...!

Work In Progress

These are some "making-of" at different stages of preparation for printing new tea towels. The last photo shows sketches for more of new designs.

Bottles of Healing

It was an organising day yesterday and I put those pretty ink bottles in order.
I need to work on something new...!

Beautiful and Quiet Assistant

I have been working on small prints on fabric recently for hanging on the wall and I thought of putting some flower when I take photographs for listing an item.
I am so lucky to have an avid gardener who happened to be my mother.

Colour Scheme

My new way of experimenting various colourways - water colour!