Echoes

Acquired
Echoes

Echoes leans on the chrysanthemum pattern from start to finish. I made it from beautifully faded antique Japanese indigo katazome fabric, with mums on both sides. In Japanese culture, chrysanthemums are associated with longevity and rejuvenation, which gives the piece another layer for me.

There are seven small hand-repaired areas with sashiko stitching worked into the fabric.

With the insert, the pillow measures 10" high × 22" wide. The cover itself is the same size, and I use a 14" × 26" feather insert with a 100% cotton cover.

I backed the antique exterior fabric with new heavyweight cotton canvas for reinforcement, finished the inside edges with overlocking stitches for durability, and hid the zipper in the seam for easy removal.
Echoes

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Other works from the studio

Nearby works that carry the same language of wear, repair, and time.

Into the Blue

Into the Blue

Into the Blue came together in my Brooklyn studio from antique Japanese cotton fabrics dating to the late 1800s and early 1900s, including katazome resist-dyed indigo and bengala iron oxide-dyed cloth.

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Garden Groove

Garden Groove

Garden Groove came together from antique Japanese katazome fabric with an indigo-dyed floral pattern. I added a single hand-sewn patch and backed it with canvas for reinforcement.

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Scripted

Scripted

Scripted is made from beautifully faded antique Japanese tsutsugaki fabric from the early 1900s. What gives this piece its character is the Japanese script across the surface.

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