This introduction to creating my own cloth sparked something in me. It further connected me to the fibres that I was already obsessed with and I craved more. Lead on a journey of reading, researching and seeking while living in Tokyo and traveling around Asia, I eventually landed in Vancouver Canada where I was guided to the incredible company called Maiwa.

Upon connection with Maiwa and Charllotte Kwon, the founder, I wanted to know more about everything they did and all the textiles they were bringing into the world. After a riveting textile tour in India, I joined the team at Maiwa where I’ve worked for the past 7 years. There is an unmeasurable value from what I have learned traveling to India with the Maiwa team, assisting natural dye and textile workshops and supporting in many roles for Maiwa Natural Dyes & Maiwa School of Textiles. I believe I have been given the gift of an amazing community, and an education in natural dyes and textiles.

Since the first time I stood at an indigo vat in Fujino, Japan 12 years ago, I have felt an inexplicable tug to carve out more and more space in my life for creating. The practice of creating on cloth with natural colour has been my life raft at some of the most tumultuous times. Sharing the magic felt while co-creating with colour from Mother Nature is a major part of my heart’s calling.

I am here to create and bring more beauty into this world. I hope what I create, and the ways I share can spark something in you that slows you down, brings you closer to who you are and calls you to a place of seeing the world through new eyes.