Sakura ~Ephemerality~/ KIMONO Upcycled
Embroidery on Wood
20x20in
$1,960
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Artwork details
- Medium : Embroidery on Wood , Wood
- Framing : Framed
- Dimensions : 28.7x20.9in
About this artwork
[Materials]
antique silk, silver leaf on paulownia wood
[Story behind the work]
This artwork uses the obi (kimono sash) fabric from Meiji era, over 100 years old, to depict grass by the bank of the river.
Fireflies were added with silver leaf by the artist to add movement, shine accents, and summer feeling.
The piece uses the traditional Japanese concept of "kintsugi" - it "unites" the pieces of antique obi back together with silver leaf to give… it a second wind as art work.
“Kintsugi” is a concept of wabi-sabi, which values imperfection, impermanence, and the beauty of aging. Just as uniting broken cup in pottery, kintsugi line re-unites "broken" kimono to give it second life.
Other art piece from the same obi became a finalist at 5th All Japan Art Competition.
[Period]
The artwork uses obi textile from Taisho era, around 1910-1920ies.
antique silk, silver leaf on paulownia wood
[Story behind the work]
This artwork uses the obi (kimono sash) fabric from Meiji era, over 100 years old, to depict grass by the bank of the river.
Fireflies were added with silver leaf by the artist to add movement, shine accents, and summer feeling.
The piece uses the traditional Japanese concept of "kintsugi" - it "unites" the pieces of antique obi back together with silver leaf to give… it a second wind as art work.
“Kintsugi” is a concept of wabi-sabi, which values imperfection, impermanence, and the beauty of aging. Just as uniting broken cup in pottery, kintsugi line re-unites "broken" kimono to give it second life.
Other art piece from the same obi became a finalist at 5th All Japan Art Competition.
[Period]
The artwork uses obi textile from Taisho era, around 1910-1920ies.
Lena Okamoto (Sukhoveeva)
Japan
Lena Okamoto is a Tokyo-based textile artist and the founder of ikasu, an art collective that reimagines antique kimonos into contemporary textile artworks. With a BA in Japanese Cultural Studies and a Master’s degree from Tokyo University, my work blends traditional craftsmanship with a modern aesthetic, exploring themes of memory, identity, and transformation.
Each piece begins with a kimono once worn, loved, and aged. Faded colors and imperfections are honored as traces of time. Upcycling a kimono is a quiet dialogue between past and present.
As a certified Kimono Meister and former creative director in advertising, I bring precision and poetic sensibility to practice. My work has been exhibited internationally, inviting viewers into a space of quiet reflection and emotional connection through layered narratives woven in silk and thread.
For me, textile is memory made visible—a way to preserve, reinterpret, and give new life to cultural heritage.
Each piece begins with a kimono once worn, loved, and aged. Faded colors and imperfections are honored as traces of time. Upcycling a kimono is a quiet dialogue between past and present.
As a certified Kimono Meister and former creative director in advertising, I bring precision and poetic sensibility to practice. My work has been exhibited internationally, inviting viewers into a space of quiet reflection and emotional connection through layered narratives woven in silk and thread.
For me, textile is memory made visible—a way to preserve, reinterpret, and give new life to cultural heritage.
