March 2000 PNNAG Wearable Art Study Group

Wearable Art Study Group (Evening)

Textiles of Asia with Amy Gerson
March 24, 2000

Our own WAE Co-President Amy Gerson showed a video she made about Asian textiles, including a map of Asia, pictures from art & textile books, and textiles from her collection. We passed around Amy's books & textiles, and textiles brought by members.

Here are some relevant books:

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Traditional Indonesian Textiles The cover shows an exquisite ikat, and inside you can find a photo of two Indonesian girls wearing skirts & tops decorated with beads & shells.	Structure and Surface : Contemporary Japanese Textiles The cover of this book is made of fabric, crinkled and printed, purple on yellow. It includes a recent Issey Miyake coat with chiffon needle-punched onto the surface of colorful heavy woal. Also check out a pleated origami scarf. Don't miss the shibori piece that looks like a sea anemone.	Changing Lives of Refugee Hmong Women The author of this book, Nancy Donnelly, spoke at the September 1998 PNNAG General Meeting. The cover shows a mother & son with intricate cross-stitched hats. Inside you can find batiks, pleated skirts, etc. The Hmong live mostly in Cambodia.	Beyond the Tanabata Bridge : Traditional Textiles of Japan This is a catalog of a Seattle Art Museum exhibit. The most popular item was a gorgeous yellow silk kimono, hand painted with swallows and butterflies.	Empires Beyond the Great Wall : The Heritage of Genghis Khan This is a catalog of an exhibit at the Provincial Museum in Victoria. It shows a gold damask robe with a full skirt, from the 13th or 14th century.

Clockwise from top: navy Chinese silk brocade Amy bought in Singapore, black silk jacquard Amy bought in Singapore, red, navy, and gold silk sari Amy bought in Singapore, black hand-painted obi from Larkin's collection, purple, green, and gold sari from Heidi's collection, another purple sari from Heidi's collection.


Indonesian Batik Amy bought in Singapore	Hand-painted Japanese obi from Larkin's collection


Embroidered silk satin vest Candy bought in China	Asian prints pieced by Joanne

Amy bought this silk brocade in Thailand, then had it tailored in Singapore.

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