Obi Clutch Purse

Interlocking diamonds in cream and gold hold green and orange blooms

This is a clutch purse made from obi kimono silk. Reusing kimono and obi textiles is a long Japanese practice, and cloth from older garments is often cut into smaller items so the fabric stays in use. Small silver leaf shapes edge each flower. A clutch in a stepped lattice of white and metallic gold on orange. A green flower sits at the center left and another at upper right, with an orange bloom at lower right. It is 11.25 inches long, 3.25 deep and 8.5 high.

The pattern keeps its eyes on the geometry at all times.