We were very glad to find this large group of juried work! For us, this exhibit made the show worthwhile.
At last, a group of work chosen with artistic strength as a criterion!
I like its asymmetry, and like the flowers in the side borders.
Japanese fiber traditions have resulted in a huge amount of exceedingly interesting and lovely textiles. Japanese fiber artists have a fabulous palette to work with!
This detail is from the left side of the quilt. I love all of these fabrics. I love that she has chosen a print for the stem, and love the orange dots.....
Continuing to enjoy the diverse fabrics, and colors, and the dots....
The main body of this quilt would be much less interesting if each square had the same colors as all the others. Her use of color in the diagonals makes this much more lively than it could have been.
Home Town, by Masako Baba.
Closeup of the border. Look at the fabrics!
Gotta love this! A million different oranges; applique and piecing......
I took a pic of the info card, but unfortunately it's so blurry it's nearly worthless, alas.
The name of the work is Love Letter, and I believe the artist's first name is Noriko.
Another proof that using the same block over and over need not result in a boring result!
Brilliant, by Yumiko Tanaka.
Showing you the whole....
One Last Present, by Miyako Suwa, in memory of her mother, made with fabric from kimonos worn by her mother as a child.
The thing that caught my eye on this one was the yoyos.... Tiny gathered circles of fabric. They were no more than half an inch across..... Every one of those hexagons and diamonds is surrounded by yoyos.
Again -- such interesting fabric. Look at the subtle changes in the background......
Summer Morning, Akiko Kawata.
Showing you the whole.....
New Tradition, Yasuko Kuraishi.
What I love about this is the fluid writing across the geometrical piecing.
Love the orange. Love the curvy lines.
Lily, Yoshiko Katagiri.
Look at the fabric! A million itsy-bitsy teen-weeny places where the cloth has been gathered and held by a couple of stitches! The resulting fabric is thick and heavy. This was not easy to make.....
A Japanese version of an "I spy" quilt for a kid, perhaps?
Unfortunately, I completely failed to capture the id info with this excellent work.
I love the individual small works on this big piece.
Look at the fabric choices! The gray with colored dots in the background, the gray with leaves in the smaller background piece, the orange/white bows......
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Wow.
So glad the show included this group of work!
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