The rocks, ever-evolving, are shaped into curved and glacial looking sculptures by the water.
Lao Tzu once said, “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong”.
Water being soft and strong reminds me of the soft power of storytelling. Here’s one story:
before Los Angeles was even a word on a map, it was called Tovaangar, the territory of the Tongva, Chumash and Kizh, who were then enslaved to build the San Gabriel Mission and San Fernando Mission. It may be unsettling to realize but urban areas that have become so ingrained in our collective consciousness as “American” were once native land, too.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
@arcteryx used gear fit
The rocks, ever-evolving, are shaped into curved and glacial looking sculptures by the water.
Lao Tzu once said, “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong”.
Water being soft and strong reminds me of the soft power of storytelling. Here’s one story:
before Los Angeles was even a word on a map, it was called Tovaangar, the territory of the Tongva, Chumash and Kizh, who were then enslaved to build the San Gabriel Mission and San Fernando Mission. It may be unsettling to realize but urban areas that have become so ingrained in our collective consciousness as “American” were once native land, too.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
@arcteryx used gear fit
The rocks, ever-evolving, are shaped into curved and glacial looking sculptures by the water.
Lao Tzu once said, “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong”.
Water being soft and strong reminds me of the soft power of storytelling. Here’s one story:
before Los Angeles was even a word on a map, it was called Tovaangar, the territory of the Tongva, Chumash and Kizh, who were then enslaved to build the San Gabriel Mission and San Fernando Mission. It may be unsettling to realize but urban areas that have become so ingrained in our collective consciousness as “American” were once native land, too.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
@arcteryx used gear fit
The rocks, ever-evolving, are shaped into curved and glacial looking sculptures by the water.
Lao Tzu once said, “Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong”.
Water being soft and strong reminds me of the soft power of storytelling. Here’s one story:
before Los Angeles was even a word on a map, it was called Tovaangar, the territory of the Tongva, Chumash and Kizh, who were then enslaved to build the San Gabriel Mission and San Fernando Mission. It may be unsettling to realize but urban areas that have become so ingrained in our collective consciousness as “American” were once native land, too.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
@arcteryx used gear fit
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
One of the things I’m most thankful for is the ability to explore West Coast nature, like this spot: Malibu Tunnels⛰🕳
It’s a windy channel of conglomerate rock that acts like a barrier from the turbulence of civilization. There’s a canopy of cottonwoods and live oaks scattered about. Rattlers basking in the sun. A honeycomb mounted in a hueco. A flow of creek water cascades down and through the rock piles. Further down the stream, a face of cobblestone rocks- purple, green, brown, red- protruding upon a beige sandy looking canvas.
There’s a busy road a hundred feet above; honking and roadside noise remind us that this respite is in close proximity to a bustling city. But then the gurgling water overwhelms the sound of motor vehicles emanating from above, dislodging you from the constraints of spatial and temporal associations, you can almost close your eyes and forget where you are.
@noahsahady photo
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land.
Malibu is also a word of Chumash origin, which is the name given to groups of California Indians that lived around the south-central coast. Chumash is derived from Tcú-mac, a word used by the Coastal Chumash to refer to Santa Rosa Island natives. Before the Spanish arrived, Chumash natives lived along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Malibu Canyon, and as far east as the edge of San Joaquin Valley.
November is Native American Heritage Month in the US and a time to celebrate and honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. It’s also a great time to learn more about Native people and how tribal citizens are working to move beyond these challenges. I’m grateful to be part of the collective effort of the #arcteryx athlete team to share the stories of the original caretakers and names of places that are special to each of us. We are hoping that by acknowledging the first stewards, amplifying the past and current impact of Indigenous stewardship, we can help to begin to undo the erasure caused by the renaming of important places.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
Some resources to learn more:
* https://tongva.land/ to learn the history & mission of The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy, and their Land Back efforts
* https://www.santaynezchumash.org/chumash-history to learn more about the rich cultural history and work of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
Malibu is also a word of Chumash origin, which is the name given to groups of California Indians that lived around the south-central coast. Chumash is derived from Tcú-mac, a word used by the Coastal Chumash to refer to Santa Rosa Island natives. Before the Spanish arrived, Chumash natives lived along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Malibu Canyon, and as far east as the edge of San Joaquin Valley.
November is Native American Heritage Month in the US and a time to celebrate and honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. It’s also a great time to learn more about Native people and how tribal citizens are working to move beyond these challenges. I’m grateful to be part of the collective effort of the #arcteryx athlete team to share the stories of the original caretakers and names of places that are special to each of us. We are hoping that by acknowledging the first stewards, amplifying the past and current impact of Indigenous stewardship, we can help to begin to undo the erasure caused by the renaming of important places.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
Some resources to learn more:
* https://tongva.land/ to learn the history & mission of The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy, and their Land Back efforts
* https://www.santaynezchumash.org/chumash-history to learn more about the rich cultural history and work of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
Malibu is also a word of Chumash origin, which is the name given to groups of California Indians that lived around the south-central coast. Chumash is derived from Tcú-mac, a word used by the Coastal Chumash to refer to Santa Rosa Island natives. Before the Spanish arrived, Chumash natives lived along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Malibu Canyon, and as far east as the edge of San Joaquin Valley.
November is Native American Heritage Month in the US and a time to celebrate and honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. It’s also a great time to learn more about Native people and how tribal citizens are working to move beyond these challenges. I’m grateful to be part of the collective effort of the #arcteryx athlete team to share the stories of the original caretakers and names of places that are special to each of us. We are hoping that by acknowledging the first stewards, amplifying the past and current impact of Indigenous stewardship, we can help to begin to undo the erasure caused by the renaming of important places.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
Some resources to learn more:
* https://tongva.land/ to learn the history & mission of The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy, and their Land Back efforts
* https://www.santaynezchumash.org/chumash-history to learn more about the rich cultural history and work of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
Malibu is also a word of Chumash origin, which is the name given to groups of California Indians that lived around the south-central coast. Chumash is derived from Tcú-mac, a word used by the Coastal Chumash to refer to Santa Rosa Island natives. Before the Spanish arrived, Chumash natives lived along the coast from San Luis Obispo to Malibu Canyon, and as far east as the edge of San Joaquin Valley.
November is Native American Heritage Month in the US and a time to celebrate and honor the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, histories and to acknowledge the important contributions of Native people. It’s also a great time to learn more about Native people and how tribal citizens are working to move beyond these challenges. I’m grateful to be part of the collective effort of the #arcteryx athlete team to share the stories of the original caretakers and names of places that are special to each of us. We are hoping that by acknowledging the first stewards, amplifying the past and current impact of Indigenous stewardship, we can help to begin to undo the erasure caused by the renaming of important places.
📍Chumash, Kizh, Fernandeño Tataviam, Micqanaqa’n and Tongva land
📍Support and donate to @tongva.land (Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy) a Tongva led land conservancy in Tovaangar where land has returned to their hands for the first time.
@noahsahady pic
Some resources to learn more:
* https://tongva.land/ to learn the history & mission of The Tongva Taraxat Paxaavxa Conservancy, and their Land Back efforts
* https://www.santaynezchumash.org/chumash-history to learn more about the rich cultural history and work of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
🚨We’re bringing our All Rise Climbing Fest to the Bay Area on Saturday, November 5th (that’s about two weeks from now)🚨 Join us for a day-long celebration of the outdoors presented by @allriseoutdoors and @wearebraindead with support from @arcteryx .✨ This long awaited day will include a citizens comp (that means any of y’all can enter!), musical performances and a panel discussion with local community members doing incredible work to make climbing more inclusive. If it’s anything like the last All Rise Fest, the energy emanated from all who join will have you buzzing for weeks:) The event will take place at @benchmarkberkeley (1607 Shattuck Ave) in Berkeley, CA. We’ll close out the day with special intimate performances by @portugaltheman and @blackbelteaglescout . Just like last time, all profits from climbing entries, ticket sales, and All Rise exclusive merchandise will go towards furthering All Rise’s mission to make climbing more accessible. Tickets available in bio! 📍This All Rise Fest will take place on Muwekma Ohlone lands.
Pic: @sydtrip
🚨We’re bringing our All Rise Climbing Fest to the Bay Area on Saturday, November 5th (that’s about two weeks from now)🚨 Join us for a day-long celebration of the outdoors presented by @allriseoutdoors and @wearebraindead with support from @arcteryx .✨ This long awaited day will include a citizens comp (that means any of y’all can enter!), musical performances and a panel discussion with local community members doing incredible work to make climbing more inclusive. If it’s anything like the last All Rise Fest, the energy emanated from all who join will have you buzzing for weeks:) The event will take place at @benchmarkberkeley (1607 Shattuck Ave) in Berkeley, CA. We’ll close out the day with special intimate performances by @portugaltheman and @blackbelteaglescout . Just like last time, all profits from climbing entries, ticket sales, and All Rise exclusive merchandise will go towards furthering All Rise’s mission to make climbing more accessible. Tickets available in bio! 📍This All Rise Fest will take place on Muwekma Ohlone lands.
Pic: @sydtrip
🚨We’re bringing our All Rise Climbing Fest to the Bay Area on Saturday, November 5th (that’s about two weeks from now)🚨 Join us for a day-long celebration of the outdoors presented by @allriseoutdoors and @wearebraindead with support from @arcteryx .✨ This long awaited day will include a citizens comp (that means any of y’all can enter!), musical performances and a panel discussion with local community members doing incredible work to make climbing more inclusive. If it’s anything like the last All Rise Fest, the energy emanated from all who join will have you buzzing for weeks:) The event will take place at @benchmarkberkeley (1607 Shattuck Ave) in Berkeley, CA. We’ll close out the day with special intimate performances by @portugaltheman and @blackbelteaglescout . Just like last time, all profits from climbing entries, ticket sales, and All Rise exclusive merchandise will go towards furthering All Rise’s mission to make climbing more accessible. Tickets available in bio! 📍This All Rise Fest will take place on Muwekma Ohlone lands.
Pic: @sydtrip
Recap video from ALL RISE FEST 2022 is finally out! Much love to @earthslip for this amazing keepsake of the event ❤️ link in bio to watch the full video.
Grateful as heck for what ALL RISE is shaping up to be: a project flexible in its operation and adaptive to the needs and dreams of what the outdoors can be. The All Rise event was an outpouring of this spirit; gratitude for one another and an instinctive response to elevate one another, all while driving to push for those not included. I’m really appreciative of everyone who is creating All Rise—that is all of YOU. And proud we are pushing collaboratively for more representation and diversity in this industry.
Our vision at @allriseoutdoors is to funnel support, in all capacities possible, to the grassroots organizations that are doing the heavy lifting of addressing community needs right now. They are true heroes that deserve to be uplifted. We couldn’t be happier that proceeds from this past event went to @goodformclimbing, a climbing based mentorship diversion program in partnership with the @brooklyndaoffice . Founder Diamond Jones, MSW has paired her education in social services with her experience as a climbing instructor to create a program that gives young black adults a space to center their mental health and wellness. Just some of the work @diamondmaria and the volunteer-based crew in Brooklyn has done: gotten cases dismissed, introduced plant-based diets through cooking workshops, and started community gardens. Through rock climbing, community and conversation they introduce new concepts of understanding and creating individual and communal capital.
For more, follow @goodformclimbing to see their rad workshops/experiences they organize and to help fund their operations, mental health services, adventures, + equipment. It’s unbelievably inspiring to see things like Good Form created by friends from the climbing community I grew up in, and this is just the beginning! There’s much more to be done in making the outdoors more accessible. If you have some ideas on what moves All Rise can make next to help break down barriers in the outdoors, HMU / leave a comment below! Long Beach Rising
Recap video from ALL RISE FEST 2022 is finally out! Much love to @earthslip for this amazing keepsake of the event ❤️ link in bio to watch the full video.
Grateful as heck for what ALL RISE is shaping up to be: a project flexible in its operation and adaptive to the needs and dreams of what the outdoors can be. The All Rise event was an outpouring of this spirit; gratitude for one another and an instinctive response to elevate one another, all while driving to push for those not included. I’m really appreciative of everyone who is creating All Rise—that is all of YOU. And proud we are pushing collaboratively for more representation and diversity in this industry.
Our vision at @allriseoutdoors is to funnel support, in all capacities possible, to the grassroots organizations that are doing the heavy lifting of addressing community needs right now. They are true heroes that deserve to be uplifted. We couldn’t be happier that proceeds from this past event went to @goodformclimbing, a climbing based mentorship diversion program in partnership with the @brooklyndaoffice . Founder Diamond Jones, MSW has paired her education in social services with her experience as a climbing instructor to create a program that gives young black adults a space to center their mental health and wellness. Just some of the work @diamondmaria and the volunteer-based crew in Brooklyn has done: gotten cases dismissed, introduced plant-based diets through cooking workshops, and started community gardens. Through rock climbing, community and conversation they introduce new concepts of understanding and creating individual and communal capital.
For more, follow @goodformclimbing to see their rad workshops/experiences they organize and to help fund their operations, mental health services, adventures, + equipment. It’s unbelievably inspiring to see things like Good Form created by friends from the climbing community I grew up in, and this is just the beginning! There’s much more to be done in making the outdoors more accessible. If you have some ideas on what moves All Rise can make next to help break down barriers in the outdoors, HMU / leave a comment below! Long Beach Rising
Recap video from ALL RISE FEST 2022 is finally out! Much love to @earthslip for this amazing keepsake of the event ❤️ link in bio to watch the full video.
Grateful as heck for what ALL RISE is shaping up to be: a project flexible in its operation and adaptive to the needs and dreams of what the outdoors can be. The All Rise event was an outpouring of this spirit; gratitude for one another and an instinctive response to elevate one another, all while driving to push for those not included. I’m really appreciative of everyone who is creating All Rise—that is all of YOU. And proud we are pushing collaboratively for more representation and diversity in this industry.
Our vision at @allriseoutdoors is to funnel support, in all capacities possible, to the grassroots organizations that are doing the heavy lifting of addressing community needs right now. They are true heroes that deserve to be uplifted. We couldn’t be happier that proceeds from this past event went to @goodformclimbing, a climbing based mentorship diversion program in partnership with the @brooklyndaoffice . Founder Diamond Jones, MSW has paired her education in social services with her experience as a climbing instructor to create a program that gives young black adults a space to center their mental health and wellness. Just some of the work @diamondmaria and the volunteer-based crew in Brooklyn has done: gotten cases dismissed, introduced plant-based diets through cooking workshops, and started community gardens. Through rock climbing, community and conversation they introduce new concepts of understanding and creating individual and communal capital.
For more, follow @goodformclimbing to see their rad workshops/experiences they organize and to help fund their operations, mental health services, adventures, + equipment. It’s unbelievably inspiring to see things like Good Form created by friends from the climbing community I grew up in, and this is just the beginning! There’s much more to be done in making the outdoors more accessible. If you have some ideas on what moves All Rise can make next to help break down barriers in the outdoors, HMU / leave a comment below! Long Beach Rising
Shibori w mom and friends🪁
🌱I’ve been fascinated by this form of textile art for quite some time but never took the initiative to experiment w it till this year. In a conversation w my mom about folk art in Japan, the topic of this ancient method of manual resist dying came up and her eyes instantly sparkled with excitement as she shared her story of working with dye in her youth. As a child to immigrant parents who are reserved in speaking of their past, i have a hazy idea of what they were like in their youth and the environment in which they grew up in. Anyways, I love how shibori became a catalyst to paint a more vivid picture of my mom’s past 🌿It felt extra special to learn some shibori techniques from my mom with dear friends💖
Some quotes I love from master dyer Fukumi Shimura:
“I have received color without limit from the natural world in the years since I entered the dyer’s way. It has poured down on me endlessly, too much for this meager vessel to hold. Joyful as a child with a new set of paints, I have woven and woven yarn dyed by the grasses and trees”.
“I don’t tell the acorn or gardenia seed pod or plum bar what color I want – I listen to the voice of the plants.”
Hope I get the chance to practice and learn from the shibori masters in Japan soon 🎨
Shibori w mom and friends🪁
🌱I’ve been fascinated by this form of textile art for quite some time but never took the initiative to experiment w it till this year. In a conversation w my mom about folk art in Japan, the topic of this ancient method of manual resist dying came up and her eyes instantly sparkled with excitement as she shared her story of working with dye in her youth. As a child to immigrant parents who are reserved in speaking of their past, i have a hazy idea of what they were like in their youth and the environment in which they grew up in. Anyways, I love how shibori became a catalyst to paint a more vivid picture of my mom’s past 🌿It felt extra special to learn some shibori techniques from my mom with dear friends💖
Some quotes I love from master dyer Fukumi Shimura:
“I have received color without limit from the natural world in the years since I entered the dyer’s way. It has poured down on me endlessly, too much for this meager vessel to hold. Joyful as a child with a new set of paints, I have woven and woven yarn dyed by the grasses and trees”.
“I don’t tell the acorn or gardenia seed pod or plum bar what color I want – I listen to the voice of the plants.”
Hope I get the chance to practice and learn from the shibori masters in Japan soon 🎨
Shibori w mom and friends🪁
🌱I’ve been fascinated by this form of textile art for quite some time but never took the initiative to experiment w it till this year. In a conversation w my mom about folk art in Japan, the topic of this ancient method of manual resist dying came up and her eyes instantly sparkled with excitement as she shared her story of working with dye in her youth. As a child to immigrant parents who are reserved in speaking of their past, i have a hazy idea of what they were like in their youth and the environment in which they grew up in. Anyways, I love how shibori became a catalyst to paint a more vivid picture of my mom’s past 🌿It felt extra special to learn some shibori techniques from my mom with dear friends💖
Some quotes I love from master dyer Fukumi Shimura:
“I have received color without limit from the natural world in the years since I entered the dyer’s way. It has poured down on me endlessly, too much for this meager vessel to hold. Joyful as a child with a new set of paints, I have woven and woven yarn dyed by the grasses and trees”.
“I don’t tell the acorn or gardenia seed pod or plum bar what color I want – I listen to the voice of the plants.”
Hope I get the chance to practice and learn from the shibori masters in Japan soon 🎨
