Mamiko Sudo

About the Artist

Colorful Scenes Dyed as if They Were Drawn

While carrying on the traditional hand-drawn Yuzen techniques, textile artist Mamiko Sudo creates innovative designs with her unique sensibility. She gets inspiration for her designs from scenes and plants in nature. The exquisite lines drawn with the fine lines of resist paste and the wide range of harmony of colors are the charms of her textiles. The designs of her textiles look as if the space is expanding and have a three dimensional feel. Her textiles are also highly evaluated as artwork full of pictorial expressiveness and depth.

Style

I am inspired by scenes and plants in nature and create kimonos, obi sashes and other textiles with delicate, yet bold designs using the yuzen dyeing technique.
I aim to create a free and relaxed world within the traditional kimono, but I also think that the kimono must be beautiful when it is worn.
The long process of building up the form and image and creating a kimono by hand is very fascinating.
When I use the itome resist glue to depict the forms in nature, I not only use it as a border, but I try to use it as if it is a natural space in nature and dye as if I'm drawing.

Biography

• 2001
  Graduated from Musashino Art University, College of Art and Design, Department of Japanese Painting
• 2008
  Completed course at Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo
• 2009
  Specialist at dyeing studio of Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo (- 2015)
• 2012
  Solo exhibition at Sembikiya Gallery
• 2014
  Solo exhibition at Sembikiya Gallery
• 2015
  New Artists Exhibition "Gosai Ayanasu" at Museé de Somé・Seiryu (Kyoto)
  (http://www.someseiryu.net/past_event_2010/e_past_event_2010_9.html)
• 2016
  Joshibi University of Art and Design, Department of Design and Crafts Teachers' Exhibition "Create, Express and Connect"
• 2017
  Solo exhibition at Ishikawa International Salon
• 2019
  TERUMO Arts & Crafts Project "What is Kaga Yuzen? ”Exhibition
• Currently producing textiles in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture

Awards

• 2005
  Received the Gifu Governor Award at the Flag Art Exhibition 2005
• 2006
  Received the Incentive Award at the All Japan Dyed Textiles Exhibition
  Received the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo Award
• 2007
  Recceived the Kanazawa Craft Council Chairman's Incentive Award at the Kanazawa Craft Exhibition
• 2008
  Received the Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo Award
• 2012
  Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Recieved the Design Award at the All Japan Dyed Textiles Exhibition
• 2013
  Received the Incentive Award at the Ishikawa Traditional Kōgei Exhibition
  Recieved the Excellence Award at the Traditional Kaga Yuzen Kōgei Exhibition, Obi Category
• 2014
  Received the "My Choice" Award at the Kanazawa Craft Exhibition
• 2016
  Recieved the Excellence Award at the Traditional Kaga Yuzen Kōgei Exhibition, Obi Category

Public Collections

• Kanazawa Utatsuyama Kogei Kobo

Official Site / Social Media etc.

• Instagram