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| detail from "Hide and Seek" by Megumi Mizuno |
A wonderful exhibit of "new quilt works" by 50 quilt artists. Here were some of my favorites:
"This is Fun II" by Kiyoko Goto:
"Tree of Life" by Mitsuyo Akita
Loved how she depicted animals in the trunk and root system.
"Hide and Seek" by Megumi Mizuno, one of my favorites in the whole show - a real "must see"!
Again, really wish I could read all the text on the cards at this "international" show! But at least here we have titles and makers.
I mean, adorable! And so so special.
Onigiri - rice balls - just the cutest!
So fun to determine which "one of these things is not like the others" -
I couldn't wait to show Julie this quilt!
Now, HERE are some pretty, sweet, detailed, gorgeous hearts:
OK, on to some other quilts in the "New Works" exhibit - this one by Kumiko Fujita, called "Japanese Patterns"
I liked this one a lot - Tokyo Winter by Yoshiko Kurihara
"Tree of Happiness" by Noriko Inafune:
My iphone photo definitely does not do this one justice. It was just such a breath of fresh air - just lovely. "Infinity" by Korean quilter Kim Sa-Sook
I have to include this boro style quilt - Home in My Heart by Yoneko Maruya
It's almost impossible to capture the indigo in a photograph.
Another indigo quilt. Hope by Keiko Morishita:
Lovely combination of hand quilting and sashiko.
More indigo and "Wa" tomorrow!
xo
Cynthia
Incredible The indigo quilts are beautiful.
ReplyDeleteStunning! Each one so very special. And oh my goodness - Hide and Seek is amazing!! Thank you for the detail photos of this quilt.
ReplyDeleteWow! So much inspiration, and the hand quilting and sashiko is beyond amazing.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh!!! I love the hide and seek quilt. And its not that big - so those pieces must be really little.
ReplyDeleteI'm shocked how close you can get to these and It's wonderful! Why do we rope off our quits here in the US? who would do what to them?
I too wish I could read the back stories of these wonderful quilts and thank you so much for sharing more and I do hope there are more.
why do the rice balls have a black square? the emoji looks that way too?
ReplyDeleteBarb, the green or black is seaweed! A thin sheet that wraps around part of the rice ball. And the red dot is a pickled plum in the center of the onigiri! So that one with the red dot has been eaten half way!
DeleteHide and Seek is indeed fabulous, but I have to say that Tokyo Winter is my favorite in this group. Hard to believe coming from such a traditional quilter, but I just LOVE it!
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to share all these amazing quilts! It's great to look at the pictures close up and really see all the details. So much inspiration!
ReplyDeleteWow! Wonderful display of quilts.
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