Finished, photographed and ready for the ACC Baltimore Craft Show.

An orange trench coat, sewn from a beautiful kimono silk, hand painted by a Japanese artisan [you can see the brush strokes!].

And a shawl collared, dark aubergine coat with a grid of appliquéd squares.

Under the shawl collar coat, a jacket pieced from a beautiful old kimono.

The appliqués on the coat collar are leftover pieces from the jacket.

Use and reuse, never throw away. Especially if it’s gorgeous Japanese kimono silk.

Under the orange trench coat, an unlined jacket/blouse. What I call a ‘Hitoe’. Those red fan shapes are pine needles.

In this picture you can see inside the collar, a silk with a scattered rice print.

These and everything else, all my other coats, jackets, hitoes, blouses, skirts, pants and scarves will be heading across the country from Portland, Oregon to Baltimore!

Next weekend, February 22, 23 and 24.
Please come and stop by! I’d love to see you.

Beautiful Tasnim and Ola showing off a couple of the pieces I’ll be bringing to ACC’s Baltimore Craft Show February 22, 23 and 24.

On the white jacket, little red squares, each appliquéd in place. On the meisen trench coat, two sizes of red and white squares from two different kimonos. Underneath, just visible, a meisen blouse.

These pieces and many more, all heading for one of the very best craft shows in the country!

See you there!

It’s always so much fun to put together photo shoot. Even more so when I can use these two beautiful sisters, Tasnim and Ola, daughters of my good friend, the artist Adrienne Cruz.

With the help of stylist Kirstie Wight and photographer Dan Kvitka we sailed through the session.

The very best part? Seeing my clothes in action with these two beautiful young women.

Thank you Dan and Kirstie and especially Tasnim and Ola.