“Bread VII, presented in the Slovene Ethnographic Museum, connects different aspects of bread into a colourful whole, rich in tasty forms, autonomous behavior, folded words […]
2009.03.06 – 09.07
Fashioning Felt exhibition: Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum (Smithsonian Institution)
A review of the extensive felt exhibition at the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, including a photo of the felt and lacquer “Winged Vessel” collaboration
Jorie Johnson was thrilled to make the cover of Surface Design Newsletter, with Sumi on Silk felt garment series presented at the fashion show of
“The range of materials encompassed by the term felt has expanded significantly over the past fifteen years…” Curated by Susan Brown and Matilda McQuaid this
“At The Other End of The Silk Road,>>Joi Rae Textiles<< The Artist Jorie Johnson” pp, 24-29, back cover
“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
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
Great to be an invited exhibitor in this seventh exhibition!
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
“Featured Artist: Jorie Johnson”. “If there is one feltmaker whose work embodies the perfect balance of technical excellence, sophistication, and pure artistic beauty, it is
“Feltmaker Jorie Johnson, is a textile artist of international repute and designer/owner of Joi Rae Textiles in Kyoto, Japan. Her designs can be found in
