I first started working with textiles as part of my degree in decorative arts and restoration and conservation of antique furniture. I had wanted to work in a furniture workshop, and perhaps build up my own business. I enjoyed the upholstery part very much, as well as gilding and other aspects – but in the end I moved to the Isle of Wight to live with my partner and we couldn’t see a way of setting up a business there. So I had to look around for another idea that would fulfill me creatively but have low setup costs and not take up too much room.
I had done a bit of cross stitch and really enjoyed it, but I wanted to stretch my wings creatively and decided to try and make some 3 dimensional objects reflecting my new environment – the countryside and cottages of the Isle of Wight. I have a background in design. As a child I studied calligraphy and painting and went on to study design at the Osaka University of the Arts. My professional life began working as a designer for a construction company where I designed interiors, furnishings and furniture. So designing miniature buildings, creating the plans, diagrams and charts, all came easily to me. We have thatched buildings in Japan, but they’re very different to those in England. I think being an outsider allowed me to really see English buildings and landscapes in a different way and combine them with a Japanese sensibility. There is a great creative freedom in embroidery – you really can do anything – and creating kits of my own designs obviously allows others to participate in this creativity, which is something that also appeals to me.
So experiencing all this traditional architecture and the landscapes inspired me to distill and capture it in embroidered textile form.
I first started working with textiles as part of my degree in decorative arts and restoration and conservation of antique furniture. I had wanted to work in a furniture workshop, and perhaps build up my own business. I enjoyed the upholstery part very much, as well as gilding and other aspects – but in the end I moved to the Isle of Wight to live with my partner and we couldn’t see a way of setting up a business there. So I had to look around for another idea that would fulfill me creatively but have low setup costs and not take up too much room.I had done a bit of cross stitch and really enjoyed it, but I wanted to stretch my wings creatively and decided to try and make some 3 dimensional objects reflecting my new environment – the countryside and cottages of the Isle of Wight. I have a background in design. As a child I studied calligraphy and painting and went on to study design at the Osaka University of the Arts. My professional life began working as a designer for a construction company where I designed interiors, furnishings and furniture. So designing miniature buildings, creating the plans, diagrams and charts, all came easily to me. We have thatched buildings in Japan, but they’re very different to those in England. I think being an outsider allowed me to really see English buildings and landscapes in a different way and combine them with a Japanese sensibility. There is a great creative freedom in embroidery – you really can do anything – and creating kits of my own designs obviously allows others to participate in this creativity, which is something that also appeals to me.So experiencing all this traditional architecture and the landscapes inspired me to distill and capture it in embroidered textile form.
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