Aya Nakanishi

Aya Nakanishi is fascinated by Japanese embroidery and creating artwork based on the technique of embroidery. The appeal of Japanese embroidery to her is that you can control the brightness, delicacy, and fineness of silk thread, the skills that the predecessors have cultivated, and the flow of time....

Aya Nakanishi is fascinated by Japanese embroidery and creating artwork based on the technique of embroidery. The appeal of Japanese embroidery to her is that you can control the brightness, delicacy, and fineness of silk thread, the skills that the predecessors have cultivated, and the flow of time. The joy of touching materials, technologies, and colors is the motivation for production. In everyday and extraordinary times, she creates beautiful, fun, and interesting things as motifs and enjoying the interaction of colors, materials, technologies, and designs. Moreover, she likes the coloring part of the process which she usually uses the technique of hand-dyed to color the silk thread. She aims to create works that feel the beauty and fun of the materials and techniques.