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Eastwind
Art is the result of Joanne Newcomb and husband, Chuck
Northup's fascination with Japan. Joanne taught US Army
children in Japan in 1954 and later co-led tours to Japan.
Chuck lived in Japan after the war as a part of the Army
of Occupation.
When
the two later met and exchanged travel notes they decided
to return to Japan several times, extensively studying
the mingei (folk arts and textiles).
Joanne
already was doing business under the name Eastwind Art
making and selling craft items and watercolor paintings.
When Chuck closed his consultation business he joined
with Joanne to grow a larger business derived from her
interests. Beginning with a few patterns, their inventory
now includes over forty Japanese clothing style garments,
quilt, and handcraft patterns of their own design. Selected
Japanese fabrics, stencils, books, and gifts are also
sold.
Eastwind
Art is in their home located in Sebastopol, Northern California,
a half-hour drive from the ocean. They live among their
collected folk treasures and memories of Japan. The house
is filled with the business - folding and stuffing patterns,
cutting and labeling Japanese fabrics, taking apart vintage
Japanese kimonos for the textiles, and receiving and sending orders.
You are always welcome to come visit. Just call for an
appointment to join them and their three cats, Yoki, Kiku,
and Michi. Take your time choosing items while you enjoy
the Japanese garden and watch the koi under the waterfall.
Researching
for customers is a free bonus. Most requests can be answered,
or extra resources suggested. If you are searching for
some special Japanese clothing item or have a question
about some aspect of mingei or Japanese fabric, please
e-mail or phone. Although sometimes away at shows (see
schedule under links) usually you'll find someone home.
Our Webmaster: We are using the facilities of Osborne Designs to perform the
necessary web actions on our site. Jill first developed our site years ago and has recently resumed caring for it, including building our brand new front page which showcases our many product lines. Osborne Designs offers web hosting, design, e-commerce, interactive services (chats, message boards, newsletters), placment on search engines, security, consultation, and
more.
You can reach
Jill at: (707)538-9446.
Browsing
through the website may cause Japanitis - a disease that
is impossible to cure. Take care!
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