Sayaka Watanabe
Dye and Weave KIMONO・OBI
Tsumugi (Pongee) Ⅰ

散華 ―Sange―
It means that people in Buddhism scatter flowers to hold a memorial service for Buddha.
I was attracted to the nonfiction story of Auschwitz camp, “Rena’s promise” and then I made this work.
Material: Silk thread
Warp: Piled yarn 168d
Weft: Hand spun silk yarn 4.5 Mon-me
Color: Sappan wood, Alnus firma, Walnut,
Quercus myrsinifolia, Nutgall
Technique: Loom tightened splash pattern
Work No.10 made in 2011
Tsumugi (Pongee) II

秋声 ―Shuusei―
It means a sign of autumn when you can feel the sound of wind and rain, sighs of leaves.
Material: Silk thread
Warp: Piled yarn 168d
Weft: Hand spun silk yarn (Soft twist) 5 Mon-me
Color: Alnus firma, Nutgall, Chestnut
Technique: Loom tightened splash pattern,
Incus beating
Work No.45 made in 2018
Patten weave Piled yarn weaveⅠ

綺羅 ―Kira―
綺羅-Kira~like a star~
“綺-ki” means twill weave, and
“羅-ra” means silk fabric.
Material: Silk thread
Warp: Piled yarn 168d
Weft: Single twist yarn 252d
Color: Alnus firma, Nutgall, Walnut, Betel palm tree, Myrica rubra, Chestnut, Clove,
Harlequin glorybower, Japanese pagoda tree (Sophora japonica), Indigo
Technique: Scatter Hanaui (weft floating weave)
〇 Work No.21 made in 2013
Patten weave Piled yarn weave II

推敲 ―Suikou―
It means reconsidering words and expressions again and again.
Material: Silk thread
Warp: Piled yarn 63d
Weft: Piled yarn weave 128d
Color: Sappan wood, Alnus firma, Waltnut, Quercus myrsinifolia, Nutgall and others.
Technique: Six Patterns weave, Stripe
Work No.17 made in 2013
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