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Wagara: Symbolism of Traditional Japanese Patterns I
Wearing kimono is so much more than just getting dressed. You are wearing a work of art with thousands of years of history behind it.Every piece of it has meaning. To the smallest detail. From the weave of the fabric to the pattern to the design.Wagara are Japanese Patterns that have a very specific meaning and are often associated with a season or occasion. There are over 300 wagara presently in use. This book presents a few of the most popular patterns used by themselves or as "Jimonyou" the repetitive geometrical pattern often used for the background of the main motif to enrich the total design of a Japanese Kimono.
88 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 14, 2021
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Shannon Shea
7 books2 followersShannon Shea has worked as a Hollywood monster maker for over 30 years. A native New Orleanian, he migrated to the west coast in the early eighties to pursue his dream of working in motion picture special effects. He has contributed to such iconic films in his career including ALIENS, EVIL DEAD II, PREDATOR, DANCES WITH WOLVES, TERMINATOR II, JURASSIC PARK, PULP FICTION, DUSK TILL DAWN, SPY KIDS and many others!
In 2009, he began to blog about his career and attracted a large readership which led to him contributing columns to Film School Rejects. This led him to writing a draft of 7-time Academy Award winner, Rick Baker's expansive biography.
Publisher Michael Key invited Shannon to contribute columns to Makeup Artist magazine where Shannon currently writes feature columns about other artists and crafts people.
Not limited to the world of motion pictures, Shannon now teaches both at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts and Cinema Makeup School and enjoys every minute of it.
In 2009, he began to blog about his career and attracted a large readership which led to him contributing columns to Film School Rejects. This led him to writing a draft of 7-time Academy Award winner, Rick Baker's expansive biography.
Publisher Michael Key invited Shannon to contribute columns to Makeup Artist magazine where Shannon currently writes feature columns about other artists and crafts people.
Not limited to the world of motion pictures, Shannon now teaches both at the Stan Winston School of Character Arts and Cinema Makeup School and enjoys every minute of it.
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July 1, 2025
Beautiful patterns
This short book covers a lot of territory. Carefully selected illustrations are shown for the most popular designs of Wagara, and are accompanied by an explanation of each pattern and what they depict. This book is beautiful, as well as entertaining and informative.
This short book covers a lot of territory. Carefully selected illustrations are shown for the most popular designs of Wagara, and are accompanied by an explanation of each pattern and what they depict. This book is beautiful, as well as entertaining and informative.
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