ART DIR. K. SHI · PHOTO. 刻瓷 WORKSHOP · PRINTED ON RICE PAPER
A visual index of S1 on hands, wrists, books and windowsills.
PLATE 01 · S1–10
§ COVER STORY
Old gods, new group chats.
春
SPRING · 春
PLATE 02 · TIANHE STONE
随笔 · 一
A friend once said: "If I can't remember what I was worrying about, it means I've been working the beads right."
P. 008
养木 seasoning
Footnote
The knot is a technique, not an accident. Every end is finished with a double Chinese button knot (纽棒结) — the same knot scholars used to secure seal cases.
PLATE 03 · HONEY AMBER
夏
SUMMER · 夏
"I thought beads were for retired aunties. Now my retired aunties are jealous of mine."
