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| Bojagin wrapped object |
The latest in a series of "bojagin" - Korean-inspired cloths hand-stitched together from scraps, each designed to wrap a specific object. Click here to learn more about bojagin and to see the rest of the bojagin on this blog:
Bojagin Series.
This piece utilizes scraps of indigo-dyed cloth from an earlier
shibori session.
Here is the water drop bojagin displayed as a wall hanging.
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| Indigo scraps, recycled thrift store men's shirts, redwood branch |
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| Close-up detail |
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| Close-up detail |
And here is the object to be wrapped: a vintage brass water whistle in the shape of a bird. You fill the base with water, blow, and the result is chirping bird sounds.
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| Object to be wrapped: vintage water whistle |
And finally, the object wrapped. This is the magic of bojagin, when the wrapped object holds untold possibilities and unlimited potential.
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| Wrapped in wonder |
