I just wanted to say that I love shibori. A lot of my stuff is influenced by textiles, and shibori utilizes that obsessive repetitiveness that I find so intriguing. There is also that interplay that you often find in Japanese aesthetics between tight, careful man made work and wild, organic simplicity. It is both controlled and casual, cataloged and empty. A sense of movement and energy despite the stillness of the line.
For those with no earthly clue what I'm talking about, shibori is the Japanese art of tie dying fabric. I'm not talking Grateful Dead shirts here. Fabric is bound in various ways and usually dyed a dark indigo, creating an incredible array of two tone or ombre designs. It's definitely something I'd like to play around with
