Akebono Light Green fireworks soft and versatile decorative paper

soft and versatile decorative paper ideal for many different applications

and colour

“Arashi” translates as storm

which means thousand generation (chiyo) paper (gami)

which very appropriately describes this paper most often used for collage and chigiri-e

Akebono Light Green fireworks soft and versatile decorative paperIn Japanese Akebono means dawn and after seeing these delicate, handmade translucent kozo papers you will understand why. Soft wisps of variegated kozo are added to a finer pulp to create a texture and colour reminiscent of a morning sky. A father and son make our Akebono 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