Tonmi Kurauchi

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Kamala Cat (Don't eat me!)- Shibori 招き猫 maneki neko [beckoning cat] #藍染め #indigodyeing #鹿の子絞り #招き猫 #Kamala2024

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

A photo by my neighbor, Colin (who assisted with the installation). My Kamala/Maneki neko (beckoning cat) banner. #KamalaHarris

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My October (Columbus Day) Surprise. My Kamala banner for all to admire as the parade passes by. #KamalaHarris

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Shibori 招き猫 maneki neko [beckoning cat] #藍染め #indigodyeing #鹿の子絞り #招き猫

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Inamori Ethics Prize Symposium. 2024 prize winner, Dr. Anthony Fauci, recovering from West Nile, unable to attend. #LeVarBurton #AmyActon #InamoriEthics

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Shibori 招き猫 maneki neko [beckoning cat] variations #藍染め #indigodyeing #鹿の子絞り #招き猫

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Inspiring presentation by Amy Acton at the CWRU Law School. Emphasized the need for a commission to review the actions taken during the COVID pandemic and highlight successes and failures. A very charismatic speaker. #AmyActon

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Dr. Amy Acton, OH Dept of Health director 2019–20, played a leading role in COVID-19 pandemic response. CWRU Law School talk today: “The Leader We Wish We All Had Is YOU: Insights from the COVID-19 Pandemic”. #AmyActon #indigo #藍染め

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Samue top with starfish design. #藍染め #indigodyeing #作務衣上 #samue #ヒトデ #海星 #starfish #子絞り #shibori

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

A combination banner for newly promoted Juryo wrestler, 獅司 Shishi, the first Ukrainian sekitori and newly promoted ozeki, 霧馬山 Kiribayama who has taken his stable master's name, 霧島 Kirishima. #藍染め #鹿の子絞り #indigodyeing #大相撲 #獅司 #霧馬山 #霧島 #GrandSumo #Shishi

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Who needs SPF50? With a brim this broad, a neck cape is unnecessary. Cotton/poly blend (75/50) Dyed nicely. #藍染め #indigodyeing

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

#マスク #藍染め #ろうけつ染め #facemask #indigodying #waxresist #AnitaHill #ClarenceThomas

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The result.

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

My modified 蜘蛛絞り kumo shibori (pleated/wrapped around a hardware cloth core cylinder). The pleating operation on an "Honoré de Ball Sack" (dumpling bag). The video is sped up eight times. #藍染め #indigodyeing #蜘蛛絞り

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

A face mask song for the ongoing pandemic. フランク永井 Frank Nagai's 冷たいキッス Tsumetai Kissu (Cold Kiss). #マスク #藍染め #indigodyeing #冷たいキッス #フランク永井

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Examples of my modified 蜘蛛絞り kumo shibori (pleated/wrapped around a hardware cloth core cylinder) technique applied to "Honoré de Ball Sacks" (dumpling bags). #藍染め #indigodyeing #蜘蛛絞り

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

"Make-up" bag, decorated with the Japanese kanji character for hemp 麻 and the traditional Japanese design pattern (tessellation) called 麻の葉 Asa no ha (hemp leaf). #藍染め #indigodyeing #麻の葉

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Lunch bag. Alice in Wonderland series. Also, hatsuyume 初夢 (first dream of the new year), especially auspicious if one dreams of Mt. Fuji, a hawk 鷹 & an eggplant. #藍染め #indigodyeing #初夢 #不思議の国のアリス #eatme

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

Lunch bags. #藍染め #indigodyeing #fabricmarkers #日本酒 #sake #土手の伊勢屋

[Tonmi Kurauchi @TommycTonmi]

インフィニティスカーフ Infinity scarf. Twisted around a 6" PVC pipe. #藍染め #indigodyeing #蜘蛛絞り