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Stencil progress; Japanese textile treasures

by Kit on May 20, 2010

in Katazome,Process,Stencil,animal motif,design

I’m about mid-way through carving my new rabbit-with-moon-and-greens stencil. Must take breaks to stretch the shoulders. I enjoy the challenge of designing repeats, but my next several designs will be simpler, non-repeating motifs. (I wreally wrestled w/this wrabbit!)

wabbits - moon - greens

wabbits - moon - greens

Last Friday I visited a yard sale given by local moku hanga (Japanese woodblock) printmaker Jean Shannon and potter Lee Love. Lee and Jean spent 10 years in Mashiko Japan studying and working. The yard sale was overflowing with textiles and other items from their time in Japan. I bought a couple of lovely treasures — a silk kanoko shibori kimono and a linen katazome runner, indigo dyed. Both are vintage. I am thrilled.

shibori kimono, silk

shibori kimono, silk

detil, shibori silk kimono

detil, shibori silk kimono

linen katazome runner

vintage linen katazome runner

I also stopped by Jean and Lee’s exhibit at Raymond Gallery in St. Paul. Jean’s prints depict Japanese toys, symbols, and scenery in bright colors. The colorful prints and earthy wood and soda-ash fired pots worked very well together! You will be able to see some photos of the show  here. I look forward to seeing more of both of their work when we all participate in the Art at St. Kate’s show on July 11th!

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Liking the new arrangement

by Kit on January 20, 2010

in Katazome,Process,Studio

It’s amazing how shifting a few objects around in a room can open it up. I pasted a long piece of linen yesterday (3+ yards), and began painting the work today. I can move around the work more easily. The picture shows the pasted section resting on the top of my flat file, which is on wheels allowing me to push it around as needed. I’m glad that I can now work with a big piece of fabric like this.

pasting tulip design

pasting tulip design

And from the other direction…

pasted meadow rue pattern on linen

meadow rue pattern

The pasted fabric stretched out to dry.

linen after printing rice paste

pasted and stretched

Because the rice paste shrinks when it dries, the surrounding fabric pops up a little from the surrounding pasted areas. This paste was of a good consistency. It’s good to be back in the studio.

dry rice paste,

close up of dry rice paste on linen

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