Saturday, December 12, 2015

War Brides of Japan documentary welcomes producer Beverley Dondale

konnichi-wa dear heARTists and heARTwork lovers all over the Universe.

It’s the 12th day of the 12th month, and we’ve neglected to post our blog entry on the 8th day as we usually do.

that’s because we’re so excited that our War Brides of Japan documentary will soon be in production. we have just acquired producer Beverley Dondale of Alpha Select Production Services in Victoria British Columbia. please welcome her aboard!

because we’ll be busy making this documentary, we’ll suspend any new blog postings for awhile. please check back periodically to see if we’ve posted anything new.


you can also find updates about the film at our War Brides of Japan page on Facebook:


and if you’re a Japanese war bride or know a Japanese war bride, please email us at warbridesofjapan@gmail.com to get involved.

here are links to our two YouTube slideshows about the project:


meanwhile, please enjoy some of Yuri’s crochet work below:

Yuri crochet these dolls many moons ago

peek-a-boo, i see you!

Yuri's crochet high heels that she hung from her car's rearview mirror
her oil paintings can be found at this link:


all images are copyright protected and your cooperation is appreciated.

arrigatou gozaimasu for your continuing support, and please stay in touch.

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

Sunday, November 8, 2015

wooden you love it?

konnichi-wa dear heARTists and heARTwork lovers around the world!

it’s the 8th day of the 11th month, and time to enjoy more heARTwork by Yuri.

besides carving heARTwork out of wood, Yuriko also enjoyed painting on their surfaces. she especially liked to use pieces of wood with natural holes and other textures embellished on them. first, Yuri would have her husband cut, polish and prepare the wood. then, after tracing her designs on them with pencils, she would paint them with acrylics.

since Yuri painted so many pieces of heARTwork on wood, we’ll only feature the ones with flowers this time, but please stay tuned for more later.

lovely mums
small purple flowers
more small purple flowers
violets
circular purple flowers
more circular purple flowers
sunset-red flowers
sunflowers in a barrel
daisies
daisies with cherries
remember, Yuriko’s oils can be seen here:


of course, all images are copyright protected so please be nice.

and, if you have a moment, check out our 'War Brides of Japan' page on Facebook to learn about the documentary featuring Yuriko. 

like us, follow us, or contact us and tell us what you think.


ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

 

Thursday, October 8, 2015

smooth as silk

konnichi-wa to all true heARTists everywhere!

it's the 8th day of the 10th month, and time to share more of the heARTwork Yuri loved to create.

dabbling in so many mediums gave her incredible versatility, and each new method she learned was an adventurous undertaking.

following are her creations in silk. one is an illustration she painted on silk fabric, others are pieces made of silk.

enjoy!

grapes painted on silk fabric
pretty silk flowers inside a pretty glass case
white silk flowers
pink silk flowers
red silk flowers

don’t forget, Yuriko’s oils can be seen here:


all images, of course, are copyright protected.

and, if you venture over to our Facebook 'War Brides of Japan' page, you’ll learn more about Yuriko and other Japanese War Brides like her. soon, we’ll resume working on our documentary about them.


ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

Yuri & Yone, circa 1965



Tuesday, September 8, 2015

wooden it be nice?

konnichi-wa, dearheARTs everywhere!

it's the 8th day of the 9th month, and time for more heARTwork by Yuri.

one medium that Yuri loved working with is wood. besides painting on it, she also carved it--into everything from birds to deer to flowers to turtles.

this month, enjoy Yuriko’s powerful woodcarvings:

this eagle soars
flamingos in the pink
Yuri's prize-winning parrot
sweet sparrow
un-red roses
these tulips are carved, then painted
vases


doe and her fawn search for...
daddy buck!
mama and baby turtle
remember, you can also view Yuriko's heARTwork in oils here:


don’t forget that all images are copyright protected.

and, we’d love it if you’d "like" our Facebook 'War Brides of Japan' page where you can learn more about Yuriko and other Japanese War Brides:


ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever


Saturday, August 8, 2015

edible heART

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heART lovers everywhere!

it's the 8th day of the 8th month, and time to view more heARTwork by Yuri.

sometimes, art is not art. sometimes art is food.

this month, we present food as art prepared by Yuri. enjoy!

inarizushi with brown rice (brown flag)
inarizushi with white rice (white flag)
norimaki & inarizushi
natto (fermented soybean)
fresh, sweet corn
sweet potatoes
tendon (tempura & udon combo)
tendon (tempura & udon combo)

udon zucchini
xmas dinner with collards, sweet potatoes & inari

dinner (lettuce, rice, green beans, cucumber & kabucha)

miso age dofu















ozoni for New Year...





















don't forget, you can see Yuriko's oil heARTwork here:


all images are copyright protected, so please be nice.

and, please "like" our Facebook 'War Brides of Japan' page where you will see more of Yuriko:


ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

Yuri makes fresh tofu

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

the fabric of heARTwork

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heART lovers everywhere!

it’s the 8th day of the 7th month, and time to view more heARTwork by Yuri.

as an accomplished seamstress and tailor, Yuriko loved working with fabric. all of the pieces displayed here are created with some kind of cloth. it's pretty amazing (sugoi!) when you realize she made them all by hand. take a look:

homegrown bamboo & yarn dusters

bean bags made of scrap material

cloth box, outside

cloth box, inside

fleece football helmut, outer
fleece football helmut, inner




geisha in satin, front

geisha from behind

heART pincushion in red satin

heART pincushions in blue polyester


cotton sewing kit with denim scissors pouch

happy puppet in cloth, paper & yarn
happy puppet flipped to its mad side
some of Yuri's raw materials

when you return next month, we’ll have more fabulous heARTwork by Yuri.

meanwhile, please check out Yuriko’s heARTwork in oils at this website:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

thank you for noting that all images are copyright protected.

we’d also appreciate you taking time to "like" our Facebook ‘War Brides of Japan’ page featuring Yuriko:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever