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Movie clips, links, and printable downloads for a range of projects. Take time to explore all that I've prepared for you!
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video clips–interviews and museum talks
Dance of Life: Kyoukechi–complex Japanese clamp resist
Katazome: Start to Finish–John walks through the production of Angel in the Garden. The video presentation was originally prepared as a supplement to an article that appeared in SILKWORM, the magazine for Silk Painters International. The garment presented was featured as part of the exhibition at the Whatcom and Boise Art Museums, KATAZOME TODAY: Migrations of a Japanese Art, 2022
COLORS OF THE EARTH, COLORS OF THE SKY: Pigments and Colors of Bingata Textiles–originally prepared as part of the Seattle Art Museum's Saturday University Lecture Series, Color in Asian Art–Material and Meaning, November 2022
2023–Year of the Rabbit–John guides you through the steps of designing and printing a Year of the Rabbit New Year's Day card using katazome techniques
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online and pdf downloads–directions for a range of projects for you to view online or download the pdf file
Boys' Day Origami Helmet–how to fold an origami samurai helmet
Sarubobo–how to sew monkey toggles and pouches
katazome directions–basic and/or introductory directions for all phases of Japanese stencil dyeing
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Introduction to Preparing a Cartoon and Carving a Stencil–This short series, including how to design and cut your own stencil for use in katazome, was prepared way back in 2009. The sound is a bit echo-chambery, and the piano music perhaps just a bit annoying, but I've reposted the series anyway in the hopes that the clips will help to get you started.
Preparing the Cartoon–how to go about making use of the basic styles when preparing original designs
Carving the Stencil part 1 of 3–proper methods for carving a stencil with an X-acto® knife
Carving the Stencil part 2 of 3–preparing to cut a repeating stencil design
Carving the Stencil. part 3 of 3–final stages of matching repeats
how to projects
projects–follow along on my photo tour as I execute each idea
Fallen Angel–multiple layers of resist and dyes, accented with touches of gold and powdered pearl
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