Time for Supper is
the name of the June 2013 Quilt of the Month at the International Quilt Study
Center and Museum. The quilt artist is Eiko Okano from Japan, who donated this and seven other quilts to the
IQSCM. This is the information about Okano and Time for Supper from the IQSCM:
Eiko Okano is a contemporary Japanese quiltmaker with an
impressive background. She studied with the famous--and early--Japanese
quiltmaker Chuck Nohara in the late-1970s and 1980s. Her quilts have been shown
all over Japan and in many international locations, including the United States
and France. Since its inception in 2002, her work has always been included in
the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival, a huge annual exhibition held at
the Tokyo Dome, which draws over a quarter-million people in a weeklong period.
Okano’s work often explores everyday themes, including
food, as in this quilt, “Time for Supper.” About this piece she says, “Since
Japanese cuisine is simple, first I thought it was going to be challenging to
make it, but I am surprised that I could express how wonderful the Japanese
cuisine is only with fabric and thread. I hope viewers of this work will enjoy
our food culture such as sushi, bento (lunch box), fish, etc.”
I tried
to look up the Tokyo International Great Quilt Festival, but couldn’t find information
in English about the 2014 Festival. It
seems to be held in January every year.
Maybe I’ll be able to go next year and if I do, I will I will watch for
Eiko Okano’s quilts.
1 comment:
http://www.nhk-ed.co.jp/event/quiltfestival/index_en.html#content
This is the only information there is so far in English. The organisers usually give more info later in autumn. They dates are not fixed yet. I will post on my blog as soon as I know.
To my knowledge, Eiko Okano participates every year. She has published several books, on her 'Delicious Quilts' and other themes. She is exceptionally good at finding the right print for the food she wants to depict.
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