”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 […]
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
”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
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.
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
Jorie Johnson is delighted to be among other artists including Hanae Mori, Jurgen Lehl, Naomi & Masakazu Kobayashi, Yoshiko Jinzenji and many others. This publication
“Is there another answer in Fushimi. Jorie lives in an old house with a nice garden in Fushimi…”
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
The article covering Jorie’s work is entitled “Fluffy wool shrinks to a piece of free-form cloth. The possibilities of felt are endless.” Jorie Johnson pp.
“…The present exhibition ‘Constructed Fabric’ introduces the possibilities of color and spatial expression that are created by the piecing together of cloth…” Not only contemporary
WEARABLES: Jorie Johnsonー Coaxing Fashion from Felt, pp. 30-33 “Jorie Johnson is an American citizen who moved her studio and business to Tokyo [Kyoto] more
Jorie Johnson: “Pomegranate and Green Plum Shawls”, hand-felted. Wool, Indian sari cotton. Jorie writes “‘From the Stained-glass Shawl’ series, this work was juried first-prize winner
