IQA Festival Houston, 2006–part 5: Japanese quilts
One of the things that surprised me most about Houston was walking up to a quilt that was stunning, and it would be made by someone from Japan. The quilts were different in subject, color and style….but they all came from that one country. For most of these I took a photo of the “blurb” sheet next to it; I apologize sincerely, and especially to the makers, of those few where I missed the information and cannot give credit where it is due. If anyone has the missing info, please do tell me!
This quilt was in the Hands All Around exhibit, and was not only immense, but a real stunner. The colors are much livelier than one usually finds in Japanese quilts, yet you still get the feeling this is a Japanese coastal village.
There were a number of stunning quilts in that exhibit, and here is another one from Japan:
This quilt was in the handwork section, and I regret I don’t have the maker’s name..I’ll see if I can find my program tomorrow and figure it out that way:
First Place in Art Pictorial went to —Furusato (My Sweet Old Home) by HATSUKO HIROSE
of FUEFUKI, YAMANASHI, JAPAN
I’m not a fan of taupe and drab, but the complexity of the line and the sublety of this quilt reallyu grabbed my attention:
There are so many more I’ve decided to split this into two posts, so tune back in tomorrow for the rest. Now time to tuck the bairns into bed!
November 15th, 2006 at 7:20 am
Thanks for sharing the quilt pics. I know I would love one day to go to Houston and it’s nice to see how beautiful some of these are!
November 15th, 2006 at 7:02 pm
One of my favorite things about going to Pacific International Quilt Festival is that the international quilts there are SO different from the American quilts…and I always especially love the Japanese quilts. They’re usually so much more complex, with subtle color and a huge fabric range. I agree, you can spot them a mile away and they’re wonderful!