Half of Otherwild, the lovely Mari, sporting a Maricolous cutched-dyed, handwoven poncho.
Vat Party
July 16th, 2012 § 0
An afternoon well spent! Mint and ginger matcha on ice and a lot of blue fingernails.
Thanks to everyone who came, sweated it out in the sunshine, and dove into the bucket with gusto! Thanks to Alissa of Matcha Source for hosting the afternoon!
Furoshiki
July 15th, 2012 § 0
This week I made a batch of indigo dyed furoshiki, a japanese style wrapping cloth, exclusively for Matcha Source. I’m looking forward to this afternoon’s outdoor dye sesh at the store!
Indigo and Matcha
July 8th, 2012 § 0
Please come join me and Alissa of Matcha Source for tea and indigo next Sunday!
July 15th 3:00pm-4pm
Matcha Source
8036 West 3rd St. 90048
310.845.9392
rsvp: dye@maricolous.com
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June 27th, 2012 § 0
Shibori banners I made for Otherwild- the Grand Opening is tonight!
raw silk
canvas
Otherwild Grand Opening
June 22nd, 2012 § 0
You don’t want to miss the (brand new!) Otherwild opening- this Wednesday! Be prepared to be overwhelmed by the myriad of incredible objects all in one place- a few doors down from Musso & Frank on good old Hollywood Blvd.
WEDNESDAY JUNE 27TH, 6PM – 9PM
OTHERWILD | 6727 7/8 HOLLYWOOD BLVD LA, CA 90028
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FULL MOON PICKLES & CATERING
EDEN’S HERBALS
DJ SETS BY YACHT + PENISGRAFFITIBLACKFOOT
TAX-FREE SHOPPING + OTHER SURPRISES
Michael Wells Maricolous Video
June 6th, 2012 § 0
Check out this sweet video photographer slash videographer Michael Wells made here in the studio!
Decorative Traces
June 2nd, 2012 § 0
Maricolous is now featured in the Maker section of Decorative Traces, a design blog based in NY. If you are looking for inspiration peruse their glossary, library, read interviews with aesthetes, or find out about events pertaining to the decorative arts like “Cardinal Mazarin and his Books.”
On a recent pass through the shop JF & SON on University Place, we were struck by a small selection of vibrant quilts. We soon learned the colorful bedcovers and a selection of table linens were the creation of Los Angeles based designer Ashley Thayer of Maricolous. Her process is homespun, from foraging plants around her backyard to produce dye, to weaving fiber into cloth on a hand loom. Piecing together the fabric in traditional geometric quilt patterns brings a captivating sense of order to the unrestrained nature of shibori and abstract dyeing techniques. Each work is unique and strikingly contemporary….