UPCOMING ZOOM PROGRAMS
SPRING 2021
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This is an intensive course covering all aspects of katazome dyeing–including how to design and carve your own stencils, working with rice-paste
resist, working with both pigments and other natural dyes, washing and caring
for your fabrics.
This is the Zoom version of John's popular katazome studio class, with
downloads, close up video clips, and much more!
Limit: fourteen students
March 18-20, three days
Japanese Charms
and
Talismans
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Anyone enamored of Japanese culture will be familiar with Girls Day on March
third–Hinamatsuri, or Festival of Dolls. However, the term hina means so much more
than just doll. The closest I can come in English is charm, or talisman,
although it won’t appear in dictionaries this way.
Hina date back to a period in which calamities were attributed to supernatural
powers. As my dad growing up in Minnesota used to say, “Oofta happens!” Well, “oofta” could be anything–from fire, to famine, to a bacterial infection, or just a stubbed toe. It was
all caused by mischievous and malevolent forces in the environment. To guard
against these, people carried hina on their person, much like one might carry a
rabbit’s foot for luck. And just as anyone steeped in white magic today will tell you,
charms come in a wide range of shapes and sizes.
Limit: fourteen students
colorful work jackets and celebratory fishermen’s robes
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Most of my online courses are information-driven programs, designed to
introduce participants to new techniques. However, this class is focusing on a
specific project to help those already familiar with katazome and tsutsugaki to
hone their skills.
Limit: fourteen students