Confluence — Vest, vintage kimono silk, pieced, appliquéd and beaded. Shown with a kimono silk, long sleeve blouse.

CircleVest- Vintage Japanese Kimono Silk with Circles Beaded and Appliqued in Place

Summer Grass- Beaded and Appliquéd Vest, Sewn from Vintage Japanese Kimono Silk

Confluence detail — Vest, vintage kimono silk, pieced, appliquéd and beaded. Shown with a kimono silk, long sleeve blouse.

Beaded Shibori, vest-Pieced and beaded Japanese kimono silk

Party Loops — Silk organza, cut into narrow strips, sewn into tubes, turned and ironed flat. These flattened tubes are looped, twisted and hand stitched with beads onto vintage kimono silk.

Pieced Vest- Pieced vintage Japanese kimono silk

Black and White Dress — Pieced dress from vintage kimono silk.

Silver Tunic — Narrow bias strips of silk dupioni hand appliquéd with glass beads to layers of silk organza. Shown with a matching dress.

Whorl — Silk organza, sewn into narrow tubes, turned and ironed flat. These flattened tubes are hand stitched with glass beads onto a painted silk crepe. Shown with a beaded silk jacket.

Black and Gold Beaded Vest — Silk dupioni and taffeta hand beaded with glass beads.beads.

Coral Loops — Silk organza, cut into strips, sewn into narrow tubes, turned and ironed flat. These flattened tubes are looped, twisted and hand stitched onto vintage kimono silk

Striped Vest- Pieced Silk

Randy Blouse- Beaded Randall Darwall handwoven silk

Waving Lines Hitoe worn over Water Garden Hitoe