Mihoko Wakabayashi "Flowers in the Night" Wall Hanging

Mihoko Wakabayashi’s “Flowers in the Night” carries the quiet beauty of spring blossoms beneath a luminous moon. Handwoven in the saori method, each branch, petal, and the glowing moon itself holds the rhythm of Mihoko’s improvisational weaving, where no pattern is predetermined, and care is given to every thread. The woven forms are then carefully sewn onto a soft double-thickness cotton backdrop, allowing them to emerge like living presences against the night sky. The result is a serene vision—branches of sakura opening in gentle color, a golden moon watching overhead—inviting the viewer into stillness, wonder, and the intimate touch of the maker’s hand.

若林美保子による《夜の花》は、月明かりの下に咲く春の花の静かな美しさを映し出しています。枝や花びら、そして輝く月はすべて、即興性を重んじた「さをり織り」の手法で一つひとつ丁寧に織られ、その後、二重仕立ての柔らかな木綿地に縫いとめられています。型にはまらない自由な織りのリズムと、糸に込められた細やかな思いが夜空に浮かび上がり、桜の枝はやさしい彩りで開花し、黄金の月が静かに見守ります。観る者を静寂と驚き、そして作り手のぬくもりへと誘う一幅です。