past exhibitions

Kimono Variations

April 13, 2005 - May 15, 2005

This selection from the permanent collection presents fiber art inspired by the kimono form. Some works are wearable, others use the form of this loosely structured garment as a canvas on which to explore various fiber techniques. Ana Lisa Hedstrom used resist-dyes to create a pattern of squares on a long crepe de chine coat; Julia Hill made a kimono of painted silk. Marilyn Meltzer assembled a kimono hanging of turkey feathers covered with Japanese calligraphy; Katherine Westphal transferred color Xerox images onto Japanese paper rectangles to create a similar shape. Tim Harding created a glorious field of flowers on a stitched greatcoat.

This exhibition was made possible by Collectors Circle, a leading support group of the Museum.
Yvonne Porcella, Snow on Mount Fuji, 1985
Silk foundation, cotton, silk, polyester batting; pieced, quilted
128 1/4 x 81 1/2 x 6 in.
Gift of Martha and Pat Connell, 1991

Tim Harding, Garden: Field of Flowers, 1991
Cotton
56 x 67 x 3in.
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund A. Hajim, 1991.

Katherine Westphal, Past Splendor, 1985
Japanese handmade paper; dyed, stamped, transfer printed with color xerox, machine stitched
85 1/2 x 82 1/2 x 2in.
Gift of the artist, 1991.