03.08.08
Tokyo Quilt Festival
A friend sent the following link with photos of quilts in a recent exhibition in Tokyo. One can readily notice the modernization of techniques and the very avant garde look of the quilts. I do not see much indigo fabric or traditional Sashiko work, in sight.
So, while we in America have only recently caught on to styles that we envision as typically Japanese, the Japanese quilters themselves are advancing a thoroughly modern look, with the use of abstract designs, black and white fabrics, geometric quilts, and the employment of other foreign techniques such as those traditionally used in mola making by the Kuna Indians.
Patricia Cummings, http://www.quiltersmuse.com
