Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Showing posts with label birds. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Friday, February 17, 2012
Crane
Another stencil I cut. This one is a bit smaller and is a stand alone motif of a crane used as a Kamon.
In Japan, Kamon were used in a similar manner as coats of arms. A person, family, organization or company would use it as their insignia or symbol.
They're less ornate than most coats of arms and don't have so many elements combined into them. They typically are cohesive and streamlined. It doesn't combine different branches of the family. To me, it is more of a stand alone emblem rather than an ancestor reference. So I find Kamon attractive for batik work. Some are more bold than others and a lot of them are stylized.
Another sample done on a hankie to see how the design works. I've got quite a selection of silk hankies that I've done for practice. I'm taking a class at the Textile Center next month that uses scraps of fabric bonded to card stock and folded into origami boxes. I figure these would work well for that. Then I just need to find someone to give little boxes to. Hmm. I took a class on making fabric Kazashi flowers earlier this month. The hankie wouldn't work as well for that since they need more pieces of fabric. Or at least larger pieces than I can get to fold. My fingers aren't as agile as they would need to be for that.
In Japan, Kamon were used in a similar manner as coats of arms. A person, family, organization or company would use it as their insignia or symbol.
They're less ornate than most coats of arms and don't have so many elements combined into them. They typically are cohesive and streamlined. It doesn't combine different branches of the family. To me, it is more of a stand alone emblem rather than an ancestor reference. So I find Kamon attractive for batik work. Some are more bold than others and a lot of them are stylized.
Another sample done on a hankie to see how the design works. I've got quite a selection of silk hankies that I've done for practice. I'm taking a class at the Textile Center next month that uses scraps of fabric bonded to card stock and folded into origami boxes. I figure these would work well for that. Then I just need to find someone to give little boxes to. Hmm. I took a class on making fabric Kazashi flowers earlier this month. The hankie wouldn't work as well for that since they need more pieces of fabric. Or at least larger pieces than I can get to fold. My fingers aren't as agile as they would need to be for that.
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