My chaotic wanderings through creation and restoration.
As I sit here on the floor, typing this entry out on my phone, rubbing my temples near violently to chase the pain away...I can't help but feel my heart being pulled in two opposite directions. Inside me are two deeply disturbed beavers wolves. One wishes with its whole being to be gentle and understanding. … Continue reading What’s The Damage? Antique Ro Nadeshiko Furisode
I'm going to retire the "Restoration In Progress" label, because that suggests sometimes that I'm actively working on a piece when I'm not--I have a rotation. We'll pretend it's very organized. But anyway, I don't want to wait until I'm working on a piece from start until finish just to post the evaluation, because I … Continue reading What’s The Damage? Antique Kiku Kuromontsuki
A Waterfall Of Textures And Colors Interrupted By Figural Chrysanthemums. Yeah hi, you ever hate something so much you buy it? I don't usually, but this happened. It's worth noting that it wasn't expensive. I've spent more on fat kid night doordash than I spent on this kimono, but it literally found its way into … Continue reading Antique Sanpogi–I Bought This Out Of Spite
So I've been absent. Sorry about that, my fucking computer fucking broke. There I was, just drawing on it because it was a beautiful, sexy, fucking expensive HP Zbook X2 G4 Dreamcolor edition with a Wacom EMR screen. And suddenly, on my second monitor, the grid of death appeared. And it spread. And I fucking … Continue reading Antique Export Kimono–A chat about Art History & Remakes
As I type this, I have been sitting on this method for the better part of a decade, but I keep not having a really good example of how it functions to showcase for y'all motherfuckers clarity. But that day is today, and so here the fuck we are! This is by and large my … Continue reading Tutorial: Stain Removal–The Glycerin & Vinegar Method
Here's a random post that I didn't plan in the slightest, but I got a hair up my ass and decided it was a good place to showcase the absolute fucking anarchy and chaos that kimono shopping in the United States is. I have for you today a selection of three pre-WWII furisode (kimono with … Continue reading Kimono Shopping Stateside–A Tale Of Three Furi
A Vibrant Phoenix In Flight Over Blooming Paulownia On Black Silk. Not that I needed another one of these, but you look that birb right the fuck in the face and tell me you don't literally want to eat his candy ass. Which means that I was contractually obligated to buy this just to clean … Continue reading Meiji Uchikake–Mr. Steal Your Girl
Haze, Pine, and Flowers In Bloom Over A House On A Lake On Decadent Violet Silk. I've been quiet lately. While I don't really think that I have to justify it, seeing as how I'm the manager in this facility, I'm fucking going to anyway. My flesh prison has been misbehaving, and I've managed to … Continue reading Meiji Uchikake–On Calm Waters
Soft Blooming Peonies And Chrysanthemums On Fern Green Silk. It is spring here in greater Chicagoland, and that means that it was 90 goddamn degrees Freedom Eagle Units Fahrenheit (32C) all of three days ago, and now it's actually a bit chilly. Welcome to the US Midwest, where the weather doesn't matter because the seasons … Continue reading Antique Haori–Sweet Fern Green
I wonder if to some it seems like this piece is taking a long time. To me, it feels like I'm clearing tasks pretty quickly. But I do take large breaks between the bits because my wrist occasionally threatens to leave. And since I don't need my own body parts sending me any ransom notes, … Continue reading Yet Another Update: “Great Big White Birds”
Silk & Bones 