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indigo crop, okan arts farm 2022
indigo 2022 :: the end of the story
Indigo plants at Okan Arts in early Summer 2022
indigo 2022 report
Indigo blossoms at Okan Arts Farm
indigo seed saga
Freshly harvested blocks of indigo pigment at Okan Arts Farm
indigo :: blue gold
Frontier Living with Patricia Belyea
frontier living
Indiglow, a king-sized quilt by Patricia Belyea made with Japanese yukata cottons
indiglow quilt
Fresh-leaf indigo dyeing at Okan Arts
fresh-leaf indigo dyeing
At home with Amy Katoh of Blue & White, Tokyo
chat w/ amy katoh
The appeal of blue and white by David Owen Hastings
the appeal of blue and white
Extracting indigo from frozen Japanese indigo plants at Okan Arts
indigo :: extraction experiments
Indigo harvest at Okan Arts, 2020
indigo :: emergency harvest
daruma experiences a japanese textile tour
daruma experiences a japanese textile tour
indigo, inside and out, with bryan whitehead
indigo, inside and out, with bryan whitehead
kimono roboto in kyoto
kimono roboto in kyoto
shibori day!
shibori day!
sri :: japanese folk textile gallery
sri :: japanese folk textile gallery
Sandra Heffernan, textile artist
sandra heffernan: materials innovator
amy katoh :: boro collector
amy katoh :: boro collector
Kathy Hattori of Botanical Colors
kathy hattori :: natural dye guru
Bryan Whitehead of Fujino, Japan—indigo grower, dyer, weaver, silk farmer
welcome to bryan’s wonderful world