Artwork copyright Sara Gilfert. Photo courtesy of Washington State Arts Commission, 2016.

Japanese Silk Calendar Quilt, 1981

Sara Gilfert
American (born 1929)

Location: Stanwood-Camano School District, Stanwood

About the Artwork

Japanese Silk Calendar Quilt was conceived of after artist Sara Gilfert visited Japan, and was made by combining textiles and materials found during her travels with handmade "washi" paper elements.

This artwork was acquired for the State Art Collection in partnership with Stanwood-Camano School District.

About the Artist

Sara Gilfert creates handmade paper artworks and is a master papermaker. She is the founder and director of Paper Circle in Ohio, a non-profit organization dedicated to the "celebration, preservation and advancement of the paper and book arts." Gilfert began as a fiber artist and traveled extensively to Eastern Asia, where she learned and explored Japanese paper making.