06/02/2026
A copy of the newspaper arrived in the mail recently.
It brought me back to the early days of working with inherited textiles, when I wasn’t sure what I was making. I kept returning to the handwork in kimono, wondering about the lives behind the stitches, repairs, and signs of use. Those questions often brought me back to my grandmother.
Thank you to Akiko Minaga, Heather Horiuchi, and Nichi Bei News for the thoughtful feature.