Acclimate: Gulf Coast Tenugui

A series tenugui, or decorative hand towels, produced for Blaffer Art Museum’s BAD Shop. Each towel features a pattern inspired by the four Gulf Coast seasons: spring, summer, another summer, and winter, with lively images of mosquitoes, flood waters, pollen, and fog. The towels are handprinted and dyed using a modified katazome method, applying handmade rice paste over laser-cut acetate before submerging in a dye bath.