10.22023/mdx.5661112.v1
Sarah Desmarais
Sarah
Desmarais
Sketchbook drawings made by Sarah Desmarais from the katagami stencils at the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture 2017
Middlesex University
2018
stencil
drawing
process
design
pattern
Japan
Art
Textile and Fashion Design
Crafts
2018-05-09 15:48:31
Dataset
https://mdx.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Sketchbook_drawings_made_by_Sarah_Desmarais_from_the_katagami_stencils_at_the_Museum_of_Domestic_Design_Architecture_2017/5661112
Sketchbook drawings made by Sarah Desmarais from the katagami stencils at the Museum of Domestic Design & Architecture at the beginning of the 'Katagami in Practice: Japanese Stencils in the Art School' Arts Council England project. <div><br></div><div><p>Sarah used experimentation with traditional
stencil paper, rice-paste resist and dyes in order to demonstrate the value of
experiential engagement with process and materials for understanding artefacts
like the katagami. She used traditional stencil material, still available
from Japan, and rice paste that she made according to a traditional recipe from
sticky rice flour, rice bran, salt and slaked lime. She experimented with
a range of dyes that have been used in Japanese textile production, including
indigo and modern fibre reactive dyes. Each aspect of the design and
making process - drawing from the katagami, stencil cutting, making rice paste,
printing with stencils, dyeing fabric, washing out the rice paste - was
explored in detail and the practical and reflective dimensions of the process
documented in detailed field notes. These notes were then analysed for
their main themes, and served as a springboard for the development of a three-day
workshop for students at Middlesex University.</p><br></div>