New Book "Japanese Contemporary Quilts & Quilters"
Japanese Contemporary Quilts and Quilters: The Story of an American Import
Teresa Duryea Wong
Available August 2015
$34.99
Discover how quilting came to be a favorite pastime for an estimated 3 million quilters in Japan today, as well as a multimillion dollar business. For 40 years, Japan looked to America and imported quilts for ideas and inspiration. Now, contemporary Japanese quilters, with their own style, seek inspiration, museum shows, and audiences in the West, while modern-day Western quilters admire the distinct aesthetics of their Japanese counterparts. Meet more than a dozen award-winning quilters, including Yoko Saito, Keiko Goke, Noriko Endo, and Yoshiko Jinzenji. Each has a well-defined, individual style, yet they share the impeccable technical standards common to Japanese artists. Learn the inside story of former painters, seamstresses, homemakers, graphic designers, and manga artists, who have all made a career in quilting. Over 200 photographs show the Japanese artists’ quilts and studios, and the antique American quilts that once inspired them.
The book will also be available on Amazon, as well as selected quilt stores and museum/gift shops.
In conjunction with the research for this book and my final capstone project for a Master of Liberal Studies degree from Rice University, I was named the Faith P. and Charles L. Bybee Scholar (2014) by the Texas Quilt Museum and the Bybee Foundation. I wrote a post about this honor here.
Looking forward to your book! I love all aspects of quilting but am drawn particularly to Japanese quilts. Hope to see your book soon!
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