Sonoko Tetsuya

1957 -
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    • Category
      Textiles
    • Techniques
      Kasuri weaving, Monsha figured gauze
    • Born
      1957 -
    • Membership
      Research member, Japan Kogei Association

    Style

    Dyeing silk threads with plants and weaving obi sashes and textiles for kimonos using the takabata hand loom.
    Producing textiles of plain weave, kasuri, leno weave, and other various weaves with designs based on natural themes such as wind, light, water and plants.

    Biography

    • 1980
      Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
    • 1995
      Learned Flemish weaving (– 1998)
    • 1999
      Studied vegetable dyeing under Kazuki Yamazaki at Kusaki Craft Studio (– 2000, 2003 – 2005)
    • 2000
      Studied spinning and weaving in the UK under Rosemary Revy and Janet Ramaball
    • 2004
      Studied weaving and dyeing under Kozo Yoshida (President of Yoshida Hand Weaving Studio) (– 2015)
    • 2015
      Assistant at Yoshida Hand Weaving Studio Yokohama (– 2019)
    • 2016
      Published articles for "Introduction to Applied Hand Weaving Techniques" bimonthly on Senshoku Joho Alpha (– 2019)

    Awards

    • 2012
      Received Second Place at the 5th Contemporary Hand Woven Textiles Public Exhibition at Komagane Silk Museum
    • 2015
      Received the Grand Prize at the 8th Contemporary Hand Woven Textiles Public Exhibition at Komagane Silk Museum
    • 2021
      Received the Incentive Award at the 95th Kokuten
    • 2024
      Received the Incentive Award at the 31st Traditional Kōgei Kanagawa Exhibition

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