Fermentation and Family
On the Japanese side of my family, fruit farming and preservation are long-standing traditions that took root long before we grew in California. On my Chinese side, fermentation and local ingredients guide my family’s eating habits.
A love of locality, fruit and togetherness is at the core of Frank Japanese Natural Wines.
Frank Toji and his Persimmon Tree
Graphic Inspiration
An Asian-American identity is unique to each individual, Frank Japanese Natural Wines, as an homage to my grandfather, is inspired primarily by my own family and agriculture with visual nods to traditional Japanese woodblock printing and paper cutting.
Kirigami Design
Paper Cut Graphic Detail
“Temple Service at Zôshigaya“ (1934) by Kasamatsu Shirô
Half-tone printing homage
