Hi! My name is Mariko. I’m a creative spirit, a mom, and first generation Japanese-American. I’m inspired by my mother’s boundless creativity and my father’s ability to fix absolutely anything. 

I started my love of fiber arts as a child sewing doll clothes on my mom’s vintage Singer sewing machine and learning to knit at my local yarn store. My creative visible mending journey is partly inspired by my Japanese father instilling the concept of Mottainai, which roughly translates to “what a waste.” It’s a phrase commonly used to express regret of throwing something away when it still holds value.