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Lecture: Indigo Dyeing in Japan

May 11, 2020 by David Owen Hastings

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I spent nearly a month in Japan recently, and half of my time was at a wonderful indigo workshop in the country. The rest of the time was spent eating up art, culture, and as much food as possible.

Getting blue hands in Japan

detail of indigo and white quilt

In this talk, I explore how the love of Japanese culture, travel, textiles and “blue and white” came together in a fantastic journey to Japan. This is primarily a travel talk, with an emphasis on Japanese textiles, and a few brief forrays into architecture and Japanese cuisine. I will show a quilt as well as paper-based stitched artwork that I created with shibori and indigo dye, and talk about how my particular modern design approach is influenced by Japan.

Owaru (Finish) stitched paper indigo artwork by David Owen Hastings

Available via Zoom!

This live stream lecture is available to book using Zoom technology. I would be happy to arrange this presentation for your guild, please contact me for details. I also will give this lecture in person, when we are allowed to meet again.

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