In the small hills outside Kyoto -you walk along the suburban areas near Ohara Japan. This was a sweet gal who with one assistant produced some very modern and edgy designs on cloth. The method used was called Katazome. There are so many interesting variations on cloth and design you could spend a lifetime perfecting techniques. The Japanese have perfected so much of the dying techniques that to go and see this was an amazing privilege. I am currently working on using discharge dying to make a new piece. I am also trying a small piece of dying shibori- I did not have luck with the dye and the soda ash technique I used so need to go back and try it again. I might attempt the Katazome technique at a later date.
