Arashi Brown 464c Soft wisps of variegated kozo

Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky

was developed in Japan during the Edo Period (1603-1867)

The fibres in Arashi are coarse and variegated

and decorated by hand

Many of the patterns contain highly symbolic imagery

Arashi Brown 464c Soft wisps of variegated kozoA dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper. The fibres in Arashi are coarse and variegated. Arashi translates as storm, which very appropriately describes this paper most often used for collage and chigiri e. A father and son make our Arashi papers in the traditional way in a small Japanese village. Washi is the word for traditional papers made by hand. The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting with the harvest and