tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40848253464195299322024-03-12T23:13:22.335-07:00Akemi Nakano Cohnartist (apply Japanese textile printing/dyeing techniques, Katazome, Nassen)Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.comBlogger56125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-46038991661962116722020-01-21T10:24:00.001-08:002020-01-21T10:24:19.470-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">FUCLUTY EXHIBITION Jan. 11 - Feb. 16, 2020</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Evanston Art Center (Evanston, IL) </span><br />
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Opening reception on Jan. 19, 2020<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><u> Sunrise, Sunset #1</u></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Hand cut-out and hand stitched. Hand dyed with natural dyes and indigo on silk, cotton, ramie, and handmade Japanese rice paper. Constructed.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">12"H x 28"W x 5"D (two pieces together)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-30990769046275636842019-08-22T08:14:00.001-07:002019-08-22T08:14:05.888-07:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u><i>Further Evidence: The Art of Natural Dyes exhibition</i></u></b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">May 28-July 14, 2019</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Penland Gallery in North Carolina</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Curated by Catharine Ellis (guest curator, artist, and educator)</span><br />
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total 16 artists were selected by Catharine Ellis and Kathryn Gremley (gallery director of Penland).<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: x-small;"> Recent piece, SUNRISE, SUNSET #2. Fabrics: Katazome (rice paste resist printing technique) with natural dyes on silk organza. </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Paper Panel: Dyed silk with natural dyes: madder, lac, weld, apple, cochineal,</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">marigold,</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">indigo.</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">Applied traditional Japanese rice paper with scroll making</span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">technique. Hand cut out. Constructed. </span><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: x-small;">86”H x 68”W x approx. 24”D</span><br />
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View from different angle.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"> Detail.</span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-86013670775857240982019-01-18T13:54:00.001-08:002019-01-18T13:54:06.069-08:00Workshop for Marwen<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I taught a workshop, "Sashiko and Boro stitching" for Marwen as a visiting artist. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marwen is an art center for children in downtown Chicago, IL. There are various after school programs in painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, prints, metal, and fiber. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Although I normally do not teach children, I was interested in the program at Marwen, so I did it. It was fantastic! Great experience.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I introduced traditional SASHIKO (stitching) and BORO (stitching). Boro is a rug or waste cloth, and patched and mendid to repair originally in Japan. It can be an art form. Since we wanted to use all indigo blue shades, Rachel who invited me to teach a workshop, dyed fabric previously to make several shades of blue. Although I was not sure how much children can sew, many students (6th and 7th grade) tried to sew and they were fine! Children are very flexible and try to challenge a new art form. The workshop was a short time. Even so, Rachel will continue to instruct them to teach stitching following classes. Then after finishing the pieces, they will be displayed for the exhibition in the gallery at Marwen. Children will be excited to see their accomplishment.</span><br />
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Introduction of Sashiko stitching and Boro using my father's Kimono garment.<br />
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Example of my Indigo dyed and stitched piece.<br />
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Showing samples of Boro stitching.<br />
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Various samples of Boro stitching. There are many shades of blue.<br />
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Student is stitching. photo by Rachel Hill /Marwen<br />
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Student is stitching. photo by Rachel Hill /Marwen<br />
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Student is stitching. photo by Rachel Hill /MarwenAkemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-61514006484906042822019-01-18T13:06:00.002-08:002019-01-18T13:06:34.555-08:00I taught Katazome workshop in the summer, 2018 at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts. It was only for a week and it was very intense. Even so, we went through whole process; designing and cut out stencils, cooking rice paste, spreading rice paste through stencil, brushing soy milk, alum, and natural dyes, such as Lac, Weld, Madder, and Logwood finishing to set colors. We made a indigo dye vat and dipped rice pasted fabric. Also we dipped already colored with natural dye; yellow of Weld made lovely green after dipping it into indigo dye bath.<br />
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Amy is spreading the rice paste out through her exquisite stencil. See the below.<br />
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We started to cut small stencils. The black color stencil is attached SHA(silk gauze) for screen.<br />
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Brushing Lac on fabric. This way with bamboo stretchers is traditional Katazome, and it stretches both directions. It dries quickly, and it can be used long fabric, e.g. ten yard!</div>
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During the class. Arrowmont has a large space with wonderful equipment that we need.<br />
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It was a full class. Everyone was truly creative, patient, and hard working students. I loved them!!!<br />
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During the critique. They were productive! I was impressed by student who came from different back ground, not fiber. Even so, the core is an art. Use of different medium must be a great opportunity to discover new direction. Especially young people who pracite different meium tried to lean Katazome, and I admired their experimentation.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My piece, "Coexistence #20" is in the show, Hoop Dreams.</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica;">The gallery space is upstairs at Lillstreet Art Center.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"><span style="font-size: 24px;">#LillstreetHoopDreams</span><br /><span style="font-size: 17px;">June 1 - July 7 | Annex Gallery<br />Opening Reception: Friday, June 1</span></span><br style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><br style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;" /><span style="color: #606060; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 15px;"><span style="color: black;">Save the date, and join us on opening night for an Instagram-curated exhibition in the Lillstreet Annex Gallery. Featuring 17 artists from across the country, this selection of artists has been brought together by a world wide web of threads</span>.</span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-19663528670681859762017-08-27T08:21:00.002-07:002017-08-27T08:21:57.939-07:00Katazome with Natural Dyes & Indigo<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b><u>Katazome with Natural Dyes & Indigo</u></b> workshop (two weeks session)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I would like to share the photos of the students: They did wonderful work!!! They followed the basic rice paste resist technique, then pushed harder to develop the possible way to use the technique. It was impressive to observe their development.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-64735338459946626082016-11-08T10:08:00.001-08:002016-11-08T11:55:08.176-08:00Trace/Memory Exhibition at the Fort Lewis College: Akemi Cohn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">More pictures from the Trace/Memory exhibition (October-November, 2016) at the Fort Lewis College, Colorado). Shown total 13 pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Left:<i> <b><u>Remembrance #B</u></b> </i> Japanese rice paper dyed with indigo. Painted natural dyes. Sumi ink. Hand stitched. Hand cut-out. Constructed. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">13"H x 68"W x 7"D total five pieces.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Right: <b><i><u>Memory of Marigold #1 </u></i></b> Silk dyed with natural dyes. Katazome (rice paste resist printing technique), applied Japanese scroll making technique. Hand cut-out. Constructed. 34"H x 48:W x 20"D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">left: <b><u><i>Cycle of Renewal #4 </i></u></b> Japanese rice paper dyed with indigo and natural dyes. Applied traditional Japanese rice paper with scroll making technique. Hand cut-out. Constructed. 28"H x 50"W x 7"D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">right: <b><u><i>Cycle of Renewal #1</i></u></b> Japanese rice paper dyed with Indigo. Hand cut-out and constructed. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">58"H x 120"W (4 panels, each panel 29"Wx58"W)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Left: <b><i><u>Remembrance</u></i></b> Fel and wool. Hand stitched. Indigo dyed. 39"H x 56"W</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Right: <b><i><u>Relocation #!</u></i></b> Color rice paste resist printing (Nassen Katazome) on silk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">Hand stitched with indigo dyed thread. Applique. 53"H x 93"D</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;">The center piece: <b><i><u>Relocation #3</u></i></b> Hand cut-out fabric, paint, Nassen Katazome on silk organza. Constructed. 86"H x 68"W x approx. 24"D</span></div>
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-57241818706269865052016-11-08T09:39:00.000-08:002016-11-08T11:47:59.370-08:00Trace/Memory Exhibition Akemi Cohn<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The exhibition has been well received! Here are some pictures.</span><br />
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Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-89991438893797891792016-09-20T06:45:00.005-07:002016-09-20T06:45:55.245-07:00Katazome with Indigo Dyeing<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I taught a workshop of "Master Class", <b><i><u>Katazome with Indigo Dyeing</u></i></b> at Arrowmont (TN) in September 2016. People come from various back grounds and they are young to matured in age. Adult workshop is wonderful because we all share with our life experiences in class. A student always something to tell a story about her life. I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t makes the class richer!!! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We designed, cut stencils, cooked rice paste, prepared fabric on table. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(student: Selene Jarvis) </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The stencil paper can be used overall pattern. Almost dried rice pase on fabric. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(student: Jan Quarles)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Then put rice paste through cut-out stencils. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> (student: Phyllis Miller)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Dipped in to indigo dye vat. Remove rice paste (it is water soluble, easy to wash off). </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">CRIT/ We enjoyed show & tell. <span style="font-size: x-small;">(student: Kimberly Washburn)</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Students accomplished designs even such a short period of time. <span style="font-size: x-small;"> (student: Chara Jarvis)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-30302741787534025502015-12-24T09:48:00.000-08:002015-12-24T09:48:20.272-08:00<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">December 10&12, 2015: I taught Indigo Shibori at Lake Forest High School as a visiting artist. The students made wonderful work! Preparation took so much time in my studio before the workshop because how to organize the time to use effectively. Also, Debbie Zare (art teacher) helped me to keep going in the class. Actual workshop was short, even so, the students </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">quickly </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">understood how Indigo Shibori works. Thanks for</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> this lovely experience. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Nejiri Indigo Shibori was fun to explore because there are various ways to make interesting patterns. Full of green plants nicely matched with indigo blue at the Arboretum.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was beautiful place of Hawaii. I felt exotic plants ans sunshine give energy and power for humans. People in Hawaii were very gently and relaxed. I totally enjoyed staying there.</span><br />
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Lyon Arboretum: rain forest, beautiful plants and trees.</div>
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student's work by Indigo Shibori</div>
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<br />Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-20713483344582102592015-07-01T05:30:00.000-07:002015-07-01T05:30:01.969-07:00KATAZOME with Natural Dyes at Shakerag Workship<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I just returned from the teaching for the Shakerag Workshop. </span><a class="" href="http://www.shakerag.org/workshops/2015/cohn/" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px;">http://www.shakerag.org/workshops/2015/cohn/</a> <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> It was a wonderful place; we could apply HARITE with Shinshi (traditional Japanese bamboo stretcher) outside. The weather was warm and sunny. The condition was perfect for katazome! </span><br />
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Katazome(rice paste resist) with Madder(natural dye) on silk.</div>
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Classroom at Shakerag Workshop.</div>
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Student is brushing natural dye(LAC) on fabric. We used Harite with Shinshi outside.</div>
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Drying fabric under trees. Katazome(cut-out stencil paper, ricepaste resist) with natural dye.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We sew pieces together on Harite then painted natural dye. It is on going process by Cara.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Short crit: Kate is describing her pieces.(far above). All students worked hard and accomplished complicated processes of Katazome for five days.</span></div>
Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-18043586806566709642015-04-17T09:51:00.003-07:002015-04-17T09:51:56.981-07:00<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><i><b>NEW FLORAL</b></i> exhibition/Lillstreet Art Center Main Gallery<span style="font-size: x-small;"> (Chicago, IL) January 16-March1, 2015</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Eight artists from Lillstreet Textile Dept. participated through our critique group. We develpe the concept from traditional floral motif, then each artist interpreted her own way. It was curated by Camille Canales, Nora Renick-Rinehart, and Keeley Marie Stitt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">I cut many dots for the Memory of Marigold #1. These indicate seeds. Seeds give life, creating a cycle of life for plants. The entire use of dots indicates a cycle of life to create a memory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">Floweres are ephemeral and they live only a short time. Dyes are extracted from live flowers, plants, and roots, such as Marigold, Apple tree, Osage, and Madder. Silk fabric is then dyed with the extract. The extracted color will stay on the fabric. Even though the flowers are gone, the color will stay on the fabric as a dual existence.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">July 29 - August 2, 2015 (five days) </span><b style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue'; font-size: 14px;"><a href="http://www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org/">www.pacificnorthwestartschool.org</a> </b><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">306-678-3396 ph.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It locates on a beautiful Whidbey Iseland surrounding by ocean, near Seattle.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You will explore images on fabric with different shades of indigo blues and natural dyes, such as Cutch, Osage, Madder, and more. Various Shibori technique (stitching, wrapping, binding) will be experimented. Let's join and have a creative time!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: x-small;">Nui (stitching) Shibori with Indigo with natural dye of Madder.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-67280228996743435122014-12-10T08:10:00.004-08:002014-12-10T08:10:27.368-08:00<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: HiraKakuPro-W6; font-size: 14px; margin-left: 0.5in;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">In this workshop, participants will create images by experimenting with Katazome: making rice paste & soymilk with traditional recipes, stencil cutting, application of a variety of natural dyes and mordant, and then setting colors to complete the process. We will observe objects in nature from the surroundings of Shakerag, such as leaves, flowers, and branches, to get a sense of the Japanese aesthetic.</span></div>
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shades of indigo blues and various natural dyes, such as Cutch, Osage,
Cochineal, Madder applying Shibori
resist techniques. Over-dyeing natural dyes and indigo creates tasty
colors. Although indigo and natural dyeing have been applied to clothes
and interior decorations for over 700 years in Japan, the harmoniously
beautiful colors appear "contemporary" in our modern life style.
Students will experience various Shibori techniques, such as stitching,
pleating, twisting, clamping, wrapping, folding and binding, then submerge
resisted fabrics in the indigo pot and/or natural dyes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-76444201168557546622014-04-01T12:42:00.002-07:002014-04-01T12:42:28.715-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I went to the Pearlstein Resort Center (WI) for the artist retreat in March organized by Lilach Schrag. I spent for three days working on my new project, discussing with other artists at night. It was wonderful to be isolated from a daily routine. Here are some pictures taken by Lilach Scharag.</span><br />
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papers were dyed by indigo, then painted with Kihada and walnut. Then put them together with glue on rice paper by traditional Japanese scrol making technique. this is not finished yet. I will cut more.</div>
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Cut out images of birds. The theme is "traces" of presence.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-6618793162130909792013-10-21T08:14:00.000-07:002013-10-21T08:14:03.425-07:00Katazome and Natural Dyes, Indigo Shibori workshops at Maiwa<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here is a blog of Maiwa Textile Symposium. <a href="http://maiwahandprints.blogspot.com/">http://maiwahandprints.blogspot.com/</a></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is a wonderful group and I love their concept to preserve arts and crafts traditoion, and restore to support for local artisans and crafts people. It would not easy in this modern world, but it is very valuable and meaningful.</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I was fortuntelly invited to teach two workshops and to speak the lecture. I gave so much information for the Katazome and Natural Dyes class (because it is complicated process), however, all students challenged and accomplished so well! It was my true reward. Indigo Shibori class was also very intense and the students made a lot of lovely patterns with indigo Shibori. -akemi cohn</span><br />
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We dyed madder, cochineal, and cutch with rice paste resist throuh Katagami(mulbery paper hand-cut out stencil paper)</div>
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She just painted Cochineal.</div>
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We did Itajime, Nui, Arashi and more different types of Shibori on Maiwa's organic cotton.</div>
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We did a short crit. It was nice to share how it was done.</div>
<br />Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-38150241734960523872013-09-12T10:20:00.001-07:002013-09-12T10:20:13.980-07:00Impressive performance at Ragdale, IL<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">There was an impressive event by Ragdale Foundation, IL. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: 15px; line-height: 22px;"><a href-="http://www.ragdale.org/1912" href="" style="color: #1e6cae; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: underline;" target="blank">www.ragdale.org</a></span></span><br />
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The paper sculpture was made by Barbara Cooper and it was folded, stretched, then various flodings. The dancers are carrying the paper sculptures.</div>
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<br />Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-65347671679985496832013-06-26T07:36:00.002-07:002013-06-26T07:36:49.797-07:00Akemi Cohn: Exhibition 2013<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are some pictures at the Floating World Gallery in Chciago. I had opportunity to show my pieces by the Japan American Service Committee. The pieces are inspired the fact thtat archive (historical photos) in the library at JASC. Although I could not be on the opening because of my family's emergency, I was gone to Japan, here are some pictures.</span><br />
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"Taking Root" "Harmony #7"</div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-34499842920297475762013-05-23T06:26:00.000-07:002013-05-23T06:40:30.232-07:00<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">June 6 (TH), 2013 - join the Floating World Art Gallery in Chicago. It is a special one-night exhibition "Resonance" for the Japanese American Service Committee's annual fundraiser "Living our Culture." My pieces will be shown among other Chicago based artists.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><i>Cycle of Renewal #3</i></u> is in the "In View" exhibition at The Art Center in Highland Park. It runs till Jan. 26th 2013. </span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Japanese rice paper dyed in indigo vat, brushed with natural dyes and mineral pigment, constructed then hand cut. 20"H x 30"W</span></div>
http://www.theartcenterhp.org/exhibits/current-exhibits<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Coexistence #4 is in the Faculty Exhibiton at Evanston Art Center. The opening is Jan. 20th 2013. It runs till Feb. 10th. http://www.evanstonartcenter.org/exhibitions/evanston-art-center-faculty-exhibition</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Shibori on Gunma Silk. Applique & stitching. 15"H x 23"W</span></div>
<br />Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-14344922010524294192012-06-19T09:00:00.000-07:002012-06-19T09:00:01.683-07:00gardening???<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I plant Japanese cucumbers in our tiny yard (between garage and neighbor's storage place) every year. When I put strings, always feel "I am weaving". True, isn't it? Maybe I will put more interesting weaving structure next year.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span>Akemi Nakano Cohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06294624706749565240noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4084825346419529932.post-43603850588396200102012-05-19T10:09:00.000-07:002012-05-19T13:15:40.538-07:00Belgium and Holland trip<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The middle pictures are at Zijdelings </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #1f497d; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"><a href="http://www.zijdelings.com/" style="color: blue; text-decoration: underline;">www.zijdelings.com</a> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Tilburg. The last few pictures are in Amsterdam. I enjoyed learning a history of the East India company(17th.century through 19th century) at the Tropen Museum. It connects with my favorite "sarasa" (chintz?) cotton textiles (madder & indigo dyed) to Japan. It was indeed a global trading much more than now. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thank you my friends! I had a wonderful trip to Belgium, Tilburg, and Amsterdam. Thank you Karina (Zijdelings) for inviting me to teach a workshop. I abserved a lot different histories and cultures. Still these European countries had relationship with Japan, and it was interesting to view from different angle. So many lovely people and they treated me so warm and kind. "Dank U" and "Tot ziens".</span><br />
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