Two robes.
- “Sushi dôfuku”
cotton with poly lining.
sized to fit a woman 5’4”.
machine sewn.
- “ACU jikitotsu”
cotton/nylon blend with poly lining.
sized to fit a linebacker.
hand-sewn.
The dôfuku is the garment of the lay monastic, tea master, or artisan from the Momoyama period in Japan. The jikitotsu is the monastic garb of that same period (still seen today with minor variations). More robes are forthcoming.
The military badges on the second robe are standard issue. The dharma wheel is the official rank insignia for Buddhist chaplains in the Army.
Proper Lady’s Haiku
The peeling of tights
A nylon sensation of
the coming of spring
Prototypes for Zen children’s alphabet book. 2011. Digital.
Four Noble Truths (四圣谛)
苦 What pain, Pandora,
from the start
集 of the world-
for all she had, she yet
desired .
滅 All released, almost empty,
道 at the bottom of the box,
there was!




