When I went to the Spiral Independent Creators Festival earlier this month I found a very unusual piece by a young artist named Ishimura Manami. I love fiber pieces, metal pieces and any combination thereof but this piece was none of that. She did an amazing piece using a glue gun and a tree thatContinue reading “I want to create a monster!”
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Patterie by Rie Suzuki
I finally got to meet Rie Suzuki earlier this month at Spiral’s Independent Creators Festival. Her gorgeous embroidery work has impressed me from the first time I saw it. Using sheer fabrics in multiple layers, satins, ribbons, beads and smoothly wrapping the hoops all leads to a lovely floating world for her feminine characters toContinue reading “Patterie by Rie Suzuki”
Sanki Art Exhibition: Big and Bold
Currently showing at the Tokyo National Art Museum is the 66th Sanki Art Exhibition of painters, sculptors, photographers, metal smiths, ceramic and fiber artists. Big and Bold was my first impression yesterday as I stepped into the gallery of huge, brightly colored paintings. As I moved through the exhibition, even the large variety of mediumsContinue reading “Sanki Art Exhibition: Big and Bold”
Art Book: Hand-embroidered Map with Sequins!
Got a lot done this weekend! In between my crochet projects and spring cleaning, I completed another hand-emboidered art book using modern flight maps and textured fabrics. Continuing my series of embellishing old world designs onto modern maps brought me to Paris and I remembered the Montgolfier Brothers are credited with the first manned flightContinue reading “Art Book: Hand-embroidered Map with Sequins!”
Hoooked Zpagetti Review – Throw Rug Serendipity
Update: 2023 – This rug was a fun workhorse of a piece that I continued to use daily until we needed to move again. At which time I did let it go. 10/10 would Hoooked Zpagetti again. Do they even still make it? Update: May 2015 – I have been using this rug daily sinceContinue reading “Hoooked Zpagetti Review – Throw Rug Serendipity”
Uniquely Dyed Textile Art by Fujisaki Hitoko
Now showing through Sunday, April 13, 2014, Fujisaki Hitoko’s uniquely dyed textile art works are at the AC Gallery in Ginza, Tokyo. I found Fujisaki-san to be very personable, amazingly talented, and her show to be worth the trip to Ginza. These beautiful earth tones from the palest of sakura pinks to the rich terra-cottaContinue reading “Uniquely Dyed Textile Art by Fujisaki Hitoko”
Japanese Ceramic Art Appreciation – John Dix
This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend a ceramic workshop with John Dix at Shiro Oni Studios in Gunma Prefecture here in Japan. John Dix has been living here in Japan for the past 20 years studying and perfecting his Japanese ceramic techniques so I was excited to learn about another creative medium fromContinue reading “Japanese Ceramic Art Appreciation – John Dix”