As I keep saying, the words are often insufficient in describing a whole. “Boro is not a word for patchwork” is a clear message, but it doesn’t communicate the whole. It is easy to tell my own definition of “what it (Boro) is”, but I do not want you to believe only what I say – I want you to find the culture by seeing & feeling what we make.
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I learned a lot in the first big quilt festival I had attended. Many beautiful Quilting Arts (Piecing work) encouraged me to make one – and I may be able to share what “Boro” is by making a piece with my own interpretation of “(Modern) Quilting”. ☆
It is not better or worse, or superior or inferior. All the hand-crafting culture is equally precious. They just have different roots, culture and motivation. There are(were) always good people behind hand-stitching. THEREFORE, it is very important to respect the origin – instead of just using a word as a trend. I hope I can do the same to Quilting – learn Quilting, and respecting how it is (was).
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刺し子。襤褸。パッチワーク。キルティング。布を継ぎ合わせたり、針仕事をする作業だけでも、沢山の言葉があります。それぞれの分野で「目新しいもの」を探し、インターネット経由での気軽さも加わって、言葉が縦横無尽に飛び交っているのが現状だと思います。こうやって文化は形成されていくのだなと思うと面白い。
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同時に、気軽だからといって本質を失っていいことには繋がりません。どちらが優れているかという話ではなく、どの言葉にも人々の生活があり、またそこには生き様があります。2ヶ月程前のキルトコンという大きなイベントで、キルトの奥深さを垣間見ました。未熟ながら、少し足を踏み入れてみようと思うのです。「襤褸とパッチワークは違う」と言葉で伝えるだけではなく、両方の形を残す。あくまで愚直で、謙虚にいたいと思うのです。
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2020-04-29 13:20:59
And I learn from you through your words and work 🙏🏻 thank you for that! 💓
I love this so much!!!
very nice
Beautiful words!
I also believe that lack of knowledge about the origin should never stop someone from simply trying to emulate a technique. The ability to create using our hands seems to be less and less precious to more and more people. This is not the time to frighten people away from creating!
Although I’ve been doing this for quite a while now – I still keep learning so much — your insights make me step back and take stock of how I do my work – how I teach – how I share my knowledge and passion – thank you – Sue
Wait, did you piece the top by hand?? Now that’s dedication… 😲😲😲
😍Beautiful work
😍It’s cool‼️
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It was a delight to meet you at Quiltcon… your work is just exquisite 💙