about the aesthetic: photobooths, owls, stomachaches caused by tiny birds, the first flutterings of spring love; for snow on a warm night, the color of your winter coat, the arch of a ballerina's foot, goldfish, and the mystery of a language you've just begun to understand. also umbrellas and appleblossoms.

about me, my interests, training, and intentions: my name is Eireann; there is an acute accent on the first 'e,' and it is pronounced like 'Erin' or 'Aaron' // I like sewing, walking around, thinking, writing, teaching poetry, going places where English isn't spoken, learning languages; // I have no formal textiles training; BAs in English and Japanese, MFA in English, graduate study in printmaking in the United States and Italy // bara is for making high-quality, beautiful, and useful items for bodies and houses, eventually opening in a storefront somewhere

bara in the press: sept06: mnartists.org: "skirts and sweaters with classic lines but ingenious fabric choices" // Mpls/St.Paul Magazine features two bags in an article about Minneapolis makers // aug06: Three FOLKBAGS appear in morning culture segment on FOX9 NEWS // summer06: l'etoile magazine uses gold-thread skirt in summer issue// fall/winter05: INDUSTRY magazine, N.E.E.T., Minnesota Daily all feature bara products or information about me/the line

bloggy mentions: modish // funky finds //the worsted witch // favorite choses

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