I am a fibre artist and weave using the Japanese Saori freestyle weaving method to create cloth. Weaving at a Saori loom is my happy place.
Saori is very calming and beneficial to a weavers emotional, mental and physical state, it’s therapeutic. No counting, no matching, no rules, no mistakes!
If a “mistake” is made it becomes “beauty with lack of intention.”
I weave and make cloth from my heart. I am not consciously following another person’s pattern. Rather, I am making decisions about colour and texture with each pass of the shuttle through the warp on the loom.
I rarely weave with an end purpose in mind but enjoy the journey of freely making beautiful cloth working totally “in the moment.”
Saori weaving emphasizes colour and texture and I find my inspiration from the rich surroundings of our natural environment especially here beside the beach in Whitianga.
After the cloth is removed from the loom, washed and dried, I create a garment. The style of the garment depends on the way the cloth handles and drapes. Sewing Saori woven garments is keeping to a simple design allowing the cloth’s patterns, colours and textures to speak out.
There is little to no waste.

The four philosophies of Saori are:
We are human not machines.
Be bold and adventurous.
Look out through eyes that shine.
Share with one another.