Description
Katazome, the Japanese art of stencil dyeing, has been the foundation of Karen’s textile practice for 30 years. Her work involves beautiful textile art with a general peacefulness and has been widely exhibited in shows worldwide, most recently in two consecutive shows at Portland Japanese Garden.
She will present an overview of history and her approach. Using her own hand cut stencils to apply a resist paste, she produces fabric for art quilts as well as silk garments, linen hangings and indigo dyed cottons. Interestingly, she was a marine biologist studying Octopus oxygen binding proteins before becoming a well-known expert on Katazome. If you watch PenWAG’s wonderful monthly Monday Muse, you will recall seeing her many creative garments and hangings of Katazone as well as other projects.
