Just wanted to take a moment and appreciate the magical work of Mariko Kusomoto. She works in several mediums, including metal and resin, but her fiber pieces are my favorite.
They are so stunning, ethereal, and also playful. Many of her pieces are wearable. Her work has been featured in galleries and museums all around the world and she has even collaborated with Jean Paul Gaultier on his final runway presentation in 2019. She describes her fiber process as using “… different kinds of techniques, but mainly, I use a heat-setting process. This technique makes the shapes permanent in synthetic fiber when it is heated to a certain temperature. I use different kinds of molds to create those shapes.”
Below is a video interview she did explaining more of her background and process.
See more of her work here and definitely follow her on Instagram and FB.