Swan in strawberries on black Whale pale green mizutama tissue layered

pale green mizutama tissue layered over a shimmering pale green paper to give depth to the colour

'The history of fashion in France

and matching gaiters

held in the John Bright Collection

This darling little pinup dress is made from Nepalese lokta paper in a copper Tibetan lotus print on a wine background

Swan in strawberries on black Whale pale green mizutama tissue layeredThis swan is based on an illustration of Der Schwan from Johann Daniel Meyers 1748 book Angenehmer Und Ntzlicher Zeit Vertreib Mit Betrachtung Curioser Vorstellungen Allerhand Kriechender, Fliegender Und Schwimmender, Auf Dem Land Und Im Wasser Sich Befindender Und Nhrender Thiere. In English, thats A pleasant and useful pastime, with the contemplation of curious ideas about all sorts of crawling, flying, and swimming animals, living and feeding on