Dream coats - Elf gowns from Fairytea

I have to say that stripy things have a special place in my heart. These gowns/coats are amazing. From the bright colors, to the well-matched shades of earthly browns - everything about them screams FUN!

Please make sure to visit the artist's shop on Etsy.

Kinusaiga - silk mosaic

I was unable to find any information about this Japanese art or recycling old kimonos into silk paintings. The technique, from what I understand involves creating a painting, and transferring the sketch on a wooden panel. After that, selecting the colors of silk pieces, and cutting slivers of it to fill in the image.

The wooden panel then gets thin slits alongside the various details of the picture. the slivers of silk, then, are carefully wedged in those slits, "coloring" the panting". Sounds pretty lengthy work, but the result is amazing. The painting takes on a very unusual texture and clarity of detail. Precise and delicately beautiful, much like Japan itself.