In my last post on the International Fairy/Folk Tale challenge I posted a photo collage of the thirty quilts completed by US quilters. I thought it would be interesting to feature them individually. The entire 90 quilt exhibit opens in Japan next week. Fittingly enough, this first one by Laura Jaszkowski interprets the Japanese folk tale Snow Woman. The title of Laura’s piece is “The Sadness of Yuki-onna.”
The Sadness of Yuki-onna
Her artist statement: Yuki-onna sometimes comes to the edge of the forest and looks down on the village where she lived when she was human. She always hopes to catch sight of her husband and son.
This is beautiful! I so wish she had shared how she made the village. Thread painting and applique? Painting? However she did it, it is wonderful.
Robin, I’m so glad you’ve enjoyed looking at what other participants in the Fairy Tale Challenge have done. That was one of my purposes in showing individual quilts. Besides publicizing the exhibition, I wanted each of us could see what others had done. It’s always inspirational to see how someone else has interpreted a story or theme.
Robin, thank you for the nice words about my piece. The village is actually a single printed piece of fabric. I used to volunteer at a museum known for their Asian art collections. I grew to love Japanese wood block prints so when I found this fabric, I had to buy it. It is actually a copy of a wood block print by the Japanese artist Hokusai. The mountain is made with a piece of hand-dyed silk with the snow painted on the top portion. The woman’s face is drawn on white cotton sateen with a fine black Pigma marking pen. Her hair detail is a combination of stitching and Pigma pen sketching. I quilted in some of the details using free-motion zig zag and straight stitch.
Laura, thank you for the history behind your piece. It’s interesting to learn about your affinity for Japanese art, which explains one reason why your piece is so successful.
Is it considered stalking when you keep revisiting a post? I’m just so mesmerized by this piece!