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
“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
”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
“Jorie Johnson Felt Rugs: Since coming to Japan in 1989, Johnson has been the pioneer who helped establish the felt rug world in Japan. This
A 7-page article with images introducing “Nomadic Rugs and Chair Mats, a workshop by Jorie Johnson”
“Since coming to Japan in 1989, JORIE JOHNSON has introduced, not industrial feltwork, but handmade feltmaking techniques. The novelty of the combination of her design
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
“Contemporary Feltmakers” by Carol D. Westfall “…Johnson has created a life built on her creative work, exhibitions, writing and teaching. Describing herself as a bit
”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
“…Shibori shows ambiguous boundaries between colors and mysterious folds, shaded bumps and hollows that resemble the natural strata of the earth or the skins of
