Arashi Mixed Blue floral Kozo (mulberry) is said to

Kozo (mulberry) is said to be the masculine element

The art of washi is an extremely labour intensive process starting with the harvest and preparation of kozo

and certainly each batch of handmade papers will have slight variations in weight

They will easily flatten out when rolled in the opposite direction

The base paper is a combination of kozo and sulphite and the pigments used are fade resistant resulting in a strong

Arashi Mixed Blue floral Kozo (mulberry) is said toA dense and extremely strong handmade kozo paper. The fibres in Arashi are coarse and variegated. Arashi translates as storm, which very appropriately describes this paper most often used for collage and chigiri e. A father and son make our Arashi 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 with the harvest and