Kokeshi
Study in the Japanese stencil
print technique Katazome and modern print reserve techniques.
Pattern form classic Japanese stencil technique made into a bigger print, for modern tapestry curtains. Pattern inspired by traditional Japanese kokeshi dolls.
Pattern form classic Japanese stencil technique made into a bigger print, for modern tapestry curtains. Pattern inspired by traditional Japanese kokeshi dolls.
2019
Katazome stencil
Hand painted pattern, edited in Photoshop and cut out by hand. 
Digital sketches of the pattern
Experiments with overlay, scale
and colour.
Experiments with the stencil, overprinting and different reserve techniques
Yellow dextrin, white dextrin and acacia gum.
Sections of the final curtain
Screenprinted with remazol colours and acacia gum reserve.
