judgement night

tonight only
at this la

rad
rad
rad.

if this
really is
the end
what better
way to go out
than a little
heavy metal quilting
and a heavy dose of butoh

megan whitmarsh: closing party at this

last chance to
see this
show filled with
tiny stitched magical warriors

sheila hicks

looking at
the fiber art
jackets at suno again
i realized i'd never
done a post on sheila hicks

she is one of my greatest influences
and inspired my initial weaving desires
there was a physical shift in my mind
the first time i saw her work
in a library book as a wee one...
i had been obsessed with learning
fiber arts from my great grandmother
but this...this was an entirely
different dimension.

french commissions

japan

weaving as metaphor

her studio
divine

photos: sheilahicks.com
& weaving as a metaphor

suzanne husky

suzanne husky's work
is entirely enchanting

over the past few months
her residency at the dump
has seen her drawings from
her 2010
san francisco art commission
sleeper cell
come to life

a time lapse video of
her work in progress

don't you want to
climb inside and make
a little nest.


images from her 2010
commission

her residency ends
tomorrow.

(top images and video
belong to recology sf
bottom images are from
suzanne husky's website)

william lemon III

my friend will
is a wonder.
a truly delicious
human being.
he can do anything
no seriously.
this is some of
his work

skin printing


collage


these two
are tapestry

he also made
this

& recently
this for us





you love him now too, don't you.

don't believe what they tell you

it would be
an understatement
to say i am
obsessed with
textiles and fiber arts
as well as
liberty prints
(it would be
an understatement
to say i'm obsessed
period)*
soooo
the february issue
of so-en
nearly
made me
spontaneously combust
the entire mag
is dedicated to
japanese textiles
from mina perhonen
to chihiro tanaka's
sublime fiber art lights
with a special
feature on the liberty...

obsession list:

swatches of
textile history
from mina perhonen ~check


pony hair top hat ~ check
border stripes galore~ check


way over the top headpiece
opera gloves and
layers of useless ruffles
~check check check


tsumori chisato
with border stripes plus
liberty print tights


issey miyake.


matohu
from start to
finish


swoon worthy
sweetness
from
cherir la femme
&
franche lippee


chihiro tanaka
beautiful fuzzy
light couture


and for
liberty print
overload








okay. enough.
i can't scan
the entire
magazine.
if you happen
to see a copy
pick it up!

*yes keep laughing little brother

japanese textile photos
photographs: midori tsunoda
styling: kayo yoshida

liberty photos
photographs: masanori akao
styling: miki aizawa