Winter frosty night

Durig Christmas time, when the family enjoyed received gifts, I could  slip away with no remorse and concern on testing of "self-gifts" collected since August ...;)

In the end I was able to try out this winter  set - a homoungi made of chirimen with three  kamon (back) and decorated in  fukizumi technic (a characteristic speckled pattern) with ryusui pattern, but I like call it the Milky Way in the frosty winter night. I like it!

First steps in kitsuke show

 My friend asked me to show some of my kimonos on christmas sale event. It was so interesting occassion so it changed in kitsuke presentation.   I was standing  the first time  almost in the negligee on stage :) And for the first time I had the opportunity to test my kitsuke skills  publicly. I was invited  by my two wonderful friends, Randi and Iza  to give a slightly exotic show the event  at winter  craft bazaar in ower town.
It wasn`t too perfect and professional but I did my best to say something interesting about kimono and show how to put it on more or less properely. I had a lot of questions from audience.

Tieing the obi in the back and twisting it to the front was surprising moment for many people. I had a lot of fun with it.
I think I love showing beauty of the kimono, I hope there is chance for next time:)
I`m sorry for quality of photos.
I was nervous as hell,  because I`m using the tieing technique at my front-   regarded by some as difficult. But everything ended up in its place according to plan :) But for a moment I had in my mind the image of flames, in which the smoke of a shame, for example, the belt was stuck, or the pattern found somewhere in the middle of the road :)

Even such small things I had of this show a lot of fun and satisfaction. The first cats behind fences ....

Rustle of the silk

...jedwabiu, cichy i niepozorny, zdarza mi się  jednak go wychwycić, gdy zakładam kimono, a zwłaszcza gdy wiążę pas obi,  przywodzi mi on na myśl elegancję i szyk dawnych piękności spowitych w nonszalanckie warstwy kimon, tak jak  na obrazach Uemury Shoen, na podstawie której stworzyłam ten obrazek.

Ten cichy szelest  bogatej materii, z jakiej szyte jest obi to dla mnie symbol przestrajania mojej zachodniej duszy, przygotowania do pewnej przemiany.  Założenie kimona to nie jest dla mnie absolutnie jakaś tam przebieranka, to impuls do wyzwolenia w sobie dążenia do harmonii i jedności z otoczeniem poprzez  dobór do okazji,  decyzja o  kolorach, wzorach i dodatkach dopełnia ten spójny wizerunek. Wizerunek ten nie zakłada podkreślenia własnej indywidualności, lecz okazanie szacunku osobom, które przyjdzie spotkać w tym stroju, zapewnienie o pięknie  własnej duszy.
Harmonia, trochę zapomniane słowo...

The rustle of silk, quiet and inconspicuous, but I happen to catch it when I assume kimono, especially when I bind the obi belt, it makes me think of the elegance and charm of old beauties swathed in layers of kimonos nonchalant, like the paintings Uemury Shoen, based on I made this picture.



This quiet rustle of rich material, from which it is stitched obi is a symbol for me retuning my western soul, prepare for a change. Establishment of a kimono is not for me, absolutely there any Dress, the impulse for liberation in the pursuit of harmony and unity with the environment through the selection of the occasion, the decision about the colors, patterns and accessories completes the coherent image. This image does not assume emphasize their individuality, but to show respect to people who will meet in that outfit, to ensure the beauty of his soul.

Harmony, a little forgotten word ...

The evening haze

I like the kimono nonchalance of Bijin (Beauty) from old woodcuts or shin hanga images, maybe it this is what is so intriguing and pushes me to create another job to my collection of beauty. For me it is an inexhaustible subject, I hope you are not bored ...Kimono so decoravite, eye catching with its cascade effekt showing subtle and   refined erotism.

....and  I was inspired by  this is orignal artwork:

This yuzen washi I created my lady. Love this goldy green pattern with ougi motif.

I dream of such a green kimono, which I wore in my paper geisha - komon fine mist of golden theme, and fans decorated with autumn flowers.

too much pink....

Finally, finally went through pretty pictures in a kimono, because my husband needed a model to make proof to another proffesional session palm house, I was objekte under some important test session.

Lady in  cashboard certainly  saw many strange people in her window, dozens of pairs of newlyweds, families  etc., but woman in pink kimono probably not ... :)

According to strict  Kitsuke  rules set below  isn`t a flawless, but it requires effort impeccability, and not one pair of sandals zori to support each ensemble.

Butterflies

I put a barrier on ebay shopping, but I could not pass by this Nagoya obi with the model Karako-bunch of kids catching butterflies

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my kimono sewing project

 .....12 meters of rinzu satin, tens of meters of hand stitches, hundreds of censored words, thousands of minutes at sewing, undo and re-sewing, I do not know how many drops of tears and sweat, and it is  First at the Vistula hand sewn tsukesage kimono :) although some elements require further amendments, I am proud of myself as a peacock :)

Includes gold obi with the motive stream ryusui, yellow obi-age, and date-eri and pale-green obi-Jima saganishiki.