It wouldn't be winter if I wasn't working on pieces that feature the friends of winter - plum blossoms, bamboo and pine. I won't lie, plum blossoms are probably my favorite of the three.
In Japan, New Years is the major holiday. That said, I still gravitate to Christmas colors when I craft pieces during the holidays or for the winter season. While this piece features chrysanthemums and
As we head into the winter season, I'm looking back on the last piece from the tsumami-zaiku association advanced course. This is one of those pieces that I struggled with; not because it was