Fragments of place, craft, and lived experience
On the Way | Yi Embroidery Meets Football
During a visit to Yi embroidery master Ding Lanying, an unexpected object—a football—reveals how traditional craft can move beyond its usual context.
On the Way | Yi Embroidery Meets Football
During a visit to Yi embroidery master Ding Lanying, an unexpected object—a football—reveals how traditional craft can move beyond its usual context.
On the Way | Returning to Yunnan
A spring journey through Yunnan — visiting artisans, observing their daily rhythms, and sharing quiet landscapes from the road between places.
On the Way | Returning to Yunnan
A spring journey through Yunnan — visiting artisans, observing their daily rhythms, and sharing quiet landscapes from the road between places.
Why Yunnan Cannot Be Explained
Why Yunnan resists simple definitions. A journal reflection on landscape, contradiction, and the limits of explanation.
Why Yunnan Cannot Be Explained
Why Yunnan resists simple definitions. A journal reflection on landscape, contradiction, and the limits of explanation.
Dulong Blanket | Weaving Rainbows
A rainbow textile from Yunnan woven by the Dulong people. A story of necessity, adaptation, and how color, craft, and tradition evolve through everyday life rather than preservation alone. They...
Dulong Blanket | Weaving Rainbows
A rainbow textile from Yunnan woven by the Dulong people. A story of necessity, adaptation, and how color, craft, and tradition evolve through everyday life rather than preservation alone. They...
Dai Rag Weaving | Threads of Memory
A fragment of Dai rag-woven textile from Yunnan, made with handwoven hemp and plant dyes. A story of craft, reuse, and how traditional techniques carry culture into daily life.
Dai Rag Weaving | Threads of Memory
A fragment of Dai rag-woven textile from Yunnan, made with handwoven hemp and plant dyes. A story of craft, reuse, and how traditional techniques carry culture into daily life.
A Story of a Bag | Where Cultures Intersect
A small handcrafted bag from Dali, Yunnan, blending Yao, Zhuang, and Dai textile traditions, accented with De’ang yarn pom-poms. A story of craft, culture, and how objects carry history into...
A Story of a Bag | Where Cultures Intersect
A small handcrafted bag from Dali, Yunnan, blending Yao, Zhuang, and Dai textile traditions, accented with De’ang yarn pom-poms. A story of craft, culture, and how objects carry history into...