FELT by Willow G. Mullins
“From nomads’ tents to poodle skirts, from car parts to Christmas tree ornaments, felt is one of the world’s oldest and most understated textiles. Felt […]
Surface Design Journal, vol. 32, no. 2
2008 Winter
USA: Surface Design Association
USA: Surface Design Association
The Structured Surfaces issue includes works by Jorie Johnson in the article “Transgression & Transformations, Mind & Body” “Transgression–from the Latin ‘to step across’–usually brings
FELTING FREELY 自由自在, Spinnuts Bookshelf: 5
2008 Jul
JAPAN, Kyoto: Spinnuts Publishing
JAPAN, Kyoto: Spinnuts Publishing
FELT: Basic Feltmaking at it’s best. Contains many pages of how-to by Jorie and her students through out the years in Japan. Published by Spinnuts Publishing
Play With Felt「フェルトに遊ぶ」 創作市場、no. 41
2007 Sep
JAPAN, Kyoto: Maria Shobo Publishing 株式会社マリア書房
JAPAN, Kyoto: Maria Shobo Publishing 株式会社マリア書房
“Jorie Johnson, Collaboration with a difference is born. Infinite Possibilities.” A very nice introduction to the work of Jorie Johnson including her collaborations with a
TAITO Finnish Handwork Magazine
2007 Apr
FINLAND, Helsinki: Käsi-ja-taideteollisuusliitto Taito ry
FINLAND, Helsinki: Käsi-ja-taideteollisuusliitto Taito ry
”Plum Blossoms and Felt Work in Kyoto”, by Papu Pirtola. Enjoy this Finnish article introducing the contemporary felt work and story of USA artist Jorie
“The Beauty of Traditional Handicrafts from the Silk Road”, Ōkura Shūkokan Exhibition Catalogue
2005 Aug
JAPAN, Tokyo: Okura Museum of Art
JAPAN, Tokyo: Okura Museum of Art
JoiRae Textile Studio, Jorie Johnson felt works were beautifully installed at the Okura Museum of Art (大倉集古館, Ōkura Shūkokan) , Tokyo, along side the designer Hiroko Koshino’s
I LOVE JAPAN 日本大好き Exhibition Catalogue, 12 Artists at Yeibisu Mitsukoshi, Tokyo
2005 Jul
JAPAN, Tokyo Azabu Juban: Blue & White
JAPAN, Tokyo Azabu Juban: Blue & White
”The rich resources of Japan have been sought by people from abroad for centuries. Promises of treasures beyond description have lured people for a myriad
“Warm in Winter…Cool in Summer”, Museum of Applied Arts exhibition catalogue
2004 Aug
HUNGARY, Budapest: Museum of Applied Arts
HUNGARY, Budapest: Museum of Applied Arts
8th World Meeting of Felt Art Hungary with exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest. Organized and curated by the Vidák Family of Kecskemėt.
Surface Design Journal: Materiality, vol. 28 no. 4
2004 Summer
USA: Surface Design Association
USA: Surface Design Association
The Felt Frontier:II Jorie Johnson: Felt as Matrix by Jacqueline Ruyak “When Jorie Johnson, international felt artist and self-proclaimed “urban nomad,” teaches felt making, she
Contemporary Ishou in Japan Vol. 1, Art Box in Japan
2004 Apr
JAPAN, Tokyo: Art Box in Japan
JAPAN, Tokyo: Art Box in Japan
Jorie Johnson is delighted to be among other artists including Hanae Mori, Jurgen Lehl, Naomi & Masakazu Kobayashi, Yoshiko Jinzenji and many others. This publication
BRUTUS, Kyoto Through Blue Eyes
2004 Apr
JAPAN, Tokyo: Magazine House BRUTUS
JAPAN, Tokyo: Magazine House BRUTUS
“Is there another answer in Fushimi. Jorie lives in an old house with a nice garden in Fushimi…”
EMBROIDERY Magazine, vol. 54
2003 Mar
ENGLAND: Embroiderers' Guild
ENGLAND: Embroiderers' Guild
Felt Crossing Borders, Feltmakers Working in Japan by Jeanette Appleton “…The use of ritual cloth was poignant in small stone figures (Jizo) often dressed in