Tiranaki (Naki for short) is someone I met on Gaia quite a while ago while we were both moderators. Naki is a lovely, talented lady. Aside from her awesome artwork, she makes beautiful handcrafted jewelry and hair ornaments and designs funky clothing and accessories, under the banner of Koana Designs. She makes some great origami-paper … Read more
I actually received this quite some time ago. I purchased it on eBay and had it sent to my friend Jamie in NYC because Canada Post was on strike at the time and I was concerned about it getting lost. I picked it up when I was visiting her over a month ago, but I’ve … Read more
Wearing Propaganda by Jaqueline Atkins for Yale University Press Language: English ISBN: 9780300109252 Amazon.com Listing Yale University Press Listing This review has been a long time in coming, but the book is so incredibly fascinating that I wanted to ensure I did it justice. I ordered this on eBay quite some time ago, but the … Read more
My life’s just been kind of all over the place lately, and I apologize. I’ve got plenty of things to write about in the near future, I just need to find the time and motivation. Catalogue posts, outfits, book reviews, etc. Thanks for sticking with me!
If you’re an avid collector, it can get to the point where kimono and related items really do just start following you home. As I mentioned in this entry, I came home with a bunch of kimono in my suitcase, despite my best efforts. One of them is a gorgeous Tokaido piece I’d actually purchased … Read more