update: War Brides of Japan

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heARTworkers all over the planet!

it’s the 8^th day of the 7^th month, and we want to update you about the War Brides of Japan documentary.

you can watch the trailers here:

on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/169397930

on YouTube:

pre-production trailer

version 2

version 1

and, the websites are here:

http://www.warbridesofjapan.com/

http://warbridesofjapan.weebly.com/

http://warbridesofjapan.jimdo.com/

soon, we’ll be starting our fundraising campaign, so please look for updates at our Facebook fan page:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

we leave you with this painting of koi by Yuri. to view more of her paintings, look here:

iAmArtistYuriko

but, please use care as all images are copyrighted.

as always, arrigatou gozaimashita for your support.

ja!

Yuri’s Fans Forever

marching forward with War Brides of Japan!

konnichi-wa, heARTists and heARTwork lovers of the Universe.

it’s the 8^th day of the 6^th month, and we have not blogged on this site since December of last year. apologies, but our War Brides of Japan documentary is now a priority.

Yuriko and daughter, br, silk-screened dozens of these hachimaki

some results of that prioritization? our pre-production video on Vimeo:

https://vimeo.com/169397930

and, on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKOvPPv2nBo

here’s another YouTube slideshow, this one from 2012:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSEUkT2N4E&feature=plcp

and, this YouTube video was one of three finalists at the 30-Second Snipler Competition at the Los Angeles New Media Film Festival in 2012. however, it was later disqualified for being created with the One True Media app.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJkujn1iek&feature=colike

there’s also a website now:

http://www.warbridesofjapan.com/

and, two more are currently in the works.

Yuriko's bio

Yuriko won these ribbons for her heARTwork and quilts

here’s an essay that was posted on LinkedIn, about how Japanese war brides overcame their anger and bitterness to marry their former enemies:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-learned-forgive-love-enemy-yayoi-l-winfrey?trk=pulse_spock-articles

of course, you can always stay updated with the project on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

and, if you happen to be a Japanese war bride or know one, please email us at Yayoi@warbridesofjapan.com or warbridesofjapan@gmail.com

above are ribbons that Yuriko won for her heARTwork and quilts, plus her bio that was posted at one of her painting exhibits. for more about her oil paintings, go here:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

your cooperation is greatly appreciated in protecting these copyright images.

and, arrigatou gozaimashita for your continuing interest. please stay tuned in the months ahead as we march forward with War Brides of Japan!

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

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:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

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:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNSEUkT2N4E&feature=plcp

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJkujn1iek&feature=colike

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:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

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

wooden you love it?

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

it’s the 8^th day of the 11^th 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:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

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.

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

 

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:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

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.

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

Yuri & Yone, circa 1965

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:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

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:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

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:

http://lenastarwheels.wix.com/iamartistyuriko

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:

https://www.facebook.com/WarBridesOfJapan

ja!

Yuri's Fans Forever

Yuri makes fresh tofu