1970s Woodblock FIBER ART Hokusai POP Japanese Print FOLK Panton Surfing Listed California Modern Space Age Start Price USD 99.95 Current Price USD 99.95 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, May 16, 2008 End Time Monday, May 26, 2008 Location RetroMart 15 Year Anniversary - Since 1992 See more about '1970s Woodblock FIBER ART Hokusai POP Japanese Print' Description HOKUSAI WOODBLOCK PRINT STYLE FIBER ART BY BETTY STEWART FROM 1970'SThis piece measures 19" x 18.5" (48cm x 47cm) outside dimensions with a 3/4" (2cm) frame. This two dimensional vintage FIBER ART is constructed of hand stitched colored yarn. The wild 1970's color palette includes red-violet, bubble gum, navy blue and white with violet, carmen red, burnt orange, goldenrod and salmon accents. It features an awesome Katsushika Hokusai woodblock print style motif with his famous "finger waves" in the foreground. This American artist (from Long Beach, CA. I believe) used in the background a glaring sun to remark on the locale of Southern California in lieu of the native Japanese subject of Mt. Fuji. The large waves allude to the high Southern California surf instead of a storm of off the island nation of Japan.This image was based on Hokusia's Great Wave off Kanagawa from series The 36 views of Mt. Fuji from the 1830's. The horizontial lines in the background allude to the lines on Japanese WASHI PAPER used on a traditional woodblock print. It is in EXCELLENT CONDITION with only some nicks and scratches on the ORIGINAL FRAME made of chrome-plated strips on wood. It is HAND SIGNED "Betty Stewart" and "1977" on the brown paper backing (this brown paper was a little tore up so it was taped) on the verso. She apparently gave this to her grandkids from her personal collection (this was probably one of her favorites) in 1987 as it is inscribed as such on the back. Interestingly, three of the grandkids are named Keiko, Mika and Mei-Mai (Japanese names) so one can ascertain the artist had close ties with Japanese culture. I have seen a few of these woodblock style fiber art pieces in the Long Beach, CA. vicinity (I used to live there) in the past so I believe she was a local California fiber artist of the time period. What a great addition to your woodblock collection of MOD PAD!! And about the shipping...Lucky winner pays for safe shipping and it will be sent Parcel Post (2-10 days in continental U.S.), or Priority Mail (2-3 days) if you prefer, with the U.S. Postal Service. All shipments outside of the U.S. are shipped International Priority Mail (6-10 days). Please VERIFY THE SHIPPING COST with the CALCULATOR below BEFORE YOU BID. INSURANCE is RECOMMENDED but NOT MANDATORY. The shipping calculator is based on the less expensive Parcel Post rate - Priority Mail will run a few bucks more if you prefer. 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