The International Quilt Study Center & Museum will feature lectures on Japanese textiles during First Friday on Oct. 5. Guest speakers Teresa Duryea Wong and Yoshiko Wada will present their research beginning at 5:30 p.m.
Duryea Wong is the author of four books on quilt history, Japanese quilts and American cotton. She will present on Japanese maker Yoshiko Jinzenji, a subject of her book "Japanese Contemporary Quilts and Quilters." Her book tells the history of 40 years of quiltmaking in Japan and how the idea of the quilt was originally imported from America. The book also introduces dozens of talented quilt artists—former painters, graphic artists, seamstresses and homemakers who have made professional careers in quilting—along with antique American quilts and early Japanese quilts.
Jinzenji, the subject of her presentation, will give two workshops at the museum on Saturday. Sponsored by the Omaha Modern Quilt Guild, “Quilting, Line + Color” will fuse Japanese design with modern techniques. Limited space is available for both sessions. Contact the museum at 402-472-6549 to reserve a spot.
Duryea Wong’s newest book, "American Cotton: Farm to Quilt", will be published in 2019.
Wada is an artist, curator, and author or co-author of reference books and essays on shibori, kimono, boro, and contemporary textile art. She actively promotes sustainable practices in traditional textile craft, like natural dyeing and organic cotton and works to empower regional craft communities in Japan, China, India, and the U.S.
She is president of the World Shibori Network and Adjunct Professor of the Institute of Textile & Clothing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University. In 2010 Yoshiko was declared a “Distinguished Craft Educator–Master of Medium” by the Smithsonian Institution and in 2016 was honored with an award for lifetime achievement in the field of textile art from the George Washington University Museum and the Textile Museum in Washington, DC.
The museum offers free admission and light refreshments from 4-7 p.m. as part of its First Friday programming. Exhibitions on display include “Cheddar Quilts from the Joanna S. Rose Collection,” “Color and Contour: Provençal Quilts and Domestic Objects,” “Memory and Culture: Wood Quilts by Laura Petrovich-Cheney.” For a complete listing of current and upcoming exhibitions at the IQSCM, visit https://www.quiltstudy.org/exhibitions.
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