"horsetail botanical resilience" was created with Japanese embroidery, paper cutting, repurposed paper. Sashiko (刺し子, meaning "little pokes" or "small piercing") is a form of functional embroidery that originated in Japan. It first was used around the Edo era as a way for farmers to mend their worn clothing.

Japanese hand kneaded paper process that dates back to the 10th century when it was used to make anything from paper clothing to bedding. Shintani often creates using repurposed paper.

Shintani sewed protection symbols on her drawn sleeping children in the Dream Refuge installation. Semamori (背守り) is an old tradition in Japan of embroidering a good luck symbol or amulet on the back of a baby's clothing. It means "to protect the back"

Talisman for clarity and peace, earthly touch stones and stepping stones for one’s life journey. Shintani continues the Japanese tradition of gift wrapping or “tsutsumu” that denotes respect for those who receive a gift – it is like wrapping one’s heart.

Sashiko (刺し子, meaning "little pokes" or "small piercing") is a form of functional embroidery that originated in Japan. It first was used around the Edo era as a way for farmers to mend their worn clothing. Momigami, a Japanese hand kneaded paper process and dates back to the 10th century when it was used to make anything from paper clothing to bedding.

imprinted clay using sashiko (刺し子, meaning "little pokes" or "small piercing") is a form of functional embroidery that originated in Japan to mend their worn clothing. Momigami, a Japanese hand kneaded paper process that dates back to the 10th century when it was used to make anything from paper clothing to bedding.

Talisman for clarity and peace, earthly touch stones and stepping stones for one’s life journey. Shintani continues the Japanese tradition of gift wrapping or “tsutsumu” that denotes respect for those who receive a gift – it is like wrapping one’s heart.

"farm fields" is created with embroidery on repurposed paper. Sashiko (刺し子, meaning "little pokes" or "small piercing") is a form of functional embroidery that originated in Japan. It first was used around the Edo era as a way for farmers to mend their worn clothing.

Shintani created shimenawa to honor descendants in her "Illuminations installation". Shimenawa (標縄/注連縄/七五三縄, 'enclosing rope' are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.

"aerial landscape" was created with embroidery on repurposed paper. Sashiko (刺し子, meaning "little pokes" or "small piercing") is a form of functional embroidery that originated in Japan. It first was used around the Edo era as a way for farmers to mend their worn clothing.

Talisman for clarity and peace, earthly touch stones and stepping stones for one’s life journey. Shintani continues the Japanese tradition of gift wrapping or “tsutsumu” that denotes respect for those who receive a gift – it is like wrapping one’s heart.

Shintani created shimenawa to honor descendants in her "Illuminations installation". Shimenawa (標縄/注連縄/七五三縄, 'enclosing rope' are lengths of laid rice straw or hemp rope used for ritual purification in the Shinto religion.