Shaw's Garden: Japanese Festival

Japanese shibori is the ancient art of creating complicated dye patterns on fabric, achieved by careful folding, stitching, or twisting of cloth before multiple immersions in the indigo dye bath.

Indigo Moon People of Boonville MO make interesting and beautiful designs.  We bought a small t-shirt with dragon flies for our young niece.

Shaw's Garden: Japanese Festival

We were fortunate to secure tickets to the Tea Ceremony today.  This young girl offered warm hospitality and capable assistance throughout the ceremony.

Shaw's Garden: Japanese Festival

Anime, Pokemon, Hello Kitty... characters r us at Shaw's Garden.  Japanese culture isn't only kimonos, martial arts and tea.

Shaw's Garden: Japanese Festival

At the Missouri Botanical garden over Labor Day Weekend is a huge festival celebrating Japanese culture.

The flags and kites are up today, waving gently in the wind.